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Job listing reveals online focus for next Mortal Kombat photo

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 it exists (and that it will likely published by Warner Bros.), we know little else. Now, a job listing has revealed that the team is looking to set the bar for online gameplay. The job description puts out a call to a software engineer, with WB Games Inc. saying it's "looking to position Mortal Kombat as the 'gold standard' for network play" and seeks someone who "wants to push the bounadaries of what is possible with online interaction."

It will be interesting to see what the team comes up with in terms of the features they hope will "revolutionize online play." I actually had a blast playing Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, but I have a feeling slapping sexy online features onto that game's engine simply won't do it for most gamers.

[via TRMK]








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Zombutler's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/10/2009 23:10
Zombutler
Mortal Kongbat, am I right?

Because because Kong is the toy thing for the dogs. Am I right?

:D
sheppy's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/10/2009 23:17
sheppy
Wow, something said about Mortal Kombat that wasn't in a 100% negative light. Quick, hide this thread from Topher...
TheCleaningGuy's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/10/2009 23:20
TheCleaningGuy
I do so hope it plays like Mortal Kombat 1-4!
D-503's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/10/2009 23:30
D-503
After Midway collapsed I was actually pleased. I put a bumper sticker on my car that said "I outlive lackluster fighters" and learned how to waltz. Then I heard this news...I'll never dance again...
KingofHearts's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/10/2009 23:31
KingofHearts
why can't mortal kombat be moar like blazeblue?
D-503's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/10/2009 23:42
D-503
I like BlazBlue. It's a new and interesting fighting game that doesn't happen to be old and stale...like a dried turd.

Mortal Kombat is a dried turd.
AstralDrmz's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/11/2009 00:03
AstralDrmz
...So it's trying to outdo BlazBlue, amirite? I haven't lagged forever in BB. Well, since they patched it, which didn't take long.
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/11/2009 06:37
Chris Carter
Seriously I'm ashamed that Mortal Kombat is still alive. After the amazing games that were 1-3, we get people who have absolutely zero talent that are trying to desperately cling to this shitty franchise and run it into the ground...
Narishma's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/11/2009 06:56
Narishma
They should start by making the combat not suck before trying to add online play to it.
Sanious's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/11/2009 07:24
Sanious
I just downloaded UMK3 for the hell of it, the last good MK game. :(
ChainThrow's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/11/2009 08:37
ChainThrow
It would be nice if they were advertising some QA positions and there was a chance the next Mortal Kombat could be something other than stupid and broken. No point in adding netplay to a game that there's no point in playing, right? But Ed Boon remains (as ever) utterly clueless, so he will think the most important thing in the game is still those 5 second canned animations that happen after a fight has ended and the number of pointless minigames it has. Dude's a testament to the fact you don't need talent to work in the industry if you can cause the right controversy at the right time.
dj-anon's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/11/2009 08:57
dj-anon
Any word on Jon Tobias or live capture?
infinity's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/11/2009 23:54
infinity
TOASTY!!!
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