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Mortal Kombat News for Xbox 360 and PS3
Mortal Kombat (or Mortal Kombat 9, if you prefer) is kind of a big deal this week. The demo is out on PSN and it’s almost out on Xbox Live. The retail release is right around the corner too.
First, a guide to MK for people who normally play Street Fighter. The mechanics are different, so if it’s been a while since you “got over here,” you might want to take a look.
In terms of new characters, we now know that the roster includes Noob Saibot, Raiden, Kabal, and more. Here’s the leaked character selection screen with Quan Chi, Cyborg Sub-Zero, and more.
The fatalities are epic, as expected, but check out this Sub-Zero and Scorpion vs. Cyrax and Sektor tag team battle. Crazy. Human(-ish) ninjas versus robot ninjas.
Quick Fighting Game News
Keeping it short, sweet, and to the point today.
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition
- Yun primer: Moves, combos, and strats
- Zangief gains range for jab screw piledriver
- Daigo ditches Ryu to main Yun
Marvel vs. Capcom 3
- Rumors of Galactus as final boss.
- Final characters revealed? Phoenix, Sentinel, and Taskmaster. Hsien-Ko, Mike Haggar, and Akuma
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
- Video reveals new luchadora (female) character
Mortal Kombat (2011)
- PDP makes American-style MK Arcade Stick
- New characters rumored: Sindel, Goro and Ermac
Which game are you most excited about?
Fighting Game News and Rumors – 12/09/10
Lots of new fighting game news and rumors, so let’s get down to it.
First off, Rurouni Kenshin is on its way to the Sony PSP. The initial graphics don’t look all that great, but the Samurai Shodown style action could be fun.
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition is getting loaded with some new characters, like Yun and Yang, but it looks like Evil Ryu and Shin Akuma are being thrown into the mix too. Better still, these new characters could be made available for us home gamers via DLC on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network too.
Continuing on SSFIV, you can check out the 149-hit combo from Chun-Li. Totally epic. There’s also the Street Fighter: Beyond the Game documentary that’s worth watching too.
What about that other Capcom project? Well, there’s lots going on with Marvel vs. Capcom 3 too. In the video above, we see newcomers (to MvC3) Storm and Crimson Viper in action. Storm’s done the MvC thing before, but it’s cool to see a “new” SFIV make the jump to the versus front.
We also know about Jill Valentine and Shuma Gorath, as well as the possibility of Mega Man and Frank West. Mike Haggar of Final Fight fame could make the cut too. Other rumors include Hsien-Ko, War Machine, Ultron, Hawkeye, Spider-woman, Strider, Iron Fist, Thanos, Amatsu-Mikaboshi, and Victor Delacroix.
That’s the Japanese box art for the game, which I think looks better than what we’re getting. Either way, we’re expecting a February 15, 2011 launch.
Oh, and remember how the Soul Calibur series had console exclusives like Link for the GameCube version? Ed Boon and crew look like they’re doing the same for Mortal Kombat, it seems, as Kratos is rumored as a PS3 exclusive character in the upcoming fighting game. I wonder who the Xbox will get. Master Chief?
