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…
Toasty, McKetchup and Kung Lew sit down to analyse and review episodes 1 and 2 of 1998’s Mortal Kombat: Conquest television series.
Toasty, McKetchup and Kung Lew discuss the latest announcements regarding Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, including the addition of Mortal Kombat: Trilogy and the game’s Standard, Deluxe and Kollector’s editions.
In this episode that spans over two hours, Toasty, Justin and Kung Lew dissect every frame and intricate detail of the recently released Mortal Kombat II movie trailer. Moving scene-by-scene, they make some incredible observations, some of which raise further questions. The krew also take a look at the character posters released as part of the film’s promotional material and share many laughs along the way.
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,
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…
Excitement continues to build as the first trailer for the eagerly awaited second Mortal Kombat movie gets ready to drop. News broke earlier today that a live YouTube event would be held tomorrow beginning 8:05am PT following a number of cryptic tweets by series co-creator Ed Boon and producer Todd Garner. Early reports suggest that the trailer itself will debut at 9am PT. To help build hype for the main trailer, a teaser titled “Uncaged Fury” gives fans their first glimpse of Johnny Cage, who is portrayed by Karl Urban. Sporting attire similar to his appearance in Mortal Kombat 11,…
Following recent news that NetherRealm Studios has ended its development of Mortal Kombat 1, WBIE has today announced Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection. Developed by Digital Eclipse, a retro gaming studio solely focused on the restoration of classic video game titles, Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection will gratify fans who enjoyed the franchise’s early beginnings. Unlike Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection which was released in 2011, Legacy Kollection will provide multiple versions of each title, including (where applicable) their original arcade release, as well as numerous console and handheld ports. While more titles are yet to be announced, the current list includes: Games…
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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!
Born and raised in Oregon, USA, Bruce Locke has starred in a number of films and television shows, and is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the soul-stealing sorcerer Shang Tsung in the 1998 television series Mortal Kombat: Conquest.
Lauded as one of the pioneers of the franchise, Richard Divizio is best known for his portrayal of the ruthless Black Dragon mercenary Kano in the first Mortal Kombat title. Following the game’s success, Richard went on to portray a number of iconic kombatants including Baraka in Mortal Kombat II, Kabal in Mortal Kombat 3 and Quan Chi in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero. Don’t miss our longest and craziest episode to date!
Christopher and Toasty are joined by YouTuber and avid supporter Lew to take a deep dive into the recently released Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms animated film from Warner Bros. Animation.
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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…
John Tobias just dropped a Twitter thread on the history of the Mortal Kombat fragon symbol. Also included was a little naming history as well. Taking to Twitter, John Tobias, original art director, designer, and co-creator of Mortal Kombat, detailed the creation of the iconic dragon logo the series has used since its first iteration. In the second of nine posts in the Twitter thread we see how the original sketch was digitized for use in the game. In the early days of Mortal Kombat, music seemed to play a pretty big part in its creation. In his third tweet…
It is no secret to even kasual fans of Mortal Kombat that this year is the 30th anniversary of the notorious fighting game. There have been many teases about what NetherRealm could release, though nothing KONCRETE. Until NOW… Ed Boon has been giving us some behind the scenes video and stories over the course of the last few weeks. This week he expands on the inclusion of Sonya Blade in the original game. For those that didn’t know already, this is some really fun information about how the seventh character was originally set to be a man. After some research…
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…
John Tobias just dropped a Twitter thread on the history of the Mortal Kombat fragon symbol. Also included was a little naming history as well. Taking to Twitter, John Tobias, original art director, designer, and co-creator of Mortal Kombat, detailed the creation of the iconic dragon logo the series has used since its first iteration. In the second of nine posts in the Twitter thread we see how the original sketch was digitized for use in the game. In the early days of Mortal Kombat, music seemed to play a pretty big part in its creation. In his third tweet…