Fans of the original Mortal Kombat trilogy may be disappointed to learn Mortal Kombat: Arcade Kollection has been removed from the Steam digital store.
Mortal Kombat Online has learned the three-in-one game was removed Friday, September 5th. At the time of this reporting, no additional information was available.
Update Sep. 25: Arcade Kollection (mislabelled as "Mortal Kombat Kollection") is now back online! Check it out now for $9.99.
Anecdotal evidence points toward problems relating to the closure of Games for Windows Live [full story] and resulting corruption errors from profile retrievals. Some players have reportedly experienced virtual disk space crashes.
Arcade Kollection is still presently available for home console downloads via Xbox Live and PlayStation Store. The PC version was originally staggered from console releases, available from February, 2012 - some nine months after console release.
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Last week's GameStop Expo garnered the first glimpse of official Mortal Kombat X Fight Pads that could be coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in 2015!
Kustom MKX Kontrols at GameSpot Expo via Iron Galaxy Studios (Killer Instinct: Season 2) Community Manager: ceojebailey.
The custom pads reconfigure conventional Sony & Microsoft controls, shifting L1 & R1 shoulder buttons onto the face for a 6-button layout. The large, equally sized buttons are reminiscent of the fondly remembered second generation Sega Genesis joypad - a favourite amongst fighting fans of the time.
A thumbstick replaces the usual directional input interface. The thumbstick side (player left) features an asymmetrical, elongated design. This seems to compliment a combination of arcade stick and joypad philosophies, allowing players to comfortably play overhanded (like arcades), full thumbs, or a combination of both grips.
The pad is based on Performance Designed Products's previous Versus Controller. Series mascot Scorpion appears on the pad design, with the new dragon logo and trademarked Mortal Kombat X title. [Related Article: Mortal Kombat X Scorpion Box Art].
PDP created official fight sticks for Mortal Kombat (2011), part of the Tournament Edition deal. They were later sold individually to positive review. PDP were instrumental in Mortal Kombat Online's sponsorship of this year's unofficial Mortal Kombat Evo Tournament.
The previewed controls are still pending approval [from Warner Brothers]. There is presently no information regarding availability for other platforms. Mortal Kombat X arrives April 14, 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 & PC. Register to follow and join all the top discussions on the Mortal Kombat X forum.
Classification looms large over the 2015 DE release of Mortal Kombat X, but that hasn't stopped Germany delivering major European coverage. Gamescom 2014 delivered interesting new details, after Kano made his first confirmed sighting in den Seiten der deutschen GamePro. Last week GameStar kept the good times coming with a rash of new screenshots featuring: Raiden, Sub-Zero, Ferra/Torr, D'Vorah & more!
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Mortal Kombat: Legacy II has walked away from the 4th Annual Streamy Awards with the prize for Best Choreography!
The online content win goes to Garrett Warren & Larnell Stovall, who beat out a stiff field that included competition from fantasy fight makers Super Power Beat Down.
Legacy didn't fair so well in the six other categories they received nominations for. Best Drama went to The Lizzie Bennet Diaries; Video Game High School took Best Director and Action & Sci-Fi; Brian Tee (Liu Kang) missed out on Best Actor (Drama) to Joey Graceffa (Storytellers); Special & Visual Effects honors went to Action Movie Kid.
A third series is currently in pre-production. Stars Casper Van Dien & Mark Dacascos recently shared photos from their Muay Thai training sessions for the third instalment. Van Dien first leaked word of Legacy III in June, after the director expressed interest in March full story].
Mortal Kombat Online congratulates the winners for their achievement. Mortal Kombat: Legacy II can be watched online right now, or when it hits Blu-Ray & DVD on October 14th. Find more info and discussion on the Media & Merchandise forum.
It's official: Mortal Kombat X is coming to home systems April 14, 2015! The Tuesday launch will see the worldwide release reach PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 & PC. [Related Article: MOREtal Monday: Mortal Kombat X Box Art]
The long awaited release date was announced today with an even bigger bombshell attached - pre-orders will receive bonus playable DLC character: Goro! Take a closer look at the grizzled four-armed Shokan by clicking the image below:
Introduced in the original Mortal Kombat as a mascot sub-boss -- Goro is a 2000 year old half-man, half-dragon powerhouse from the realm of Outworld. For nine consecutive tournaments he reigned as Mortal Kombat Champion, before being dethroned by the fighting monk Liu Kang.
Goro is still well remembered within gaming circles for his intimidating rule over the original arcade cabinet. The hulking digitized character was achieved through stop-motion animation and articulated models. John Tobias explained in an interview with Mortal Kombat Online, "We wanted to have a brutish character as our boss and I remember thinking of the old Ray Harryhausen films like Jason and The Argonauts and their use of stop-motion animation as being the perfect remedy."
The original model was exhumed from series co-creator Ed Boon's basement in 2013 [full story], when the Chicago area succumbed to storm flooding. The same maquette appeared in a series of Goro Twitter teasers leading up to the recent announcement:
MK1 stop motion model still sitting on my desk. I wonder what that means...?
Oh well... probably nothing. pic.twitter.com/wN8TfxrCEm
— Ed Boon (@noobde) September 4, 2014The download bonus will be Goro's first player controlled appearance since 2006's Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. He's been a rare inclusion in the main roster without cheat or hack options -- a Nintendo exclusive for Deception (2005), and part of the all-in gimmick of Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1996).
MK4 memorably brought Goro back to prominence as the sub-boss of that game. It is not presently known if Goro exists only as downloadable content, or will have another in-game role of a different kind.
Story implications remain wide open. Mortal Kombat X will boast a 25 year timeline, which we know will include the rise and fall of new Outworld Emperor: Kotal Kahn. Could the Shokan Prince Goro be one of several competing powers in the wake of Shao Kahn's death? It is unknown how pivotal the Outworld Throne is to the overarching story, or who the new arch-villain or boss will be.
Goro joins other klassic characters confirmed for an MKX return: Kano, Raiden & Scorpion. Cassie Cage leads the next generation of familiar fighters, with father Johnny Cage confirmed to be in the game, in some capacity.
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15.1% of the MKOmmunity correctly predicted Goro would be the next reveal! Register to vote in the User Poll and join all the conversation on the Mortal Kombat X forum!
