The sights of Mortal Kombat have frequently been merchandised, but what about the sounds? Thanks to a limited release from Enjoy The Ride Records: audiophiles will be able to enjoy the klassic Dan "Toasty" Forden arcade soundtracks for the first time on vinyl! Read on for details:

Mortal Kombat I and II - Music From The Arcade Game Soundtracks collects 18 songs from Dan Forden's original two arcade soundtracks, with a bonus recording of a version of The Immortals' famous Techno Syndrome also included.

The collectible record comes in a 400 gsm jacket featuring a track listing with the MKII character select screen, and a recreation of The Dead Pool inside the gatefold! Click the thumbnails above for a closer look.

Three variant pressings inspired by the original game's ninja palette swaps add to the limited edition, available for $25 in: Scorpion Yellow (400 copies), Sub-Zero Blue (400 copies), and Reptile Green (200 copies). ThinkGeek have an exclusive dragon logo version limited to 1,000 copies at $29.99 each.

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For those who missed the mail order exclusive CD of the klassic 90s soundtracks, this will be a flawless addition to the collection! Already scored yours? Register to share your review on the Media & Merchandise forum, or just relive all things 2D Kombat Klassics!

There remains no official announcement for an expected follow-up to Mortal Kombat X or Injustice 2, but a disgruntled Mexican voice actor may have given the most public acknowledgement of something in the pipeline from Warner Bros.

In a story picked up by Gameinformer; Lalo Garza took to Twitter last week to voice displeasure over a disagreement with Spanish localization company Pink Noise Studios.

The company removed the actor, who voiced Kung Lao and Reptile for the Spanish language market, following an alleged professional dispute. Translated to English, Garza's original tweet laments: 'How sad that a company that wanted a lot ends up making decisions that affect both [myself and] you, the consumers. Goodbye Kung Lao and Reptile.' Despite using the "MortalKombatXI" hashtag, he later clarified that he does not know if the new project was a direct sequel to Mortal Kombat X.

Pues finalmente confirmo que los “profesionales” de @PINKNOISEloc decidieron quitarme mis personajes de #MortalKombatXI. Que triste que una empresa que quise mucho termine tomando decisiones que los afectan tanto a ustedes, los consumidores. Adiós Kung Lao y Reptile.

— Lalo Garza (@LaloGarx) November 15, 2018

Amigos, desconozco si es MKXI, MK10.5, MKXYZ o qué sea; el punto es que para el material nuevo ya no fui convocado, pero no pasa nada, en esta carrera he aprendido que los personajes llegan y se van así. Gracias por sus mensajes, yo sigo trabajando en lo que amo. El doblaje.

— Lalo Garza (@LaloGarx) November 15, 2018

Though firmly in the category of rumor, this wouldn't be the first time a voice actor has accidentally confirmed an upcoming project. In 2014, the voice of Kitana, Karen Strassman, inadvertently offered the first concrete evidence of Mortal Kombat X in an update to her online resume. The game was officially announced just over a month later, in early June.

Garza's extensive credits include localized voices of Krillin in Dragon Ball Z and Donatello of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. He defended speaking openly about the project and grievance, citing a lack of contractual confidentiality. MK Online has contacted Pink Noise Studios for comment.

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Anthony Marquez – best known for his portrayal of Kung Lao in Mortal Kombat II and Mortal Kombat 3 – has been performing all around Chicago with his band, collectively called Kung Lao and the Scorpions! The band is on Spotify and also has a CD for sale at various conventions. MK Online was on the scene at The Elbo Room this past Saturday and has the pictures from the evening, which included not only a concert but also an Ultimate MK3 tournament (SNES port).

The band performed their own original songs, like "Believe," "Try This Again," and "Life Without You," as well as covered some more popular music such as "Uptown Funk" (by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars), "Rock & Roll All Nite" (by Kiss), and "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (by Def Leppard). We managed to catch the entire concert here:

In addition, we did an impromptu interview with Anthony, who was joined by his friend Phillip Ahn — best known for his appearance in Mortal Kombat II as the shapeshifting sorcerer, Shang Tsung! In this mortal konversation, we find out that Anthony and Phillip were friends back in high school. Anthony also lets us know that he's working on a book about his Mortal Kombat experience and he expects it to be out in early 2019! Check that interview out here:

A huge thanks to Anthony and Phillip for their time! If you're in the area, be sure to come down to one of his concerts. Don't forget to leave a comment on the forums. Also, our next Twitch livestream will be this Saturday, November 10, at 1 PM Eastern/12PM Central with our guest , Drew Adkins, author of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3+!

The team at Galloping Ghost Arcade have thrown together another excellent event: Shang Tsung’s Fight Night! This event gives fans a chance to interact with some of the actors and developers who were a part the arcade classics and helped make the original arcade classics. This event had been growing until it got so big it had to be renamed Kombat Kon, although it was downscaled a bit this year and morphed back into Shang Tsung’s Fight Night.

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This event also marks the first time that the staff members Scott Howell, D'arque Bishop, CCShadow, and ]{0MBAT (tabmok99) have gotten together in 10 years. Of course, joining us is our newest member, FataLKaDe. Prior to the actual event, we managed to have a little get-together with a couple of the people from Netherrealm Studios, such as John Vogel (at Level 257) and Rigo Cortes (at an undisclosed location), and fans like Anthony from the Book of Remembrance and Skitter Comic patron Matt Kittredge:

Naturally, the highlight was the event itself, held on-site at Galloping Ghost and joined by Mortal Kombat veteran actors Philip Ahn, John Parrish, John Turk, Brian Glynn, and Chris Alexander, and even a surprise appearance by Ed Boon himself!

During the event, we also encountered Richard J. Cook, the developer of Super Combat Fighter: One of the fun things to do there was a real-life game of Test Your Might: They also had tournaments for each of the Mortal Kombat games there, and ran livestreams using direct feed from the actual arcade cabinets: There was even a free fan-created guide for the Sega Genesis port of the first Mortal Kombat: Of course, the actors provided signed photos (the smaller ones were free, the larger ones were $10 apiece): One of the exclusives that Galloping Ghost Arcade was able to offer was a set of realistic hand-painted statues of the characters from the first three Mortal Kombat games: There was some artwork available by Brandon Diaz, including not only prints but also some Air Scorpion and Air Cage t-shirts: There were also a couple of prints for sale of Mortal Kombat-themed Fortnite skins, done by DecayNRS: The arcade itself has over 640 arcade games, so rather than show you all of them, here are a couple that are tangentially related to Mortal Kombat, such as NBA Jam, The Grid, and Judge Dredd: Of course, Galloping Ghost was kind enough to let us set up our livestream and interview some of the actors. Here’s some behind the scenes pics of us setting up: And of course, the livestream itself (with a surprise appearance by Ed Boon himself):

This event occurred during a very busy time. While Shang Tsung’s Fight Night was going on, NetherRealm Studios Community Manager Tyler Lansdown was at TwitchCon, friend of the site Total-MK won a Mortal Kombat II tournament at PAX Australia, and even Payne Train Gaming was at GamerFest Ireland. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves, whatever event they went to in their corner of the world!

This weekend the Mortal Kombat community will be coming together for a special event tomorrow—Saturday, October 27th—in Brookfield, Indiana. Galloping Ghost Arcade, arguably one of the nation’s largest arcade venues will be hosting Shang Tsung’s Fight Night. This event open to the public is an intimate setting with the Mortal Kombat legends—including various actors from the original Mortal Kombat game releases. The guest list provided below will be in attendance for an informal meet and greet setting, but will also open up the opportunity for fans to get autographs and photos with their favorite MK stars. There will also be various tournaments available for titles including Mortal Kombat (1992), Mortal Kombat II, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and Mortal Kombat 4. The cost of the event is included in the $20 admission to the arcade. The event itself is scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm Central.

The announced guest list includes:

• John Parrish – Jax (MKII & UMK3)
• Phillip Ahn, M.D./Shang Tsung MK2 – Shang Tsung (MKII)
• John Turk – Sub-Zero, Shang Tsung, Scorpion (UMK3)
• Brian Glynn – Shao Kahn (MKII & UMK3)
• Christopher Alexander – Johnny Cage (MK Trilogy)
• Other surprise guests

During the event on Saturday, make sure to catch our special live Twitch Stream event where we will be doing a special episode live from the event at 3:00 pm Central! There will be special giveaway opportunities live on the air. We will also be having a candid discussion as we look back at the last 20 years of Mortal Kombat Online. You do no want to miss out!

Also, we wanted all fans in the area to be aware all of the original staff members of this website will be at the Level 257 in Schaumburg, Illinois, tonight (October 26) at 7:00pm for dinner and games. If you are a fan of MKO and would like to hang out with our team, this is your chance. Feel free to send us a message on our Discord channel if you plan on joining us. Members in attendance include CCShadow, Scott-Howell, D’ArqueBishop, and ]{0MBAT (tabmok99).

Make sure to follow us on the official Mortal Kombat Online channel on Twitch to get notifications when we go live on Saturday afternoon. And as always, be sure to register and leave a comment on the discussion forums and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.