games  anime  |  toys
Destructoid is gaming news, community, videos, and sometimes love. Take the tour or jump in with Facebook:

 

Mortal Kombat EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag

Mortal Kombat fighters like you've never seen them before

Commence hyperventilating. Back when Vincent Proce was working over at Midway, he submitted a pitch for a new Mortal Kombat. The game in question was to be a total overhaul of the series' "origin...
What are Warner's plans for Mortal Kombat's Sonya Blade?

If you've been thinking "We certainly haven't seen enough Sonya Blade in the past 17 years," you're not alone.  On October 26, Warner Bros. Entertainment filed for trademark for the words "S...
Relive the glory that was Mortal Kombat 4

CrispyGamer has a hilarious series called Great Moments in Voice Acting where they highlight the more memorable voice acting jobs in videogames. The latest episode takes a look at Mortal Kombat ...
Scorpion takes on Donkey Kong in this match made in Hell

Over the past month, YouTuber daneboe has been mashing up videogame worlds together. First he dropped Contra into Duck Hunt's world. Then Sonic ran through Pac-Man's maze where those poor Ghosts ...
Modal Kombat delivers instrument controlled fighting

Have you been looking for a far less efficient, but suitably awesome way to control your games? Let's say a guitar so you could jam out while performing a fatality? Yale School of Music graduat...
Game SERIES Debate to the Death! SF VS MK

I guess last week's debate was a Super Smash Bros. battle on stock mode set for 82 lives each -- truly a debate to the death. The result was not pretty, and reminiscent to those times when you we...
Job listing reveals online focus for next Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat's daddy Ed Boon has made it no secret that he and his team are hard at work on Mortal Kombat 9, which the designer jokingly dubs "When dogz attack!"Besides the fact that i...
Hidden Mortal Kombat 'Kourt' for NBA Jam unearthed

As it stands, Midway’s arcade basketball titles NBA Jam and NBA Hangtime didn’t need much help appealing even to fans of non-sports game. The pick-up-and-play, simplified game mechani...
Mortal Kombat 3 movie filming in September?

Recently, the members of Podtoid watched the first Mortal Kombat movie, where we deduced that the whole film was basically a gay love triangle between Shang Tsung, Kano and Johnny Kage. Fans of t...
Quan Chi would have been DLC in MK vs. DC Universe

We always expected to see Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe downloadable content with Ed Boon and his merry band of MK designers constantly hinting and teasing. However, that was all before we knew e...
Ed Boon reveals rig used to animate Goro in original MK

Ed Boon is making quite the splash on Twitter. Two days ago the Midway Games head honcho and brain behind the Mortal Kombat series confirmed the next Mortal Kombat wouldn’t carry a girlie r...
BREAKING: Next Mortal Kombat to have blood

If you’re a person who loves to crack open hookers in order to experience the wonders of human innards or enjoy a rousing session of Mortal Kombat, sit down for this one: Midway Games are w...
Warner Bros offers 33 million to purchase Midway assets

Well, things at Midway have been changing radically to say the least for some time now, but today we found out that a prediction we made earlier in the year has in fact come to pass. We thought t...
Rumortoid: Mortal Kombat team trying to leave Midway

Is the team behind Mortal Kombat really that hot a commodity right now? Sure, Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe was fun, but it certainly wasn't a good game. The team themselves seem to think they co...
Midway's bonus plan changes after being called out by court

Remember how we told you about the crap going down at Midway now that the money has run out? It seems that the people there were paying themselves millions in bonuses for selling off properties l...
Mortal Kombat license up for sale, plus crap new finishing move

God, I would totally buy the rights for Mortal Kombat. And then rape the license. Mortal Kombat vs. Clayfighters. Mortal Kombat Goes To Pac-Land. Mortal Kombat Animal Crossing. They wouldn't be t...
New Mortal Kombat coming, somehow Midway can afford it

Despite the fact that the company is on the rocks, Midway still has enough change hidden in the sofa to piece together a brand new Mortal Kombat. Apparently, selling an MK title with a T-Rating w...
Fight the creators of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe tonight

If you’ve always wanted to put your spear in Ed Boon, tonight is the perfect opportunity to do it. Midway has put together a little gathering called “Get over here” that will gi...
Even more Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe videos

These two new MK vs. DC Universe trailers bring us up to 10 million videos released on the subject. Midway is marketing this game like its life depended on it, and given the financial climate, th...
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe: Joker does some things to Kano for a bit

[video]111315:717[/video]Midway likes to send us a lot of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe videos. Like, an absolute spunkload of them. This latest is part of the game's "Ultimate Mash Ups"...
Worms, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and Feeding Frenzy get discounted on XBLA

The latest games to be added to the Xbox LIVE Arcade Hits line-up are Worms, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and Feeding Frenzy. The three titles can now be purchased for the nifty price of 400 Microso...
MK vs. DC's Joker Fatality is NOT censored ... in Europe

Here's something you don't see every day. A videogame has been censored, but it's actually North America that has seen changes made, while the European version remains untouched. That game is Mid...
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe trailers bring the rage

[video]110413:669[/video] The above is what I assume will be part of a series of videos called Mortal Mondays. Quite amusing, then, that we got this on Wednesday. Nevertheless, it details so...
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe: More fatalities revealed

Midway has revealed some brand new Fatalities for its upcoming franchise milker, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. This week, Sonya Blade, Catwoman and Sub Zero each get their chance to dish out the...
Mortal Kombat vs. DC has a story, involves fighting of some kind

[video]109510:623[/video]Apparently there is a basis for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. The trailer above possesses the first story elements ever to be mentioned about the game, and we wonder why...
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe brings some HEROIC BRUTALITY

[video]109419:622[/video]Behold, the newest video for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. This new clip shows off some good old fashioned finishing moves, as The Green Lantern, Raiden and The Flash pe...
Midway explains Super Moves, the Joker loses his Fatality

[video]109145:603[/video]When we first heard about Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, we shared a good laugh. After playing the title, we’ve come to understand that MK is still a valid 3D fight...
Wonder Woman squats in these new Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe screens

The release of Midway's curious mash-up, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is right around the corner, set to ship for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 16. Midway is ramping up for its rele...
Mortal Kombat II will return ... at some point

A few days ago we reported that Mortal Kombat II disappeared entirely from the PlayStation Network. Currently it still isn’t available through the PlayStation Store or even on purchasers' d...
Fatality: Mortal Kombat II disappears from PSN

The best game to ever grace arcades, Mortal Kombat II, has apparently gone missing in the PlayStation Store. Users on the official PlayStation forum are reporting the title has been delisted both...
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe on store shelves November 16

Midway has announced that it is "expecting" Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe to be on store shelves on November 16 in North America (November 21 in Europe). While I do wish they had a bit ...
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Kollector's Edition kontains a kool kover

[video]107077:522[/video] Midway has released a little video showing komic book artist Alex Ross as he kreates the Kollector’s Edition kover for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. Alex talks ab...
Mortal Kombat: Kollection krashes to retail, kontains three Kombats

Midway has announced that it has "kwietly" slipped the Mortal Kombat: Kollection for the PlayStation 2 to retail stores today. The three game pack includes Mortal Kombat: Deception, Mor...
Midway announces the entire cast of Mortal Kombat vs DC and forgets Johnny Cage

Midway has announced every character that will appear in Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe. Over the last few months we’ve watched the list grow from Sub-Zero all the way to Kitana (who packs a ...
Billy Madison Game Debate to the Death! Donkey Kong Country VS Mortal Kombat II

Last week we finished the NES debates with a monster of a matchup between Punch-Out!! and Bubble Bobble. As soon as the bell rang, NihonTiger90 started off swinging with a vote for P.O.!! I B...
New Mortal Kombat movie still in 'the money stage'

Christopher Morrison, director of the new Mortal Kombat movie, is finally talking. In a recent interview with Moviehole, Morrison states that the movie will be independent, is still early in prod...
The Joker's Fatality puts a smile on your face

There’s something oddly beautiful about watching the Joker in action in Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe after checking out The Dark Knight. The classic Batman villain has been everywhere rece...
Kano, Raiden, Wonder Woman, and Deathstroke announced for MK vs. DC Universe

[video]100451:198[/video]At Midway's press conference at the Leipzig Games Convention, the publisher revealed four more additions to the roster for their upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.&n...
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe screens are not so serious

Midway has kindly shared with us the latest screenshots for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, which reveal The Joker and The Green Lantern in action for the first time. For those who dont know, the ...
Fancy Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Collector's Edition revealed

Launching a big-named franchise at retail without a collector's or special edition is unheard of these days. So it's no surprise that GameStop is currently listing a Collector's Edition for Midwa...
Why Penis Why?: MK vs. DC's Kitana looks ... lumpy

The latest render for upcoming license-'em-up Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe reveals Kitana ... and maybe reveals a little too much of Kitana, if women with huge bulbous protrusions from their cro...
MK vs. DC Universe writer tells fans to lighten up

If it's not Diablo or Fallout "fans" bitching to anyone who'll listen, it's comic book geeks whimpering and whining that Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe isn't realistic. Yes, we're now ni...
Ed Boon knows Mortal Kombat will be better than Street Fighter

The guys at ArsTechnica have recently done their part to help rekindle the feud between Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter. Years ago, when Mortal Kombat was shiny, new, and very gory Ed Boon and C...
Midway confirms Jax and more for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

[NOTE: The above image is NOT from the game; it is from an older MK title.] We posted the video and The Joker render from Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe earlier today. But hidden within the wall o...
Ed Boon explains MK vs. DC Universe, gigantic Joker render invades our gallery

[video]97093:97[/video]Midway has just released a pretty nice video of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe which offers a nice demonstrative recap of some of the elements we saw at this year's E3. Narr...
Comic-Con 08: Mortal Kombat: Kollection PS2 details

Today, during the Midway’s panel at Comic-Con, where a bunch of new characters were announced for Mortal Kombat versus DC Universe, a special MK bundle was announced for the PS2. The bundle...
Comic-Con 08: Shazam, the Joker, and Green Lantern headed to MK vs. DC

At Midway’s panel today at Comic-Con, a slew of new characters were unveiled for Mortal Kombat versus DC Universe. On the DC side of things, the Joker, Shazam, Green Lantern were all announ...
E3 08: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is surprisingly solid

We've already heard the complaints about Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe -- how can DC super heroes like Superman go head-to-head with the likes of Sonya Blade or Sub-Zero? I mean, it's Superman. W...
E3 08: Mortal Kombat vs. DC skreens and trailer

A few days ago, Midway gifted us with their official E3 game lineup. Despite the assortment of titles, the game on everyone’s mind is still Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. Today, we have a h...
'Mortal Kombat' murder trial sentences teen

You may or may not remember the "Mortal Kombat" murder case from last December, but if not, allow me to refresh your memory: two teens decided to reenact a Mortal Kombat-style fight and...
'First ever' Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe screens

Midway claims that these images they've sent us for the upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe are the "first ever." We're not sure if we're buying it, because we're pretty positive we'...
Mortal Kombat vs. DC to include fatalities and "push the T-rating envelope"

When Mortal Kombat: Armageddon was released last year, most people weren't too happy about the lack of fatalities. And when Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe was announced, touting its T rating, most...
New information on Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, Sonya Blade and Flash are in

Don’t worry, I won’t purposefully jerk you around anymore when it comes to MK vs DC news.Anyway, X360, an Xbox 360 magazine based in the UK, has a preview coming out revealing new pic...
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Supermeng in Mortal Kombat vs DC

Wow, what a total surprise. One of DC's most iconic characters is going to be in Mortal Kombat vs DC. Who ever would have guessed this would have happened. I am totally shocked and amazed that th...
Big in 2007: Naming your child 'Raiden'

The United States Social Security Administration has revealed the top baby names for 2007, and much of the list is unsurprisingly banal. The top three boy names are Jacob, Michael, and Ethan; the...
Opinion: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe: Where is the love at?

When it was revealed last week that the big secret Ed Boon and the boys were clutching so close was the announcement of a Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe game, the reception here at Destructoid see...
Your first look at the DC Heroes appearing in Mortal Kombat

Alright, I know many of you out there just were not satisfied at all with the DC vs Mortal Kombat trailer that went up over the weekend. You know what? I wasn't either. So I went ahead and did so...
Teaser trailer for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

 Yeah yeah, we're a little late here, shut up. Anyway, GamesRader got their hands on the teaser trailer for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe that Nick Chester saw earlier in the week. We se...
Midway Gamers' Day: Midway announces Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

Yesterday, at a Gamers' Day event that took place in Las Vegas’ remote Red Rock Casino, Resort, and Spa, Midway’s Ed Boon finally pulled the cover off of the next chapter in the Mor...
Web site noob.com hints at forthcoming new Mortal Kombat info

As early as last year, Midway has gone as far as to admit a new, Unreal Engine 3.0-powered Mortal Kombat title is in the works. While details have been scarce, that soon may be coming to an end. ...


 
New on Destructoid.TV play all videos

Loading
Loading Destructoid Videos


    Win this!
    Dive in! meetup+play for a chance to win a PC

    Dtoid Twitter    Got news?   tips@destructoid.com

    Reviews & Previews
    Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles review
    Left 4 Dead 2 review
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex review
    Arkedo Series - 02 SWAP! review
    EyePet review
    more reviews
    Online Lessons 101 Monster Slaying in Monster Hunter Tri
    Hooking onto, under and above Just Cause 2
    PS3's 256-player MAG
    Rooms The Main Building
    Skate 3
    more previews


    - The Dtoid Army is 50638 strong -

    Showing Cblogs with 3+ faps   show all

    Call for entries: do the wrong thing

    New to Dtoid? Read the survival guide




     Originals
    Chad Concelmo: The Memory Card .76: Brotherly love





















    More Destructoid Originals




     Popular now more






















    Team Destructoid   tips@destructoid.com
    Nick Chester
    Editor-in-Chief
    Niero
    Founder, publisher
    Jim Sterling
    Reviews Editor
    Hamza Aziz
    Community Manager
    Dale North
    News Editor
    Rey Gutierrez
    Video editor & director
    Anthony Burch
    Features Editor
    Colette Bennett
    Tom Fronczak Brad Nicholson
    Ashley Davis Ben Perlee
    Conrad
    Zimmerman
    Chad Concelmo
    Jonathan Holmes Jonathan Ross
    Brad Rice Jordan Devore
    Will Maddock Matthew Razak
    Dyson Joseph Leray
    Topher Cantler Samit Sarkar
         
      Dexter
    Adam Dork
    Daniel Lingen
    Hollie Bennett
    Joe Burling
    Mikey
    Stella Wong

    Josh Tolentino




     

     
      get involved

    register or login
    post a blog
    post a forum
    enter a contest
    contribute a news tip
    suggest a feature
    be a guest editor
    support

    new member's guide
    login assistance
    tech support
    report abuse
    email our editors
    read our dev blog
    nuclear crisis?
    keep in touch

    RSS feed
    Twitter
    Facebook
    Myspace
    Flickr
    Game nights
    Meetup+play online
    seriously

    about Destructoid
    advertising
    terms of use
    privacy policy
    jobs at MM
    buy our crap
    our network

    Tomopop
    Japanator
    Despingation?




    Destructoid is an independently-run publication forged by our love of video games and the gaming community's need of accountable enthusiast press
    living the dream since March 16, 2006