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Icy Weather Has Everyone Making The Same Mortal Kombat Joke
If you’re in the United States anywhere north or east of Nevada right now, chances are you’re cold. Some of you may be experiencing sub-zero temperatures. Which is why some people have decided that now is a great time to crack out the Mortal Kombat jokes. Not only did George Takei share around the above…
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CultureAnd Then Mortal Kombat Characters Sang A Subway Jingle For 12 Minutes
I can’t think of a more fitting Snacktaku sendoff to 2013 than the Mortal Komband performing $5 Footlong for 12 minutes. It’s one of the biggest snacking nights of the year, kids, so remember to pace yourself and wear clothing with voluminous pockets for storing leftovers. Maybe stop by Subway before you head out. Damn…
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Breakup Advice, from Mortal Kombat
Poor Sub. I guess Mileena was only looking for Friendship. This image made the rounds this past week—maybe you saw it on Tumblr, or via Cheezburger. It’s by the illustrator and photographer Ryan T. Alexander, whose portfolio you can see here. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on…
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A classic fighting game based on Dota 2 and its characters would be a really cool thing, right? Redditor Wykrhm played with this idea, inspired mostly by Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter, and created the edit above. The Anti-Mage and Riki fit right in, but some characters, like Juggernaut, would be OP as hell under…
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What Beats Mortal Kombat In Doom? Three Mortal Kombats in Doom!
We’ve mentioned the mod that lets you play Mortal Kombat inside Doom before. Well, here it is again: in this video, the creator showcases the third Mortal Kombat game being played during a Doom multiplayer match. Silly? Maybe. Amazing and indicative of just how much modding can do? Oh very much yes. According its creator,…
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Warner Bros. Interactive has confirmed that NetherRealm’s 2011 fighting game Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition is coming to the PC. The pack will include the base game and every piece of DLC. MK Komplete will be released digitally first, with Steam receiving the game on July 3, followed by a boxed version on August 6.
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The Most Gruesome Video Game Deaths
Which video game has the most gruesome death scenes? Surely Mortal Kombat 9 is a contender, in particular Noob Saibot’s first fatality called “Make a Wish.” It’s so ridiculous it stands out despite Mortal Kombat‘s already high level of gore. We’ve put together a list of some of the most gruesome video game deaths. Some…
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A Visual History of Attractive Video Game Characters: The 90s
By the end of the 90s, the 16-bit era ended and 3D took over. With the PlayStation and 3D graphics cards out there allowing for new possibilities, narrative and gameplay, the 90s produced some of the most attractive characters in video game history. Well-known mascots and protagonists made their transitions to 3D, other, yet to…
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The Most Random Looking Fighting Games
The success of Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, not to mention all the SNK titles, spawned a crazy amount of abominations. Developers certainly took their inspiration in…interesting directions. Adding some really cool, unique Japanese arcade fighters, we already have a nice list of weird looking fighting games. Dark Edge Dark Edge was Sega’s first attempt…
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The Most Amazing Video Game Continue Screens
The continue countdown screen was introduced to arcades in the 80s. It was a simple and effective way of getting players to fork over more money. When you fail, the screen comes up for a limited time with a countdown to insert additional coins or press a button. Most of these games’ continue screens were…
By Gergo Vas
