ed boon
Culture
Rejected Mortal Kombat Character Designs
2:40PM Michael McWhertor | 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. More »
Culture
The Mortal Kombat / NBA Jam Crossover We Never Saw
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | While Midway have been consigned to the dustbin of history, in the early 1990s, they were gods. Largely because of two games: NBA Jam & Mortal Kombat. Two games that, for all their success, never came together. More »
News
The Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe DLC That Could’ve Been
4:40AM Michael McWhertor | Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe’s roster of “kombatants” was missing some key names on both sides. That was something series co-creator Ed Boon and the MK team had hoped to address with downloadable content, which never happened. More »
News
Ed Boon Says Next Mortal Kombat Going For The M
8:40AM Michael McWhertor | 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. More »
News
Midway To Keep Paying Mortal Kombat Creator To Make New Mortal Kombat
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | History lesson: despite decreasing sales and quality standards of late, Mortal Kombat is without a doubt Midway’s most important remaining asset. And Ed Boon created Mortal Kombat. So he’s important to Midway. More »
Culture
Get Beaten By Mortal Kombat Creators On PS3 Tonight
5:20AM Mike Fahey | Want to pummel the creators of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe senseless? Franchise co-creator Ed Boon and members of the development team will be on the PlayStation Network tonight, taking on all comers. More »
The Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter Pie In The Sky
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Fighter Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is an interesting tie-in. On one hand, you’ve got MK and on the other DC Comics. Interesting! But MK creator Ed Boon has even bigger dreams. More »
MK vs. DC: The Joker’s Fatality Gets T-Rated
12:40PM Michael McWhertor | First the good news. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is still great fun. We played it from the comfort of the Kotaku couch this week and had a blast. Now the bad news. That amazing Joker fatality, the one where… well, if you haven’t seen it yet, we’d suggest you watch it now. It’s awesome. More »
New Details On MK vs. DC’s Unique Story Mode, Model Viewer, DLC Plans and More
11:30AM Michael McWhertor | Midway’s Ed Boon and Paulo Garcia, game designers on Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, stopped by the Kotaku “offices” yesterday to give us a near-final look at the upcoming PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 fighting game. Having already played the game at E3, Comic-Con and the Leipzig Games Convention, we were pretty familiar with how the game plays.
