Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhees, Ultimate Horror Pack, Coming to Mortal Kombat X on May 5 for Kombat Pack Owners

The first character in Mortal Kombat X's Kombat Pack will be arriving next month.

Jason Voorhees of Friday the 13th fame will be the first playable character from the Kombat Pack on May 5. For $30, Kombat Pack users get a week in advance to try out the popular horror movie slasher. Jason will also be payable as a separate character on May 12 for an undetermined price and can be temporarily playable in a special Mortal Kombat X tower starting on May 5.

Jason is part of the overall Ultimate Horror Pack which includes additional themed costumes for Mileena (Vampiress), Reptile (Kraken) and Ermac (Pharaoh).

Jason is not the first playable horror movie antagonist to appear in the Mortal Kombat series. Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Krueger premiered as a downloadable character in the 2011 edition of Mortal Kombat.

NetherRealm Studios' official Twitch channel will premiere gameplay for Jason on May 4! Check out the reveal trailer below.

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Ed Boon Teasing Mortal Kombat X's Unplayable Story Characters Appearing as Possible Future DLC

While Mortal Kombat X released a week ago, the series creator has hinted at more chararacters beyond the coming four in the Kombat Pack.

On Twitter, Ed Boon was asked if unplayable characters featured in the Story mode will become available for players. Boon responded, "[You] mean like a 'story pack'?" The interest came out of the actions from a user who was able to replace playable character assets from the PC version with story mode fighters like Rain, Baraka and Sindel.

Before the tweet, Boon also teased during his visit to Twin Galaxies Live.

Developer NetherRealm Studios is known for providing more downloadable characters following their first wave of kombatants. Both Zatanna and Martian Manhunter were featured as additional downloadable content following the original four planned in Injustice: Gods Among Us due to fan demand.

While the availability of these characters is still up in the air, the teases are enough to let players anticipate what is to come.

Graphical Analysis Between Xbox One, PlayStation 4 & PC Versions of Mortal Kombat X by Digital Foundry

The latest Mortal Kombat's graphics for the major platforms gets dissected by the best analysis group.

Eurogamer's Digital Foundry inspected the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC versions of Mortal Kombat X to discover the similarities and differences between builds. Much like most of Digital Foundry's Face-Offs, this edition includes high resolution screenshot comparisons and videos comparing the image quality while in motion and frame rate between the versions.

Interesting discoveries by analyst David Bierton include the horizontal resolution reduction on the Xbox One, subtle graphical improvements on the PC and stuttering found during FMV cutscenes on the XB1 and PS 4.

You can take a look at the full analysis here.

PC Version of Mortal Kombat X Modded to Have Rain, Corrupted Shinnok & More Playable

With Mortal Kombat X now available, people have been trying out much of the cast including characters not meant to be usually accessible.

A user by the name of XVermillion modded the PC version of Mortal Kombat X to allow characters Baraka, Sindel and Rain to be playable outside of their computer-controlled appearances in the Story Mode. XVermillion tricked the game by replacing character files with one of the Story Mode characters. These three characters feature their own moveset much like their iterations in the ninth edition of Mortal Kombat. These characters do not feature different variants.

The final boss version of Shinnok has also been modded to be playable. For him and the aforementioned three characters, videos will be available after the jump!

Series creator Ed Boon when visiting the Twin Galaxies Live stream hinted at the possibility of some of these characters coming in the future. Currently, Jason Vorhees, Tremor, the Predator and Tanya are the characters coming as part of the Kombat Pack.

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Capitol Fight District Presents Mortal Kombat X Launch Party at Gamerz Phunk Lab on April 13

Coming out of the Extra Life Pre-NorCal Regionals tournament session, Capitol Fight District will be hosting a launch event for Mortal Kombat X.

Working with game store Gamerz Phunk Lab, CFD will have a free tournament for MKX on April 13 before the eventual release at midnight. The event will start at 8:00 p.m. PST so players can try out the game, and the tournament will begin at 9:00 p.m. due to rules set by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The tournament will be two out of three matches followed by three out of five in grand finals. Single or double elimination format will be chosen based on attendance.

First place in the tournament gets a free copy of MKX while second place can get a $50 card for Xbox Live or PlayStation Network and third place receives $25 off at GPL. Raffles prizes include a PlayStation 4 and an Xbox One, all with a copy of MKX included!

For more information, check out the Facebook event page here!

Mortal Kombat X System Guide by Tom Brady

Mortal Kombat scene veteran and Fatal 8 commentator Bill "Tom Brady" Menoutis has released a system guide over at TestYourMight for MKX in preparation of its April 14 release.

The guide includes descriptions of everything from the differences between dashing and running to the types of throws, wake-up timings and reversal attacks. He also explains how each mechanic works in reference to players' super and stamina meters.

Menoutis writes that there are a few more mechanics he should cover, and that he will update the guide soon.

Perfect Legend Joins Team Razer

Razer has added Carl "Perfect Legend" White to its stable of fighting game players. White is the first U.S.-born fighting game player on the team, and will begin to represent Razer in the upcoming Fatal 8 Mortal Kombat X exhibition on April 11.

Perfect Legend joins other fighting game players Ho Kun Xian, Hiromiki "Itazan" Kumada and Keita "Fuudo" Ai on Team Razer.

More "Klassic" Characters Join Mortal Kombat X

The official trailer for the Kombat Pack has been released, and the two characters who will join Predator and Jason Voorhees are the returning Tanya and Tremor.

Tanya was first playable in Mortal Kombat 4, while Tremor made his first appearance in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces. And Test Your Might is reporting that they are not the only characters making a comeback in MKX. Listed among the skins coming with the Kombat Pack are skins for Liu Kang and Jax, two characters who have not been mentioned in the months leading to MKX's release.

For TYM's full list of the Kombat Pack DLC, and the Kombat Pack trailer, hit the jump.

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Predator Coming to Mortal Kombat X

Just a week after Jason Voorhees was revealed to be coming to MKX as part of the DLC Kombat Pack, another famous movie character will apparently be joining him.

On the official Xbox store, Predator is listed as being a part of the Kombat Pack as well:

"Kombat Pack grants early access to 4 new playable characters and skin packs. Stalk and slash your opponents as Horror Icon Jason Voorhees, or play as Predator, the Ultimate Hunter."

The description says the two icons will be joined by unnamed "Klassic" Mortal Kombat characters. Let the speculation begin.

Jason Voorhees Joins Mortal Kombat X

After several teases and hints, NetherRealm Studios has revealed on Friday, March 13, 2015, that Jason Voorhees will be joining MKX as the first character in the Kombat Pack.

A DLC character, Voorhees has been a desired character ever since A Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddie was introduced in Mortal Kombat 9, and many players had hoped to pit the two horror legends against one another in a brutal face-off.

To check out the very brief trailer revealing Jason, hit the jump.

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Ermac Returns in Mortal Kombat X, Stream Archive

During a Kombat Kast stream on Jan. 29, NetherRealm Studios announced that Ermac will be making his return in MKX. Originally playable in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, the telekinetic red ninja appears with a new hooded appearance for the title.

During the stream, Ermac's three selectable styles were shown: Master of Souls, Mystic and Spectral. NetherRealm also showed off a new stage, Destroyed City, and walked through the various interactions characters will be able to perform in it. NRS also displayed gameplay for Kung Lao and revealed one of Ermac's fatalities.

Viewers can check out the stream archive after the jump.

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Kung Lao Returning to Mortal Kombat X

According to an article from a recent issue of Finnish gaming magazine Pelaaja, Kung Lao will be making his return in Mortal Kombat X.

An image, which shows other confirmed fighters Quan Chi, Goro and Raiden, surfaced as the magazine's January issue made it into the hands of subscribers.

One such player, AeroGrunt at Test Your Might, dedicated a thread to images from the magazine and a translation of pertinent information from the article. Some of that news includes new details on how online play will be handled in the new game.

Hit the jump for the translations.

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Ed Boon Hinting at New MKX Character?

Ed Boon likes to be cryptic. In past Mortal Kombat games there have often been secrets to uncover based on riddles or visual hints with little explanation. As time has moved on, he has taken to using his Twitter account to tease fans with possible revelations for his newest games. And today is no different.

This morning, Boon tweeted a picture of an old World Championship Wrestling grappler with the accompanying text:

"Hmmm.... he reminds me of someone. pic.twitter.com/J7kSzYO07T"

The figure, Super Giant Ninja, was a send-up of Mortal Kombat's Scorpion, but with slightly muted attire so as not to breach the copyright then held by Midway. With Scorpion already confirmed for MKX, several posters on Twitter are suggesting Boon may be hinting at the return of Tremor, a ninja clad in brown who first appeared in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces and made a cameo in the expanded challenge tower in the Vita version of Mortal Kombat 9. Whether that is true or Boon is simply playing with his audience remains to be seen.

Ed Boon Says MKX Will Have More New Characters Than Ever Before

IGN's Luke Karmali recently talked to series creator Ed Boon about the upcoming Mortal Kombat X and its "new blood," so to speak, the new story and characters.

Boon said that while characters like Cassie Cage will not rule out the inclusion of related classic character like her parents, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade, the focus is on bringing new players to the forefront. He even said that NetherRealm Studios is "probably introducing more [new characters] in this game than in any other MK title ever." Boon was quick, however, to say that old favorites could always be added to the game later by way of DLC.

Boon also talked more about MKX's story and the time jumps that will occur throughout. He claimed that gamers will see big shifts in power over the course of the narrative, and that flashbacks and jumps forward of 5 to 10 years will be used. Boon even admitted that once the story of MKX is complete he's not sure where Mortal Kombat will go from there.

The whole interview can be found at IGN.

Mortal Kombat X Revealed, First Appearance at E3 2014

NetherRealm Studios and Warner Brothers Games have released the first trailer for the upcoming Mortal Kombat X. The video, which shows series mainstays Scorpion and Sub Zero fighting in a snowy forest, unveils a new graphics engine for the series while seemingly showing the return of MK9-style gameplay. X-Rays have returned, and many of the other moves and movements of the characters are indicative of MK9's playstyle.

But the video also shows the two characters interacting with the stage in ways new to Mortal Kombat, slamming into trees and using the environment to hurt one another. While Mortal Kombat 4 first introduced weapons to the series, the MKX trailer points to more Injustice-style stage hazards as the possible direction for the upcoming game.

No other information about MKx is available at this time, but according to WB Games UK, MKX will make its first public appearance at E3 2014, June 10-12. The game will be released for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PC. Hit the jump for the trailer.

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