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Mortal Kombat DLC Hits This Wednesday, Says Retailer

4:57AM May 2, 2011 | Owen Good

Toys ‘R’ Us has let slip that Wednesday is when Mortal Kombat will let you unlock all that DLC on the disc, for a fee of course. More »


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Fatalities Are OK In Mortal Kombat. Finger Banging, No.

8:00AM May 1, 2011 | Owen Good

Someone hacked apart the config file data for Mortal Kombat on the PS3 and in addition to discovering about 17 on-disc DLC character skins – and, weirdly, a dummy support-string for Kinect, they found hundreds of wirdy-dirds banned from text communication in MK’s online play. 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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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 »


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Warner Bros. Now Owns Midway, Mortal Kombat

11:30AM July 11, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Mortal Kombat, This Is Vegas and the Midway trademark, as of today, are owned by Warner Bros., with the media conglomerate having completed the purchase of “substantially all of the assets” of the Chicago headquartered company. More »


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Ed Boon Says Next Mortal Kombat Going For The M

8:40AM June 20, 2009 | 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 »