Players Keep Finding Secret New Fatalities in Mortal Kombat XEvan Narcisse4/11/16 10:13am403EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkFighting game enthusiasts have been going over Mortal Kombat X with a fine-toothed comb ever since the game’s first iteration almost a year ago. Tons of secrets and easter eggs have been discovered but fresh ones keep popping up. It’s been one big gory treasure hunt.
A Salute to Mortal Kombat's SurprisesEvan Narcisse3/08/16 4:07pm461EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkThere I was, wrapping up a match in Mortal Kombat X and trying to remember the inputs for a finishing move so I could pull off a spectacular win. Then, suddenly, my opponent died in a totally egregious way that I wasn’t expecting! This sudden Brutality reminded me that I’ve always loved Mortal Kombat’s bloody…
Mortal Kombat X Is Letting Console Players Try Its New DLC Characters for FreeEvan Narcisse3/07/16 1:00pm577EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkThis week saw the release of Kombat Pack 2 for the console versions of Mortal Kombat X, which adds Leatherface, Bo Rai Cho, Alien and Tri-Borg. The standalone pack costs $20 but you can try the new characters for free for the next few days.
Johnny Cage Demonstrates How To Trash-Talk A XenomorphEvan Narcisse3/01/16 4:15pm11120EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkHate his crotch punch all you want but Mortal Kombat’s douchiest martial artist has a gift for jawing at his opponents. The zingers he throws at Mortal Kombat X’s newest characters are some of the best yet.
Mortal Kombat X’s New Tri-Borg Is Really Four Robots in OneEvan Narcisse1/25/16 1:11pm889EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkOne of the new characters coming to Mortal Kombat X is an amalgam of three man-machine characters from the fighting game franchise’s history. But it turns out that there’s another robot ninja lurking inside that chassis. One who makes things a whole lot cooler.
Evan Narcisse1/20/16 10:23am461EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkOut on March 1, Mortal Kombat XL is a new version of last year’s hit fighting game that bundles together the core game and all of the DLC released so far. It’ll include the characters coming with Kombat Pack 2, so it stands to reason that the add-on will be out on or before MKXL’s release date.
Mortal Kombat X: The Kotaku ReviewEvan Narcisse4/22/15 11:00am30812EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink New, younger Kombatants. Built-in options to play a particular character in completely different ways from someone else using the very same martial artist. More gore, but also more emotional plot points. The option to pay for easier Fatalities. Mortal Kombat is changing.
How to Unlock Mortal Kombat X's Secret FightEvan Narcisse4/21/15 9:40am639EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkThe old-school versions of Mortal Kombat were filled with hidden characters, features and in-jokes. You’d only ever see them if you fulfilled certain requirements. The new one has stuff like that, too, but they can be a bit more elusive. Here’s how to trigger a secret showdown in Mortal Kombat X.
We're Losing Mortal Kombat X's Faction War To The Ice NinjaMike Fahey4/18/15 3:30pm35221EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink“Join the White Lotus” they said. “Align yourself with the godlike defenders of Earthrealm.” So I did, and everybody else decided to be an ice ninja instead. Mortal Kombat X’s Faction War feature makes me sad.
Mortal Kombat X Players Figure Out How To Use Unplayable CharactersNathan Grayson4/16/15 6:30pm1995EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkBizarrely, Mortal Kombat X has a sizable slate of classic Mortal Kombat characters that you can only fight against, not play as, Rain and Baraka foremost among them. Clever players, however, have figured out how to use them in the game’s PC version.
One of Mortal Kombat’s New Characters is GayEvan Narcisse4/15/15 4:24pm86459EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkA bunch of new characters are ripping each other’s body parts out in Mortal Kombat X. That’s nothing new in the decades-old fighting series. But, a gay character? That is definitely new.
Almost All of Mortal Kombat X's Gory Fatalities in One PlaceEvan Narcisse4/14/15 1:30pm2046EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkYou want to see, like, 95% of the blood-gushing finishing moves from Mortal Kombat X? Here you go.
This Is Just the First Part of Scorpion's Mortal Kombat X Fatality…Evan Narcisse11/06/14 10:40am1448EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink The rest of the undead ninja's finishing move is… let's just say you just have to see it.
Looks Like Mortal Kombat's Evil Sorcerer Will Annoy You More Than EverEvan Narcisse10/02/14 10:22am909EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkThere's a move at the end of this character reveal that made me wince and go "Ooooh…." Quan Chi, I've always hated you.
How Mortal Kombat Is Getting More ComplexEvan Narcisse8/29/14 5:30pm1038EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkThe next Mortal Kombat is going deep. Not just in the 'show you highly detailed internal organs' kind of way, either. The newly announced Variations feature and other tweaks in Mortal Kombat X are going to give players other layers of options for how they beat each other up.
Mortal Kombat Looking Good and Gory, Like It's Supposed toEvan Narcisse6/09/14 10:32pm1668EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkThere was never any question what the developers of Mortal Kombat were going to use the new consoles' increased processing power for, was there?
What Happens After Mortal Kombat’s Cutest FatalityEvan Narcisse9/30/13 7:30pm424EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink Yeah, the way that this video pays homage to the old-school digitized look of the first few Mortal Kombat games is cool. And it’s great that there are nods to signature moments of the latest MK title in there, too. But what really makes this video work is the secret revelation about thunder god Raiden.
Injustice Gets a Little More Villainous by Adding Black Adam. You Can Try Him Out at PAX East.Evan Narcisse3/21/13 3:15pm105EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink Right now, it looks like dev studio NetherRealm is trying to account for as many of DC Comics' heaviest hitters in Injustice as possible. They've just announced that Captain Marvel Shazam's archenemy will be flying into the fray. Teth-Adam will be joined by Raven, the half-demon empath who's been a stalwart of the…
So, Yeah, Superman Is an Incredible Jerk in The Injustice ComicsEvan Narcisse3/14/13 5:00pm166EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink A couple of weeks ago, you might've seen Superman kill the Joker in cold blood in the prequel comics that build the backstory for upcoming fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us. You could argue that Batman's archenemy had it coming since he's a psychopathic mass murderer. But as the series has continued, The Man of…
In This Week’s Injustice Comic, Superman Does the One Thing Batman Never WouldEvan Narcisse2/08/13 7:00pm1841EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink You might know that DC Comics has an Injustice comic running which sets up the stage for all the brawling in the upcoming fighting game. The story by writer Tom Taylor and artists Mike Miller and Jheremy Raapack is appearing in digital form first, with print editions following. Check out this excerpt, where Jimmy…