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Rate Midway To Be Snapped Up By Warner Bros.

Original at technologizer.com external link    Thu, Jul 2

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By Jared Newman Warner Bros. will pay $33 million to acquire the ailing company, Gamespot reports. Popular Midway assets, such as Mortal Kombat, will change hands to Warner Bros. The sale technically still needs to be closed, but with the judge waiving a 10-day waiting provision, the deal is essentially s...

Rate Remembering the icon: Michael Jackson loved Mortal Kombat

Original at Nintendo DS external link    Mon, Jun 29

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By Glenn M. When asked how he manages to bring the then big video games with him on tour, Jackson simply replied that they travel with two cargo planes. I don't imagine Jacko doing fatalities though, maybe he's more the Friendship type of finisher.

Rate MJ Loved MK [Mortal Kombat]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jun 29

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By Stephen Totilo Add Mortal Kombat to the video games Michael Jackson was into. You mean you read books?'' Any in particular?'' I love X-Man. Pinball. Jurassic Park. The martial arts ones - Mortal Kombat.'' I played some of the video games at Neverland,'' I said. "There was an amazing one called Beast Buster.''

Past Two Weeks

 

Rate Warner Bros. Wins Bid For Midway For A Very Simple Reason [Acquisitions]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Jun 26

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By Michael McWhertor Warner's bid would net the media giant development studios in Chicago (Mortal Kombat, Stranglehold) and Seattle (The Suffering, This Is Vegas) and rights to new and classic IP. It would also almost certainly mean another Mortal Kombat and DC crossover.

Rate Mortal Kombat film producer files suit against Midway

Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Jun 25

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By Ludwig Kietzmann Threshold backs up its claims by pointing out the "minimal back-story and mythology" provided by the games, as well as the "flat, cookie-cutter characters" it had to use as a basis for its derivative works. Indeed, anybody who's seen "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation" is sure to agree that th...

Rate Film Producer Sues Midway Over Mortal Kombat Rights [Legal Kombat]

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Jun 25

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By Mike Fahey Lawrence Kasanoff, the producer behind the Mortal Kombat movies, television show, and animated series has filed suit against Midway in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in order to make sure he retains series milking rights. In a way I suppose he is right. While those of us steeped in gaming would recogn...

Rate Mortal Kombat's Goro, actual size

Original at Joystiq external link    Mon, Jun 22

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By JC Fletcher On screen, Mortal Kombat's top-knotted, four-armed Goro was a menacing, scary figure, towering over our hapless Sub-Zeros and Raidens. This vintage picture from Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon's Twitter, reveals that, in real life, Goro was just a li'l guy.

Rate The Real-Life Goro From Mortal Kombat [Midway]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jun 22

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By Luke Plunkett While the rest of Mortal Kombat's cast of in-game characters were digitised actors, Goro obviously wasn't. He was, instead, a stop-motion miniature, whose moves were recorded on the 1990's most cutting-edge recording equipment: a table, a blue screen and a table lamp.

Past Month

 

Rate Wheelman Dev Reveals New IP 'Necessary Force' to Further Buyer Search

Original at Shacknews external link    Tue, Jun 16

EL33TONLINE With bankrupt publisher Midway seeking to offload a majority of its assets, such as the Mortal Kombat franchise, subsidiary Midway Newcastle has revealed its latest project in hopes of enticing a prospective buyer for the England-based studio and staff ...

Rate Tatsunoko vs. Capcom preview: who are these guys, anyway?

Original at Examiner.com external link    Sun, Jun 14

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SNK, it even worked in the utterly illogical mix of Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe. So logically, Capcom's Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars for the Nintendo Wii should be a slam dunk when it finally hits American shores this winter, right? ...

Rate GN#9 - MK vs. DCU - Match 3Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at GameSpot external link    Sat, Jun 6    6 related articles

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The sixth game we played on Gamer Night #9(December 27, 2008) was Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe on Xbox 360. Match 3 is Lynn vs. Johnny P1 - Lynn ... www.gamespot.com

May of 2009

 

Rate How To: Mortal Kombat 2 Arcade - Infinite Babality TutorialVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, May 23

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By rss@youtube.com (YourMameMan) Author: YourMameMan Keywords: Mortal Kombat Arcade Machine Cabinet Mame Monitor MK MK2 MK3 MK4 UMK3 Babality Friendship Infinite How To Fatality Added: May 23, 2009

Rate Clint's Bits - May 22nd, 2009

Original at Moviehole external link    Thu, May 21

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 Australia Variety) - Warner Bros looks set to takeover Midway Games, which owns the "Mortal Kombat" franchise. If it does, that could be good news for director 'Mink' whose been trying to get a "Mortal Kombat" reboot off the ground for a couple of years now. ...

Rate Mortal Kombat: Armageddon E3 2006 Stage-Show DemonstrationVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at GameSpot external link    Wed, May 20

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon demonstrated by Ed Boon during our E3 2006 Live stage show. www.gamespot.com

April of 2009

 

Rate Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe

Original at MyADSL external link    Wed, Apr 29

 South Africa From the Mortal Kombat point of view, Scorpion, Sonja, Sub Zero, Shang Tsun, Kitana, Jax, Liu Kang, Raiden, Kano and Baraka are similarly playable. You don't have to be familiar with all or any of the above, the game provides brief biographies and ...

Rate Baltimore gaming amid the recession

Original at Examiner.com external link    Mon, Apr 27

The company that brought us Mortal Kombat, Midway, has been forced to sell its most prized title due to financial difficulties. How much will Midway actually be worth without MK in its dossier? The recession has also forced outfits to combine their ...

Rate Source: Mortal Kombat team may abandon Midway

Original at GamePro.com external link    Fri, Apr 3    10 related articles

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The team behind Mortal Kombat may be looking to leave trouble publisher Midway Games.

Rate Midway Revises Sketchy "Key Employee" Bankruptcy Bonus Plan Following Flak [Bankruptcy]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Mar 31

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By Michael McWhertor Mortal Kombat publisher Midway caught some heat from its creditors and a government-appointed trustee over some questionable bonuses attached to the sale of its properties and a publishing agreement with Wheelman co-publisher Ubisoft.

Year 2009

 

Rate Classic game review: Mortal Kombat

Original at Examiner.com external link    Thu, Mar 12

That is the only reason Liu Kang got to keep his head when Shang Tsung told me to 'Finish Him!' Other than that, I have no complaints. As far as fighting games go, this game's control was by far some of the most intuitive I've ever played. ...

Rate Discountoid: MK vs DCU, Dead Space and more deals

Original at Destructoid external link    Sun, Feb 22

By Conrad Zimmerman Target has some of the better offers this week, with Dead Space and Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe both getting decent sale prices. Guitar Hero World Tour complete bundles are seeing a bit of a discount at most major retailers. And the price of Scene It! Box Office Smash has been permantly slash...

Rate How To: Shoa Kahn Soul StealVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Jan 19

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By rss@youtube.com (slavick07) Mortal Kombat Conquest: Shoa Kahn teaches Shang Tsung how to steal souls. Author: slavick07 Keywords: Mortal Kombat Conquest Shoa Kahn Soul Fatality Shang Tsung Added: January 19, 2009

Rate How To: Mortal Kombat Trilogy - Sub zero vs Sub zeroVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Jan 17

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By rss@youtube.com (SadTester) Cool Fight!!!! Author: SadTester Keywords: Game Karate Kombat MK3 Mortal Trilogy Tutorial Added: January 17, 2009

Rate How To - Wiring Up Mortal Kombat 4 For Mortal Kombat 2 (LP and LK)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Tue, Dec 30

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By rss@youtube.com (YourMameMan) Just a quick video explaining how to make MK2's LP and LK work in a MK4. Author: YourMameMan Keywords: Mortal Kombat Arcade Mame Trilogy MK MK2 MK1 MK3 UMK3 MK4 MKII Cabinet Machine ultimate fatality Liu Kang Vs. DC Added: December 30, 2008

Rate Podcast: SGCP- Talkingship 4

Original at Sarcastic Gamer external link    Sat, Dec 20

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By 8bitBass Jitterbug and Nerves are stuck at a house with no Jager, so all things are topsy-turvy! We’re achievement whores We lament our game-buying habits Nerves got Mortal Kombat vs DC Off Topic - Comic Book recommendation  Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix Jitterbug is better at fighting games th...

Rate Review: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe (PS3)

Original at EL33TONLINE external link    Wed, Dec 17

Characters and modes Watered down Fatalities Pros: 2D fighting is back! Some great DC characters to play with; awesome story mode. Cons: The game not keeping up with your button presses; online seems iffy; watered down Fatalities.

Rate [ Review ] Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe is it worth $65?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Dec 10

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By rss@youtube.com (akaBarneyPhife) Author: akaBarneyPhife Keywords: Mortal Kombat vs Versus DC comics Midway machinima playstation ps3 xbox 360 ea 2k capcom sony microsoft animation game movies mortal kombat dc universe trailer tv video commercials web series short film Added: December 10, 2008

Rate Opinion: WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2009

Original at Games Asylum external link    Wed, Dec 10

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By Matt There aren’t many fighting games for the DS (Ultimate Mortal Kombat is about as good as it gets at the moment) and although this effort isn’t awful, it’s too middling to recommend to anybody but WWE fans. Which makes this review kind of pointless - if I’ve learned anything over the years, it’...

Rate Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Review

Original at nextgn.com external link    Wed, Dec 10

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By azachi In conclusion, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is a decent game and a nice addition to the Mortal Kombat franchise. It is not the best Mortal Kombat game, though it sure is the best in the last 12 years (since Mortal Kombat Trilogy that came out in 1996…) Players will spend 10-12 hours Mortal Komb...

Rate Review: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe

Original at GayGamer.net external link    Tue, Nov 25

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By Fruit Brute There has been a lot of speculation ever since the announcement of Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe. Many people were excited buy the announcement and just as many people were worried. Then came the announcement that the Midway was trying for a "T" rating and there would be no fatalities or blood....

Rate Kotaku Originals: Upon Further Review [Original]

Original at Kotaku external link    Sat, Nov 22

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By Owen Good The PlayStation 3 Gift Guide The Wii Holiday Gift Guide The Portable Holiday Gift Guide The Xbox 360 Gift Guide Holiday Game Review Madness Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Review: A Pretty Good Start Left 4 Dead Review: 2 Good 2 B 4gotten Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Review: Finish Him

Rate Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Xbox 360 Review

Original at dBTechno external link    Fri, Nov 21

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Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is a quality fighting game which fans are surly going to enjoy.  Playing as characters such as Superman, The Joker, and Batman definitely add to the whole Mortal Kombat experience as they are tied in nicely with the MK fighting style.  This is a quality fighting g...

Rate Destructoid review: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

Original at Destructoid external link    Thu, Nov 20

By Nick Chester amp;lt;p> <img src="http://www.destructoid.com/elephant/ul/111997-MKREVIEW.jpg" alt="Destructoid review: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe screenshot" width="468" border="0" /> </p> <p>If you’ve already...

Rate November 20, 2008: Review - Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

Original at Superman Homepage external link    Wed, Nov 19

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Over in Outworld at the exact same time, Shinnok's son, Shao Kahn, is double crossed by the sorcerer Quan Chi and left to be slain by Raiden. Snatching a chance to escape Kahn tries to use Quan Chi's portal to retreat but Raiden attempts to stop him with devastating results.

Rate Iron Man [Day Note]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Nov 18

By Brian Crecente The Xbox 360 Gift Guide LotRO Enters The Mines Of Moria Frankenreview: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe The Official Raving Rabbid's Ass Pad Left 4 Dead Review: 2 Good 2 B 4gotten New Club Nintendo Prizes Underwhelm The Kids In The Hall Think Portal Is HILARIOUS

Rate The Cream of the Crap: The Worst Fighting Games

Original at The Lone Gamer external link    Mon, Nov 17

By thelonegamer Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus (Xbox) A 3-D fighter with strong Asian influences produced by John Tobias (formerly of Mortal Kombat fame), this initially looked promising but in the end turned out to be a clunky, awkward and un-fun fighter that was far crappier than even the worst Mortal Komb...

Rate Frankenreview: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe [Round Up]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Nov 17

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By Mike Fahey Fans of old-school Mortal Kombat action will delighted with the fighting engine in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. Gone are the weapons and multiple fighting styles from the last few iterations, as are the super-long chain combos, replaced with shorter chains that can be linked together w...

Rate Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Review

Original at 1up.com external link    Mon, Nov 17

By Ryan Scott The idea of comic book superheroes (and villains) duking it out with the Mortal Kombat series' eclectic cast of costumed weirdos goes well beyond the realm of absurd. Yet, somewhat ironically, this ridiculous concept is the best thing that's happened to MK in the past 13 years. After all, w...

Rate New Details On MK vs. DC's Unique Story Mode, Model Viewer, DLC Plans and More [Impressions]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Oct 24

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By Michael McWhertor Midway's Ed Boon and Paulo Garcia, game designers on Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, stopped by the Kotaku "offices" yesterday to give us a near-final look at the upcoming PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 fighting game. Having already played the game at E3, Comic-Con and the Leipzig Games Convent...

Rate Opinion: Mortal Kombat!!! *cues music*

Original at thatguywiththeglasses.com external link    Fri, Oct 3

Okay, first off, you got guts to review a decent movie that for it's time was pretty cool and in my books has gone down into the "classics" of movies made from video games. Which, by the way, there are not many (none that I can name currently). A lot of people say it was a good movie and I agree with th...

Rate Podcast: 1UP.com - 1UP Yours - 08/01/2008

Original at podtrac.com external link    Fri, Aug 1

Garnett, Shane, Andrew, John and Philip gather to discuss Soul Calibur IV, Geometry Wars 2, Mortal Kombat vs. DC, the past, present, and future of downloadable games, and this week in gaming news.

Rate The Joystiq Weekend: Pre-E3, 2008

Original at Joystiq external link    Sun, Jul 13

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By Ross Miller First Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe gameplay trailer is toasty Target confirms $299 Xbox 360 Pro; Arcade still $280, says CC SKU too? Xbox 360 Elite for $400 at Amazon Penny Arcade Adventures only $10 this weekend on Steam Have you herd? Capcom reveals sheepish Flock for XBLA, PC, PSN

Rate The Regal Gamer: News; New Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe Screens look Mortal Kombatish

Original at The Regal Gamer external link    Sat, Jul 12

News; New Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe Screens look Mortal Kombatish Well, there isn't much I can tell about these screenshots, eh?These screenshots confirm that Catwoman is very much in the game. You should have seen the smile on my face when I first saw Superman getting a punch. :-)     Labe...

Rate SciFi Surplus Podcast #036 Council

Original at SciFi Surplus external link    Wed, Apr 30

By Casey Topics: Nebula Awards, Sequels, Iron Man, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Supernatural, Lost Thank you for listening to us! This is show number 36 and there is a veritable myriad of topics to cover. The Nebula Awards will be revealed. We’re going to discuss the worst movie sequels. We’ll also t...

Rate Worlds Collide as Mortal Kombat Meets DC Comics

Original at Wired external link    Fri, Apr 18

By Chris Kohler What is Marvel vs. Capcom like on Bizarro World? I'm pretty sure it's Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is currently slated for a release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 later this year. Check the official site for more info.

Rate Podcast: 1UP.com - 1UP Yours - 04/18/2008

Original at podtrac.com external link    Fri, Apr 18

In honor of Mortal Kombat vs. DC, it's 1UP Yours vs. GFW Radio. Jeff Green joins the crew, and bears witness to Shawn's antics in 125-man GTA San Andreas. Elsewheres, Garnett plays the new Team Fortress 2 content and Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, and we speculate on the next generation of game playe...

Year 2007

 

Rate Retro Corner: Super Nintendo Mortal Kombat

Original at Blogcritics external link    Wed, Aug 22

By Matt Paprocki The GameIt's infamous. It was Mortal Monday, the day the arcade smash Mortal Kombat came home, replete with controversy and gamers frothing at the mouth. They loaded their cartridges, inputted ABACABBA, and there was Mortal Kombat.At least, that's what you did if you owned a Genesis. Super...

Rate Nintendo Wii Review: Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

Original at Blogcritics external link    Wed, Jun 13

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By TV and Film Guy Happily, the newest release in the franchise, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, in its Nintendo Wii incarnation, is a very good game. The game was released to the Playstation 2 and Xbox last fall, but with some tweaks here and there, it has just come out for the Wii, with, of course, motion-sensin...

Rate GAME: Review: Mortal Kombat: Armageddon for Wii

Original at Geek.com external link    Tue, Jun 5

By James Mortal Kombat: Armageddon breathes some much-needed life into the classic MK franchise. The game features all the classic MK characters as well as a deep create-a-character mode. And in making great and innovative use of the Wii remote, the title gives Wii owners a third-party powerhous...

Rate More on 'Mortal Kombat 3': Screw the Prequel, Here Comes a Reboot

Original at Cinematical external link    Wed, Mar 28

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By Erik Davis Since the original Mortal Kombat was one of the first films I watched in a theater with surround sound, I hold a special place in my heart for this franchise. I was a big fan of the video games growing up, but, like everyone else, was extremely let down by the films -- most notably, the sequel: Mo...

Rate Opinion: Midway Delivers A Million Armageddons

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jan 8

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By Mike Fahey GameSpot awarded the Xbox Live downloadable Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 as Best Fighting Game of 2006 IGN.com awarded Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Best Fighting Game of the Year 2006 1up.com nominated Mortal Kombat: Armageddon for Best Fighting Game of the Year

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