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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