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Two Ninjas Converge in a Snowy Wood in Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Episode seven of director Kevin Tancharoen’s live-action Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series touches on the origin of two of the video game franchise’s most iconic characters, Scorpion and Sub-Zero. Why did they use two actors instead of just palette swapping? It’s easy to forget the tragic tale of Scorpion while you’re busy harpooning your enemies…
By Mike Fahey Published May 24, 2011 -
Mortal Kombat‘s Multiplayer is Free to All While PlayStation Store Remains Offline
Until PlayStation Store returns, Warner Bros. has suspended the “Kombat Pass,” the one-use code (included free in retail copies) that enables online play for Mortal Kombat. That means anyone with a copy of the game, used or new, can play online for free. However, when PlayStation Store comes online, “users will be able to enter…
By Owen Good Published May 20, 2011 -
A New Mortal Kombat Means New Mortal Kombat Toys
The new Mortal Kombat game, which has been a bit of hit, has spawned this line of action figures from Jazzwares, which should be shipping later this year. The first line features four fighters—Sub-Zero, Raiden, Scorpion and Johnny Cage—with each standing around 6 inches tall. First Mortal Kombat Images From Jazzwares [Toyark]
By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2011 -
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Puts the Thunder God Through Hell on Earth
In the latest episode of director Kevin Tancharoen’s live-action Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series, the Thunder God Raiden choose a particularly inconvenient place to make his first appearance in the realm of mortals. No one is ever going to believe you when you tell them you are a god. You could be decked out in…
By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2011 -
The Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection is Three Digitized Fighting Games in One
Warner Bros. is rolling out the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection this summer, bundling together Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 2 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 in one downloadable package for the PlayStation3, Xbox 360, and PC. Shouldn’t that be Arkade Kollektion?
By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2011 -
In Which Noob Saibot Lives Up to His Name
If you’re going to play a character named Noob, why not act the part? Mortal Kombat‘s Noob Saibot got his name from the last names of game creators John Tobias and Ed Boon spelled backwards. So it really was a stroke of luck that he get stuck with such an unfortunate first name. Noob gained…
By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2011 -
‘Brawl’ Art Contest Spawns Expertly Redesigned Cammy, Chun-li and Haggar Piledriving a Shark
When the CG artists who inhabit the Polycount forums direct their creative juices at redesigning the famous fighters of video games like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, Tekken and more, we’re the real winners. That’s because we get to see the polygonal fruit of their labors, which range from radical takes on Mario from…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 9, 2011 -
Fatalities are OK in Mortal Kombat. Finger Banging, No.
Someone hacked apart the config file data for Mortal Kombat on the PS3 and in addition to discovering about 17 on-disc DLC character skins – and, weirdly, a dummy support-string for Kinect, they found hundreds of wirdy-dirds banned from text communication in MK’s online play. You can see them all at the link. It’s like…
By Owen Good Published April 30, 2011 -
ReviewsThe New Mortal Kombat Does More Than Just Gore In Its Killer Celebration Of The Franchise
The ninth major Mortal Kombat does more than just offer a clean slate for the nearly 20-year-old series, famous for its over-the-top blood and gore. NetherRealm Studios’ reboot of the Mortal Kombat franchise sets a new bar for what a fighting game should offer its fans. The new Mortal Kombat returns the series to its…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2011 -
Johnny Cage Comes Alive in Mortal Kombat: Legacy
The live-action Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series takes a lighter turn this week, taking a break from shattered arms and broken faces to focus on Hollywood’s sweetheart, Johnny Cage. Electric Playground’s Victor Lucas kicks off episode three of Mortal Kombat: Legacy with a look back at the life of Johnny Cage, complete with a cameo…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2011 -
Error-Riddled Mortal Kombat Guide Won’t Get Reprint Due to “Economics”
Strategy guide maker Prima Guides told visitors to their website that the error-riddled strategy guide for Mortal Kombat likely won’t be seeing a second printing to correct the mistakes. “Economics makes a second printing unlikely, unfortunately,” a spokesperson wrote in response to fan’s displeasure with the new guide. Prima will printing corrected character quick reference…
By Brian Crecente Published April 26, 2011 -
What’s Wrong With The Mortal Kombat Strategy Guide?
To go along with last week’s release of Mortal Kombat, Prima Games released a lovely hardbound collector’s edition strategy guide to teach new players with an extra $35 how to play the game in style. Why is this man so angry about it? A fighting game fan from the United Kingdom, Scott picked up a…
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2011 -
The Art Of Mortal Kombat
For a game that’s always been darker and grittier than its rival Street Fighter, the new Mortal Kombat has a surprising amount of…beauty to it. The game’s art style sets the same tone the rest of it does: a return to not just the roots of the series but the business of fighting, and nothing…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
See (Almost) Every New Mortal Kombat Fatality, Then See Kratos Become A Baby
We’re still plugging away at our Mortal Kombat review, but if you want to skip to the good and gory stuff, GameTrailers has a montage of the many, many ways to kill kombatants in the new game. They also have every single “Babality” in a hilarious diaper-filled montage. It’s kind of amazing
By Michael McWhertor Published April 20, 2011 -
‘Portal Kombat’ Solves Today’s Dilemma Of Which New Game To Play
If the new Mortal Kombat ever makes its way to the PC—and Valve’s Steam service, specifically—we hope the team at Netherrealm Studios gets permission from Valve to include Portal star Chell as an exclusive character. This video proves that a Portal gun is perfect for creatively killing your enemies. The guys from The Country Club…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 19, 2011 -
Why The Xbox 360 Doesn’t Have An Exclusive Mortal Kombat Fighter
“Unfortunately, the circumstances didn’t allow us to make a 360 exclusive,” Mortal Kombat boss Ed Boon told website Eurogamer. “I’m not allowed to talk too much about it, but I can tell you we certainly wanted to do an exclusive for 360, but that’s all I can say. It was not a decision we made…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011 -
How To Look Just Like A Mortal Kombat Character (Glowing Eyes Not Included)
Balaclava company Ballys is coming out with a line of Mortal Kombat-inspired winter weather gear for your noggin, letting you beat the cold and look like Scorpion (or Sub Zero) while you’re doing it. While being “100% unofficial”, yeah, you can tell who they are. They’re $20, and you can get them from Ballys’ online…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2011 -
Don’t Watch This For T&A, Watch It For Button Mashing
Playboy’s Jo Garcia is a big gamer. Ultimate Fighting Championship octagon girl Brittney Palmer is a big button masher. Together, they go boob-to-boob knuckle-to-knuckle in Mortal Kombat. It’s kinda hard to tell what’s going on, between the shiny pastels, the bizarro controller exercises (PowerGlove, really?) and the whole schtick. Shouldn’t be any surprises for what…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011