"Brutal things will come to those who wait"
The official Mortal Kombat (2011) website has finally added discussion forums. Users can now create accounts and talk in discussion boards. Ranking point system should be functional now.
Another episode of The MKast surfaced today, where the design team talks more about different elements in the game such as combo breakers, some of the different throws and how each character has a very distinct fighting style. More than that, there is a lot of really awesome footage in this MKast, namely the Kung Lao combos which you've gotta see. Check out the full video below!
The second Mortal Kombat stage bio video from NetherRealm Studios is here, and it happens to be for one of my absolute favorite stages in the series, the Living Forest. Like the previous bio, this vid gives some really cool background fiction on the stage. The fiction for these stages is pretty good, and in my opinion adds to the game's atmosphere.
If you aren't interested in background fiction, watch the video for the new Mortal Kombat footage within! Check it out after the jump!
Gamespot just released a new trailer featuring Sub Zero in Mortal Kombat 9.
This trailer shows the hardship Sub Zero went through with his brothers death. He is using revenge to take over his brothers name and having no remorse on the person who killed his brother.
View the Video After the Break!
Not sure where along the line I missed series one of this, but the Mortal Kombat team just released a new MKast where the developers sit down and talk about the process of creating the game. They get into different subjects like what goes into balancing characters and what it's like to be working with Warner Bros. Check out the full video after the break!
Seasons Beatings is one of the last standing tournaments to hold a Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 tournament. With Mortal Kombat 9 around the corner this is one of the last UMK3 tournaments in a long time.
All Competitors played on a UMK3 cabinet modded to use a PlayStation controller for the pad players to compete. The UMK3 board does not allow you to stream the video but Sp00ky found a way to gather video footage for this event.
View the Video After the Break!
It's Mortal Monday, and it's time for some Mortal Kombat! NetherRealm Studios has put together the first of what will hopefully be many origin and background videos for Mortal Kombat's characters. This one is about Scorpion, arguably the most popular ninja in fighting games!
This short video also contains footage from the new game! Get over here and watch this!
Last month, a mysterious countdown appeared on the official Mortal Kombat website. Well, the countdown has expired and has revealed a revamp of the Official Mortal Kombat website.
The website lets you choose between six characters to get some background info. It adds some forum and chat functions and will have updates each "Mortal Monday" from here on! It will also have more MKasts (podcast).
Full press release is inside if you want more info!
NetherRealm Studios, the developer behind the upcoming Mortal Kombat, has released a pretty unique trailer.
It is a history of "The Pit", one of the series' most iconic stages.
It gives you a little story context behind the stage, which is nice, and also includes some footage of the new title.
Video after the jump!
The official site for the upcoming Mortal Kombat just got a new countdown added.
What does it count down to? The goal of such countdowns is to make you wonder and anticipate, so we're already wondering... and anticipating now.. so I guess its working already.
The countdown ends on Monday, October 11th.
It says "Kombat Begins In...". What do you think it will be? Full image after the jump.
French website jeuxvideo posted what appears to be the European box art for the still officially unannounced Mortal Kombat HD Arcade Collection.
UPDATE!: The red text on the upper left of the box apparently says, in French, that this game will include a demo for Mortal Kombat 2011! More details inside full article.
The game has a "3D Compatible Game Video" logo on the lower right. We have not heard any news or rumors of an Xbox 360 version of the title, so it appears to be a Playstation 3 exclusive for now.
The cover also confirms that Mortal Komat 1, 2, and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 are parts of the compilation.
They also posted a release date of November 18th for 30 Euros (around $40).
The developer behind Mortal Kombat, NetherRealm Studios, has released a new episode of their MKast podcast.
This time they have released it in video form so that they can not only talk about MK, but they can also show you stuff. This episode features Hans Lo and Hector Sanchez, as they talk about the game and answer questions.
Full podcast video after the break!
ShampooTeacher has created a rendition of the Mortal Kombat characters in 8-bit Mega Man style using beads! The creativity of the fighting game community never ceases to amaze me.
A new PAX video interview with NetherRealm Studios' Shaun Himmerick has surfaced via ScrewAttack.
There's lots of juicy information in this video, with more info on their DLC plans for the game and an accidental character reveal!
Full article after the break plus the embedded video interview.
More evidence has surfaced about an upcoming Mortal Kombat HD Arcade Kollection. Major UK retailer Game has the game listed for pre-order. It offers a release date of September 2010 but no further information.
TRMK also reports that Ingram Entertainment, a retail distributor, has the game listed for pre-booking. Pre-booking is what a store does to place advanced orders for customers. TRMK provided this screenshot from the system:
A release date of November 17th was in this system, and there is no indication thus far of a version for the Xbox 360. TRMK poses two likely scenarios. It could be part of Sony's Playstation 3 HD Collection series of titles (God of War HD Collection and upcoming Sly Cooper HD Collection), or it could be some sort of timed exclusive. If it isn't tied to the former, 100% exclusivity is unlikely.
Machinima.com and Inside Gaming have posted some PAX 2010 coverage of Mortal Kombat featuring gameplay from the demo and a talk with series co-creator Ed Boon.
Senior Producer of Mortal Kombat, Hans Lo takes us through the Tag Team feature and this ends up being one of the best videos to come out of PAX so far. The video isnt direct feed but it's very clear, giving players a closer look at not only the Tag Team feature but numerous combos and set ups.
A slew of new Mortal Kombat videos surfaced today from PAX, though most of them are shaky cam footage and truthfully it's hard to make out what is going on. That said, one video made it out in one piece that gives a clear look at the new Mortal Kombat. You can check out the others over at SRK.
Though the graphics are certainly impressive, it appears there are some goofy hit boxes in the game. If you check out some of the ranges on the sweeps the actual hit box seems to go much further than the model of the characters. Also, once the characters are up close and fighting the pace of the game seems fairly quick, but from long range, a lot of attacks look somewhat slow to me. Keep in mind, this game is in development, and even with Street Fighter 4 it took months of players figuring out attack patterns for the pace of the game to pick up.
Destructoid put together an interview with Ed Boon, though there isn't too much new info here. Most of it is, again, how they are going back to their roots and give Mortal Kombat fans what they are looking for.
He also mentions that if it was up to him, there would be a mix of free and paid DLC, but it sounds like the cost of the DLC is completely out of his control so we'll see what happens there. April, 2011 -- get hype!
Four new screenshots for Mortal Kombat have arrived. This game is looking gorgeous. I wish there were more than four. Images courtesy of Joystiq.
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