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Mortal Kombat compatibility pack injects more Sub-Zero outfits on Aug. 9
The developers at Netherrealm Studios have been diligent in adding more characters to Mortal Kombat, releasing a free compatibility pack (to support online matches) alongside each bloody gush of new content. Creepy Elm Street loiterer Freddy Krueger calls for "Compatibility Pack #4" when he arrives on August 9. Once downloaded, the pack grants access to "Klassic Sub-Zero" (as he appeared in Mortal Kombat 3), and "Retro Cyber Sub-Zero," another cyborg ninja variant and a consistently effective sign that we're talking about video games here. Freddy Krueger is available on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network for $5, or as part of the Mortal Kombat Season Pass for $15.
EVO 2011 Results Roundup
This year's EVO Championship Series was bonkers, you guys. Not only did MVC legend Justin Wong get perfected into third place during the Marvel vs Capcom 3 grand finals, but The Beast took a bewildering fourth place in Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition, ending two consecutive years of first-place victories. This was also the first EVO ever to feature a Mortal Kombat game, which is a major victory for both NetherRealm Studios and the MK kommunity. Historically, Mortal Kombat titles have never been considered balanced or polished enough to participate in high-level tournaments, and EVO's seal of approval goes a long way in legitimizing Mortal Kombat in the eyes of the fighting community. Check out the highlights reel above for some incredible displays of skill, dedication, and heart, and be sure to peep the full list of winners and finalists after the break.
Meet Sektor and Cyrax in Mortal Kombat Legacy's finale
The final episode of the Mortal Kombat Legacy web series can now be watched ... right here! For the ideal Mortal Kombat experience, we suggest yelling "FINISH HIM" before watching the episode, and then spiking your monitor into a river of acid.* *Joystiq is not responsible for any property damage caused by destroying your computer in an effort to symbolically murder a web video series.
NetherRealm considered Michael Myers, Jason as Mortal Kombat DLC
Mortal Kombat's newest kombatant certainly came as a surprise to the seasoned MK vets here at Joystiq; we were expecting Tanya, or maybe even Meat, but Krueger? Dude wasn't even on our radar, let alone our fantasy character selection screens. As out-of-left-field as his inclusion seems to us, series co-founder Ed Boon says that slasher villains have always been on the table as potential new characters. "Over the years, we've certainly had a number of conversations about guest characters," said Boon during an interview with PlayStation Blog. "A number of names were run by us: Jason, Michael Meyers [sic] and all those guys. Freddy Kreuger, we felt, was the most instantly recognizable and he fits in with Mortal Kombat with his claws." We think they made the right choice; why would anyone put the guy from So I Married An Axe Murderer in a Mortal Kombat game?
Freddy Krueger haunting Mortal Kombat August 9
The news of Mortal Kombat's next downloadable brawler, Nightmare on Elm Street antagonist Freddy Krueger, is weird for a number of reasons. First off: It's Freddy Krueger in Mortal Kombat. We didn't know non-gaming murderers were allowed to join the party! Secondly: Wouldn't his inclusion be predicated on the fact that everyone in the Mortal Kombat universe is asleep while they're fighting? That seems like it would be difficult to do. Check out Freddy's appropriately brutal announcement trailer above, and decide whether you're going to grab him from your respective DLC marketplace when he arrives August 9. Update: A Warner Bros. press release has revealed that Freddy will cost 400 Microsoft Points ($4.99), and will be free to Season Pass subscribers. Comic-Con 2011 attendees can check out his sweet, Baraka-esque moves at the GameStop in San Diego's Westfield Horton Plaza between 7 and 10 p.m. PT.
Mortal Kombat trailer makes it Rain
Of all the Mortal Kombat ninjas, Rain is kind of a tough sell. Scorpion can throw fire. Sub-Zero can freeze things. Ermac can summon warrior souls. Meanwhile, Rain can totally shoot water out of his hands and stuff. We're really hoping the next DLC character is Glade, "the ninja that smells good."
100 percent chance of Rain with new Mortal Kombat DLC on July 19
Rain, former denizen of Edenia and walking Prince reference, will be joining the twenty-first century on July 19 as Mortal Kombat's third DLC character. Half god, half severe weather alert, Rain originally debuted in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. It looks like he's retained all of his old tricks, including his lightning bolt, water levitate, and magical-compulsory-teleportation feet. Rain will be available for 400 MS Points ($5), or as part of the Season Pass.
PSA: Kenshi slices up Mortal Kombat today
With all of Monday's barbecues, subsequent food comas and fireworks, you may have forgotten all about Kenshi, the blind swordsman with psychic powers. He's available for download today in Mortal Kombat for 400 MS Points ($5). If you've already snagged the Mortal Kombat season pass on Xbox 360, you've already paid for him. Additionally, two more klassic kostumes are up for grabs as part of the free compatibility download: Smoke and Noob Saibot.
Free Klassic Noob and Smoke with Mortal Kombat Compatibility Pack 2
NetherRealm Studio's pallet-swap parade continues to march through blood-splattered streets, as July 5 marks the introduction of another set of complimentary Klassic Kostumes for Mortal Kombat's two most gray-scale-iest fighters. Included in the fighter's forthcoming Compatibility Pack 2, designed to make systems ready for the Kenshi DLC dropping the same day, these costumes allow Noob Saibot and Smoke to join in with the rest of the ninja clan's retro reindeer games. With at least two more DLC characters due this year, and with all the ninjas now tastefully dressed, it's unclear whether or not free costumes will continue to be the norm when system updates come to town. For now though, enjoying murdering hundreds of people in a slightly different outfit.
Don't turn a blind eye to Mortal Kombat's Kenshi
Some Mortal Kombat fans are willing to accept that Kenshi – available July 5 – is just another dude with a weapon and magical powers. Others, however, demand narrative justification for his participation in the tournament that will decide Earthrealm's fate. For that latter group, here's a trailer.
Mortal Kombat Skarlet DLC problems reported in North America and Europe [update]
It looks like Skarlet's bloody journey into Mortal Kombat has been a tough one. Downloading the new fighter has been tricky for European PS3 users, specifically because Skarlet was never actually added to the PlayStation Store. Rather than Skarlet, the latest update featured a new costume pack -- which was listed at nearly twice the price of the same pack in the US. Warner Bros. has responded to the issue on Twitter, stating that "some technical issues" caused the problem and that Skarlet will not be available until next week. Furthermore, the price of the costume pack will be corrected to £3.19 in the UK and €3.99 for the rest of Europe. Meanwhile, in North America, users have been reporting that the Kombat Pass isn't functioning properly on Xbox Live. Once redeemed, Skarlet appears on Xbox Live for 1200 MS Points ($15) -- three times the standalone price -- instead of being free. We've contacted Warner Bros. about the issue. In the meantime, Netherrealm Studios community manager Rigo Cortes has posted a workaround on Twitter, stating, "If Skarlet DLC is incorrectly showing up as 1200MS points in the game store, exit the game [and] go to the XBL store [through] the console." Update: Warner Bros. has responded to Joystiq, noting that the problems reported by North American Xbox Live users have been "rectified." Those who ran into issues earlier this week should now find everything as it should be.
Skarlet enters the Mortal Kombat arena today, Kombat Pass also at GameStop
Skarlet, Mortal Kombat's bloody female ninja, is available as paid DLC today. You can get her either as a standalone download for 400 MS Points ($5), or as part of the 1200 MS Point ($15) Mortal Kombat Season Pass on Xbox 360, where you pay a large sum up front and then gain access to all of the DLC cheaper than buying it piecemeal. We've tucked a gameplay trailer for Skarlet just past the break. She's the first of four new characters promised throughout the rest of the summer. Warner Bros. also informs us that you can go into your local GameStop and pick up a Kombat Pass there, if you're one of those oddballs who needs a physical object when handing cash over for goods and/or services. Oh, and if you're skipping the DLC altogether, don't forget to download the compatibility pack. It'll net you some retro costumes for Cyrax and Sektor!
Mortal Kombat's old school (and free!) Sektor and Cyrax skins revealed
Anyone who downloads the Mortal Kombat Compatibility Pack when it arrives on each console's respective online platform Tuesday, June 21, will gain access to new skins for Kombatants Sektor and Cyrax. Check out these fighters' retro duds in the trailer posted after the jump!
Mortal Kombat 'Season Pass' discounts DLC for Xbox
That LA Noire "Rockstar Pass" must be working out, because WB looked at the concept and said "get over here" for Mortal Kombat. The publisher just announced the "Kombat Pass" which allows you to pay ahead of time for all four DLC characters, including Skarlet, Kenshi, Rain, and one more unannounced character. Each character costs 400 points ($5) on their own; the pack runs 1200 points ($15) and will be available alongside the release of the Skarlet character on June 21. This is an Xbox 360-exclusive offer; if you want more virtual murderers in the PS3 version, you'll have to buy them individually.
Skarlet enters Mortal Kombat on June 21; Kenshi, Rain, one other coming later
Today, IGN revealed that we'll be able to add Skarlet to our roster of Mortal Kombat fighters next Tuesday, June 21. Following the bloody female assassin will be Kenshi, Rain and a mysterious fighter to be named at a later date. The new DLC (DLK?) characters will be sold individually throughout this summer, and a downloadable compatibility pack will ensure that everyone can see them, even if they don't purchase them. Hit the jump for the announcement trailer.
Mortal Kombat's 'Skarlet' DLC tests your tolerance for blood
Netherrealm Studios assumes that if you like Mortal Kombat, you probably don't mind the sight of blood. But how much do you like it? And how much do you like the wet, squishy sounds of splattering blood? Watch this trailer for the DLC fighter Skarlet and find out.
Mortal Kombat marked down to $40 on Amazon
Hey, we like murder as much as the next person, but you gotta admit it's an expensive "hobby." Buying all of those shovels and bags of lime, not to mention all of the gas your van uses as you spend hours looking for just the right abandoned factory -- it ain't cheap. Thankfully, Amazon has just marked down Mortal Kombat to $40 on both the PS3 and Xbox 360, which is a game where people get murdered constantly. It's a much healthier alternative to actual, real-life killing, you know?
Mortal Kombat Klassic Skins DLC trailer makes us miss padded vests
We never really understood why a majority of old-school Mortal Kombat's brutal fighters garbed themselves in pillowy, colorful, long-tailed vests -- but we're sure happy to see the style make a comeback. Check out the trailer for Mortal Kombat's Klassic Skins DLC pack after the jump.
Mortal Kombat retailer-exclusive DLC koming for all
NetherRealm Studios head and Mortal Kombat co-creator 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," Boon writes. "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. Hopefully Friday's trailer will be accompanied by a date and price, so we can note it on our kalendars and put aside some kash.
Mortal Kombat dev video turns fatalities inside out
This latest Mortal Kombat video takes a look inside of the game characters' infamous fatalities -- as opposed to all the character insides we've seen because of said fatalities. Surprisingly, it appears that a lot of love went into crafting the gruesome, ruthless maneuvers.
