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This Guy Can Actually Do Mortal Kombat Moves
This is martial artist Pek Pongpaet, who along with his friends Don, Taylor and Yusuf performed the motion-capture for the latest Mortal Kombat trailer. So if you thought that was all just computers and make-believe characters, nunh unh. In the clip above, you can see just how good this guy is. Fun fact: Pongpaet’s favourite…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2011 -
New Mortal Kombat: Legacy Episode Wants You To Fuck Protocol
Picking up where the first episode left off, the second episode of the new Mortal Kombat web series once again has Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade and Michael Jai White as Jax hot on the heels of 300’s Darren Shahlavi as Kano. Mortal Kombat: Legacy is a series of nine live-action shorts that explore the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011 -
Baraka Sure Is Ugly
But is he uglier than he was in the original, viral Mortal Kombat clip? For the Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series, the character’s make-up is getting reworked. He looks more troll and monstery and not nearly as unsettling as he did in the original clip. In that re-imagining, Baraka was an expert martial artist who…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 18, 2011 -
These Ladies Go Beyond A Fatal Attraction
This week’s cosplay round-up is dominated by the ladies, with not one Felicias but two, some Final Fantasy favourites and a pair of Zelda cosplayers. They’re far from the only standouts in seven days of people dressing up like fictitious video game characters, though, as Team Fortress 2, Final Fantasy XIII and, amazingly, Command &…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 18, 2011 -
Mortal Kombat‘s Shang Tsung’s Got Soul, Unfortunately It’s Yours
It’s wonderful to see the traitorous sorcerer Shang Tsung up to his old transforming tricks again, isn’t it? He may be ancient, but he’s still got moves. Shang Tsung, as I mentioned last Friday, is a vile sorcerer that betrayed EarthRealm in order to achieve the sort of power it takes to transform himself from…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2011 -
Lay Your Quarter On The Console In Mortal Kombat‘s King Of The Hill
Back in the day we used to gather around the Mortal Kombat machine at the local arcade, cheering or booing the current set of kombatants as we waited our turn to play. Next week’s new Mortal Kombat brings that feeling back with the King of the Hill online mode. We’ve seen spectator mode in online…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011 -
Watch Mortal Kombat: Legacy Episode 1 Right Now
The first episode from the much hyped Mortal Kombat web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy is now online. This Mortal Kombat reimagining first appeared as a viral short in summer 2010. The response was so good that Warner Bros. snapped it up for a web series. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen, Mortal Kombat: Legacy stars Jeri Ryan…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 12, 2011 -
Two Hours Worth Of Video Game Fatalities Spills Blood 500 Ways
In advance of the release of the new Mortal Kombat, one YouTube user with some free time on his hands stitched together nearly two hours worth of fatalities and finishing moves from more than two dozen video games for your viewing pleasure. The hits are all here, from many Mortal Kombats to Killer Instinct to…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 11, 2011 -
These Leering Cosplay Videos Are A Fatality
Over the weekend, the community manager for this year’s upcoming Mortal Kombat posted a handful of clips that feature the cosplayers representing Sonya Blade, Kitana and Mileena. These cosplayers will appear at the Mortal Kombat pan-Europe tournament final, which will be held at The Gadget Show on Sunday April 17 in Birmingham, UK. These clips…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2011 -
Toad’s Mortal Kombat Fatality Is A Bit Much
While it’s had its fair share of cross-franchise cameos before, one thing Mortal Kombat has always lacked has been guest appearances by classic arcade mascots. Let’s fix that. This clip by online video crew Machinima shows the finishing moves of Mario, Toad, Arthur, Pac-Man, Link and…is that James Worthy? Man, all jokes aside, James Worthy…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2011 -
Everybody Have Fun Tonight, Everybody Shang Tsung Tonight
Long before the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung discovered a portal to Outworld and pleged his service to Shao Kahn, he was known to take his baby by the hand and make her do a high hand stand. True story. Back then he was so in phase and cool on craze, but it was a different…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2011 -
Get Down With The Sound Of The New Mortal Kombat Album
This month’s Mortal Kombat reboot will be accompanied by an all-new collection of electronic music inspired by the bloody, fatality-filled fighting game. You can listen to it right now, if you’re looking for some new MK-inspired jams from the likes of MSTRKRFT, Skrillex and Congorock. AOL Music is streaming the dozen tracks from Mortal Kombat:…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011 -
Johnny Cage Fights Dirty In New Mortal Kombat Clip
Mortal Kombat’s most self-centered kombatant is the star of our latest look at the series’ bloody revival. Watch as Johnny Cage lights up the screen in “Fight Dirty” his follow-up to “Ninja Mime.” Not only is it a chance to see Johnny be amusingly smarmy, there’s also a delightfully painful testicular readjustment on one of…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 1, 2011 -
Watch The Lovely Ladies Of Mortal Kombat Beat Each Other Skinless
First we got an all-ninja round of Mortal Kombat tag team action, and now Netherrealm Studios gives us an all-female battle royale. It’s all fun and games until the crotch skin comes off. Which is better, Mortal Kombat ninja battles, or this video of the Mortal Kombat ladies in action? It’s a trick question, really.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2011 -
Rumor: Mortal Kombat Demands ‘Online Pass’ To Play
Mortal Kombat publisher Warner Bros. wants to encourage fighting game fans to buy new (or pay to play online) by implementing an “online pass” scheme for the upcoming PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game. That’s according to a report from Joystiq, which says that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will borrow a page from EA and…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 29, 2011 -
Mortal Kombat’s Final Roster Leaked
If you think looking at a character select screen for a fighter is a spoiler, move right along. If you’d like to see what looks like the final roster for the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot, though, please continue! There is of course no way to verify the select screen at this time. If you’re working…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2011 -
Mortal Kombat‘s Tag Team Ninja Throwdown Is A Glorious Spectacle
Scorpion and Sub-Zero square off against Cyrax and Sektor in the ultimate ninja-on-ninja battle. Come for the fighting, stay for the scenery! We’ve seen plenty of fighting footage from Netherrealm Studios’ next Mortal Kombat by now, but most of it has been against a backdrop of the treacherous hellscapes of the Netherrealm itself. It’s refreshing…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2011 -
The God Of War Brings His Quick Time Events To Mortal Kombat
If there was any doubt that God of War’s Kratos was a good fit for the PlayStation 3 version of Mortal Kombat, this trailer crushes them brutally. He’s a perfect fit, right down to the button-mashing quick time events. Netherrealm Studios treats Kratos like the god he often is in his cameo in next month’s…
By Mike Fahey Published March 24, 2011 -
Spines Shatter When Mortal Kombat’s Thunder God Steps Into The Ring
There’s gonna be big trouble in Little China when Raiden tosses his wok-shaped hat into the Mortal Kombat tournament. We all know Raiden’s story. After failing to take down Jack Burton during the Little China incident, Raiden transformed from inept villain to slightly more ept do-gooder, talking the Elder Gods into letting humanity battle the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2011 -
Mortal Kombat’s Fatalities Are Bloody As Hell
You may have heard of some of these fatalities before , but never actually seen them. Let’s fix that. It’s best to start at around 0:35 in, but be warned, this is graphic content, and is totally not suitable for work
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2011