Amazon Gold Box Deals Pit Johnny Cage Vs. Iron Man

Amazon is at it again with their Gold Box deals, today featuring a selection of Xbox 360 titles at low, low bargain prices. The Deal of the Day is Midnight Club: Los Angeles for $39.98, and then of course they have their timed deals, slowly revealed throughout the day with tiny hints teasing them as they go. Right now you can pick up a half-priced Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, with the deal coming up at 10PST being the fourth game in some franchise, which really doesn't narrow it down. More »

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Recommends MK vs. DC For Families

Some of our more jaded readers may poo-poo Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe's softer, more broad reaching one-on-one violence, but there's one organization who has no qualms with the T-rated brawler. That would be the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry which has reviewed the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game, finding that it "will likely facilitate an adult joining a teenager in video game play." Not a sexy box quote by any means, but maybe better than we were expecting. More »

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Review: Finish Him

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is a massive change in direction for the fifteen year old series. More »

Midway Loses $76 Million, Hopes For Great MK vs. DCU Success

Chicago-based developer Midway announced its third quarter earnings today, pulling in $51.4 million in revenue. That's better than the $36.7 million it did the year prior and thankfully in line with expectations. The bad news — oh, there's bad news, naturally — is that Midway took a loss of $75.9 million, with losses planned to continue for the year. That's worse than the quarter before and the year prior, for those who like to keep track of such things. More »

MK vs. DC: The Joker's Fatality Gets T-Rated

First the good news. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is still great fun. We played it from the comfort of the Kotaku couch this week and had a blast. Now the bad news. That amazing Joker fatality, the one where... well, if you haven't seen it yet, we'd suggest you watch it now. It's awesome. More »

New MK Versus DCU Screens Slightly Irregular

Less than 20 days to go before Midway unleashes Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, and I for one am ready to explode with excitement. So are Wonder Woman and Baraka in this set of new screens, showcasing three of the game's new fighting mechanisms. Rage Mode allows the character to finally release all the rage they've got backed up inside them, releasing it in a torrent of ferocious attacks. Klose Kombat is like close combat, only spelled with a K instead of a C. Finally we have Freefall Kombat, or as many of the DC characters call it, flying downwards. I suppose magic is making Superman fall. Damn that magic. Just hoping I'm not too tired from suspending all this disbelief to enjoy the game.