Thirty years of Mortal Kombat has seen merchandise of just about every kind, but for the fan who has everything comes a deadly decor option unlike most. At last you can furbish your throne room or personal cave with a Dragon Logo rug just like Shao Kahn. Read on for pre-order info and a closer look:

Unless you're Sub-Zero you might be feeling the chill this winter, and even with the recent release of Mortal Kombat socks, a rug may be in order to keep your tootsies toasty. The 36" x 36" (91.44cm) circular rug is 100% New Zealand lambs wool hand tufted in India with a design approximating the klassic dragon logo - give or take a few minor details.

S-Tier has officially opened up pre-orders for the $250.00 rug as part of their "high quality products based around the arcade era' range, and won't begin production until this period has ended September 23rd. The hand-made merch will then take 3-4 weeks to make, arriving an estimate 12-16 weeks after order.

No doubt this expensive floor covering will pair well with any designer MK logo cushions, or sit proudly at the center of your favourite fighting arena. So will you be walking the dragon's path? Share your thoughts in the comments below and find more wares in the Media & Merchandise forum!

NetherRealm Studios Chief Creative Officer Ed Boon has kicked the hornet's nest with an online poll asking fans what they'd like to see the studio release next. The four options pitted a Mortal Kombat 11 sequel against comic book fighting games, including a much-discussed crossover between DC and Marvel. Read on:

A fantasy match-up between the heroes & villains of publishing & multimedia rivals DC Comics and Marvel unsurprisingly topped the poll with 40.9% of 161,562 registered Twitter votes. A prospective "Mortal Kombat 12" was second, attracting a respectable 27.3% share ahead of Injustice 3 and a hypothetical Marvel title.

Interest in NetherRealm Studios' next project has run rampant since support for Mortal Kombat 11 officially ended in July, 2021. Fans were quick to seize upon clues pointing to the DC Injustice and MK franchises, with insiders claiming a Mortal Kombat sequel will emerge. Ed Boon has assured the developer's next game will make sense, but hasn't come down on any particular side. Johnny Cage voice actor Andrew Bowen has more deliberately teased something new from MK.

What do YOU want to see from NetherRealm studios next?

— Ed Boon (@noobde) September 10, 2022

A video game hosted crossover between DC and Marvel became an unexpected talking point in the last year as Ed Boon indulged interest in the two titanic pop culture brands. The publishers held their first substantial crossover in 1976 with the tabloid-sized Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man [pictured below], following with a sequel in 1981, and subsequent crossovers involving popular characters from the Batman, Hulk, Teen TItans, and X-Men franchises.

These sporradic meetings eventually culminated with an industry-supporting crossver in 1996's DC versus Marvel/Marvel versus DC four issue mini-series mega-crossver. An event that pitted 11 representatives from each company in one-on-one slugfests decided by 5 key fan polls. Marvel ultimately emerged the victors, enjoying occasional parternships right through to 2004's JLA/Avengers, after which relations became more frosty. A limited edition reprint of JLA/Avengers was recently produced to honor recently departed artist George Perez, and the Hero Initiative.

Mortal Kombat celebrates its thirtieth anniversary next month with a new animated feature on the way. Will a new game emerge, or will it be superheroes that take the developer forward? Share your thoughts & wishes in the comments below and talk more about the future in the Future MK Games forum.

Next month will mark thirty years of Mortal Kombat and it looks as if the apocalyptic collapse of society won't stop its legend continuing -- at least according to The Last of Us Part 1. An MK "easter egg" has found its way into the recently released remake. Take a look:

Eagle-eyed fan account Naughty Dog Central called attention to the reference in a recent Twitter post, showing a Mortal Kombat II poster added to a scene from the 2013 Left Behind downloadable content. The addition fills out the world of the remake, but some are seeing more than verisimilitude. Inspect the image below for the subtle addition:

With a void of news concerning an expected Mortal Kombat game, and lingering uncertainty surrounding the WarnerMedia Discovery merger; some fans have taken to theorizing the reference indicates a more meaningful relationship developing between NetherRealm Studios, and the Last of Us publisher & developers.

Mortal Kombat was reportedly considered for sale in September of 2020, but became an emerging multimedia asset through the success of the film on HBO Max. The streaming platform has undergone highly publicized content changes since the formation of WarnerDiscovery, but there have been no new reports of sale to date.

The pop culture significance of Mortal Kombat has seen it appear in many contexts, including an MK11 easter egg in Cyberpunk 2077, characters in Ready Player One, and the thoughts of other developers. The franchise will return to animation soon: watch the Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind trailer.

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What do you think about the MKII poster appearing in The Last of Us? Share your thoughts in the comments below and dive deeper into retro in the 2D Kombat Klassics forum!

Six months into development Mortal Kombat only had six playable fighters, but from necessity came the invention of Sonya Blade. Series co-creator Ed Boon continues his series taking us behind the scenes of iconic creations in anticipation of the game's 30th Anniversary! Watch the classic footage:

This time the nostalgia trip goes deeper into the context of Sonya's creation, showing us the alternate character select screen that was sorely missing a feminine touch during April 10, 1992 arcade tests. Actress and fitness instructor Elizabeth Malecki was tapped to punch, kick, and leg grab as the seventh iconic kombatant, effortlessly acting out components for her iconic special move in the footage.

Malecki is coached by Ed Boon to perform two handstands for what would eventually be turned into a hard hitting leg grab slam. He recounts to Twitter the "RUSH" of seeing the move recreated for the 1995 feature film, having felt the need to reassure Malecki that the act was "going to turn out cool" in its inception.

The co-creator also outlines the journey from "Curtis Stryker" to Lieutenant Sonya Blade, sharing collaborator John Tobias' original design sketches and outlines for a Special Forces fighter in black & yellow Bruce Lee inspired attire. Ideas later manifesting as Jax and Stryker in subsequent sequels.

What are your memories of using Sonya and her iconic leg grab? Share your thoughts in the comments below and dig deeper into the past in the 2D Kombat Klassics forum! Also find behind-the-scenes features on Scorpion's Spear, Sub-Zero's Stance, and Raiden's Teleport!

In 1996 the fruits of three landmark arcade fighting games were consolidated into a single orgy of violence called Mortal Kombat Trilogy. This compilation klassic featured the fighters and arenas of three previous game and now rises like a restless spectre to be played once again thanks to Good Old Games! Read on for details:

GOG.com specializes in DRM-free classic PC games, maintaining availability of everything from the first MK to Mortal Kombat 4. Now they're launching this curio from the end of the 2D era with a 10% discount off the usual price of $9.99. The game is available for purchase & download today via the GOG website.

Like all good old games you can play this one without a persistent online connection, but do note: multiplayer is available via TCP/IP LAN. The game is a 228MB download. Read on for system specs.

System Requirements:
System: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: 1.8 GHz Memory: 512MB RAM Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended) Storage: 2 GB Other: Integrated graphics cards are not supported

Mortal Kombat Trilogy is fondly remembered for building on MK3 with the return of Scorpion, Kitana and more from UMK3; fighters from the first MK and MKII; the first instantly playable appearances of MK's legendary bosses; and the addition of cult favourites like Ermac and Rain. It arrives as the series nears its 30th Anniversary!

What are your fond memories of MK Trilogy? Is this your first exposure to the legendary all-in klassic? Share your thoughts in the comments below and go deeper into retro in the 2D Kombat Klassics forum!