The Mortal Kombat Legends animated feature film series is set to continue with a bizarre descent into neon soaked Hollywood babylon. Cage Match brings back Joel McHale as the action star turned world saver Johnny Cage for a story you'll have to see to believe! Read on for details:

Johnny will do his best Crockett when he rolls up the sleeves of a white, shoulder padded jacket to take on the Satanic forces lurking beneath 1980s Hollywood. He's on the path to stardom, but to get there he'll have to rescue iconic Dirty Dancing and Ferris Bueller's Day Off actress Jennifer Grey, who voices herself, going missing amidst a plot of intruge and secret societies.

Like third installment Snow Blind; the latest MK Legend is flipping the script on established canon, going in the opposite direction of Kano's Mad Max-like grim future, to tell a referential retro tale unlike anything we've seen before! IGN featured the first screenshot from the film and additional cast & plot details.

Robert Atkin Downes returns to the voice of Shinnok last heard in Battle of the Realms, with a hellacious cast including Grey DeLisle as Kia, Zehra Fazal as Jataaka, and Kelly Hu as Ashrah, with Dave B Mitchell as Raiden, Dusan Brown as Chuck Golden, Matt Young Kin as Concierge, Phil Lamarr as Brian Van Jones, Matthew Mercer as Director/Bully, Armen Taylor as Master Boyd, and the late Gilbert Gottfried as the surely legitimate and charming, David Doubldy.

It sounds like there'll be some skewering of Hollywood and Mortal Kombat lore, with a welcome spotlight for some of the demon breed of the Netherrealm. If you haven't already got the picture, here's a helpful synopsis to get you good and ready for the strange tale.

“Neon lights... Suits with shoulder pads... Jumping from explosions in slow motion... In 1980s Hollywood, action star Johnny Cage (Joel McHale) is looking to become an A-list actor. But when his costar, Jennifer (Jennifer Grey), goes missing from set, Johnny finds himself thrust into a world filled with shadows, danger, and deceit.

As he embarks on a bloody journey, Johnny quickly discovers the City of Angels has more than a few devils in its midst. He faces off against a sinister secret society plotting a nefarious scheme, but the brutal fight against the bloodthirsty warriors of the Netherrealm is just beginning.

Can Johnny, alongside other Kombat legends, save humanity...and, more importantly, his career?”

It's another strange departure for an adaptation of Mortal Kombat. What do you think about the Johnny Cage spotlight? Share your thoughts & expectations in the comments below an don't miss Johnny Cage in the Mortal Kombat 1 Gameplay Trailer! Find & discuss more from the movies, including Johnny Cage's live-action casting, in the Media & Merchandise forum!

Fortunate fans will be able to get a taste of things to come in next week's Online Stress Test, but for those who are not among the chosen, Mortal Kombat 1 will be available to play at the 2023 Evo World Championship!

Evo has announced that Mortal Kombat 1 will be publicly playable for the first time for those in attendance at the Mandalay Bay resort in sunny Las Vegas! The demo will be on display across a massive weekend of competitive action, starting Friday, August 4th through to Sunday the 6th.

The main event will see the best players in the world competing for supremacy in the Mortal Kombat 11 Evo World Championship -- sure to be an exciting sendoff for the landmark installment that will soon be joined by MK1.

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PlayStation will be the console of choice at the Sony backed tournament, but MK1 is also coming to Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC starting September 19th. Will you be heading out to play? Tell us all about your plans in the comments below and dig deeper in the Mortal Kombat 1 forum!

It's still three months until the official release of Mortal Kombat 1, but the developer will be getting prepared for the fight ahead with an Online Stress Test beginning next week. Like the Shaolin Tournament itself, it's invitation only. Read on for details:

Not to be confused with a Beta Test of the game; the MK1 Online Stress Test will begin Friday, June 23rd at 8:00AM PT and run throughout the weekend until 8AM Monday morning. The test is intended to begin stressing online infrastructure to expose problems well in advance of the full release.

You'll need a WB Games Account to join the Stress Test sign-up pool, which will enter you into the draw to receive a redeemable invitation download code via e-mail on June 21st.

Eligibility is limited to players on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles, located in "North America, Latin America, Brazil, and Europe". PS Plus and Xbox Gold Live are not required to participate, but of course, an internet connection is. The test will feature a limited Mortal Kombat 1 build testing 1v1 online, and limited Klassic Tower. Cross-console play is not part of the test.

This could be your first chance to get hands-on with the game. Did you submit? Were you chosen? Share your fate with us in the comments below and keep the conversation & speculation going in the Mortal Kombat 1 forum!

Knowing who your opponent is, and what you're fighting for, are pretty important aspects of any battle -- and Mortal Kombat 1 is continuing in the tradition of setting up each and every fight with a dialogue exchange between characters. Watch all the intros from the recent demo:

GameSpot has featured all the opening discussion between fighters from the four-character demo build that was recently showcased at Summer Game Fest. The battlelines are drawn in smack talk between Liu Kang, Kitana, Kenshi, and Sub-Zero as they go head-to-head at the character select screen, before stepping back right into the action!

Pre-fight dialogues establish mood, character, and tell us some interesting extra details about the fighters and world of the franchise. It's a little extra colour to set the stage for gameplay, and we really do learn a few interesting little tidbits & teasers from the limited demo.

We already suspected it would be Bi-Han under the Sub-Zero mask, given Mortal Kombat 1 is going back to the beginning, and Liu Kang confirms that fact as he faces-off with the elder of two brothers. Could this mean the younger Kuai Liang will make an appearance in the guise of Tundra?

It seems Kenshi is hiding a secret Sub-Zero knows, while the Lin Kuei have fallen into old habits, with Bi-Han confirming they've shed noble causes in favour of self-serving. Could Kenshi's secret have something to do with his war on the underworld?

Whatever the sword saint is up to in this new timeline will apparently blind him over the course of a new story mode -- and according to Kitana he isn't the first blind swordsman. She's got bigger things to worry about according to Liu Kang, though. He warns her to keep Countess Jade close -- privileged knowledge of history repeating from the previous timeline?

Ed Boon confirmed in an interview with Gamertag Radio that the Fire God will be using the knowledge gained from Mortal Kombat (2011) to Mortal Kombat 11 to steer his actions in the newly created reality of Mortal Kombat 1. Will it all go horribly wrong like it did for his predecessor? A question we'll be asking as we anticipate more from the new game.

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Mortal Kombat 1 is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC on September 19th, with early access available to Premium & Kollector's Edition owners. Never get lost in time by downloading the MKO App via the App Store or Google Play and using the calendar.

How far will these juicy little dialogue details go? Share your thoughts in the comments below and find & discuss more in the Mortal Kombat 1 forum! Special thanks to MKO user Shinnokxz for submitting material.

Mortal Kombat 1 unfolds as a new reality in first previews for the new story mode and gameplay. Summer Game Fest was not coy with its main event attraction -- delivering the world premiere with an extended trailer and presentation by Ed Boon. Watch the official trailer now:

A youthful Kung Lao faces off with Sub-Zero in a Chinese restaurant, while Johnny Cage finds his swish Hollywood mansion invaded by a suited (and sighted) Kenshi. It's all part of the subdued new reality of Mortal Kombat 1 -- and our first look at the new fighting game engine. The preview showcases the fluid relationship between fights and story as Fire God Liu Kang gathers champions, including in-game opponent Scorpion, and a young Shaolin fighter answering to Raiden.

Lush background environments are back as kombat evolves with flourishes of familiar fist & kick fighting, special moves, and Kameo Fighters that dart in and out of the battle to assist in delivering bone crunching kombos. Klassically inspired kameo fighters include Jax, Sonya Blade, Kano, Goro, and Stryker in designs that remind us of the arcade klassics as MK celebrates thirty years of fatalities.

There were plenty of blood & guts on display as fighters were carved, dismembered, decapitated, and generally put through the ringer, including a heart rip finisher from a klassic styled Kano.

In this world Scorpion and Sub-Zero are apparently brothers, and Kitana & Mileena are bound by their own brand of sisterhood, bu it seems this time Mileena has a throne to be covetted, and a toothy new design that comes with a disease -- real or imagined.

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Mortal Kombat 1 is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC on September 19th, with early access available to Premium & Kollector's Edition owners. Save both dates by downloading the MKO App via the App Store or Google Play and using the calendar.

It's Fire God Liu Kang's reality now and we're just living in it. What did you think of the first-look at gameplay, characters, and the strange new world of MK's third timeline? Leave your reactions in the comments below and discuss more in the Mortal Kombat 1 forum!