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Title: New Mortal "K"ombat game every year
Post by: Thirteen on October 24, 2004, 03:13:06 PM: Midway announces Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

Publisher expands fighting franchise with new action adventure, due in 2005; plans annual Mortal Kombat releases.

Today, Midway announced some major changes to the Mortal Kombat franchise. The first was the unveiling of the next game in the series, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. Unlike regular Mortal Kombat games, Shaolin Monks will be an action adventure title that allows players to explore a world beyond the arena of death. The game is currently in development for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 and is slated for a fall 2005 release.

The other big change to the Mortal Kombat series is its frequency. In a statement, Midway president David F. Zucker said a new game in the franchise would arrive each year. “Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is also our first step toward delivering something that Mortal Kombat fans have been calling for: a new game set in the Mortal Kombat universe every year," he said. "We are planning our Mortal Kombat release schedule with the expectation that we will deliver a new Mortal Kombat title annually.”

For more on Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, check out GameSpot's exclusive first look.

By Tor Thorsen -- GameSpot
Title: Re: New Mortal Combat game every year
Post by: Black_Smoke on October 24, 2004, 04:50:43 PM: tight
imma get tha one that jus came out soon
Title: Re: New Mortal Combat game every year
Post by: Trauma-san on October 24, 2004, 07:19:04 PM: This game looks fantastic, but I just hope they maintain the high quality we've came to expect from Midway, and don't water the games down trying to fit into some deadline. "Deadly Alliance" had moves cut out because of a deadline, and saying "a new game every year" sounds like some crazy deadlines.
Title: Re: New Mortal Combat game every year
Post by: -CaliKid- on October 24, 2004, 10:22:28 PM: cool
Title: Re: New Mortal Combat game every year
Post by: MANBEARPIG. on October 25, 2004, 01:04:58 AM: hmmm...

an action adventure like Mythologies or Special Forces

not interested, I will however, check on it.
Title: Re: New Mortal Combat game every year
Post by: *Jamal* on October 25, 2004, 01:28:32 AM: Quote from: KIDRenegade619 on October 25, 2004, 01:04:58 AM
not interested, I will however, check on it.

One of those things that makes you go "Is this guy a retard?"
Title: Re: New Mortal Combat game every year
Post by: 7even on October 25, 2004, 05:01:46 AM: I just know an old-ass Mortal Kombat from like more than 5 years ago. That was fucking sick. FATALITY!! FINISH HIM!! lol, is it still as NC-17 sicko sicko brutal as hell as ever since? :D
Title: Re: New Mortal Combat game every year
Post by: HD on October 25, 2004, 05:31:16 AM: how dare u write MK like Mortal Combat
Title: Re: New Mortal Combat game every year
Post by: ARYC on October 25, 2004, 05:46:54 AM: this is great news , I grew up on Mortal Kombat as i couldn't have been older than 6-7 when I got into that game .... ah yes the words finish him , flawless victory , FATALITY and "you weak pathetic fool" all remind me of childhood memorys ... god bless mortal kombat
Title: Re: New Mortal "K"ombat game every year
Post by: Thirteen on October 25, 2004, 06:32:05 AM: Quote from: KIDRenegade619 on October 25, 2004, 01:04:58 AM
hmmm...

an action adventure like Mythologies or Special Forces

not interested, I will however, check on it.

those games did suck but they should be better since Midway has improved their games lately

Quote from: Lil HD on October 25, 2004, 05:31:16 AM
how dare u write MK like Mortal Combat

lol my bad, was typing too fast
Title: Re: New Mortal Combat game every year
Post by: Black_Smoke on October 25, 2004, 03:00:44 PM: Quote from: Lil HD on October 25, 2004, 05:31:16 AM
how dare u write MK like Mortal Combat

lol i didnt even notice that
>:(
Title: Re: New Mortal Combat game every year
Post by: Eddie G. on October 25, 2004, 03:47:38 PM: Quote from: Fattak on October 25, 2004, 05:46:54 AM
this is great news , I grew up on Mortal Kombat as i couldn't have been older than 6-7 when I got into that game .... ah yes the words finish him , flawless victory , FATALITY and "you weak pathetic fool" all remind me of childhood memorys ... god bless mortal kombat
That rings true to me too ;D
Title: Re: New Mortal "K"ombat game every year
Post by: krzieg on October 25, 2004, 11:45:32 PM: Ive been a huge mortal kombat fan since mk1 ...im defintely gonna get this game. I actaully got a burnt copy of it but it turned out 2 b a fake...it was the fuckin orginal mortal kombat (mk1) :scarface:
Title: Re: New Mortal "K"ombat game every year
Post by: -CaliKid- on October 26, 2004, 04:18:03 AM: ^actually in a collectors edition version of the game out right now, they include MK1 arcade version