As the realm of pre-order bonuses widens, Gamestop has launched an ad campaign to attract fans to their offer of Scorpion's classic costume.

Scorpion, along with Mileena [full story on where to obtain her retro outfit] battle in their classically inspired costumes on The Pit stage. Some playful banter and fighting ensues where Scorpion entices Mileena with a kiss, only to remove his mask revealing his skull. Mileena shrieks as the ninja spectre delivers his trademark flame breath. Both the Toasty fatality and his MK1 inspired costume are unlocked by purchasing the game from Gamestop with a pre-order for either PS3 or Xbox 360.

Keep your eyes peeled for Gamestop's ad and place your pre-order with them before April 19th to receive this exclusive costume and fatality for Mortal Kombat!

Back in December, it was revealed that the upcoming Mortal Kombat would carry two distinctly different special versions of the game. One of these editions was referred to as the Tournament Edition and came with a portable fight stick packaged with the game. This edition is limited to only 20,000 copies in North America and carries a price tag of $149.99 USD.

Features:
-High quality, authentic Suzo Happ arcade parts
-Classic Mortal Kombat ergonomic button layout
-Flip open lid for easy arcade part customization, access and stage.
-Memory foam underside for comfortable lap use

With recent sellouts on both Amazon and Gamestop, the rarity of this version of the game and accompanying fight stick is increasing. PDP, the designing company of the fight stick, is now offering pre-order of the fight stick by itself. The cost remains the same at $150 and the website currently only lists the Xbox 360 version as being available for pre-order. To place an order, click here.This fight stick will ship five days before the April 19th release of Mortal Kombat itself.

Another classic palette swap character has found it's exclusive DLC home as global toy store chain Toys "R" Us joins the fray in offering the Edenian princess 's Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 inspired costume for placing a pre-order with their store.

To place a pre-order for Mortal Kombat on Playstation 3 click here. If you are a Xbox 360 user, click here to go to your order page.

Kitana joins fellow female "ninja" characters Mileena and Jade as pre-order bonus. Jade is available exclusively through purchase of the re-issue of the first two Mortal Kombat movies on Blu-ray while Wal-Mart is currently offering up Mileena. Male ninja characters are available as bonuses as well from various merchant chains, MK Online has full coverage to help you decide which choice you plan to make before the April 19th release of Mortal Kombat on PS3 and Xbox 360. Get your pre-order in today!

Darren Shahlavi features in the lastest photographic first-look from the upcoming live-action Mortal Kombat series. The English actor; notable for his villainous role as a British boxer "Twister" Milos in Ip Man 2; stars opposite Jeri Ryan and Michael Jai White as the subject of their pursuit, Kano.

Director Kevin Tancharoen addressed the obvious in his Twitter release of this first official frame of the Black Dragon baddy, noting certain visual discrepancies: "He has two eyes... for now."

Shahlavi appeared briefly in G4TV's on-set visit with Jeri Ryan, rehearsing for the scene teased very early on in photographic form, where Ryan's Sonya Blade will find herself chained and at the mercy of her arch-nemesis! Warner Brothers press releases from around the same time confirm the early perspective of the events told in the series.

Fans will be able to delve deep into the history of the warriors they know and love including "Sub-Zero" and "Scorpion." [...] Each episode will provide never-before-revealed insights into characters featured in the upcoming videogame as well as the game's universe.

Kano is traditionally a ranking member of the Black Dragon clan, whose past fatal clashes with members of the Special Forces has earned him a vendetta from Sonya Blade, who seeks reprisal for the murder of her partner. Feuding with Jax along the way after the first game tournament, Kano has been a stalwart of the video game series, using his cunning and skills with weapons to bargain his way into roles with the likes of Shao Kahn. Kano famously took on an Australian bent, inspired by the performance of another Englishman, 1995's cinematic Kano, Trevor Goddard.

Mortal Kombat is currently slated for an April release through digital distributors. For a compendium of credible sources, cast and crew info, and links to all the photos released thus far, follow the full round-up on Mortal Kombat Online.

An article on gaming site Attack of the Fanboy states that NetherRealm Studios has announced that the PS3 version of Mortal Kombat will take advantage of the now widely-used Custom Soundtrack feature! Gamers who want to play Mortal Kombat with their own playlists and pull off fatalities with their own background music can do so. Furthermore, this feature is now included in the PS3 demo, so you can get a taste of both the developer music and whatever you choose so that you can decide which you like better before the April 19th release.

No word yet on whether or not the XBOX360 version will receive the same feature, but we will update when that information becomes available.

You can read the article here.