Game: Mortal Kombat 2011

[Marik]

E3 2010 Mortal Kombat Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOSDJ7lZUtg&fmt=22)

Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment just revealed that the famous fighting franchise will return on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2011 in a new MK that will be played in 2D.

The game will include extensive online play, a "tag-team" game option that supports up to four players in two-person teams and "the deepest story mode of any fighting game." The game will also support classic 1 vs. 1 combat. The graphics engine is said to be brand-new.

MK creator Ed Boon is overseeing the project, which is in development at the new MK-centric NetherRealm Studios in Chicago. "This game really is a response to what players have been demanding," Boon said in a press release, "mature presentation, reinvented 2D fighting mechanic and the best, most gruesome fatalities ever!"

[darkshadow]

Yeah I saw the trailer several hours ago, and I'm just gonna quote some joystiq poster, since I share his sentiments.


I was going to post something long and boring that showed my excitement for this game, but instead I'll shorten it into something like this:



WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNTTTTT TTT


Yeah....

[Marik]

I'm pretty excited as well. I really want to try out this new tag team mode and see some new fatalities. I can't wait for them to release a demo.

[Ryllharu]

The game will include extensive online play, a "tag-team" game option that supports up to four players in two-person teams and "the deepest story mode of any fighting game."The claim about the deep story mode intrigues me, given games like BlazBlue's considerably extensive one and the Soul Calibur franchise's broad (but convoluted) ones.

Fighting game story modes are for some reason really hard to do. I know most are just adapted from the arcade version, but it's a nice surprise when they put a lot of effort into them.

[Assassin]

holy crap....MK back to the way it was meant to be. thats awesome. i loved that fatality at the end rofl.

[Marik]

Game Informer posted a new preview for the upcoming Mortal Kombat game.

Pouring Buckets Of Gore On Gaming's Bloodiest Series (http://gameinformer.com/games/mortal_kombat/b/xbox360/archive/2010/08/03/Preview-august-2010.aspx)

[Marik]

A couple of Sub-Zero trailers from the new MK game. The first one tells his backstory and the second shows off his moves.

Sub Zero Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY0CvLKKztI&fmt=22)

Sub-Zero Lives Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx40J0N8xPY&fmt=22)

Scorpion has a couple of trailers also.

Scorpion Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NL-m7FYeKU&fmt=22)

Scorpion Arises Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn9HMpCoSv8&fmt=22)

[David75]

Don't tell me Sub-zero lost his orignal fatality...

[darkshadow]

He didn't..

[David75]

He didn't..

With that second vid and what seemed to be a fatality, I was fearing he did loose his trademark one. I guess it's even MK's signature. At least, many reviews on tv, news etc... almost always had that fatality shown when speaking of MK, or even just mentionning the game.

I never really played that much, but MK is the only arcade game I finished -17 years ago or so... already...- , but I only did it with SubZero. Because I like the fact you can freeze your oponent, and of course his fatality.

[darkshadow]

The second vid doesn't show a fatality, the first vid does, but that is his 3rd one, his first fatality is the classic one.

[Marik]

The latest issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine has revealed that God of War protagonist Kratos is to star in the PlayStation 3 version of the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot.

Kratos will have his own fatalities, attacks, and God of War-themed combat arena when the game launches in March. He won’t ‘be a playable character in the game’s story mode, though. Even so, Kratos seems like a perfect fit for the franchise, him being one of the most violent characters of the generation.

David Jaffe, director of the first God of War and creative director of the second, expressed his happiness of Kratos’ inclusion on Twitter moments after the news hit the net.

“LOVE that Kratos is in the new MK. So bummed he’s not in the story portion. Heard about it from Ed at E3 this year and had to keep super mum on it but man, ****ing LOVE it. He totally fits in that world.I **** you not- on some level I feel like all the characters I work on are alive and that I have a relationship with them and I can tell you, if I know Kratos- and I do!- he’s ****ing LOVING his time in the MK Universe. I bet he makes a **** ton of friends there. He should pull Zeus in and ****ing leave his ass there!”

When mulling how Kratos might dispatch his foes in Mortal Kombat, Jaffe suggested the Greek powerhouse would "f*** the s*** out of Sonya and Katana at the same motherf***ing time!!!".

"Hell," he added in a tweet that seems to have been removed, "I think Kratos should reach out and pull the f***ing MK Classic narrator into the game and gut the f***er. Oh, or rip the head off."

The furore has had the knock-on effect that Epic Games decision-makers Cliff Bleszinksi and Mark Rein openly - via Twitter - talked about getting Gears of War characters in the Xbox 360 version of Mortal Kombat.

Wrote Bleszinksi: "'Clay Carmine for exclusive 360 character in the new MK would be an awesome contrast to Kratos.' - I agree!"

"Must figure out a Gears char in MK!" he added.

To which Mark Rein responded: "Cliff: you know that Mortal Kombat game uses Unreal Engine 3, right? Just call Ed [Boon] and chat with him about it."

Mortal Kombat is out on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in March 2011.March 2011, hrmm. Releasing right after Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

[Marik]

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today releases a special extended trailer for the award-winning and iconic fighting game Mortal Kombat, featuring the playable warrior Kratos -- from the renowned God of War series -- exclusively for the PlayStation 3.

Launching in April 2011 and developed by NetherRealm Studios, Mortal Kombat is available for pre-order now on both the PS3 and Xbox 360. The game will be available to consumers in three editions– Standard Edition, Kollector’s Edition and Tournament Edition.

Details of three different editions of Mortal Kombat:

* The Standard Edition featuring the award-winning Mortal Kombat game.

* The Kollector’s Edition featuring the award-winning Mortal Kombat game, Sub-Zero and Scorpion figurines, a collectible art book, downloadable content that includes an exclusive Mortal Kombat Klassic costume skin and avatar costumes.

* The Tournament Edition featuring the award-winning Mortal Kombat game, a portable fight stick, and downloadable content that includes an exclusive Mortal Kombat Klassic costume skin and avatar costumes. The number of tournament editions is very limited with only 20,000 copies available in North America.

Players will be able to pre-order any of the above at North American retailers as of today. Specific pre-order programs include:

Gamestop: Customers who pre-order their copy of Mortal Kombat at Gamestop will get exclusive access to the Klassic Scorpion Playable Character Skin and the original Scorpion Fatality.

Best Buy: Customers who pre-order their copy of Mortal Kombat at Best Buy will get exclusive access to the Klassic Sub-Zero Playable Character Skin and the original Sub-Zero Fatality.

Amazon: Customers who pre-order their copy of Mortal Kombat on Amazon.com will get exclusive access to the Klassic Reptile Playable Character Skin and the original Reptile Fatality.

Mortal Kombat will feature Kratos as a playable character, as well as be in Stereoscopic 3-D exclusively in the PS3 version. The brutal warrior from the acclaimed God of War franchise will have his own customized move set, fatality, and fighting arena, available to all original purchasers when Mortal Kombat hits stores.

Hrmm, so the release date is April 19, 2011 and not March. I hate retailer exclusives.


Any of you went for the Platinum trophy on SFIV?

No. I rarely fight online and I'm not good enough to beat the hard trials and challenges.

[Killa-Eyez]

Hrmm, so the release date is April 19, 2011 and not March. I hate retailer exclusives.


Man, that's awesome. It looks really good. And with Kratos in it makes me want to get it even more. I hope they did a better job then those cats @ Namco with the PSP SC: Broken Destiny's Kratos.


No. I rarely fight online and I'm not good enough to beat the hard trials and challenges.

I managed to do all the Trials but I'm stuck at Level 10 in both Normal Survival and Time Attack challenges. Supposedly you're to fight with Zangief or E. Honda, spamming the hell out of it but I can't manage. And it doesn't have that much online trophies, luckily.

[Marik]

I managed to do all the Trials but I'm stuck at Level 10 in both Normal Survival and Time Attack challenges. Supposedly you're to fight with Zangief or E. Honda, spamming the hell out of it but I can't manage. And it doesn't have that much online trophies, luckily.

I beat the Normal Survival and Normal Time Attack modes by using Zangief and spamming his Lariat over and over.

Edit: Mortal Kombat Kratos Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt05QoHNeow&hd=1)

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xG0Simsaf8&hd=1

[Marik]

Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios bring fans an action-packed Mortal Kombat video featuring new footage of the infamous unhinged clone Mileena and what happens when she finds a new “playmate” to tear apart. In addition to the brand-new video, revealed today is the game’s official box art and release date of April 19th, 2011.

Mortal Kombat is the most brutal installment of the landmark fighting game to date is set for release on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. The game is being developed by NetherRealm Studios, led by Mortal Kombat creator and creative director Ed Boon.

[darkshadow]

That boxart is pretty cool, glad they used the 2 most powerful warriors in the franchise.

[UChessmaster]

Popular*

[darkshadow]

powerful²*

[UChessmaster]

Shao Khan, Liu Kang, Raiden, Onaga, Shujinko, Blaze, Goro, Kintaro, Motaro, Shinnok.

Popular²*

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xDve9oh0Rg&hd=1

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJJGbFrfWAY

[darkshadow]

Hmm he looks a bit like smoke, still cool though.

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeW-B2wroZ4&hd=1

[Marik]

IGN: Mortal Kombat: Challenge Tower Exclusive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYDRPjyFMRU&hd=1)

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios announce a demo for the highly-anticipated fighting game, Mortal Kombat. Available on March 8th, this action-packed demo puts the fight into the hands of the gamers and offers them the chance to master iconic warriors Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Mileena and Johnny Cage in two of the games most renowned arenas - the Living Forest and the Pit. The demo features the arcade ladder for one or two players.

The demo will be available exclusively for PlayStation® Plus members globally for the PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system on March 8th and then open to all PlayStation®Network users worldwide on March 15th.

The demo will later be available for download on Xbox Live for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

The newest chapter of Mortal Kombat, legendary fighting game franchise, marks a triumphant return to the series' roots in the fastest and most brutal installment to date. Available on April 19 for PS3 and 360, Mortal Kombat goes back to a mature presentations and reinvents its classic 2D fighting mechanic in addition to adding new game-play features including tag team, a deeper story mode, and nostalgic arcade battle online and offline. Players will be able to choose from an extensive lineup of the game's iconic warriors and challenge their friends in traditional 1 vs. 1 matches as well as several new game modes. Exclusive to the PlayStation 3, fans will be able to play as and against infamous God of War fighter Kratos and take advantage of the game in Stereoscopic 3D. The game is being developed by the newly re-named NetherRealm Studios, led by Mortal Kombat creator and creative director Ed Boon.

Please note that this game is rated M for mature and is not appropriate for gamers under the age of 17 without parental consent.

Hopefully the wait for the 360 demo won't be too long.

[Marik]

Mortal Kombat 9 ( MK 2011 ) - Ed Boon Live at GDC (Arcade + Challenge) (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nc9wFcALfA&hd=1)

Mortal Kombat 9 ( 2011 ) - New Gameplay ( GDC ) - Scorpion vs Johnny Cage [ HD ] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZwBwolv45U&hd=1)

Mortal Kombat 9 ( 2011 ) - New Gameplay ( GDC ) - Sub-Zero vs Mileena [ HD ] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3W7VnGzbFc&hd=1)

Mortal Kombat 9 ( 2011 ) - New Gameplay ( GDC ) - Sonya vs Reptile [ HD ] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYT28ZaYF64&hd=1)

Mortal Kombat 9 ( 2011 ) - New Gameplay ( GDC ) - Jax vs Kano [ HD ] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z92YTyS_t40&hd=1)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv8Fu-39VgI)

[UChessmaster]

*Mortal Kombat Spoilers BEWARE*

There`s a leaked file that contains all the info there is to know about the game (Bios, Endings, Story Mode script, etc.) sooooo...




Remaining Characters to be revealed.

Sheeva
Kabal
Baraka
Kintaro
Quan Chi
Cyborg Sub-Zero

After reading the new story it`s obvious they changed a huge amount of stuff from the original storyline, i`m sure some will love it and some will hate it.

[Marik]

In a famous books and electronics store in São Paulo, Brazil Mortal Kombat’s producer, Hector Sanchez, presented the game yesterday to a Brazilian audience and revealed some new information while confirming some rumors and leaks. Here is a rundown of the new info that was revealed. (contains some spoilers)

• The online mode will be restricted to your area. E.g., if your playing from the west part of the USA, you'll only be able to play against people from the same region. Sanchez explained that this decision was made in order to prevent lags during online matches.

• The Lady In Red? "She'll be there", says Sanchez. I wonder what he exactly meant. Cameo in a Stage, Cameo in the Challenge Tower or actually playable?

• Kratos will be heavily promoted soon, which is why nearly nothing was released about him at the moment.

• Xbox360 will have some kind of exclusive content, rather than an exclusive character, which will be announced soon.

• All those Bios and Endings are REAL, and Hector said that "it was an act of 'bad character' from those who made these leaks".

• We'll see human Sektor and Cyrax in action, as he stated that part of the Story mode will take place before the Lin Kuei automation, but it wasn't clear if their human forms will be playable.

• He confirmed Cyber Sub-Zero, and said that he will have an unique set of moves and story. He said also that the team is not certain about his inclusion in future MK games.

•Sonya has her classic MK4 Leg Split Fatality! The combination will be [\/, \/, <, >, X] for the Xbox.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSlm91zyJh0

[darkshadow]

Own area....so what happens if you invite a friend on a different continent?

[Marik]

Own area....so what happens if you invite a friend on a different continent?

I'm assuming that the area locking is only for random match making. You'll most likely be able to set up a private match with anyone you want.

[UChessmaster]

Didn`t we saw the lady in red in Kahn`s Arena already?

[Marik]

Didn`t we saw the lady in red in Kahn`s Arena already?

Yeah, and since you brought that up, it's the subject of the fourth environment bio video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfpohxnPC6E

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First three environment bio videos.

Mortal Kombat - Environment Bio #1 - The Pit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO8H1NfMHUg&hd=1)

Mortal Kombat - Environment Bio #2 - The Living Forest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lsp8w5oP_4&hd=1)

Mortal Kombat - Environment Bio #3 - The Dead Pool (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkgppQr6O9I&hd=1)

[UChessmaster]

• The online mode will be restricted to your area. E.g., if your playing from the west part of the USA, you'll only be able to play against people from the same region. Sanchez explained that this decision was made in order to prevent lags during online matches.

• We'll see human Sektor and Cyrax in action, as he stated that part of the Story mode will take place before the Lin Kuei automation, but it wasn't clear if their human forms will be playable.

• He confirmed Cyber Sub-Zero, and said that he will have an unique set of moves and story. He said also that the team is not certain about his inclusion in future MK games.

Unfortunately, what Hector said in Brazil got him into a ton of trouble so he now claims that it was all a mistranslation/misunderstanding.

He claims that;

A) The online will not be region locked.

B) Went very vague when it comes to human Sektor and Cyrax.

C) "Deconfirmed" Cyborg Sub-Zero, but we already know he`s in from the text files.

[RyougaZell]

Im really getting tempted by this Mortal Kombat. I want to play the Demo already, but must wait until it leave the PSN Plus.

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Xb85WjuwA

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEKRAWBCemo

lol @ QTE moves.

[Marik]

Ed Boon did an interview with the US Playstation Blog, talking about Kratos, his stage, ending, and such.

Ed Boon Talks MK9 Kratos to the US Playstation Blog (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/03/24/kratos-vs-mortal-kombat-ed-boon-and-stig-talk-shop/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=kratos_stig_032411)


Yes, Kratos has a stage. And yes, it has a stage fatality. “It has the best stage fatality we’ve put into any Mortal Kombat game ever,” Boon said excitedly without further elaboration. The stage itself was inspired by the end of God of War III, when Kratos battles Zeus in the Chamber of Flame. “That fight had an almost fighting-game mechanic,” Boon said, “so when we saw that we thought, “It’s writing itself!”

[Marik]

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The Lady in Red and Kenshi. Kintaro is planned as well.


The two we're adding are Kenshi, who players will recognize from previous MK games, and more excitingly we're adding Scarlet. Anyone who knows the history of Mortal Kombat will tell you that back in the days of the arcade - when they did just palette swap characters to come up with multiple fighters in the game - there was a glitch in one of the old arcade machines that caused the Jade/Katana/Milena female ninja to glitch and turn red. People always thought it was a hidden unlockable character and it wasn't, it was purely a programming glitch. They've always speculated and in fact it was the fans who named her Scarlet to begin with. She's no longer a glitch - she's an actual character, and she'll be coming pretty soon post-launch."

They won't be copy and pasted from characters already in the game - they're going to have their own unique fighting styles, moves, fatalities and x-rays - all the good stuff

Hector Sanchez said that the Lady in Red doesn't have an official name yet.


I don't think that's been decided yet, hence no "official" announcement on her name. :) Lady in Red is Lady in Red, for now.

He also said that the Kintaro info is wrong.


I get sad when I see articles that post incorrect information. :( #tigerbloodnotforsale
Also, the full character select screen has been leaked. (http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9845/mk9select.jpg)

[darkshadow]

Also, the full character select screen has been leaked. (http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9845/mk9select.jpg)

Ok so I see:

Scorpion, lui kang, kung lao, subzero
Sindel, ermac, reptile, kitana
Cage, jade, mileena, nightwolf
Cyrax, noob saibot, smoke??, sektor
Sonya, jax, kano, stryker
Shang tsung, baraka, kabal, raiden
C subzero, sheeva, quanchi, ....C subzero again???

So where did the "dlc" slots from the demo go?

[Marik]

So where did the "dlc" slots from the demo go?

The DLC slots are where the two Cyber Sub-Zero's are. They house dlc and secret characters.

First Row: Scorpion, Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Sub-Zero
Second Row: Sindel, Ermac, Reptile, Kitana
Third Row: Johnny Cage, Jade, Mileena, Nightwolf
Fourth Row: Cyrax, Noob Saibot, Human Smoke, Sektor
Fith Row: Sonya, Jax, Kano, Stryker
Sixth Row: Shang Tsung, Baraka, Kabal, Raiden
Seventh Row: dlc/secret chars 1 (Cyber Sub-Zero Pictured), Sheeva, Quan Chi, dlc/secret chars 2 (Cyber Sub-Zero Pictured)

[darkshadow]

I see, so C sub zero is just an option at the DLC slot then?


Shao Khan, Liu Kang, Raiden, Onaga, Shujinko, Blaze, Goro, Kintaro, Motaro, Shinnok.

Popular²*

I'm pretty sure that scorpion and sub zero were more powerful than any of those above in MK6, shujinko just killed onaga before scorpion could get to him.

I just noticed shao kan isn't playable...I hope he shows up as DLC, same with Rain.

[RyougaZell]

shujinko

I'm pretty much ignorant on the Mortal Kombat plot after MK3 but... lol 'Shujinko' as in... 'Protagonist' ? I loled

[Marik]

I see, so C sub zero is just an option at the DLC slot then?

I just noticed shao kan isn't playable...I hope he shows up as DLC, same with Rain.

Yeah.

Shao Kahn seems like he'll be playable. His finisher was one of the ones that got the game banned in Australia.

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and Ed Boon said this..


"For me it will be awesome if everybody will find that Scorpion and Sub-Zero worked together in past, just like Jax and Sonya did." said Ed Boon about that possibility to create some Tag Team moves "These are the classic couples that maybe hardcore fans will have fun to discover. We will put inside some special moves when Raiden will be with Shao Kahn or Liu Kang... these are the things we would like players will discover during the game"

[darkshadow]

That seems logical, I also totally forgot the first trailer basically revealed him as the first char fighting raiden.

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I'm pretty much ignorant on the Mortal Kombat plot after MK3 but... lol 'Shujinko' as in... 'Protagonist' ? I loled

Hehe yeah, it translates to protagonist... he was the protagonist in MK6's story mode :P.

[Marik]

More Leaked Mortal Kombat 9 Portraits Reveal Bosses (http://shoryuken.com/content/more-leaked-mortal-kombat-9-portraits-reveal-bosses-4039)

lmao @ the Kintaro comments.

Edit: All Character Portraits (http://testyourmight.com/forum/showthread.php?3421-Spoilers-MK9-Vs-Screen-pictures&p=36226&viewfull=1#post36226)

[darkshadow]

who is the red character? Kreate-a-Fighter?

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK0823HP7oo

[Marik]

By far the best story trailer they've released so far. (imo)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw0QV4KG6dk

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fedubeBo0TQ

[Marik]

Nightwolf Gameplay Trailer HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n7osBnHbps&hd=1)

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Mortal Kombat Cosplay Contest (NSFW)

Mileena Cosplay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6cHcmhTfk8&hd=1) <-- :3 @ the 40-41s mark where she jumps.

Sonya Blade Cosplay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTEKImARn_s&hd=1)

Kitana Cosplay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvkYA_R5LkA&hd=1)

[darkshadow]

DAT Sonya >_>

[Marik]

Some dude has the PS3 version of MK already.

The video is back up. http://mais.uol.com.br/view/3mk9h8436th5/mortal-kombat-0402CC19346CD4990326?types=A&

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[Marik]

IGN: Mortal Kombat - King of the Hill Trailer (http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/04/13/mortal-kombat-king-of-the-hill-trailer?show=HD)

[Marik]

38 minute+ video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH0jrkbeRq4

[darkshadow]

There is some dude that has been playing on a stream for HOURS, showing various things like fatalities and costumes, but he's mostly been doing the challenge tower, which is pretty awesome.
He's up to I think about ~260 of 300 challenges atm:
http://www.justin.tv/wearenotbrother20#/w/1084397872/7

[UChessmaster]

The steet date got broken in my country for this game and apparently Portal 2 as well, so i`m out to get my copies. :D

[Marik]

Has anyone else picked this up? I usually don't purchase games when they first come out, but I decided to take advantage of the deal that Kmart was offering.


- Buy $40 worth of gaming software, get a $15 gaming coupon
- Buy $120 or more of gaming software, get $60 in gaming coupons
- $20 PSN or XBLA cards count towards this promotion $50 cards do not
- Purchasing Portal 2 or Mortal Kombat and a $20 PSN or XBLA card will trigger a save $10 (helps towards $120 trigger). You can receive a discounted card for Portal 2 and Mortal Kombat each in the same transaction. Wii points cards are not included.
- You must be a shop your way reward member to receive the coupons, signage has been updated in-storeLimit of $60 of gaming coupons per member

I picked up

Mortal Kombat $59.99
Fight Night: Champion $39.99 (On Sale)
1600 MS Points $19.99
1600 MS Points $19.99

Game Card Savings -$10.00

Total $129.96

Received $45 Gaming Coupon and $15 Gaming Coupon

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Edit: GameTrailers Video Review (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-mortal-kombat/713003)

[UChessmaster]

Indeed, i love the new gameplay, characters are so much fun to play with, chars i didn`t even liked before (i`m looking at you Stryker)

[RyougaZell]

I probably get my copy this saturday.

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwDJcE5Kqnk

Also.. Mortal Kombat Rap - Official Jace Hall Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9uR3YLK0kA&hd=1)

and.. FATALITY (A Mortal Kombat Love Song) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV8P2A0yesE&hd=1)

[Marik]

by MK_MortalKombat » Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:31 am

Hey guys, here's an official statement on the online issues that many of you have been experiencing over the past week:


Thank you for supporting Mortal Kombat! Due to the overwhelmingly positive reception to the game, Mortal Kombat has millions of online matches being initiated worldwide every day, and we have run into some unanticipated technical issues.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios are aware of the issues with the online gameplay – specifically with "King of the Hill" and Ranked 1 v. 1 matches - and we want to assure our fans that we are focused on resolving online issues ASAP.

We have added a “Technical Issues” section to our forum so please be sure to let us know what issues you are having so we can address those as soon as possible. Users will begin seeing improvements in online play over the course of the next two weeks. In the meantime please note that none of this will impact the single-player or offline multiplayer experience, and we greatly appreciate your patience!

[RyougaZell]

So one fanbase can't use online... and the other fanbase is having technical problems? Damn...

[Marik]

So one fanbase can't use online... and the other fanbase is having technical problems? Damn...

Yeah, and 360 has another problem. The balance updates aren't being saved for offline play.


"As you may know, one of the most promoted features of MK9 was the balancing on the fly, without patches. For the most part, this has worked, as there have been changes in the past few days such as infinite removal and some move property changes.

However, there is one kink in this, and it's not exactly a tiny one. The updates DO NOT save to your hard drive. When you are disconnected from XBL, the updates do not take effect at all. They are all just stored online. This is a problem for when these updates bring in important changes."

So, as you can probably see, any tournament running Mortal Kombat on Xbox 360 would need all of the console connected to Xbox Live in order to make sure that they are playing the current version of the game. The video below talks more about the issue.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apoX68pA3dY

[RyougaZell]

That's an absurd flaw. I hope they manage to fix it. I fear that may be present on the PS3 as well... but with the current issue with PSN we can't be sure. I hope they are working on fixing them as soon as possible.

[Marik]

That's an absurd flaw. I hope they manage to fix it. I fear that may be present on the PS3 as well... but with the current issue with PSN we can't be sure. I hope they are working on fixing them as soon as possible.

Apparently, it's not a problem on PS3.


On the PS3 there is a save file for non-patch updates. First back-up this save file, then delete it. Now try one of the infinites that were patched out of the game, Sindel's infinite for example (it will work). Then restore the save file and try the same infinite. Now it will not work. It does not matter if you are connected to PSN or not.

360 does not have a save file for non-patch updates. That's why it is a 360 only issue.

[RyougaZell]

Ah. Thanks for the update. Even though the PSN is down... it did prompt me to update upon booting Mortal Kombat the first time. It must have been this.

[Marik]

MK3 Cyrax and Sektor


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aJhhDovO_Q

Here's some more leaked footage

Skarlet's X-Ray Move (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAm7OUcfDs8&hd=1)

Skarlet's Babality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Dq7Kyqfpk&hd=1)

Skarlet's Fatality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVIO2GhoXBA&hd=1)

Fujin??? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRrzi5ndp1o)

[RyougaZell]

How did they get this anyway? Was this hacked or what? Scarlet seems to be a work in progress... while Fujin is... huh?

[Marik]

How did they get this anyway?

Someone told me that it was leaked from PartnerNet. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PartnerNet)

[Marik]

MORTAL KOMBAT ARCADE KOLLECTION TAKES GAMERS BACK TO THE ARCADES
Iconic Arcade Games Will be Available on PSN, XBLA, and on Windows PC

Burbank, Calif. – May 12, 2011 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announces Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection for PlayStation®Network, Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC. For the first time ever, the original Mortal Kombat arcade trilogy - Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 2 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 - have been brought together into a single collection which will be available for download in late summer 2011.

"We are very excited to finally have the first three Mortal Kombat games available in one download package for long-time and new fans to play," said Ed Boon, Creative Director, NetherRealm Studios. "With the release of our 2011 Mortal Kombat, and its return to 2D game play, players have been asking for these classic titles and we are happy to deliver them."

Developed by Other Ocean in conjunction with NetherRealm studios, the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection will offer fans the chance to play through the games in their original arcade state and rediscover all their favorite characters, fatalities and environments as well as relive some of the franchise's most memorable secrets. In addition, this new collection will feature online play, leaderboards, achievements and trophies.

An arcade-perfect port, the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection brings players their favorite Mortal Kombat arcade classics for $9.99 on PlayStation Network or 800 Microsoft Points, to put it in arcade terms - 40 quarters ($10).

To help players create an arcade experience at home, GameStop will exclusively offer a limited run of the new Mortal Kombat™ Klassic Fight Sticks designed and manufactured by Performance Designed Products ("PDP"), creators of the sold-out Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition Fight Sticks, bundled with a code to download Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection. Both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the Mortal Kombat™ Klassic Fight Sticks are available for pre-order now for $129.99 at www.gamestop.com (http://www.gamestop.com).

For more information about Mortal Kombat, please visit www.themortalkombat.com (http://www.themortalkombat.com), on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mortalkombat (http://www.facebook.com/mortalkombat) or on Twitter @MK_Mortalkombat

I already have Ultimate MK3 on Live Arcade. I'm still looking forward to MK2 though and 800 points isn't a bad price for all three.

Edit:
Before Warner Bros. acquired Midway, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 was available on Xbox Live Arcade. Sony Online Entertainment in cooperation with Midway brought Mortal Kombat 2 to PlayStation Network. Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection has its own set of leaderboards, achievements, and trophies.

[Marik]

Players who purchased a new, sealed copy of Mortal Kombat 9 received a Kombat Pass. This one-time pass activated their game for online play, and is generally a countermeasure against piracy and the used games business for WB Studios and NetherRealm. Players who purchase the game used have the options of buying a new Kombat pass through Xbox Live or Playstation network, but with PSN's store still down, this became impossible. To make matters worse, players who did not redeem their code before the Playstation network went down were unable to do so.

To temporarily solve the issue, Playstation 3 users are allowed to play MK's online modes without a Kombat pass. This free period will last until the PSN Store returns. If you've been itching to try it out but hadn't used your Kombat code for whatever reason, now is your chance.

[RyougaZell]

Now they tell me.... I'll try tomorrow then. Thanks Marik.

[Marik]

Booting up the game while logged into Xbox Live or PSN will get the latest hotfixes automatically if you do not already have them.

You can check your game's version number by going to the options screen and holding down the RB & RT buttons and hitting the Y button (on Xbox360) or holding down the R1 & R2 buttons and hitting the Triangle Button (on PS3).

Ver. 0.127S-208-FD2E2ECD (Xbox 360) / Ver 0.127S-208-FD2E2ECD (PS3) *released 4/19/2011

• Reduced the life gained on Shang Tsung’s throws.
• Raised the damage scaling on Shang Tsung’s ground fireballs.
• Adjusted Kratos’ damage scaling.
• Temporarily adjusted how long Quan Chi is held for after hitting someone with his trance move and also adjusted the reaction recovery time. This was to prevent an easy infinite loop.
• Temporarily removed some of Sindel’s 2in1 cancels to prevent some easy infinite loops.
• Temporarily increased the time before Cyrax can throw another net after connecting with one to prevent an infinite loop.
• Increased the damage scaling after several popup reactions.

Ver. 0.127S-208-FD70F4B3 (Xbox 360) / Ver. 0.127S-208- A0FAD3CF (PS3) *released 5/20/2011

• Reduced some of Kung Lao’s combo and overall damage.
• Reduced the damage on some special moves.
• Increased the damage scaling after Kitana’s Enhanced ground fan toss.
• Adjusted some juggle’s damage scaling.
• Reduced the damage on some basic combos that were doing too much damage without using any meter.
• Increased Sheeva’s damage output for several of her moves and attacks.
• Temporarily Changed around some of Sonya’s fighting style properties to reduce her ability to lock someone down in block stun.
• Changed Kano’s Towards Front Kick to a low block.
• Reduced the recovery on Kano’s Upball to be closer to Johnny Cage’s Flip Kick recovery.
• Increased the damage of some of Baraka’s special moves and attacks.
• It is easier to juggle combo after hitting someone with Baraka’s chopchop on the ground.
• Increased the damage scaling on a frozen opponent.
• Baraka’s Away Front Kick, Front Punch combo is now a true popup.

[Marik]

NetherRealm Studios head and Mortal Kombat ko-kreator Ed Boon has revealed via his Twitter feed that all of the retailer-specific pre-order DLC released for the series' ninth installment will soon be made available as one downloadable, for-pay kollection.


The 7 Klassic outfits & 3 Klassic fatalities that were retailer exclusives will be bundled into one DLC package. Trailer coming on Friday.

For those who haven't been keeping tabs on said content, it includes "classic" variants of Ermac, Jade, Kitana, Mileena, Reptile, Scorpion and Sub-Zero, along with additional fatalities for Reptile, Scorpion and Sub-Zero.

lol @ people that paid $30+ for them on ebay.

Edit: http://cgi.ebay.com/PS3-Mortal-Kombat-Classic-Reptile-DLC-Costume-Code-ONLY-/390317097240?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae0b64118#ht_881wt_1087

[darkshadow]

there is someone who paid 100$ for a reptile skin rofl....I should've sold my ermac skin...perhaps I still can >_>

[RyougaZell]

I wonder if its too late to sell my un-used SubZero :p

Any word on how much this pack would cost?


EDIT:

I laughed that darkshadow and I posted at the same time with basically the same post... he wondering about selling Ermac and me SubZero

[darkshadow]

haha :P, money generates similar thoughts it seems ;D

[RyougaZell]

Only because its a bother to sell through Ebay... but we could probably get enough money from Ermac/SubZero to pay for the full 'kollection' pack. I just hope they don't charge more than 10 for the full set (because I only have 12 on the account... if it was stolen by the anonymus lamers)

[Marik]

Any word on how much this pack would cost?

Ed Boon said that he doesn't know the price yet.



RT @Keitht34 @noobde what will the classic costumes (the preorder bonuses) price be please reply Noobde: Don't know yet.

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECe5eMO6fWw

The pack will be available starting June 7th on Microsoft Xbox Live Arcade for 400 Microsoft Points or $4.99 on PlayStation Network.

Edit: There's going to be more avatar costumes and accessories.

"New awesome Avatar Outfits for Xbox 360 coming on June 2nd."

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Edit 2: Rigo Cortes and Ed Boon confirmed today that the first DLC, Skarlet, will be playable at E3 2011, and on Monday we can admire her in a new GamePlay trailer.

"In case you haven't heard. The first DLC character (Skarlet) is going to be playable at the Warner Booth at E3 !! :) Also on Monday we are releasing a Gameplay trailer for the 1st DLC character (Skarlet). She's got some wicked moves!"

[RyougaZell]

5 dollar! Hahaha. Awesome. A kick in the face for those who bought them really expensive. Since the pack will include my un-used SubZero... I won't open the card and keep it close for collectible purposes.

Any chance for the video to be uploaded to mediafire?

[Marik]

Any chance for the video to be uploaded to mediafire?

Ripped from YouTube (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?h8hm180zlnt6wni)

[RyougaZell]

Thank you!

I do wonder though... why do the females get their hair in a bun? I don't remember them having it on MK2 or UMK3 (skipped the rest) [edit: on 2nd thought... I think this was hoy they appeared on UMK3 after all]. It would have been cool if they had left them with their current hairstyles and the klassic kostume.

Heck... Reptile looks way better this way.

Smoke appeared at the end... I wonder if they will include him as a bonus.

We still need Rain... I hope Scarlet isn't too expensive.

[Marik]

We still need Rain... I hope Scarlet isn't too expensive.

Ditto, I hope she isn't $7-8 like BlazBlue chars. When they first announced her, they made it seem like her and Kenshi would be together in a bundle. Now it sounds like they're doing individual downloads.

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtQe22atOH4

IGN: E3 2011: Mortal Kombat -- Enter Skarlet Trailer (http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/05/30/mortal-kombat-skarlet-dlc-trailer)

[Marik]

There's going to be a patch released for MK tomorrow along with the Klassic Pack DLC. Tom Brady has given us a list that he is aware of, that may or may not contain every "note" and here it is:

Patch:

1. Kung Lao's spin will have 6 more recovery frames on block
2. Kung Lao's hat loop removed
3. Kabal's block infinite removed
4. Sonya block infinite removed
5. Various bugs fixed
6. Wake up moves punishing certain characters after a ground breaker removed
7. Stryker X-ray punished on hit fixed
8. Advantage on Cyrax's command throw lessened
9. Cyrax's command throw break changed from 2 frame window to 10 frame window
11. Sindel able to scream after 2,1 now and able to juggle with b3~scream
12. Smoke's bomb OTG removed
13. Cyber Sub-Zero's bomb has a smaller buffer window
14. Jax's EX dash punch goes farther and has armor.
15. Jax has a ground pound fake
16. Quan Chi's sky drop advantage lessened
17. Quan Chi's reset after trance removed
18. Quan Chi's skeletal boost after trance trade removed
19. Quan Chi can now move after trance
20. Raiden no longer has advantage after b312 and 334 are blocked. He is now at -1


Tweaks coming a few hours after the patch:

1. Sonya cannot link military stance after d4
2. Sonya dive kick infinite removed
3. Kabal cannot link dash after d4
4. Kung Lao infinite removed
5. Kano up ball is now more disadvantaged on block
6. More various bugs fixed

Also, Improved netplay*

Credit: Tom Brady (http://testyourmight.com/forum/member.php?do=getinfo&username=Tom%20Brady)

[darkshadow]

No dive kick infinite? I wasn't aware she had an infintie, does this mean they will remove her being able to instant overhead with the divekick? I hope it doesn't, she really needs that mixup.

[Marik]

E3 2011: Ed Boon Interview (Stream) (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-ed-boon-interview/715189)



Skarlet: Character is created from blood and feeds on blood.
Skarlet is coming soon. She is expected in the next couple of weeks, but no exact date.
Kenshi is the next DLC character to release after Skarlet.
An "extensive" plan to really support the game with DLC that will go all through the summer. New characters and new "surprises" incoming.
At least 4 new DLC characters are currently in the pipeline (Skarlet, Kenshi and 2 more) and future DLC plans will depend on how Skarlet performs (how many times she is downloaded).

And here's a Skarlet gameplay video from Test Your Might.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtSoZEML-V4

[RyougaZell]

She looks fun. Though I'll just get her is she has her own ending and is available to be used offline. I'm not making the same mistake as BlazBlue.

[Marik]

She looks fun. Though I'll just get her is she has her own ending and is available to be used offline. I'm not making the same mistake as BlazBlue.

Skarlet has an ending. A video of it has been on the net for a while.


Skarlet's Official Bio (http://www.themortalkombat.com/skarlet)

[RyougaZell]

Nice. I just hope she isn't 8dlls like BlazBlue

According to this art... they teased Rain
http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/14/skarlet-story-trailer-teases-kenshi-rain-and-unannounced-fighter-for-mortal-kombat/

Can't verify it though, since videos are blocked at my current location.

[Marik]

Yeah, it shows shadows for Rain and Kenshi at the end. There's a third shadow with ??? under it. People are saying that the third shadow will be Shinnok.

[darkshadow]

http://www.imgjoe.com/x/dlc.jpg

[RyougaZell]

Thanks for the pic. I forgot to watch it at home.

Any news on how much each character will cost?

[Marik]

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios are excited to announce the Mortal Kombat Season Pass which will offer Mortal Kombat fans an added incentive to buy all four new Add-on warriors at one time for a reduced price instead of when purchasing them individually. The first Mortal Kombat downloadable warrior, Skarlet, will be available for download starting June 21st and will be followed by Kenshi, Rain, and an unannounced new entrant to the Mortal Kombat tournament! Each warrior will come with a full move set, a ladder arcade story ending and two fatalities.

Available for purchase starting June 21st, the Mortal Kombat Season Pass will allow users to buy all four downloadable warriors as a package for 1200 Microsoft points. Each individual warrior can be purchased when they release for 400 Microsoft points. Each warrior will become unlocked for download as they become available throughout the summer.

Further, in order to allow for seamless online play with the new downloadable warriors, free compatibility packs will be required to download with the release of each new warrior. As an added incentive, each compatibility pack will come with two FREE klassic skins – the first of which are being released with Skarlet will be Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 inspired Cyrax and Sektor. Gamers who purchase the Mortal Kombat Season Pass (or individual Add-on content) will automatically get the free klassic skins when they download each warrior. Those who do not purchase the Mortal Kombat Season Pass or the Add-ons, will be able to download the compatibility packs for free and have access to the klassic skins as well.

Please note: The Mortal Kombat Season Pass is only available for purchase on Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE. PlayStation users will also have full access to the individual DLC warriors (for $4.99), the compatibility packs, and the FREE klassic skins.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1tjdnP5_84

[darkshadow]

Awesome.

[RyougaZell]

Heh... so I guess because Sony got Kratos... Microsoft gets a discount on DLC.

[Marik]

From the Live dash...

750

[RyougaZell]

Eight classic skins?
Cyrax, Sektor, Smoke, Noob Saibot, Rain and 3 more?

I need a PSN Card...

[Marik]

Eight classic skins?
Cyrax, Sektor, Smoke, Noob Saibot, Rain and 3 more?

I need a PSN Card...

Yeah. Each DLC comes with 2 free classic skins. Also, Rain isn't a skin, but an actual DLC character.

Skarlet came with Cyrax and Sektor.
Kenshi comes with Smoke and Noob.
Rain comes with 2 more.
New Character in August comes with 2 more.

I put $60 in my PSN wallet yesterday, I now have $65 on there. That still won't be enough for all the stuff I want.

[RyougaZell]

No, I didn't mean Rain was an skin. I meant that he probably comes with his own Klassic Kostume blunded. To complete the set of palette swaps.

I used my last 10dlls on the LA Noire PASS Ticket (or whatever it was called). I can't add funds to my own wallet right now. Don't have real life funds at the moment.

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK_JkoKOpE0

Original Source: Gamespot: Mortal Kombat - Kenshi Trailer (http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/mortal-kombat/video/6321056?tag=topslot;img;1#toggle_video)

Edit: It seems like DLC is being released every two weeks.

June 5th - Klassic Kostumes
June 21st - Skarlet + Sektor and Cyrax's Klassic Kostumes
July 5th - Kenshi + Noob and Smoke's Klassic Kostumes
So... Rain should be out on July 19th and the new person on August 2nd.

[darkshadow]

Wow, he's more badass than I expected. I guess Smoke/Kenshi it is...until rain and unknown wind up to be even more badass ofcourse.

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu766i7BJp8

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ1rjFAZCDA

[darkshadow]

Cool for Noob, I still like Smoke's alternate better.

[RyougaZell]

Nice... free alternates until I get some dollar to 'import' a psn card...

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpfuyN3FXOc

[darkshadow]

Kenshi is pretty cool, managed a quick ~28% combo with him. I also really like Noob klassic 2p colour, it actually makes his shadow be klassic smoke; noob+smoke is back ;D.

[RyougaZell]

How do you select a 2P color anyway?

[darkshadow]

press start when selecting.

[Marik]

NRS sent out Rain's render today and confirmed that Rain's gameplay trailer will be released in three days, on July 11.

NRS Community Manager, Rigo Cortes has been teasing who's skins are being included with Rain's release.


While you guys are busy feasting your eyes on Grape I'm going to go work on Blueberry & Lime

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[UChessmaster]

Kitana and Jade MK2?

Sonya and... Raiden?

Not a fan of Rain`s mask, everything else looks badass.

[darkshadow]

Rain looks great, and yeah BB and lime sounds like kitana and jade.

[Marik]

Yeah, I was thinking that Lime was Sonya as well. Blueberry has me thinking it's Stryker's MK3 alt. Kitana and Jade already have Klassic outfits. I don't see the point of giving them more.

[RyougaZell]

Argh... I need a PSN card to get Skarlet, Kenshi and Rain... now -____-

[darkshadow]

Stryker looked really dumb though, his current outfits are much better.
But yeah lime could be:
Sonya, Jade, reptile, khameleon/chameleon.....guess that's Sonya then.
And BB could be:
Stryker, Kitana, nightwolf, sub-zero, frost......nightwolf looks exactly the same, so prolly stryker..guh his outfit really sucked.

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-0rm_Q5Vjo

Cool water effects. They brought back his super roundhouse kick. Hell yeah! :) I'm way more hyped for him than Skarlet & Kenshi combined.

[darkshadow]

Haha the super roundhouse kick, that was just badass as fuck. I'm glad I saved my last 4 bucks for him, move over Kenshi, Smoke+Rain is where it's at ;D.

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCOjoB8Izuw

[Marik]

Well, damn... it really is going to be MK2 Kitana and Jade kostumes. I hope they add Kitana's Kiss of Death fatality, since one of Rain's fatalities makes them fat like that. I was looking forward to MK3 Sonya :(.


Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios present an all-new video introducing players to the latest DLC warrior, Rain, a power-hungry fighter who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. The third of four new downloadable warriors, Rain will be available on Microsoft Xbox LIVE for 400 Microsoft Points or $4.99 on PlayStation Network starting on July 19th. Rain will be available on the same date for users who have purchased the Microsoft Season Pass. Also releasing on that date will be a free compatibility pack featuring two klassic skins – Mortal Kombat 2-inspired Jade and Kitana.


@NinjaBoy66 Rigo Cortes
Klassic Skins Trailer gets released on Saturday

[UChessmaster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1TbDFQS5Ig&feature=player_embedded

[RyougaZell]

And since Mileena is not there... expect this costume to be released for Mileena with the last character.

[Marik]

And since Mileena is not there... expect this costume to be released for Mileena with the last character.

I doubt that. Mileena already has four kostumes. I believe that's the reason that they gave Kitana and Jade these, so they could have the same number as her.

Also, if they did give her another one, who would she be bundled with? The two people always seem to be linked somehow.

[RyougaZell]

They could give Skarlet a MK2 costume. Specially since she was born from a glitch with the costume.

[Marik]

NetherRealm Studios and WB Games are hitting up Comic-Con International this week July 21th - 24th in San Diego, California with a purpose. Along with the finale of Mortal Kombat: Legacy webisode series, NetherRealm Studios is organizing a Mortal Kombat (2011) tournament at GameStop in the Westfield Horton Plaza at 503 Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101, within walking distance to the San Diego Convention Center. The event will take place at 7pm on Thursday, July 21st and will feature exclusive Comic-Con prizing, the latest DLC characters Rain, Kenshi, Skarlet and the final unannounced mystery character. Also, several developers from NetherRealm Studios will be in attendance.

Heh, only two days after Rain is released. The character must have been finished a while back.

[RyougaZell]

They should let us use the Cyber-Reptile skin you play as at the Challenge Tower. Sure, its just a palette swap... but it looks better than normal Reptile. Heheh.

[Marik]

They need to give Cyber Sub-Zero a skin as well. He's the only character in the game without an alternate.

[RyougaZell]

Cyber-SubZero UMK3 style! Hehehe

[Marik]

Rain is out already on Xbox Live, apparently. I have to wait for it to be on PSN later. *sobs*

[Marik]

They could give Skarlet a MK2 costume. Specially since she was born from a glitch with the costume.

Someone on twitter thinks like you.

noobde noobde
RT @TechnoSyndrome It'd still be cool if you gave Skarlet a red MK2 female ninja outfit since she was supposedly a glitch Noobde: Not true.

noobde noobde
RT @OfficialRafaRIO @noobde Any chances Skarlet will get her klassic costume? Noobde: Skarlet is new. She shant have a classic costume.

[darkshadow]

Just tried out rain, very very awesome, got some quick ~30% combos out of him, and a guaranteed ~37% xray combo. The klassic jade and mileena are pretty good too, better than I thought they would be. I still prefer jade costume 1, but kitana klassic is definitly the way to go.

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtGb7ApuOTg

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXHgoE2E2WE

Crazy....

Edit: 4th character is going to be revealed at 2PDT/5EDT.

noobde noobde
RT “@Blazfemur: @noobde @NinjaBoy66 what time is the reveal? Noobde: 2pm. I'm looking forward to it!

[darkshadow]

I figured the damage boost thing could drive up the %, I did some experimenting with it, but found it impractical for actual combos.

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaSBkBDcepM

[darkshadow]

haha he actually looks really awesome!

[Marik]

I'll just leave this here.

[RyougaZell]

Non-masked Sub-Zero looks awesome. And is that Freddy real?

[Marik]

Yeah, it's real. Boon announced it during the screening of the last episode of MK Legacy at Comic-Con.

[RyougaZell]

Yeah, I just couldn't believe my eyes. He looks fantastic.

Perfect time for my f-PS3 to YLOD on me -___-

I need 20$ to get the 4 characters... 25$ becaue I want klassic kostumes...

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87WOdEj-qDQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl7FWxFIsrQ

[darkshadow]

People really need to get better cameras for these kinds of things, goddamn iphones. Both are looking good though.

[Marik]

Playstation Blog: Ed Boon Talks Freddy Krueger in Mortal Kombat, Secret Origins of DLC Characters (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/07/22/ed-boon-talks-freddy-krueger-in-mortal-kombat-secret-origins-of-dlc-characters/#utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=FreddyMK_072211)

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R3CArYg7u0

[Marik]

Anyone watching EVO 2011? Alex Valle just went crazy on this dude with his Shang Tsung. He has the sickest Shang I've ever seen. Fireball juggles FTW!

lol @ Ryan Hart did a fatality with Kabal and it unlocked 3 trophies.

[darkshadow]

Nah I'm not gonna watch it live, well perhaps I'll watch top 8 stuff, but EVO generally takes many hours before it finishes; don't really have the time.

[RyougaZell]

Don't have access here. I'd love to see the best battles when it ends though.

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XolQYdLOTA

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CSZ finally gets an alt.

[UChessmaster]

At first i was going to say i was dissapointed in this pack, but then Marrik reminded me CSZ has no alts.

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRVpE9EVOks

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE6n1K0FpB4&amp;hd=1

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Edit: There's a 1.04 patch out for MK. It has Unmasked Sub-Zero and CSZ's alt on it.

[Marik]

Back when the first Mortal Kombat DLC character, Skarlett, released on the PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE, a discounted “Season Pass” was announced for Xbox LIVE that purchased access to all four characters for a low price, while PS3 users were left to purchase each character seperately. However, this won’t be the case any longer as today, Freddy Krueger enters Mortal Kombat, and with him he’s bringing a DLC “Warrior Bundle” to PSN.

This new Mortal Kombat DLC Warrior Bundle lets players download all four Mortal Kombat DLC characters for $14.99. Skarlett, Kenshi, Rain, and Freddy Krueger sold seperately would run you $4.99 a piece, so you’re essentially buying three characters and getting one for free.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA6Zap1nk04

[RyougaZell]

Nice! Now I need a PSN card to buy them :D

[Marik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsD43cetW4s

Edit: Here's a Playstation Blog article as well...
Mortal Kombat Memories: Development Tales from NetherRealm Studios (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/08/26/mortal-kombat-memories-development-tales-from-netherrealm-studios/#utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mk_kollection_082611)

[Marik]

There was a huge patch released for MK 2011 today.

V 0.144S-234-77c814ec (Xbox 360) /V ????-??? (PS3) [update version 1.??]*released 09/23/2011

General Gameplay Fixes/Tweaks
• Fixed a couple of crash scenarios.
• DLC billboards should now behave correctly on Xbox
• You should no longer see online desyncs on Xbox that are related to alternate costumes or classic costume DLC packs.
• MOTD handling and displaying code was tweaked.
• Fixed a bug that could have resulted in tweakvars getting corrupted.
• Fixed a crash in player select if you tried to exit out while the dlc box was open.
• With the exception of Human Cyrax and Human Sektor, everyone’s alternate costumes should behave the same as their primary costumes and have the exact same move properties.
• You can now block after a dash forward is completed if it was cancelled into from a special move. You canceling out of a dash into another dash was normalized for most of the characters. Dash Block canceling remains the same.
• Wakeup attacks should have better invulnerability on them if done in the first 4 frames of the wakeup window. (this was added as a hotfix tweakable value)
• You no longer get a completely free throw attempt after someone blocks your jump punch. The opponent has less block hit frames but chained combos from a jump punch will remain the same.
• There were several reactions that could freeze a players just before they landed from attacks such as Kano’s Airball and Cyrax’s Net air reaction.
• Made many minor hitbox adjustments.
• Tweaked the negative edge window.
• Several low attacks were being parried incorrectly.
• Nightwolf and Kenshi can no longer still absorb a projectile if they get hit out of their enhanced reflects before the recovery frames start.

Baraka
• Baraka’s Blade Spin move starts up faster and is safer when blocked.
• Baraka’s Enhanced Blade Charge (Blade Rush) attack goes farther now.
• Baraka’s Chop Chop no longer auto corrects mid-move.

Cyber Subzero
• Cyber Subzero can no longer handcuff certain characters by catching a wakeup attack with his enhanced Ice Parry.

Cyrax
• Cyrax’s Buzzsaw is an overhead block and safer when blocked
• Cyrax’s Bombs will no longer pop someone up who is in a 2nd Net reaction or in a Buzzsaw reaction.
• Cyrax’s mk3 costume should behave the same as the primary costume now.

Ermac
• Ermac can no longer leave an invisible fireball collision around.
• Fixed damage scaling a few of his reactions.

Jade
• All of Jade’s Enhanced Boomerangs (Reboomerang) will now return when the first hit is blocked.
• Jade’s Staff Grab is slightly safer when blocked.
• Jade’s U3 attack (Pole Vault) can be ducked.
• Jade’s 4,F3 kick (Polecat) is safer when blocked.

Jax
• The armor on Jax’s Enhanced Dash Punch (Dash Fist) and X-Ray (Briggs Bash) now starts instantly.
• Added armor to the startup of Jax’s Enhanced Elbow (Elite Smash).
• Jax’s projectiles (Energy Wave) recover a tiny bit faster.
• Jax’s towards 3 attack (Big Leg) is now an overhead.
• Jax can no longer frame trap someone with his Gotcha Grab.

Johnny Cage
• Johnny Cage’s F3,2 (Take Two) no longer true combos into 2in1’d special moves
• Johnny Cage’s Nut Punch does slightly less damage.

Kabal
• Kabal can no longer leave an invisible fireball collision around.
• Removed a couple unavoidable block traps with Kabal. (with F2 and 4)

Kano
• If you don’t charge and hold the Enhanced Kano Ball it will now keep its armor.
• Kano’s Knife Toss recovers slightly faster.

Kitana
• Kitana’s Fan reactions on an airborne opponent damage scale correctly now.
• Kitana’s X-Ray (Fan-Tastic) can no longer be reflected.

Kung Lao
• Removed the pushback on Kunglao’s spin when blocked.
• Ground Hat now leaves both players at neutral when hit close and leaves Kung Lao at a disadvantage when blocked up close.
• Kung Lao’s overhead hat attack is slightly safer when blocked.

Liu Kang
• Lui Kang’s Parry now can correctly give a first hit bonus!

Nightwolf
• Nightwolf’s reflect should work better as a wakeup attack.

Noob
• Noob’s Teleport Slam should connect better with some opponents.
• Noob should no longer be hit on the ground after he is up in the air for his teleport.
• Noob’s Shadow Charge hits overhead.

Quan Chi
• Fixed an isse where Quan Chi’s Skull Projectile (Skull Ball) could sometimes become invisible.
• Added some armor to the Quan Chi’s Enhanced Sky Drop (Sky Stomp).

Raiden
• Raiden can no longer unavoidably frame trap someone with his Vicinity Blast.
• Raiden has 2 additional recovery frames on his normal Teleport.
• Raiden can’t be hit during his Enhanced Teleport (Sparkport).

Reptile
• Reptile whiffed Elbow Dash now builds slightly less meter.
• Reptile is held slightly longer after knocking someone down with the Elbow Dash.
• A blocked Reptile Elbow Dash no longer pushes back.
• Reptile’s Enhanced Slide (Slime Trail) now has armor on it.
• Reptile can no longer leave an invisible Forceball collision around.

Scorpion
• Scorpion’s Leg Takedown is safer when blocked.
• Scorpion’s Enhanced Leg Takedown (Takeout) now has armor on it.

Sektor
• Sektor can now 2in1 into the front and behind Up Missiles
• Sektor’s mk3 outfit should behave the same as the primary costume
• Sektor’s backjets will no longer get stuck firing, wasting precious fuel. (Yay!)
• Sektor’s X-Ray (Massive Missile) can no longer be reflected.

Shang Tsung
• The armor on Shang’s Enhanced Soul Steal now starts instantly
• Shang Tsung’s Enhanced Soul Steal (Soul Capture) activates faster.

Sheeva
• Sheeva’s Fireball is a mid block now and the Enhanced Fireball (Fire Blast) is an overhead.
• Sheeva’s Ground Pound can correctly give a first hit bonus!
• Sheeva’s Enhanced Jump Stomp (Jump Crush) now has armor on it.
• Sheeva’s Air Grab has better anti-air collision on it.

Sindel
• Sindel can no longer leave behind an invisible fireball collision around.
• Sindel’s B1 attack is a low block.
• Sindel’s Enhanced Scream is slightly faster now.
• Sindel’s Scream (Yell) can no longer be parried.

Smoke
• It’s no longer possible to handcuff opponents with Smoke’s Vibration (Shake) Parry.

Sonya
• The armor on Sonya’s cartwheel (Krazy Legs) lasts until the first collision and Archkick’s (Arc Wave) armor lasts until her arch is almost over.
• Sonya’s 1,1,4 (Fierce Assault) no longer true combos into 2in1’d special moves from it.
• Sonya’s 3,1,4 (Beat Up) no longer true combos into 2in1’d special moves from it.

Stryker
• Stryker’s Enhanced Baton (Baton Bash) Sweep’s 2nd hit is an overhead and is safer when blocked.
• Stryker’s Grenades recover slightly faster.
• Stryker’s Baton Roll starts up faster and the enhanced version has armor on it for a longer time.
• Stryker’s Grenade Toss and Baton Sweep do slightly more damage.
• Stryker’s B1,2,2 (Beatdown) combo is safer when blocked.

Sub Zero
• Fixed some of the Ground Freeze reaction properties which were causing some other gameplay issues.
• Sub Zero’s Enhanced Slide (Power Slide) now has armor.
• The opponent is frozen for 10 additional frames to allow him to at least get a slide in for some trade cases were he could get nothing before.

Freddy Krueger
• Freddy’s Nightmare Stance can’t be repeated instantly anymore.
• Fixed a bug where Freddy could get stuck being immune to projectiles.
• Freddy forward and backward Teleports (Hell Shift) build slightly less meter.
• Some of Freddy reactions were not damage scaling correctly.
• Tweaked the recovery on some of Freddy specials.

Kenshi
• Kenshi’s X-Ray (Soul Blade) can no longer be reflected.
• Kenshi is freed up sooner now when he absorbs a projectile with his (Blade Absorb)
• Kenshi’s F2,2,B1 (Absentminded) reaction no longer lets opponents be hit just as they hit the ground.

Skarlet
• Skarlet has an additional 10 frames before she can cancel out of her normal dagger toss.
• Skarlet can no longer 2in1 cancel out of her Slide attack from her Red Dash.
• Skarlet’s back throw now does normal damage.
• Skarlet can do her U3 (Lifting Leg) attack from a dash now.

A few things with these notes: 1. This is ONLY out on Xbox for the time being / PS3 will update SOON 2. Rain is subject to patch notes, he may or may not have had any changes.

[Marik]

Wow, the European version of Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection was released with the 1.02 patch already applied. I am jealous. They fixed the main things that I wanted. Can now stretch the screen, can now use kombat kodes online in UMK3, gamma level reduced so it's not so washed out anymore, pausing leaving you unable to move, online lag, and some other stuff.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVYMeU8VRl0&amp;hd=1

[Marik]

http://i.imgur.com/TH5Qa.jpg

NetherRealm Studios has officially announced the Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The Komplete Edition includes all four DLC characters (Freddy, Scarlet, Rain, and Kenshi), 15 klassic skins, three klassic fatalities (Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Reptile), a download code for the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie, and a digital download version of the Mortal Kombat: Songs Inspired by the Warriors soundtrack with an additional bonus track. The game is set to release on February 28th in North America and on March 2nd in Europe.