All Articles: Mortal Kombat

NetherRealm shows off Mortal Kombat’s King of the Hill mode

Posted on April 14, 2011 by John Scalzo

NetherRealm’s Mortal Kombat is only five days away, but the studio is still showing off the game’s many, many modes. King of the Hill mode is the developer’s attempt to replicate the Mortal Kombat arcade experience through the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. There’s an “I got next” line, a spectator mode with a cheering (or jeering) crowd and, according to NetherRealm, some surprises.

Awesome! And it won’t be long now, Mortal Kombat will be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 next week.

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See more kombatants in full MK: Legacy trailer

Posted on April 12, 2011 by John Scalzo

Are you ready for more Mortal Kombat: Legacy? Hot on the heels of the first episode, Machinima has released a full-length trailer for the remaining eight episodes and it is chock full of Mortal Kombatants:

  • Watch Scorpion battle Sub-Zero in a snowy forest.
  • See Johnny Cage fight a roomful of ninjas.
  • Observe Kitana and Mileena’s sibling rivalry.
  • Witess Cyrax and Sektor undergo the beginnings of the cyborg process.

Be sure to watch the trailer to see all these fighters and more and remember that episode two launches alongside the Mortal Kombat reboot on April 19.

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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Dissected

Posted on April 12, 2011 by John Scalzo

The first episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy is here and it’s packed full of references to the rest of the Mortal Kombat franchise. You can watch it again above, or you can hit the jump to learn all of the episode’s juicy secrets.

Just a warning, SPOILERS follow. (more…)

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First Mortal Kombat: Legacy episode is now available

Posted on April 12, 2011 by John Scalzo

It started as Kevin Tancharoen’s longshot pitch to Warner Bros. to allow him to direct a new movie based on the Mortal Kombat franchise. While Warners wasn’t interested in that, they did tap the director to create a series of nine webisodes to fill in the gaps of what transpires before the tournament.

After a long wait, the first episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy is finally available and Tancharoen introduces us to Jax (Michael Jai White), Stryker (Tahmoh Penikett) and Sonya Blade (Jeri Ryan) as they infiltrate a Black Dragon hideout looking for Kano (Darren Shahlavi).

While Legacy is clearly a low budget affar, Tancharoen fills the screen with the same style he displayed in Mortal Kombat: Rebirth. There are also plenty of subtle allusions to future events in the franchise’s canon, so we’re sure to be in for a wild ride.

Machinima will release the second episode featuring the kombatants next week, the same day as the Mortal Kombat reboot launches for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Mortal Kombat: Rebirth premiering April 12; now titled “MK: Legacy”

Posted on April 8, 2011 by John Scalzo

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth… get over here!

The short film series, that was a labor of love of director Kevin Tancharoen, will debut on the Machinima YouTube channel on April 12. In anticipation of its release, The series has been given a new name, Mortal Kombat: Legacy, and a new trailer. In the teaser above, you can see Jax (Maichal Jai White) battling it out with a pre-facial surgery Kano (Darren Shahlavi) in a fight that includes knives, guns and a grenade launcher.

The release schedule for future installments in the Legacy series wasn’t announced. But don’t worry, you’ll get plenty of blood and gore when the Mortal Kombat reboot is released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 a week later on April 19.

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Johnny Cage fights dirty in latest Mortal Kombat trailer

Posted on April 4, 2011 by John Scalzo

While the stupid “Johnny” tattoo across his chest is not a good look at all, Johnny Cage is back and as cocky as ever in the latest trailer for Mortal Kombat. Also, be on the lookout for the most painful X-Ray move ever.

Mortal Kombat will be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on April 19th (which is just a little over two weeks away!).

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The Next Level: The Games of April 2011

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Warp Zoned Staff

April is upon us! The Warp Zoned staff barely made it out of March alive – between PAX East and the release of the 3DS, we’ve had a lot on our collective plates. We’re all looking forward to April, which will give us a chance to catch up on what March unceremoniously dumped on our laps, as well as give our wallets a little break. There are a few huge releases coming out this month, though, and we’re trying not to freak out too much over them. So here’s what we want to play next month. (more…)

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Leaked Mortal Kombat roster features Robo Sub-Zero, Human Smoke, Sheeva

Posted on March 28, 2011 by John Scalzo

A NeoGAF user has posted a screenshot of the character selection screen from Mortal Kombat.

While most of the kombatants have already been announced by NetherRealm Studios, there are a few new names to add to the game’s roster. The most surprising addition is the only original character in the game, Robo Sub-Zero (he occupies the Hidden/DLC slot, so he won’t be immediately selectable). He is joined by the previously unannounced Sheeva and Human Smoke (who is sporting Gary Oldman’s awesome hairdo from Bram Stoker’s Dracula). If this selection screen is real, it means that all 25 characters from the first three Mortal Kombat games (and Quan-Chi) will be available in the MK reboot. Lending further credence to its believability is the fact that Ed Boon has always said that this rehistory of Mortal Kombat might include a new cyborg character.

Hit the jump for a full rundown of every character in Mortal Kombat, which releases for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on April 19. (more…)

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