As Mortal Kombat celebrates its 30th anniversary, you’d be forgiven for thinking the series might potentially start coasting along as a legacy title. Not many game series make it past 15 years, let alone 30 of them. Fortunately, this was never on NetherRealm Studios’ agenda, as the developer returns with the 12th mainline game in the franchise, Mortal Kombat 1, …
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Changing Stance: The Case for a Mortal Kombat ‘Kreator Mode’
I’ve loved the excessive gore of Mortal Kombat ever since discovering the franchise in my mid-teens. Every new instalment arrives with a bunch of fresh fatalities and brutalities, ready to make me laugh and cringe in equal measure at the mess of blood and guts left on the screen. I, along with many players, get a big kick out of …
The Mortal Kombat 1 Information Keeps on Koming…
With the imminent release of Mortal Kombat 1 – a reboot of sorts following the outcome of Mortal Kombat 11’s two story chapters – series co-creator Ed Boon has unsurprisingly been a busy man. From being on the interview circuit, to challenging fans to a game of “Truth or Troll” on social media, to a panel at SDCC, Boon has …