The folks over at Midway have decided to give out another set of screenshots from the upcoming Nintendo Wii version of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon! Two of the screenshots show regular kombat action: one has Reiko using his charge attack against Liu Kang, and the other shows Sektor using his flamethrower against Cyrax. The other three images demonstrate how the Wii remote would be used to implement such attacks; two images show the Wii remote motions needed for each attack, and one image shows a three-panel demonstration of Reiko's charge attack in motion.

MK: Armageddon for Wii is on schedule for an April 2007 release.

Our thanks to our contacts at Midway for providing us with these screenshots!

Mortal Kombat Armageddon has just been declared winner of yet another award; this time it's OXM's Game of the Year for the original Xbox system! Amongst the other competitors for the award were Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent, Tiger Woods' PGA Tour '07, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, and Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy.

The site for OXM Postcast has made an MP3 available which announces the award for MKA in this category; it is Episode 51 and can be downloaded here. The file itself is over an hour long and is over 30 MB. MKA's victory can be heard near the end around the 55 minute mark.

Accepting the award for the game is none other than Mortal Kombat's Ed Boon who also discusses Mortal Kombat 8 in the podcast; mentioning that the game will start over with a clean slate and use the Unreal 3 Engine.

Our congratulations to Midway for yet another award for the latest installment of Mortal Kombat! Many thanks go to Dan Amrich for the word on this update.

Midway has posted a new bio from MK: Armageddon today! The elusive and mysterious character Rain has some light shed on his history and future. Mysteries revealed include the truth of the realm of Edenia's inhabitants, Rain's alliance with Quan Chi and his role in the future of his homelands. However, this bio is notably shorter than the previous offerings from the MK team's writing staff. Much of Rain's history, especially between his appearance in MK: Trilogy and present day, are left to speculation:

The Edenian race is descended from the gods. That is the reason for our longevity, our nobility, and our strength. But I am more than a distant relation to the deities of old. I am a direct descendant of Argus himself. Only recently have I discovered my royal heritage. Quan Chi, an emissary of Shinnok, revealed to me that I am entitled to great power — and control of Edenia. My father hid my identity for fear it would complicate his plans for succession. He favored his sons Daegon and Taven and groomed them to one day replace him as Protector of Edenia. But he foolishly tied this plan to a quest to save the realms from Armageddon, leaving open an opportunity for me to seize the power that is rightfully mine. Though it seems the Forces of Light seek to steal the prize from me, Quan Chi has made plans to assure my victory. He and his allies will help fend off the Forces of Light as I make my way to Blaze. But before this final battle, I must ensure that Taven and Daegon cannot challenge my ascension. I will finish them both before they complete their quest.

To see the original page which this bio is posted, click here.

Thanks to forum member for sending in the newslead first.

The folks over at Xbox Live recently made a new set of picture packs available for Xbox 360 members. These six packs feature avatars from the arcade/Xbox Live Arcade hit Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3! These picture packs (which, as said before, contain avatars that can be used as your gamer picture in your Gamercard) contain five pictures each. With five exceptions, all are select screen/progress tower portraits from Ultimate MK3. Two avatars are from Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, and two are from Mortal Kombat Trilogy. Each pack contains the following gamer pictures:

• Picture Pack 1: Kano, the MK dragon, Motaro, Sindel, and Classic Sub-Zero.
• Picture Pack 2: Mileena, Kung Lao, Shang Tsung, Cyrax, and Jax.
• Picture Pack 3: Kabal, Stryker, Nightwolf, Jade, and Scorpion.
• Picture Pack 4: MK: Armageddon Sub-Zero, Kitana, Sektor, Liu Kang, and Sheeva.
• Picture Pack 5: Reptile, Noob Saibot, Shao Kahn, Sonya, and Ermac.
• Picture Pack 6: MK: Armageddon Scorpion, Unmasked Sub-Zero, Rain, Human Smoke, and Cyborg Smoke.

Each picture pack costs 100 Microsoft points, which is the equivalent of $1.25 USD. To see these picture packs and purchase them, go to Xbox Live Marketplace in the Xbox 360 Dashboard, choose Themes and Gamer Pictures, and choose Newly Released Themes and Gamer Pictures. (You will need to be an Xbox Live Gold or Silver member.)

Our thanks to forum member for letting us know about these picture packs!

Today Midway has came through with the seventh bio from their latest release, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, in the form of the MK veteran, Sonya Blade! It would seem the Special Forces agent's new mission revolves around Sektor's Tekunin ninja clan rather than any of her older foes. This bio also refers back to scenes in the Konquest mode of MK: Armageddon, particularly the Tekunin Warship episode, where Sonya confronts Sektor. Along with this retelling, what occurs afterwards is also revealed. References are also made to Jax's current state, however we are given few clues to this.

For a long time my objective was to hunt down and eliminate the rogue clans of the criminal underworld. Kano, a member of the Black Dragon, had been a particular thorn in my side. I was close to capturing him, but once I heard about Shang Tsung's Mortal Kombat tournament, protecting Earthrealm from invasion became my sole priority. Once Onaga was stopped, it seemed the threat was eliminated. I could resume my mission against the Black Dragon and Red Dragon clans.

Jax and I came back from Outworld only to find ourselves fighting a different kind of invasion: one from inside our own realm. While we were gone the cybernetic ninja faction known as the Tekunin had grown in number and threatened the stability of civilization. My attention was fixed on this new ninja clan; I was forced to focus all of our resources on defeating them.

The Tekunin leader, Sektor, seemed to have connections with hostile entities from beyond our world, blatantly violating Earthream law. I needed to uncover his plans and stop him. We had one chance: Intel revealed that Sektor was aboard a warship somewhere over the Botan jungle. The Special Forces attacked and brought down the ship. Jax led a ground team to look for survivors, but he's still MIA and, I'm afraid to say, most likely captured by the Tekunin.

For days Jax's cybernetic bio-sensors indicated that he was alive, yet the readings were abnormal. His life signs were stronger, but there were changes in his brainwave patterns. Eventually his signal was lost and we have no way of knowing if he's alive or dead.

We may have crippled the Tekunin, but they will regroup. I need to find out who they were working with from outside Earthrealm. The idea that these rogue groups are conspiring with outside agents is alarming and underlines the importance of eliminating them once and for all. I have to find some way to shut them down.

To see the original page this bio was posted on, click here.

Thanks goes to forum member for submitting this lead first!