Know Your Mobile recently announced an iPhone version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 featuring the classic 2D gameplay but with all new 3D visuals.

Know Your Mobile confirms that while the visuals are remade in 3D, the classic gameplay from Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 remains along with classic characters like Scorpion and Sub-Zero as well as the much loved finishing moves that are a staple of the series.

The controls are reminiscent of the iPhone version of Street Fighter IV with on-screen buttons and simplified controls. There are two dedicated "special move" buttons, for instance, as opposed to the traditional combination of directions and attack buttons for character specials.

As of now, however, the iPhone remake features only 13 characters, two of which are unplayable bosses. But on the bright side there are a number of game modes to choose from. Other than the standard Arcade Mode, there is a Survival Mode and, perhaps the most interesting, a mode called Shao Karnage which allows the player to control the tyrant Shao Kahn. There is of course a Versus Mode but unfortunately it is limited to local Wi-Fi and Bluetooth rather than a full featured online mode.

Check out some footage of the game in action:

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is due out sometime in December from EA Mobile.

Update: Dec. 14, 2010 – Check out the attached screens, thanks to this thread over at TouchArcade, as well as fellow MK fansite TRMK.

Update: Dec. 14, 2010 – Furthermore, there is an official Mortal Kombat Facebook page update to confirm this games’ release for the iPhone and iPod touch!

Warner Bros. issued this press release today concerning Mortal Kombat (2011):

MORTAL KOMBAT WILL ENTER THE RETAIL ARENA WITH STANDARD AND SPECIAL EDITIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER

Special Extended Kratos Debut Trailer Now Available for Download

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today releases a special extended trailer for the award-winning and iconic fighting game Mortal Kombat, featuring the playable warrior Kratos—from the renowned God of War® series—exclusively for the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system. Launching in April 2011 and developed by NetheЯRealm Studios, Mortal Kombat is available for pre-order now on both the PS3 and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The game will be available to consumers in three editions—Standard Edition, Kollector’s Edition and Tournament Edition. Details of three different editions of Mortal Kombat:

• The Standard Edition featuring the award-winning Mortal Kombat game.
• The Kollector’s Edition featuring the award-winning Mortal Kombat game, Sub-Zero and Scorpion figurines, a collectible art book, downloadable content that includes an exclusive Mortal Kombat Klassic costume skin and avatar costumes.
• The Tournament Edition featuring the award-winning Mortal Kombat game, a portable fight stick, and downloadable content that includes an exclusive Mortal Kombat Klassic costume skin and avatar costumes. The number of tournament editions is very limited with only 20,000 copies available in North America.

Players will be able to pre-order any of the above at North American retailers as of today. Specific pre-order programs include:

• Gamestop: Customers who pre-order their copy of Mortal Kombat at Gamestop will get exclusive access to the Klassic Scorpion Playable Character Skin and the original Scorpion Fatality.
• Best Buy: Customers who pre-order their copy of Mortal Kombat at Best Buy will get exclusive access to the Klassic Sub-Zero Playable Character Skin and the original Sub-Zero Fatality.
• Amazon: Customers who pre-order their copy of Mortal Kombat on Amazon.com will get exclusive access to the Klassic Reptile Playable Character Skin and the original Reptile Fatality.

Mortal Kombat will feature Kratos as a playable character, as well as be in Stereoscopic 3-D exclusively in the PS3 version. The brutal warrior from the acclaimed God of War franchise will have his own customized move set, fatality, and fighting arena, available to all original purchasers when Mortal Kombat hits stores.

The newest chapter of the iconic fighting franchise marks a triumphant return to the series’ mature presentation and a reinvention of its classic 2-D fighting mechanic. In addition, Mortal Kombat introduces a number of new game-play features including tag team and a deeper story mode. Players can choose from an extensive lineup of the game’s renowned warriors and challenge their friends in traditional 1 vs. 1 matches or take on several new game modes.

Update – Reptile’s classic render has also been posted by Amazon.

Update 2: Images of the box sets are now up! Included are the Scorpion and Sub-Zero figurines box, artbook, pre-order bonus cards for the Kollector's Editions.

The Tournament Editions have a custom MK joystick pad, which use wonderful early MK motifs!

Prices have been confirmed as follows:

1. Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition - with Bonus! $149.99
2. Mortal Kombat: Kollector's Edition - with Bonus! $99.99

The price is the same for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 format, and were posted on Gamestop’s website here.

After months of rumors and this last week's revelations, Kratos from God of War fame has finally been officially confirmed to appear in the first quarter 2011 game! As previously announced, a new playable character would be revealed on Spike TV's annual VGA show.

• Extended Kratos Trailer

Extended Kratos Trailer

In a new trailer featuring a fight between icons Scorpion and Sub-Zero, Shao Kahn oversees the combat in a fiery new arena also debuting in this trailer. Kahn issues his trademark "Finish Him!" after Scorpion defeats his rival, but before he can Sub-Zero is yanked off screen. Scorpion stands puzzled as Kratos steps onto the field, flaming swords in hand. Scorpion regains his composure and fires a spear towards Kratos, which he blocks with his weapons. We will undoubtedly see more of Kratos's in game fighting style, special moves and fatalities at a later date, but this confirmation seals his appearance in the Mortal Kombat world.

Click here to check out the trailer on GameTrailers!

Update: We have added the Extended trailer for stream and download, click and enjoy!

There have been long persistent rumors of the Sony exclusive Kratos from God of War fame making an appearance in next year's Mortal Kombat game, but most wrote these off as wishes of fans who wanted to mix two brutal worlds together. Kratos has already stepped inside the world of fighting games once, appearing in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny last year but never before has he seen action on a medium equal to his own in violence and carnage.

Kotaku is reporting on the rumors today, the latest of which is the possibility of Kratos being confirmed as a playable cast member (though without a story mode) in January 2011's edition of OPM. We will of course be awaiting the magazine itself for confirmation, but God of War director and designer David Jaffe is confirming via his Twitter account that Kratos is indeed in the game.

Though this story does remain technically unconfirmed, the fact a crucial part of God of War's staff is speaking openly about Kratos being in the game seems like as close to a confirmation as possible. We will keep you updated on this story when more information becomes available.

The 21st Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, an event hosted at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, CA features music from a number of popular bands such as The Smashing Pumpkins, Social Distortion, and My Chemical Romance among others. It will run for two nights, Saturday, December 11th and Sunday, December 12th. As confirmed by Rigo Cortes via Twitter, a playable build of Mortal Kombat will be available to the attendees.

Unfortunately, it appears that both nights are currently sold out. Furthermore, we have yet to determine whether this build will be the same as the one featured at previous events such as the two day Brazil Game Show on November 20th and 21st or if it will feature new, previously unseen content.

We will update the story as it develops.

Mortal Kombat is expected to be released Spring 2011 for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The game marks a return to the series 2D roots and features fan favorites like Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Cyrax, Johnny Cage, and many others.