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Gamescom 2023 opening night stream: Watch it here at 2PM ET
The annual Gamescom trade fair opens its doors today, but you don’t have to be in Germany to participate in the game reveals and updates. All of the good stuff is being streamed live, beginning with the opening night event, hosted by gaming journalist and former Spike TV host Geoff Keighley. For those of us far from Europe, the event starts streaming at 2PM ET.
It’s a good time to be a fighting-game fan
While fighting games may never have the same mass-market appeal they did in the '90s, 2023 is proving to be a mini-rennaisance for the genre. We've already had Street Fighter 6, Mortal Kombat 1 is arriving this fall, and there's Tekken 8 still to come.
'Mortal Kombat 1' reboots the series on September 19th
'Mortal Kombat 1' is a reboot of the fighting game series that arrives this September.
The 'Mortal Kombat' movie is getting a sequel
Warner Bros. and New Line are creating a sequel to the Mortal Kombat film with Moon Knight writer Jeremy Slater onboard.
The new 'Mortal Kombat' movie isn't just about the violence
Screenwriter Greg Russo says he intentionally injected some levity, for old time's sake.
What's on TV this week: 'Mortal Kombat,' 'Shadow and Bone'
This week 'Mortal Kombat' streams on HBO Max, MLB the Show crosses over to Xbox, and Netflix dives into sci-fi and fantasy.
The new 'Mortal Kombat' movie has been delayed one more week
The 'Mortal Kombat' movie premieres in theaters and on HBO Max on April 23rd.
The 'Mortal Kombat' reboot trailer is as gory as it should be
The reboot hits theaters and HBO Max on April 16th.
The new 'Mortal Kombat' movie reaches theaters and HBO Max on April 16th
The new 'Mortal Kombat' movie has a release date: April 16th. It will be available in theaters and streaming via HBO Max.
'Mortal Kombat 11' DLC brings back three actors from the 1995 movie
The actors who played Raiden, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film are back.
RoboCop is coming to 'Mortal Kombat 11' on May 26th
The next 'Mortal Kombat 11' DLC will add... RoboCop.
‘Mortal Kombat’ movie casts Sonya Blade and Kano
More actors have signed on to Warner Bros.' New Line's Mortal Kombat reboot. The Hollywood Reporter revealed today that The Meg's Jessica McNamee and Australian actor Josh Lawson are in final negotiations to play Sonya Blade and Kano, respectively. British actor Lewis Tan (Wu Assassins, Deadpool 2) is also in final talks to play a lead role, though the identity of the character is unknown.
'Mortal Kombat' reboot will be rated R for all the fatalities
Filming is set to start soon on the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot, which is in pre-production in Australia under the wing of producer James Wan. Tidbits about what's in store are starting to emerge, such as the casting of The Raid star Joe Taslim as series lynchpin Sub-Zero. The latest news on the movie comes from writer Greg Russo, who said the production team is gunning for an R rating. And yes, it'll include proper fatalities.
'Mortal Kombat 11' DLC trailer shows Shang Tsung, confirms Spawn
Mortal Kombat 11 players have already been awaiting the return of Shang Tsung, and to control the character now modeled on the man who played him in the first MK movie, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. A new DLC for the "Kombat Pack" DLC not only shows off Shang Tsung -- complete with shapeshifting that extends all the way through his fatalities and a slick "Your soul is mine" reference -- but also confirms a few more fighters on the way. Those include Spawn, Sindel, Nightwolf and two still-unnamed additions. Fans have focused on some sound details at the end of the trailer to guess that the last two new fighters will be familiar faces Ash -- actor Bruce Campbell tweeted the trailer last night -- and Terminator. The $40 add-on pack brings all six new characters as they roll out, a week of early access starting with Shang Tsung on June 18th, plus access to new skins and gear.
A new 'Mortal Kombat' movie will start filming this year
More than two decades after the last movie, another Mortal Kombat film is on the way. Pre-production will start this month and the cameras are scheduled to start rolling in Adelaide, Australia later this year. South Australia Premier Steven Marshall said it'll be the biggest film production in the state's history.
'Mortal Kombat' and 'Super Mario Kart' join the Video Game Hall of Fame
Sorry, Half-Life fans, you'll have to wait at least another year to see the classic FPS make it into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. The National Museum of Play has announced this year's batch of inductees: Mortal Kombat, Super Mario Kart, Colossal Cave Adventure and Microsoft Windows Solitaire.
How B-movies influenced 'Mortal Kombat 11' fatalities
Mortal Kombat fatalities are legendary for their gruesomeness. The finishing moves are physics-defying ballets of blood and shattered bone, and in Mortal Kombat 11, they're just as ridiculous as ever. D'vorah vomits acid-covered larvae down an enemy's throat before they're ripped apart from the inside by a giant corpse bug; Geras traps an opponent in a wall of sand and rips them in half lengthwise with a single hard tug; Cassie Cage kicks people so hard in the crotch that their skeletons fly right out of their bodies; Baraka rips off an enemy's face in two layers, stabs their brain and then eats it like a shish kebab.
'Mortal Kombat X' and the comedy of violence
Mortal Kombat is synonymous with violence -- hell, it's baked into the franchise's name. But despite how increasingly gruesome the series has become with each successive release throughout its 23-year history, it hasn't lost sight of keeping the tone light as a counterbalance. Whether that's a head popping up saying, "Toasty!" in falsetto after a particularly brutal uppercut, or turning an opponent into a crying baby that slips on a puddle of frozen urine at the end of a match, humor is just as intrinsic to the game as its bloodshed. What the series delivers is cartoony, over-the-top violence akin to the B-movie horror of something like Peter Jackson's Dead Alive. Fatalities, Mortal Kombat's signature, end-of-match moves, are shockingly gory, for sure, but somehow developer NetherRealm keeps the game from feeling like torture porn. "We're not out trying to make Saw or a horror film," says NetherRealm Lead Designer John Edwards. "We don't take ourselves too seriously."
Kung Lao, Kitana, Goro officially join Mortal Kombat X cast
He's a stoic monk in a murderous hat and she's the buxom princess of a demonic alternate reality, but there's one thing they can both agree on: That four-armed guy at the end of this trailer is a real jerk for crashing their unveiling. [Image: WBIE/Netherrealm Studios]
Mortal Kombat X will see the return of Kung Lao
Kung Lao will once again fight the good, deadly fight in Mortal Kombat X, according to Finnish gaming magazine Pelaaja. Mortal Kombat fan site TestYourMight has translated some of the relevant article, revealing Kung Lao's three fighting forms: Tempest, Buzz Saw and Hat Trick. According to TestYourMight's translation, the Tempest form focuses on whirling spin attacks, while Buzz Saw utilizes Lao's razor-lined hat. Hat Trick sounds similar in that it focuses on the Mortal Kombat series' most deadly fashion accessory, but also allows players to send out and call back the hat at will, making it a trickster/trapper-oriented fighting style. It should also be noted that, what with MKX taking place well after the events of 2011's Mortal Kombat, our monk friend has definitely aged a bit, and is no longer the spry youth you see above. Unfortunately, creator Ed Boon is being more than coy about giving us an extended look at his aged mug. When asked if Kung Lao would get a proper trailer, Boon tweeted a picture of an old sprite pasted onto a moving wagon. Get it? 'Cause it's a trailer. Well, there's only one answer to this problem. We'll just have to ... *ahem* FINNISH HIM. [Image: WB Interactive]
