After amassing more than $125 million at the worldwide box office, Mortal Kombat II is all set to arrive on digital and in physical form over the coming weeks. Unlike the first film which suffered at the hands of the pandemic, Mortal Kombat II enjoyed a successful international theatrical release in early May. The film, regarded by as a huge step up from the original, arrives on all popular digital streaming services on June 9. Following this comes a number of physical editions, with the 4K UHD Blu-ray, regular Blu-ray and DVD release slated for July 28. The physical editions…
After attending the star-studded premiere of Mortal Kombat II at the IMAX theatre in Sydney, Christopher and Toasty sit down together for the first time to review the film from start to finish.
With the theatrical release of Mortal Kombat II less than two weeks away, Christopher, Toasty and Kung Lew share their hopes, their fears and their final thoughts ahead of its premiere.
Toasty and McCage provide an in-depth analysis and review episodes 3 and 4 of 1998’s Mortal Kombat: Conquest television series, titled Cold Reality and Immortal Kombat respectively.
Toasty is joined by McCage and Kung Lew to breakdown the second trailer for Mortal Kombat II, which premieres worldwide on 8th May 2026.
The second trailer for 2026’s Mortal Kombat II movie has dropped, and is sure to whet more than a few appetites. Once again, protagonist Johnny Cage (Karl Urban) is front and centre, seemingly thrust into a world he doesn’t quite understand. While numerous fan theories currently exist, many believe the film’s first half will focus on the film star while the latter half will focus more on the rise of Kitana and Earthrealm’s warriors against the evil emperor Shao Kahn. Guess we’ll have to wait and see. What do you think of this latest trailer? Be sure to keep an…
TOASTY! The man behind Mortal Kombat’s most iconic music tracks has announced his retirement from the team after more than three decades. Dan Forden served as one of the original four team members who created the original Mortal Kombat in 1992 alongside Ed Boon, John Tobias and John Vogel. Its unique digitised graphics and gruesome finishing moves aside, a huge part of Mortal Kombat’s appeal came from its catchy soundtrack and crispy sound effects. Game after game he continued to perfect his craft, and although others eventually joined the sound development team his influence remained front and centre. Wednesday was…
After amassing more than $125 million at the worldwide box office, Mortal Kombat II is all set to arrive on digital and in physical form over the coming weeks. Unlike the first film which suffered at the hands of the pandemic, Mortal Kombat II enjoyed a successful international theatrical release in early May. The film, regarded by as a huge step up from the original, arrives on all popular digital streaming services on June 9. Following this comes a number of physical editions, with the 4K UHD Blu-ray, regular Blu-ray and DVD release slated for July 28. The physical editions…
The second trailer for 2026’s Mortal Kombat II movie has dropped, and is sure to whet more than a few appetites. Once again, protagonist Johnny Cage (Karl Urban) is front and centre, seemingly thrust into a world he doesn’t quite understand. While numerous fan theories currently exist, many believe the film’s first half will focus on the film star while the latter half will focus more on the rise of Kitana and Earthrealm’s warriors against the evil emperor Shao Kahn. Guess we’ll have to wait and see. What do you think of this latest trailer? Be sure to keep an…
TOASTY! The man behind Mortal Kombat’s most iconic music tracks has announced his retirement from the team after more than three decades. Dan Forden served as one of the original four team members who created the original Mortal Kombat in 1992 alongside Ed Boon, John Tobias and John Vogel. Its unique digitised graphics and gruesome finishing moves aside, a huge part of Mortal Kombat’s appeal came from its catchy soundtrack and crispy sound effects. Game after game he continued to perfect his craft, and although others eventually joined the sound development team his influence remained front and centre. Wednesday was…
As largely expected, Digital Eclipse and Atari have used Evo 2025 to jointly announce the inclusion of Mortal Kombat Trilogy in Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection. Released in 1996, Mortal Kombat Trilogy quickly became a fan favourite, bringing together an enormous roster of kombatants and arenas. Although it was also released for Nintendo 64, it was the PlayStation and PC ports that really resonated with fans as they contained crisper graphics and additional characters. In fact, it is the PlayStation port specifically that will be included with this kollection. While the digital version of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is expected in…
With the red-band for Mortal Kombat II out in the wild, Warner Bros. have released posters for characters set to feature in the film. A total of sixteen posters are available below, including those for Baraka, Bi-Han (Noob Saibot), Cole Young, Jade, Jax, Johnny Cage, Kano, Kitana, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Raiden, Scorpion, Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn, Sindel and Sonya Blade. Which one is your favourite? Keep it locked to Kamidogu as we bring you further updates as they develop,
The moment you have all been waiting for has arrived: Mortal Kombat II’s official red-band trailer is here. Proving that there is plenty of steam left in the 33-year-old franchise, Mortal Kombat returns to the silver screen this October with its second film following 2021’s reboot. The trailer has garnered so much attention that it has officially become the most viewed red-band trailer of all time, hitting 106.8 million views in only 24 hours. Seemingly centred around Johnny Cage, the trailer sees the failed action star thrust into a violent world he doesn’t fully understand. While the film shares some…
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Christopher and Toasty are once again joined by resident cheeky boy Lew to review the 1997 film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.
Christopher and Toasty are joined by Joe Tresca, Justin McCollum and Justin “Jango” Slaughter of Eyeballistic Game Studio to discuss their Mortal Kombat Trilogy 4K remake in depth. After an initial successful pitch to Ed Boon and Warner Bros., the all-star team are hard at work creating detailed character models and arenas to show the world what such a project could become with proper backing.
Christopher and Toasty are joined once again by the cheeky legend Lew to review the klassic 1995 Mortal Kombat film.
Wilbert Roget, II is an award-winning American video game composer who provided the goosebump-inducing “A Matter of Time” main theme and breathtaking cinematic soundtrack to Mortal Kombat 11’s expansive Story mode.
Brian Thompson’s acting career began starring alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood. He played a punk who had his heart ripped out by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1984’s The Terminator, and later starred as Night Slasher in Stallone’s 1986 film Cobra.
Gotcha! Born in San Francisco, John Parrish portrayed Major Jackson Briggs (aka Jax) in Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. A fitness fanatic and avid bodybuilder, John’s muscular physique and witty persona was infused into the character, which still holds true today. Metal arms or not, the last thing you want is a swift clap or stomp from this military icon!
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In June, filming of Mortal Kombat 2 will commence, and followers of the gaming franchise will witness a number of classic characters gracing the movie’s sequel. As per a new report by That Hashtag Show, four new antagonists – Baraka, Shao Kahn, Sindel, and Quan Chi – will be the new featured villains in the upcoming film. Furthermore, Kitana and King Jerrod are also expected to make an appearance. We here at Kamidogu have not been able to verify any of these tall tales, so grain of salt in hand let’s take a look at this. However, if the report…
Yes, you heard right: Mortal Kombat 12 is set to launch this year, making 2023 an incredible year for the fighting game community. Revealed today on an earnings call for Q4 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery executive vice president of global investor strategy Andrew Slabin referred to the previously unannounced title with great confidence. …and there’s lots more to come, including the highly-anticipated Mortal Kombat 12 and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, games also set for release this year with ambitious launch projections.Andrew Slabin Mortal Kombat 12 will go head-to-head in 2023 with Street Fighter 6, which has already been…
After months of careful curation Kamidogu is proud to launch its latest project: Kombat Radio. While some find the series’ complex lore most fascinating, others share a deep appreciation for its incredibly varied and unique cast of kombatants. Regardless of what makes Mortal Kombat special for you, there is simply no denying how iconic its soundtrack has been over the past 30 years. Kombat Radio is a live YouTube noticeboard playing all of your favourite Kombat tunes 24/7. Launching today in glorious 4K ultra high definition, it features fleshed out albums for Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II and Mortal Kombat…
Ed Boon has given us MUCH to consider for the impending announcement coming from NetherRealm Studios about their next proper console game. In a series of “Ask Me Anything” sessions on his twitter account he has coyly been dropping as many hints as he can without giving away the goose (sort-of -speak) too early. It can be difficult to parse through all the information, separating the actual nuggets of knowledge from the unrelenting masses who constantly ask “When is the next game?” In spite of Boon’s insistence that he can’t and won’t answer such questions. That is why I am…
Get ready for the biggest Mortal Kombat auction in history as numerous items from 1995’s Mortal Kombat and 1997’s Mortal Kombat: Annihilation go under the hammer for the very first time. Threshold Entertainment is teaming up with Premiere Props to auction off a number of props, costume pieces and even some additional collectibles such as figurines and classic games. The auction was necessitated by Threshold Entertainment’s decision to move to smaller premises. Kamidogu sat down recently in a bonus episode of our podcast to discuss the auction with Threshold Entertainment CEO Larry Kasanoff, as well as executive vice president of…
Barely a week after Mortal Kombat celebrated its 30th anniversary, NetherRealm Studios have announced Mortal Kombat: Onslaught, a new collection role-playing game featuring the series’ first mobile-exclusive cinematic story experience. While the studio are currently believed to be working on a number of projects concurrently (including Mortal Kombat 12 and possibly Injustice 3), today’s announcement is sure to whet the appetites of die-hard fans keen to sink their teeth into some fresh content. Along with news of Mortal Kombat: Onslaught comes an incredible piece of key art, featuring Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Raiden, Shinnok, Kitana, Shao Kahn, Quan Chi and Jade doing…
May looks to be a promising month for Mortal Kombat fans as momentum builds for the franchise’s twelfth instalment. It’s been four years since NetherRealm Studios gave us Mortal Kombat 11, an incredible addition to the franchise that pushed the envelope and took fighting games to a whole new level. One year later the studio released its Aftermath expansion, further extending its expansive Story mode and giving us two tantalising possible endings. Kronika, the Keeper of Time, was introduced in Mortal Kombat 11 as an all-powerful Titan who had the ability to alter and bend time to her will through…
In June, filming of Mortal Kombat 2 will commence, and followers of the gaming franchise will witness a number of classic characters gracing the movie’s sequel. As per a new report by That Hashtag Show, four new antagonists – Baraka, Shao Kahn, Sindel, and Quan Chi – will be the new featured villains in the upcoming film. Furthermore, Kitana and King Jerrod are also expected to make an appearance. We here at Kamidogu have not been able to verify any of these tall tales, so grain of salt in hand let’s take a look at this. However, if the report…
Yes, you heard right: Mortal Kombat 12 is set to launch this year, making 2023 an incredible year for the fighting game community. Revealed today on an earnings call for Q4 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery executive vice president of global investor strategy Andrew Slabin referred to the previously unannounced title with great confidence. …and there’s lots more to come, including the highly-anticipated Mortal Kombat 12 and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, games also set for release this year with ambitious launch projections.Andrew Slabin Mortal Kombat 12 will go head-to-head in 2023 with Street Fighter 6, which has already been…
After months of careful curation Kamidogu is proud to launch its latest project: Kombat Radio. While some find the series’ complex lore most fascinating, others share a deep appreciation for its incredibly varied and unique cast of kombatants. Regardless of what makes Mortal Kombat special for you, there is simply no denying how iconic its soundtrack has been over the past 30 years. Kombat Radio is a live YouTube noticeboard playing all of your favourite Kombat tunes 24/7. Launching today in glorious 4K ultra high definition, it features fleshed out albums for Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II and Mortal Kombat…
Ed Boon has given us MUCH to consider for the impending announcement coming from NetherRealm Studios about their next proper console game. In a series of “Ask Me Anything” sessions on his twitter account he has coyly been dropping as many hints as he can without giving away the goose (sort-of -speak) too early. It can be difficult to parse through all the information, separating the actual nuggets of knowledge from the unrelenting masses who constantly ask “When is the next game?” In spite of Boon’s insistence that he can’t and won’t answer such questions. That is why I am…
Get ready for the biggest Mortal Kombat auction in history as numerous items from 1995’s Mortal Kombat and 1997’s Mortal Kombat: Annihilation go under the hammer for the very first time. Threshold Entertainment is teaming up with Premiere Props to auction off a number of props, costume pieces and even some additional collectibles such as figurines and classic games. The auction was necessitated by Threshold Entertainment’s decision to move to smaller premises. Kamidogu sat down recently in a bonus episode of our podcast to discuss the auction with Threshold Entertainment CEO Larry Kasanoff, as well as executive vice president of…