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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Comes To Blu-ray This November

6:40AM August 11, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The nine-episode web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy will come to a Blu-ray near you this November, courtesy of Warner Bros and director Kevin Tancharoen, delivering Jax, Sonya, Scorpion, Sub-Zero and more onto one high-def disc. More »


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We Can Play Mortal Kombat! (Arcade Kollection On XBLA, PC And The PSN)

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10:00AM May 13, 2011 | Mark Serrels

So yeah. We can’t play the new Mortal Kombat (well some of us can’t – wink wink) but at least we can play Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection on XBLA and PSN – right guys? Am I right? [Awkward silence] . More »


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Why Xbox 360 Doesn’t Have An Exclusive Mortal Kombat Fighter

9:20PM April 19, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

“Unfortunately, the circumstances didn’t allow us to make a 360 exclusive,” Mortal Kombat boss Ed Boon told website Eurogamer. “I’m not allowed to talk too much about it, but I can tell you we certainly wanted to do an exclusive for 360, but that’s all I can say. It was not a decision we made where we said, oh, let’s not do one for the 360.” The PS3 version, however, has God of War character Kratos.


In Real Life

How Mortal Kombat’s Director Went From Dancing Shoes To Severed Heads

9:00PM February 7, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Before the dog days of summer set in, a clip leaked online for a take on the Mortal Kombat movie nobody had ever seen. Gritty, violent and brutal, it was a far cry from the 1990s Hollywood flick. More »


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New Mortal Kombat Brings Back Jax

8:30AM October 30, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

The latest addition to the Mortal Kombat line-up of “kombatants” is an old favourite. Jax, the cybernetically armed special forces operative, who always has brain matter under his fingernails, will return. More »


A Closer Look At Mortal Kombat’s Scorpion

2:00AM October 19, 2010 | Brian Crecente

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Get over here, I want to give you a quick primer on Mortal Kombat’s spear-tossing Scorpion. More »


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What’s Next For Mortal Kombat, NetherRealm Studios

3:00AM August 25, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

At Gamescom, we sat down with Mortal Kombat co-creator and NetherRealm Studios lead Ed Boon to talk about the newest game in the franchise, life after Midway and what could be next for the fighting game developer. More »


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Mortal Kombat’s Post-Launch Balancing, Add-on Character & PC Plans

3:30AM August 22, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon says that his studio’s newest fighting game is being built with better online balancing in mind, letting the developer finesse aspects of the combat after it ship—without the need for software patches. More »


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The Mortal Kombat Game That Never Was

6:30PM July 12, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

There are a lot of Mortal Kombat games that should never have been made. This one at least had the foresight to be cancelled before it saw the light of day. More »


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Mortal Kombat: 3D Tech For 2D Gameplay

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9:58AM July 5, 2010 | Junglist

For decades, developers have been figuring out how to make their 2D images look 3D. But when the new Mortal Kombat arrives, PS3 owners may experience the series’ return to its 2D roots, supported with genuine 3D tech. More »