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Report: Warner Bros. Rebooting Mortal Kombat (The Movie)
According to a report on Bloody Disgusting, Warner Bros. Studios is looking to start production on a reboot of 1995 film Mortal Kombat. Having bought the rights to the franchise when it picked up Midway last year, BD say that Warner is looking to get Oren Uziel to write up a script for the project,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2010 -
Cameron Diaz Was (Almost) In Mortal Kombat
Most of the time, our news is fresh. It has that “new news” smell. But sometimes, our news is old. Like a fine wine. Like this vintage clip from a special on Cameron Diaz with some surprisingly game-related info. Did you know Diaz had been cast as Sonya in the first Mortal Kombat movie? And…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2009 -
Johnny Cage Explains: Mortal Kombat Is Not A Tournament
Participating in a Mortal Kombat fight to the death is scary enough as it is, but Johnny Cage’s explanation of how a tournament works, apparently lost on Shang Tsung, is a good public service announcement. That is, if you plan on holding your own Mortal Kombat contest any time soon and plan on letting a…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 2, 2009 -
The Mortal Kombat That Should Have Been
Ex-Midway artist Vincent Proce went back to the drawing board for a pitched, but ultimately rejected visual reboot of the developer’s venerable Mortal Kombat franchise, posting the results of that back-to-basics design plan on his personal blog. Proce, who contributed to Midway’s final fighting game (Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe) before being snapped up by…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2009 -
Mortal Kombat vs. Donkey Kong Continues Proud Game Mash Up Tradition
After news that dozens of capable game developers have lost their jobs, a LOL-tastic video game mash-up—in this case, Mortal Kombat vs. Donkey Kong—can cheer us up. Oh, Scorpion! You ham! (Yes, this is another impressively succcessful video bite from the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Pac-man and Contra vs. Duck Hunt. I’d say…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 16, 2009 -
Warner Bros. Wants To Revolutionize Online Mortal Kombat
A job posting seeking a senior software engineer for the next game in the Mortal Kombat franchise indicates that new franchise owner Warner Bros. is focusing on online play in a big way. Unless of course Warner Bros. is keen on tossing about the term ‘revolutionize’ willy nilly, the new owners of the Mortal Kombat…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2009 -
These Midway Games Are Now Warner Bros. Games
When Warner Bros. snapped up ailing publisher/developer Midway, it bought most, but not all of the company’s assets, including intellectual properties like Mortal Kombat and This Is Vegas. What else did Warner Bros. grab in the Midway closeout? Lots. While we were well aware that the WB would secure popular franchises like Joust and Spy…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2009 -
The Mortal Kombat / NBA Jam Crossover We Never Saw
While Midway have been consigned to the dustbin of history, in the early 1990’s, they were gods. Largely because of two games: NBA Jam & Mortal Kombat. Two games that, for all their success, never came together. But they could have! Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon has today revealed some artwork for a proposed crossover…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2009 -
MJ Loved MK
Add Mortal Kombat to the video games Michael Jackson was into. The recollections of the recently-deceased pop star continue to make the rounds in the media. And video games have gotten another mention, even though we weren’t asking this time. Author Paul Theroux recalls in today’s U.K. Telegraph a phone call the writer had with…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 29, 2009 -
Warner Bros. Wins Bid For Midway For A Very Simple Reason
Looks like the new home of Mortal Kombat, Joust, Spy Hunter and other well-known Midway properties will be Warner Bros. after all. The media conglomerate looks to have won bidding rights to the publisher and developer by default. According to the LA Times‘ report on the matter, Warner’s $33 million bid for the better portion…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 26, 2009 -
Film Producer Sues Midway Over Mortal Kombat Rights
Lawrence Kasanoff, the producer behind the Mortal Kombat movies, television show, and animated series has filed suit against Midway in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in order to make sure he retains series milking rights. The complaint filed by Kasanoff’s Threshold Entertainment seeks to protect the company from losing intellectual property rights to certain Mortal Kombat characters…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2009 -
Megan Fox Will Kick Your Ass At Mortal Kombat
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen co-star Megan Fox isn’t just about playing Guitar Hero. In an interview with What They Play, Megan talks girl games, the Super Nintendo, and potentially kicking your ass. Okay, let’s be realistic…your ass is most likely never getting close enough to Megan Fox for her to kick it, but in…
By Mike Fahey Published June 24, 2009 -
The Real-Life Goro From Mortal Kombat
Ah, the mighty Goro! Four arms, cheap moves, broken hearts. Ever wonder what he looks like in real-life? Wonder no more. While the rest of Mortal Kombat’s cast of in-game characters were digitised actors, Goro obviously wasn’t. He was, instead, a stop-motion miniature, whose moves were recorded on the 1990’s most cutting-edge recording equipment: a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2009 -
Ed Boon Says Mortal Kombat 9 Going For The M
Despite financial turmoil at Mortal Kombat publisher Midway, the Chicago-based MK team is soldiering on with the ninth fighting game in the series, currently known only as MK9. Series co-creator Ed Boon says it will definitely be M-rated. Boon has been dropping small tidbits about the bloody fighting game sequel via his Twitter account, writing…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 19, 2009 -
Midway May Not Be Finished Yet, Thanks To Warner Bros.
Bankrupt Midway may have a financial savior in Warner Bros., as the media giant—which happens to have a game division in Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment—is reported to be readying a bid for the ailing publisher. According to a report from MCV, Warner Bros. is “keen to acquire Midway’s flagship Mortal Kombat and Stranglehold franchises” as…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 24, 2009 -
Court Documents Show Midway May Be Out Of Cash Real Soon
Poor Midway. If it’s not one thing, it’s another. The latest news to come out of the beleaguered firm’s bankruptcy proceedings suggest that the company will be completely out of cash by June. That grim revelation is contained in a statement issued to the courts by Midway owner Mark Thomas last week: Moreover, the Debtors…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 10, 2009 -
Mortal Kombat Team Looking To Split From Midway
Midway’s team of developers responsible for the 17-year-old Mortal Kombat franchise is currently in active talks with other publishers to leave the company and for its own studio, sources tell Kotaku. The MK team, which comprises about 50 developers, is said to be in discussions with a handful of unnamed publishers, with senior members of…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 3, 2009 -
Midway Revises Sketchy “Key Employee” Bankruptcy Bonus Plan Following Flak
Mortal Kombat publisher Midway caught some heat from its creditors and a government-appointed trustee over some questionable bonuses attached to the sale of its properties and a publishing agreement with Wheelman co-publisher Ubisoft. But Midway has since altered the deal, submitting a revised version to the courts to address concerns about the proposed $3.75 million…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 31, 2009 -
Mortal Kombat’s Frost Much Hotter In Person
There’s cosplay, and then there’s fetish model cosplay. Marie-Claude Bourbonnais does glorious things with her portrayal of Mortal Kombat’s resident female Sub-Zero. Frost was one of the less interesting additions to the Mortal Kombat roster in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, but suddenly I get the overwhelming urge to give her another try. Marie-Claude Bourbonnais pulls…
By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2009 -
Sumner Redstone Subpoenaed Over Fishy Midway Sale
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court has subpeonead multimedia mogul Sumner Redstone and his daughter Shari in order to investigate the strange circumstance behind his $100k sale of Midway Games to Mark Thomas. Late last year, Sumner Redstone sold his controlling interest in the failing Midway Games to industry unknown Mark Thomas for the sum of $100,000…
By Mike Fahey Published March 6, 2009