Mortal Kombat Brutalizes Store Shelves On April 19
Mortal KombatIt's a reboot and an attempt to "reestablish the brand," and it's less than three months off.
It has been announced that Mortal Kombat will launch for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 19. The last entry was the surprisingly Teen-rated Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, which wasn't a bad game at all, but the newest installment is designed specifically to bring back the MK cache. ...that rhymes, you know. Much of the roster will feature our old favorites and remember that the PS3 version will boast the God of War, Kratos. Based on everything we've seen and heard thus far, it really seems as if Mortal Kombat will be fantastic for the long-time hardcore fans. Maybe it'll do for the MK franchise what Street Fighter IV did for Capcom's ailing series. These days, reboots are a big deal, and that's because as the veteran gamers get older and see new experiences around every corner, they sorta miss the games they loved as youngsters.
And when their favorite franchises either disappear or change into something unrecognizable, the developer and publisher suffer some definite backlash. ...hi, Square-Enix.
Related Game(s): Mortal Kombat
Tags: mk, mortal kombat, mortal kombat release date
1/21/2011 8:52:50 PM John Shepard
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ps3sownsxbox360
Friday, January 21, 2011 @ 9:49:03 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, January 21, 2011 @ 10:47:10 PM
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Douchebaguette
Friday, January 21, 2011 @ 10:01:23 PM
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Then again his house will be available for over 2 weeks...
TOASTY.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, January 21, 2011 @ 10:46:23 PM
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I think this is going to be a Day 1 hit. I hope it's absolutely brutal, but I'd like to see some Friendships too :)
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Snaaaake
Friday, January 21, 2011 @ 10:50:02 PM
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GuyverLT
Friday, January 21, 2011 @ 11:00:55 PM
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Scarecrow
Friday, January 21, 2011 @ 11:14:04 PM
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The competition those two series had in the SNES years was legendary. I can't wait to get MK9 and get into the more mature and deadly world of MK.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, January 21, 2011 @ 11:33:11 PM
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BTNwarrior
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 12:21:12 AM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 2:13:08 AM
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___________
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 12:14:53 AM
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bad timing, portal 2 is going to own april but anyway.
i hope they release a demo, im still a little iffy on the return to 2D.
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bigrailer19
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 2:04:10 AM
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___________
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 8:48:34 AM
that had everything, a chess game, tetris, the konquest mode, and the 3 style fighting was the best addition to MK ever!
i would of much preferred a deception 2.
or even a shaolin monks 2, thats by far my most played game ever!
finished it like 50 times!
i was ready to fly to netherealm studios when i found out they had a similar game staring scorpion and sub zero but canned it.
ed, how could you do this to me?????????
hope they decide to do that after this, would be freaking sweet!
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Kevin555
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 12:26:53 AM
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& where the hell is my Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown already SEGA!?
On MK, i've never been too big on it but may give this a look.
Last edited by Kevin555 on 1/22/2011 12:30:36 AM
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bigrailer19
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 2:00:35 AM
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On another MK note, I really hope that trailer that buzzed around for a while becomes a reality for a new movie reboot as well.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 2:14:39 AM
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Such good times.
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A2K78
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 2:42:26 AM
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Street Fighter was never an ailing franchise, but then again I guess you never been to an arcade to gauge the fact that the game still popular and still played alot despite the influx of VF and Tekken machines that proliferate the acade floors. To further add Arcadia Magazine(japanese arcade-centric magazine) still ranks SFIII as being a money maker for Capcom despite till this day.
"These days, reboots are a big deal, and that's because as the veteran gamers get older and see new experiences around every corner, they sorta miss the games they loved as youngsters."
Reboots have nothing to with reconnecing older gamers, but has everything to do with playing it safe and cranking out sequels.
Anyhow the whole rush by developers to reboot a certain frachise just demonstrate that the industry is running out creative ideas which is quite sad.
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bigrailer19
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 4:26:50 AM
You can say what you want as to what the motives behind rebooting a franchise is, but Id put money on it that jaffe would tell you otherwise in regards to eat, sleep, play' new TM title.
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A2K78
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 5:37:20 AM
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You actually believe this? Well is Namco disagrees with you and agrees me when explaining why they are rebooting the Ace Combat franchise:
http://www.play.tm/news/32005/namco-we-hurt-ace-combat-with-iterative-sequels
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A2K78
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 6:53:45 PM
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 @ 8:30:56 AM
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