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A Visual History Of Attractive Video Game Characters: The ’90s

By the end of the ’90s, the 16-bit era ended and 3D took over. With the PlayStation and 3D graphics cards out there allowing for new possibilities, narrative and gameplay, the ’90s produced some of the most attractive characters in video game history.


Well Look What We Have Here…

Obviously we knew the game was coming. We knew it had been classified and we knew it was set for its official release on May 1. But still — it felt good to receive an official copy of Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition in the mail this morning.


The Most Random-Looking Fighting Games

The success of Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, not to mention all the SNK titles, spawned a crazy amount of abominations. Developers certainly took their inspiration in… interesting directions.


The Most Amazing Video Game Continue Screens

The continue countdown screen was introduced to arcades in the ’80s. It was a simple and effective way of getting players to fork over more money. When you fail, the screen comes up for a limited time with a countdown to insert additional coins or press a button.


Mortal Kombat Gets An Official Release Date In Australia

We thought we had a release date for Mortal Kombat, based on retail listings, but now Warner Bros has revealed the official date, and the game is actually hitting stores in Australia earlier than we initially thought.


Of Course Gametraders Is Selling Mortal Kombat, Why Wouldn’t They!

As a result of Australia’s new R18+ rating, Mortal Kombat finally received a classification in this country. But while Warner Brothers waits to officially release the game here, Gametraders is exercising its legal right to import the game from overseas, slap an R18+ sticker on the game and sell it in-store — and why not?


That Terrific Mortal Kombat Series Is Back For Season 2

Mortal Kombat Legacy, the web series that was way more professional than it had any right to be, is back for a second season.


Mortal Kombat Finally Receives An R18+ Classification In Australia

It was arguably the most high profile game to ever be refused classification in Australia but now Mortal Kombat, released in 2011, has finally been classified in Australia after the original game failed twice, and the handheld version was also deemed to violent for Australians. Now, post the introduction of an R18+ rating in Australia, Mortal Kombat has finally been classified at R18+.


The Goriest, Nastiest, Bloodiest Video Games

The evolution of graphics and physics engines (just think about ragdoll physics) in video games introduced a whole new level of violence and blood. Despite the continuous debates, like it or not, this trend won’t fade away anytime soon.


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