Rumor: Mortal Kombat Demands ‘Online Pass’ To Play

23 responses to “Rumor: Mortal Kombat Demands ‘Online Pass’ To Play”

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   Tuson

   March 30, 2011 at 2:35 pm

   Not that we really can care, seeing as it’s RC here. Unless they’ve hidden coding into it preventing aus people playing at all – which could be possible seeing as there’s such thing as region specific dlc and that’s what those codes are!

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2. 

   Jimu Hsien- Honky, cracker.

   March 30, 2011 at 2:39 pm

   Sneaky, but what are ya gonna do?

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3. 

   Reign

   March 30, 2011 at 2:45 pm

   Does anyone / Kotaku know if we’re getting an edited version instead?

   I might not bother importing if they do something minor (eg. make the screen black & white during fatalities).

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      Mark Serrels

      March 30, 2011 at 3:02 pm

      Not looking likely.

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      1. 

         Reign

         March 30, 2011 at 4:33 pm

         So… does that mean DLC won’t work or be released due to Marketplace regions?

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         1. 

            Jimu Hsien- Chris Claremont is COMING!

            March 31, 2011 at 11:28 am

            Yes for PS3, no for 360.

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4. 

   Raven

   March 30, 2011 at 2:47 pm

   Meh. Why not? People fork out $15 for crappy map packs all the time.

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5. 

   Jamie Watt

   March 30, 2011 at 2:48 pm

   I was on the fence about grabbing MK (never liked it as much as SF as a kid. It always felt clunky and nichey.) but now, I think I’ll import. FIGHT THE POWER! STICK IT TO THE MAN! and all that jazz.

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6. 

   Barry

   March 30, 2011 at 2:51 pm

   My understanding is that it’s a response to the trade in games market which only really benefits the retail market and not developers.

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   1. 

      weresmurf

      March 30, 2011 at 4:53 pm

      Yep. That’s it exactly. There’s no issue here. You buy it brand new, you get the price of the online pass built into your brand new game, you get it free essentially, part of the game you buy.

      You buy the game 2nd hand? Tough luck for you. You have to go and buy the online pass to play it online. This ensures a bit of profit for the developers at least. I don’t personally see any issue with this. It’s one of the less irksome DLC issues out there.

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      1. 

         Khuntza

         March 30, 2011 at 9:04 pm

         ^ This.

         + It’ll also get money out of the pirates..

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            Tomas

            March 30, 2011 at 11:20 pm

            Just means games retailers down here will have to make the 2nd hand games more than $5 cheaper than brand new 😛

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7. 

   David Ryan

   March 30, 2011 at 3:05 pm

   Wait, theres gonna be multiplayer in Batman: Arkham City?

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   1. 

      Edmund Arconado

      March 30, 2011 at 3:51 pm

      +1

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   2. 

      Matthew Buckner

      March 30, 2011 at 4:39 pm

      Good god I hope not. Not ever game needs multiplayer. I would prefer no mp and more time spent on the single player experience

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      Reign

      March 30, 2011 at 5:09 pm

      No.

      From the director of Arkham City:

      “…There have been a number of rumors circulating about a multiplayer mode in Batman: Arkham City so let me start by saying, once and for all, that Batman: Arkham City is a “single-player only” experience…”

      Towards the bottom.
      http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/114/1149491p2.html

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      1. 

         David Ryan

         March 31, 2011 at 5:12 pm

         Thank goodness. I wonder why you need an online pass then? Surely they can lock you out of the game if you don’t get one.

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8. 

   David Milner

   March 30, 2011 at 5:31 pm

   I don’t think fellow importers of MK need to worry about this. I imported ‘Medal of Honor’ (awful, awful game!) from the UK. It had a code that needed to be entered for multiplayer that was obviously intended for the UK market but worked fine over here.

   I’m more worried about getting the game through customs, and then being able to find an online match with Australian, lag-free opponents.

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9. 

   kaiser

   March 30, 2011 at 5:51 pm

   People sell second hand item de it dvds, cars, tvs etc you name it! The original manufacturers dont get a cent from that!

   So why the heck do game companies feel they are entitled to a share of second hand sales!

   Its ludicrous! These codes better be region free cause I have already placed my order.

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   1. 

      Ty

      March 31, 2011 at 4:00 am

      Because, kaiser, running servers costs money. It’s just a dev’s crappy way of dealing with those overheads. Naturally, people who can’t afford to buy a brand new game are getting shafted.

      That said, I generally don’t play online multiplayer. The experience hasn’t changed enough in the past 10 years to contain my interest, and MMO’s have generally only gotten simpler and more “chatroom” like, since UO.

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10. 

    Michael Barnes

    March 31, 2011 at 1:11 am

    this country sucks ass for gaming.

    its no germany, but its GOT to be one of the worst.

    annoying, when its your #1 hobby.

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11. 

    MattyREject

    June 8, 2011 at 6:33 am

    Great Game.. i Am Aussie So importing this game was a pain but 100% worth it.
    Aussie gamers there is a way to redeem your Online Kombat Pass for multiplayer.

    Step 1. Create Alternate Xbox Live Account (Need Different Working Email) then change your location in settings to United Kingdom.

    Step 2. Turn Off Console then turn it back on and sign in to new account

    Step 3. Load Mortal Kombat > Extras > Redeem and input the Pass

    Step 4. Sign in to AU account and Enjoy

    Please Note That Avatar Items Like Scorpion Suit Are Linked To Profiles So You Will Not Be Able To Equip It To Your AU Account

    I Will See You Guys On there

    XBOX: MaTTyREjeCT90

    Enjoy

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    1. 

       Nathan McCarthy

       June 8, 2011 at 6:35 pm

       hey mate, with creating an alternate xbox live account, do you need to get another 12 months subscription pack?

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