Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment publisher and developer, today announced that Mortal Kombat® vs. DC Universe has arrived on store shelves throughout North America and is available for purchase for the Xbox®360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. The standard edition is available for a U.S. suggested retail price of $59.95, and the Kollector’s Edition is available for a U.S. suggested retail price of $69.95. Cultural icons collide for gamers and comic book fans alike as the eagerly anticipated face-off between heroes, anti-heroes, villains and vigilantes is unleashed in unmistakable Mortal Kombat style.

Some of the most popular characters from the DC Universe, like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and The Joker, go toe-to-toe against Mortal Kombat favorites, including Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Liu Kang, Sonya and more. Featuring a brand new fighting system and unique intertwining storyline written by top comics writing team Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe combines spectacular multi-tiered fighting environments, such as Metropolis or the Batcave, with a compelling line-up of fighters to challenge and master.

"Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe brings together iconic characters from both the DC Comics’ and Mortal Kombat videogame universes to give gamers the opportunity to take part in extraordinary battles,” said Scott Johnson, vice president, business development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. "Working with Midway, we are allowing fans to control the destiny of famous heroes and villains with enhanced graphics and combat.

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An EU court rules that Lego rival Mega Brands can keep selling knockoff bricks, according to the Associated Press.

Lego has been around forever -- this year it celebrated the 50th anniversary of the classic system brick. But this great accomplishment is also a weakness, as all its patents have expired.

So cheeseball rivals like Mega are allowed to make inferior bricks that fit into the Lego system. Look at the picture above. The brick on the left is a Duplo made by Lego. The brick on the right is a knockoff made by Mega. The quality difference is visible even in a photo. The Duplo is bright and clean; the Mega-Blok is cheap and faded and obviously uses thinner plastic. The two types of bricks interlock, because Mega wants to leech business off of Lego.

This year, if you're in the market for a building toy, stay away from Mega. There are a lot of systems out there that have great and original ideas of their own — K'nex, Zoob, Lego, and others — that deserve your business.

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