Midway, which is currently over US$200 million in debt, included the news about a new Mortal Kombat video game in a press release detailing the shipment figures for MK vs. DC.

"We're already hard at work on our next version of Mortal Kombat, and look forward to being able to reveal more details in the future," says Mortal Kombat series creator Ed Boon.

There's no word yet whether Mortal Kombat 9 will be in the vein of the gorier editions of Mortal Kombat or if it'll continue Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe's toned-down approach to violence. It should be noted that despite MK vs. DC's Teen-rating, the game was actually well received and even .

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