November 20th saw the launch of the third annual two-day Brazil Game Show; an expo designed to bring developers from around the world to the South American city of Rio de Janeiro.

In preparation for the release of their latest installment in the long running Mortal Kombat series, producer Hector Sanchez of the NetherRealm Studios team was there to offer a playable demo of the game and interact with fans from the region. The presence of the fighting franchise; which was acquired by Warner Brothers in 2009 from Midway Games; helped spur the event onto a massive new attendance record of an estimated thirty-thousand people on the floor.

Mortal Kombat is expected to be released in the early part of 2011 for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The game boasts classic returning characters featured in the BGS demo, such as; Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Kitana, Johnny Cage, and others. No new characters were featured at the show, with recent announcements, Jax and Sonya, absent from this build.

NetherRealm Studios has released pictures from their trip to Brazil Game Show!
Find them attached above, or in the gallery of the official Facebook for the game.

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In 2011, Mortal Kombat will return in all it's gory glory, bringing with it the deadly finishing moves that were controversially scaled back for their 2008 crossover, Versus DC Universe.

In preparation for the elaborate bloodletting and general dismemberment, IGN has picked up the gauntlet to list their Unofficial Top Ten Best Fatalities! Featured in the list are favourites like Scorpion's Toasty Flame Breath, along with some more obscure fare you might not expect.

You can find the full article on IGN.com, or watch the video embedded above, for the office rundown with moving pictures. Mortal Kombat is currently in production under NetherRealm Studios, with a pending release date expected for the first half of 2011.

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UK magazine PocketGamer has released word that Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 will be released for Java-enabled mobile phones. it's apparent that a scoring system – not used since the original Mortal Kombat I – will be making its return. Check out the screenshots: The developer is listed as Electronic Arts Mobile and not Warner Bros. The article mentions that the release date is (approximately) December 1, 2010 and that they will be posting their review of the game shortly. No word as of yet whether this confirms a release in North America, or whether this port will include Puzzle Kombat (as the Nintendo DS port did) or any other extras. To read the article in its entirety, click here.

Long-running UK Playstation magazine Play recently took a tour of the MK team's new home at Netherrealm and have revealed some images from inside the developmental studios.

Among the highlights of the tour include a section of wall that houses a copy of every Mortal Kombat game ever created, as well as few novelty items such as a statue of Goro and the "Mortal Kombat Bible". Lining other sections of the walls are everything you could imagine from Mortal Kombat's memorabilia history, such as comics, figurines and even some of the original costumes from the early 2D games. In addition, there are cabinets featuring each game released in arcades. This includes the mock cabinet set-up for the upcoming game that was first seen at E3, on which a clear shot of the main select screen is shown.

Play has a feature on the upcoming game in issue #199 including a hands-on impression and words with Ed Boon. UK residents will find it on sale today! Click here to see the remainder of Play's studio tour.

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Netherrealm Studios has added two new screenshots taken from the Electronic Games Show in Mexico to the official Facebook page for Mortal Kombat.

These images features Kung Lao and Mileena locked in combat on the Dead Pool stage as well as Scorpion and Reptile fighting in this arena. G4TV under the guise of X-Play attended this event as well and posted a preview of the game. While nothing new is added, Hector Sanchez speaks on the game's first trip south of the border.

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