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As the COVID-19 health pandemic continues to paralyse the globe keeping people at home and workplaces quiet, NetherRealm Studios have dropped a bombshell teaser trailer late this evening. As its “The Saga Continues” tagline suggests, the teaser largely features Raiden and Liu Kang discussing their combined victory over Kronika following the events of Mortal Kombat 11’s blockbuster story mode. Earning ultimate power over Kronika’s Hourglass, Liu Kang sets out to architect a new timeline before a familiar voice interrupts him. Stepping in through a newly opened portal accompanied by two mystery kombatants, Shang Tsung commands Liu Kang to cease before…

It comes as no secret that motion capture has been a fundamental component in the pursuit of fluid and realistic gaming animation for well over a decade. While technology has improved substantially in recent years, facial animation has often proven difficult with varying results across studios. 2011’s L.A. Noire (developed by the now defunct Australian studio Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games) pioneered a new form of facial capture that brought a sense of realism to its character models, allowing players to interact with suspects and other investigators as if it were real life. At the time facial capture…

In what may be one of the franchise’s worst-kept secrets, question marks are once again hovering over the inclusion of Ash Williams as DLC for Mortal Kombat 11. Following the announcement of the Kombat Pack back in August of 2019, fans were expecting The Evil Dead’s protagonist to make an appearance alongside Shang Tsung, Nightwolf, The Terminator, Sindel and Spawn. The evidence sure seemed to add up, with an entry for Ash discovered in the game’s files, a dialog in the game itself referring to the character, and a coincidental tweet from actor Bruce Campbell himself referring to Mortal Kombat…

The sixth and final kombatant to join the Mortal Kombat 11 roster in what is widely believed to be the first Kombat Pack has almost arrived. Officially revealed at Final Kombat, Todd McFarlane’s Spawn will join Shang Tsung, Nightwolf, Sindel and fellow guest characters The Terminator and The Joker come March 17 for Kombat Pack owners. Al Simmons, once the U.S. government’s greatest soldier and most effective assassin, was mercilessly executed by his own men. Resurrected from the ashes of his own grave in a flawed agreement with the powers of darkness, Simmons is reborn as a creature from the…

Arriving on digital platforms on April 12 and physical media on April 28, Mortal Kombat: Scorpion’s Revenge focuses largely on the ensuing battle between Earthrealm and Outworld during 1992’s Mortal Kombat. Featuring updated attire from both Mortal Kombat (2011) and Mortal Kombat X, the trailer reveals that all of the original title’s kombatants will be present, as well as some introduced in Mortal Kombat II and later games. These include Johnny Cage, Kano, Raiden, Liu Kang, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Sonya, Goro, Shang Tsung, Reptile, Kitana, Baraka, Jax and Quan Chi. Based on the worldwide hit game created by Ed Boon &…

Labelled as either a criminal mastermind or psychotic supervillain: there’s no denying that the Clown Prince of Crime turns heads. Following his controversial appearance in the first Kombat Pack trailer released last August, NetherRealm Studios have used the months since to transfigure The Joker into the sharp-faced twisted prankster we have all grown to love or hate. Richard Epcar reprises his voicing role, delivering his strongest performance to date. Joker’s hooked cane makes its return alongside a fresh arsenal of tricks, including jacks-in-the-box, giant boxing gloves, restrained and wheelchair bound hostages, a Batman plush toy, jerry cans and much more.…

An eagle-eyed follower of Ludi Lin has made a rather interesting discovery while watching a birthday vlog posted on the actor’s Instagram profile earlier today. The Chinese-Canadian actor (who has been cast as Liu Kang) can be seeing touring numerous trailers in the early hours of the morning, most notably passing by one seemingly shared by the actresses for both Mileena and Nitara. Once the discovery was shared on social media, writer Greg Russo took to Twitter to announce that Nitara has in fact been cast in 2021’s Mortal Kombat. Australian aerialist, stuntwoman, dancer and Pilates teacher Elissa Cadwell joins…

With Halloween fast approaching, the age-old tradition of pumpkin carving is still alive and well in North America. For those looking to add a unique touch to their festive decorations, YouTube duo Nick and Autumn have put together a detailed tutorial showing how to effectively carve today’s modern Mortal Kombat logo into a pumpkin. They’ve even included a handy stencil to make your job much easier! Nick and Autumn reguarly post quality videos related to Mortal Kombat 11, so if you haven’t already be sure to subscribe to their YouTube channel.

With three of the Kombat Pack’s six kombatants now available, fans have started to look beyond Spawn’s distant March 2020 release date. Sales numbers have proven that there is still plenty of life left in Mortal Kombat 11, which has officially become 2019’s best-selling fighting game in the U.S. up to this point. While some would argue that Mileena fans have been the loudest, there are still many players out there wanting to see their favourite kombatant shown some love, including Fujin, Reiko and Havik. Mortal Kombat X had two seasons of DLC, and we’re convinced that Mortal Kombat 11…

With Halloween fast approaching, NetherRealm Studios have dropped a trailer for their new Masquerade skin pack, introducing “Wicked Witch” Jade, “Calavera” Liu Kang and “Psyko Killer” Kabal. Priced at US$5.99, these premium skins come in a variety of flavours and are available now. The studio have also announced a free Mortal Kombat 11 event for all players in celebration of Halloween. The event will introduce four new boss fights with different Halloween themed modifiers in the form of flying witches and bats, falling pumpkins, rising gravestones and sprinting black cats that will be integrated into matches. Players will also be…