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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 »
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Mortal Kombat Vs. Donkey Kong Continues Game Mash Up Tradition
9:40AM Michael McWhertor | After news that dozens of capable game developers have lost their jobs, a LOL-tastic video game mash-up—in this case, Mortal Kombat vs. Donkey Kong—can cheer us up. Oh, Scorpion! You ham! More »
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2:26AM Mike Fahey | Achievements and trophies are a relatively new phenomenon in the world of gaming, but what if they weren’t? Gamerpaper takes a look at the achievements that might have been. More »
What If Classic Games Had Achievements?
2:26AM Mike Fahey | Achievements and trophies are a relatively new phenomenon in the world of gaming, but what if they weren’t? Gamerpaper takes a look at the achievements that might have been. More »
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Warner Bros. Wants To Revolutionise Online Mortal Kombat
2:00AM Mike Fahey | A job posting seeking a senior software engineer for the next game in the Mortal Kombat franchise indicates that new franchise owner Warner Bros. is focusing on online play in a big way. More »
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The List Of Midway IP That Warner Bros. Picked Up
5:40AM Michael McWhertor | When Warner Bros. snapped up ailing publisher/developer Midway, it bought most, but not all of the company’s assets, including intellectual properties like Mortal Kombat and This Is Vegas. What else did Warner Bros. grab in the Midway closeout? Lots. More »
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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 »
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Midway Sale To WB Clears Court, Staff At Two Studios Given Notice
7:00AM Stephen Totilo | Warner Brothers’ bid to purchase much of game publisher Midway won court approval yesterday. The company updated Kotaku and clarified the status of some studios and licenses. More »
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MJ Loved MK
8:00AM Stephen Totilo | Add Mortal Kombat to the video games Michael Jackson was into. More »
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Warner Bros. Wins Bid For Midway For A Very Simple Reason
10:00AM Michael McWhertor | Looks like the new home of Mortal Kombat, Joust, Spy Hunter and other well-known Midway properties will be Warner Bros. after all. The media conglomerate looks to have won bidding rights to the publisher and developer by default. More »
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