Mortal Kombat DLC On Wednesday?

Toys 'R' Us posted this on their website, describing that there will be DLC released this Wednesday that includes "downloading characters."  Hmm...

If this is correct, then you can expect to get even more out of the gut annihilating video game in 2 days!

Shang Tsung shows off his moves

Spoiler Alert! Here are some moves that highlight some of Shang Tsung's moves in the upcoming Mortal Kombat title.

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Kratos to appear in the new Mortal Kombat!

Via Stig Asmussen, game director, God of War 3

"Sometimes, life has a strange way of working out. Here I am, 17 years later, having been able to work on the incredible God of War series … and then one day we get approached to include Kratos in the new Mortal Kombat! This was a complete no-brainer. I remember interviewing at PlayStation eight years ago and seeing Kratos in the very early stages of God of War 1 and thinking, “This guy looks like he was pulled straight from MK!” Which to me, was a good thing. One of the things that I always felt separated Mortal Kombat from other fighters was its character design. When you combine this with Kratos’ attitude and tendency for violence, it’s a match made in heaven!"

The extremely talented Game Director also makes a statement saying that the game is amazing and that he’s sure that everyone who gets their hands on it is in for a huge treat.

"Hey everyone! I just wanted to give a shout out to Ed Boon and Netherrealm Studios for getting close to wrapping up Mortal Kombat! From what I have seen and played, I think everyone is going to be really happy once they get their hands on it."

I’m pretty excited to try it out, although fighting games aren’t my forte, they are definitely something fun and interesting to do when you’re getting tired of the same RPG scenery.

Check out this Kratos/Mortal Kombat trailer and let us know what you think!

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Mortal Kombat (Reboot) : Lui Kang Gameplay Trailer

With a release date of April 19*, NetherRealm Studios is tingling the spines of all the Mortal Kombat fans out there with its newest action packed spotlight trailer of Lui Kang. We get a nice glimpse of several moves and combinations, including a ridiculous X-Ray Move, that will surely make you want to bicycle- kick your wall in!  The game will be available for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

*Same day release as Socom 4.

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TOASTY!

When it comes to fighting games, Mortal Kombat is probably one of the most recognized ones out there. The iconic fighting game made its debut in 1992 by creators Ed Boon and Tobias Boon, and has delivered a bloodbath ever since. Mortal Kombat is known for its gore, interesting characters, ridiculous finishing moves, and tons of hidden Easter Eggs.
Mortal Kombat has had many makeovers in its lifetime, however. Originally a 2D fighting game, it has since changed to a 3D arena game, and there was even a goreless T-rated game [Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe].

The new addition to the legendary Mortal Kombat franchise will be released April 19th, 2011, and will have endless nostalgia to the old games we grew up playing. This new game, simply titled Mortal Kombat (although 9th in the series), will be returning to it's brutal M rating for extreme gore and violence, as well as returning to it's 2D fighting style. The dangers trapping your opponent on the screen corners return!
Mortal Kombat will feature 3 different single player modes, including a story mode with elaborate cutscenes, the traditional tournament ladder which will include a sub-boss and boss battle, and finally one that features what seems to be somewhat of a survival mode which focuses more on game mechanics rather story.
The character roster for Mortal Kombat is also nostalgic, as it seems so far that playable characters from only the first three games are known (See below for current roster).
The game has a bit of a different approach as to control this time. Inside of memorizing countless combos for each character, Ed Boon has stated that MK will have a "Make Your Own Combos" system, which should bring a lot more surpise when playing multiplayer and/or with friends. Characters do still have the iconic FATALITIES however, which from what has been released in trailers and such to be extremely gruesome and brutal.

The current Character Roster (via Game Informer: 214) is as follows:
Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Raiden, Johnny Cage, Kung Lao, Sonya Blade, Jax Briggs, Reptile, Kitana, Mileena, Cyrax, Sektor, Nightwolf, Jade, Shao Kahn, and Goro*.
(*Goro has been confirmed to be a BOSS battle, and not a PLAYABLE character. I assume this is also true with Shao Kahn.)
Exclusive to the Playstation 3 will have KRATOS from the God of War franchise as a playable character in Multiplayer. There is no such talk of an exclusive character for the Xbox 360. There is also a DLC section on the roster, which will give players new characters to download and play as in the future.

Perform a Fatality on your local game store April 19th, 2011 and pick up MORTAL KOMBAT, available on Playstation 3 and XBOX 360.

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