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Ed Boon: We Scrapped Mortal Kombat 8

By Michael McWhertor on July 18, 2008 at 6:20 AM

At last year’s Midway Gamers Day, Mortal Kombat co-creator and series overlord Ed Boon talked up the then-unnamed eighth entry in the franchise. Boon described Mortal Kombat 8 at the time as “very dark, serious” and “gritty” take on the series, a back to basics reboot that was free of “vibrant, saturated colours”. It was said to be heavily inspired by the look of Gears of War.

Obviously, that didn’t quite happen; Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe did. Boon said that the down and dirty MK8 was scrapped when the DC Comics deal solidified.

While MK Vs. DCU was met with mixed results, it wasn’t an unexpected by the MK team. Frankly, we were pleasantly surprised by the game — despite our very much looking forward to the team’s previous vision — and think that will show when we post our impressions of the Midway fighter later today.

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BrendanT

July 19, 2008 at 12:05 PM

Mortal Kombat doesn’t need a reboot. It simply needs to be booted… out. Forever.

Who the hell buys these games?

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TJH518

July 18, 2008 at 7:20 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 7:20 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 7:18 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 7:15 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 7:10 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 7:06 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 7:06 AM

He basically sold out ... that is all!

EnigmaNemesis
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July 18, 2008 at 7:04 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 7:01 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 7:01 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 7:00 AM

I like darker and grittier, but I still prefer faster and more intense.

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July 18, 2008 at 6:58 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 6:56 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 6:55 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 6:53 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 6:52 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 6:52 AM

@Pezdispenser: Mortal Kombat vs DC is even worst.

exstrat
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July 18, 2008 at 6:52 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 6:45 AM

Why does that picture work so very well D:

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July 18, 2008 at 6:44 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 6:44 AM

@tinkyXIII:

Mortal Kombat is seriously bad. ;)

Pezdispenser
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July 18, 2008 at 6:43 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 6:43 AM

What I am gathering from Kotaku commenters is that a Virtual Joe Mortal Kombat is more appealing than a Gears of War Mortal Kombat. Good to know.

gencid
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July 18, 2008 at 6:41 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 7:31 AM

That pic is awesome.

KM91
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July 18, 2008 at 8:25 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 8:04 AM

@RonJeremy4Pres:

Since people do enough complaining about color, since they are grasping at straws to try and bash something.

EnigmaNemesis
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July 18, 2008 at 8:45 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 8:34 AM

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July 18, 2008 at 8:26 AM

@EnigmaNemesis:

Not saying you are complaining, saying there are people who like to complain about games that dont have rainbow colors. Since that is pretty much the last thing to complain about, considering most of them kick ass gameplay and graphically.

CoD4, Gears, Resistance, Graw, etc

EnigmaNemesis
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July 19, 2008 at 1:26 PM

Wait, what the hell? There was a Mortal Kombat 5-7?

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July 22, 2008 at 10:47 PM

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