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CultureNews

Mortal Kombat 12 Has Been Very Quietly Announced

Anyone hoping for a trailer, screenshots or even just a press release will be sadly disappointed

By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2023

CultureNews

Big Switch Eshop Sale: Discounts On Lego, Resident Evil, And More

A few different sales are active from now until next month on Nintendo’s eshop

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 20, 2023

CultureNews

Revealing Mortal Kombat II Code Leak Pulled By Warner Bros.

The now-deleted GitHub post unearthed a bunch of cut Mortal Kombat sprites, moves, and artwork

By Isaiah Colbert Published January 11, 2023

Tips & Guides

The Best (And Worst) Video Game Adaptations You Can Stream Right Now

The Last of Us , Nier: Automata , and more bring your games to a bigger screen

By Ashley Bardhan Published January 10, 2023

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CultureTotal Recall

The Story Behind Mortal Kombat’s Iconic Dragon Logo

Mortal Kombat ’s co-creator shares his original drawing for the fighting game franchise

By Ethan Gach Published September 23, 2022

CultureFeature

How EVO 2022’s Banger Of A Soundtrack Almost Missed The Show

Mega Ran, Casey Williams, and Zaid Tabani dish on the challenges of creating EVO 2022’s official soundtrack

By Isaiah Colbert Published August 12, 2022

OpinionCommentary

WWE Superstar The Miz Should Play Johnny Cage In Mortal Kombat II, And You Know It

Ed Boon and Vince McMahon better cast The Miz as Johnny Cage happen or so help me god

By Isaiah Colbert Published May 5, 2022

Report

Hundreds Of Sealed Retro ’90s Games That Were Just Publicly Revealed Could Be Worth A Million Bucks

A factory-sealed copy of Chrono Trigger is just one part of the incredible haul

By Ari Notis Published February 18, 2022

CultureNews

January’s PS Now And PS Plus Games Have Been Announced, Including Persona 5 Strikers

If you're good, we'll tell you what they're going to be

By John Walker Published January 3, 2022

CultureNews

Skate 2 Servers Killed Just As Game Makes Comeback

A day of highs and lows for EA's classic skateboarding game

By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2021

CultureNews

70+ Classic Games Are Coming To Xbox, Some of Them With Performance Boosts

Max Payne 3, Skate 2, Timesplitters, and more are now playable on modern Xbox consoles

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 15, 2021

CultureTotal Recall

Old Video Shows The Birth Of Mortal Kombat’s ‘Get Over Here’ Move

The 1992 footage shows Ed Boon coming up with the move live, alongside Scorpion's actor

By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2021

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CultureE3

No More Heroes 3 Hired Shao Kahn To Voice A Cat

A bold, new direction for the No More Heroes franchise

By Ian Walker Published June 16, 2021

CultureOdds and Ends

SonicFox Gets Their Own Plushie, Sells Out In Two Hours

The fighting game community's champion deserves it

By Ash Parrish Published June 16, 2021

OpinionAsk Kotaku

Did You Like The New Mortal Kombat Movie?

It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take. This week we Ask Kotaku: Did you like the new Mortal Kombat movie? As you’d expect, spoilers abound below. Ash Bit of a controversial opinion here, but I liked all the…

By Lisa Marie Segarra Published May 3, 2021

Culture

Tekken, Mortal Kombat Pulled From Controversial Esports Events

Bandai Namco and NetherRealm Studios have announced plans to no longer work with esports org WePlay, which over the last month has hosted big money events for Tekken 7, Soulcalibur VI, and Mortal Kombat 11 In separate statements that were published at the exact same time and very much sound like they were drafted together, the…

By Ian Walker Published April 30, 2021

CultureOdds and Ends

Listen To Gilbert Gottfried Mispronounce Some Mortal Kombat Names

A couple weeks ago, video game cover band Lame Genie recorded a fantastic version of the iconic Mortal Kombat theme song. Then they slapped on videos of comedian Gilbert Gottfried in place of the vocals for some reason. Listen, you don’t need to feature Iago from Aladdin in your music for me to check it…

By Ian Walker Published April 23, 2021

ReviewsETC

Mortal Kombat 2021: The Kotaku Movie Review

As I said last month following a preview of the film’s first 12 minutes, the new Mortal Kombat movie starts off strong. The opening battle between the men who would become Sub-Zero and Scorpion is one of my favorite cinema moments of the year. The remaining 98 minutes? Not so much. The fights are outstanding,…

By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2021

Culture

SonicFox Showed Up To A Mortal Kombat Event In Typical SonicFox Fashion

Yesterday the WePlay Esports Ultimate Fighting League kicked off a live Mortal Kombat 11 tournament featuring a handful of international players including Dominique “SonicFox” McLean. The opening ceremony was like any typical esports event, complete with a DJ and the kombatants (official term, Ed Boon says it’s required) standing solemnly on stage before the karnage…

By Ash Parrish Published March 26, 2021

OpinionImpressions

The New Mortal Kombat Movie Starts Off Strong

The new Mortal Kombat film, the first theatrical release based on the fighting games since 1997’s Mortal Kombat Annihilation, opens with a scene that should be quite familiar to fans. Hanzo Hasashi, the man fated to become the vengeful Scorpion, enjoys a quiet moment with his family in their ancestral home. It’s a quiet moment…

By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2021