Another day, and the official site of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon has been updated once again. A new piece of artwork has been added the eye of the dragon semi-hidden menu and it is yet another main menu type screen similar to the Premium Pack box art. This time featuring two of MK's staple characters. Scorpion (who seems to be clad in his main costume from Mortal Kombat: Deception) and Sub-Zero (with frozen forearms) are featured in what appears to be a rendition of Mortal Kombat's The Pit arena.

Half of the hidden menu is now complete, leaving another five images to be added at later dates. To access the current menu with the remainder of the revealed artwork, click here

Thanks to forum member for alerting us to this new artwork.

The official Mortal Kombat: Armageddon website has once again been updated! This time, yet another of the hidden renders in the page accessible via the eye of the dragon has been unveiled. This time, it's a render of the Bell Tower arena. This arena was a particular favorite at E3, with the bells acting as comical environmental hazards, and a rather sadistic death trap waiting at the bottom for unwitting kombatants...

To see the page on the official site with all of the currently released images (four down, six to go...), click here.

Our thanks to forum/chat member for the heads-up on this new render!

Midway Games has released over on the official site an updated trailer for Mortal Kombat: Unchained, the exclusive Sony PSP port of Mortal Kombat: Deception. The new video showcases various fight scenes from the game, including as well quick glimpses of the new Endurance Mode, Chess Kombat, and Puzzle Kombat. The new video is currently housed on the Midway Games homepage, however in case it turns up missing, we have provided it for download on our servers.

• Mortal Kombat: Unchained Trailer

Mortal Kombat: Unchained is set for a Fall 2006 release.

A rumor has been going around recently that Midway would not be releasing a PAL version of the upcoming fighting game Mortal Kombat: Armageddon for Xbox. We decided to contact Midway to find out for ourselves, and they confirmed to us that there are currently no plans to release a Xbox PAL version of MK: Armageddon.

For now, this appears to be a rumor founded in fact. However, we will be keeping an eye on this development; if we learn anything more, we'll be sure to report it here.

EDIT - August 14 2006 1:00 PM CDT - Over on the Midway Boards, Cinder revealed that the decision to not release MK: Armageddon for Xbox in PAL territories was made by Midway Europe. To see the forum posting where he makes this clarification and also an address to make your opinions heard, click here. Our thanks to forum member for the heads-up on this update.

Also, to those who are confused about what PAL means: PAL is the video format used in such territories as Europe and Australia. Therefore, North American gamers and others are not affected by this. If you're not sure if your area is PAL or NTSC, check with your nearest video game or electronics store and they'll be able to tell you for certain.

EDIT - August 15 2006 2:40 PM CDT - Fellow MK website Total Mortal Kombat contacted Midway London, and got an official explanation as to why the Xbox PAL version is not being released.

We're not producing a PAL Xbox version due to a combination of retail unwillingness to list new Xbox games, the uneconomic return on development investment and a strategic focus on the PS2 for this iteration of the franchise. Rest assured, MK will be back on the next gen. platforms in an even bigger way than ever before.

To read the original news story in which this statement was posted, click here.

The folks over at GameSpot have released another video in their series of Official Movies about Midway's upcoming fighting game, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. In this movie, titled Official Movie 2, the (now-undead) champion of Earthrealm, Liu Kang, is profiled. The video shows off Liu as he has appeared in gameplay throughout the MK series, and also shows his death at the hands of Shang Tsung in the opening movie of MK: Deadly Alliance. In addition, a brief preview of one of MK Armageddon's FMVs is shown; he steps out of the shadows in front of the pyramid shown in the MK: Armageddon trailer, snaps his head back upright, and confronts a stunned Shang Tsung. The beginning and end of the video also show his trading card, which gives a brief bio:

The former champion of Mortal Kombat and member of the White Lotus Society, Liu Kang was murdered by Shang Tsung. He now exists as a living corpse fueled by vengeance.

The movie is available for download for registered GameSpot members, and to stream for everyone else. To view or download the movie, click here, and click on Official Movie 2.

Our thanks to forum/chat member for the heads-up on this new video!