For the second consecutive time, Mortal Kombat has been chosen as one of the nominees for the Walk of Game. Metreon, a Sony Entertainment Destination, is indicating the place of video games in modern entertainment with this annual award for electronic entertainment. The Walk of Game is similar to the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, in that it honors games with a walkway plaque, to be installed in the San Fransisco Metreon. This award is surely an honor to any game inducted into it's hallowed halls. During the entire month of October, cast your vote and put Mortal Kombat up with other past inductees that have changed the video game industry for the better, including such franchises like Mario, Zelda, Halo, and Sonic the Hedgehog. From the site:

Walk of Game is the first-of-its-kind landmark honoring the icons and pioneers of the videogame industry.

Walk of Game is located inside Metreon, a 350,000 square-foot entertainment complex at Fourth and Mission Streets in the heart of downtown San Francisco.

Every year, gamers worldwide cast their vote on www.WalkOfGame.com to induct the next set of honorees to receive a permanent 24"x 24", customized steel star on the Walk of Game. From the list of nominees, the top four in the category of Games/Characters and the top two in Lifetime Achievement will be inducted. Inductees to date are: Nolan Bushnell, Shigeru Miyamoto, Halo, Link (The Legend of Zelda), Mario, and Sonic The Hedgehog.

The list of nominees is compiled from a survey of industry members and technology, entertainment, and gaming media. SCA Interactive, a leader in online promotions, powers the Walk of Game voting interface.

Check www.WalkOfGame.com regularly to keep informed about upcoming events including unveiling of the stars for the 2006 Inductees!

Cast your ballot beginning Saturday at the Walk of Game website. Our thanks to Cinder, from the Official Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks Forums, for sending us the news!

Cinder of the Midway Boards has come through for the fans again! This time, he's posted another character render from Midway's Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. This particular render features Mortal Kombat's longtime comic relief and action movie actor, the fan favorite Johnny Cage!

To see the forum thread in which the render was originally posted, click here.

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

Over on the Midway Boards, Cinder has posted a new render from Midway's Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. This render features the Shokan prince, Goro! This render isn't entirely new; while there had not been a Goro render from MK: Shaolin Monks before, this one appears to be the palace background from other MK: Shaolin Monks renders, with the Goro render from the Nintendo GameCube version of Mortal Kombat: Deception.

To see the forum thread in which the render was originally posted, click here.

Our thanks to forum member queve for the heads-up on this render!

Our favorite guy Cinder over at the MK: Shaolin Monks Forum has posted the next render as promised. This time, it's the mightiest of all the Tarkatan hordes, the ever-lovin' nomadic mutant, Baraka! Check it out.

To see the original forum post, click here. Thanks to MK Online forum member Buterbals for the news lead!

The reviews don't seem to stop coming in as TeamXbox has just released their review of Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. The guys go as far as not only giving this game an overall rating of 8.7, but they also choose the game as their Editor's Choice! From the review:

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is much different than other MK titles out there, and this necessarily isn't a bad thing. The MK story and its band of characters have always been a blast; even the low-budget film had some high points. The same pretty much goes for Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. The gameplay is solid enough to not get in the way of a pretty cool story that, in one way of another, introduces all of your old friends into the mix. An absolutely incredible cinematic kicks off the story, and a short training/tutorial level will introduce gamers to the intricacies of Multi-Directional Kombat. The Multi system works for the most part, and is enhanced with the help of Havok physics. It's quite unique to be able to hit three or four foes at once and choose in which order to do so….all while in the air. The only drawback is that the camera (which isn't totally free-roaming) can sometimes get a little confused. Midway did, however, include a panoramic and close-up cam to at least give some options. The gameplay is definitely unique - exactly what the MK series needed as it makes the turn into yet another generation of consoles. [...]It is basically impossible that you have never played a MK title if you frequent TeamXbox.com. But in the case that you haven't messed with the Fatality crew before, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks isn't a bad place to start. The story may not make total sense, but the action is fresh and furious. Gamers well versed in the ways of the Flawless Victory should get a kick out of Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks as well. While not a true fighter, it still offers up enough combo-type fighter moves to keep the hardcore head-to-head fans happy. If you're still leery about the new format, then give Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks a rent, but action fans should have no problems justifying the premium price- especially those that like to co-op campaign with a friend.

To read the review in full click here. Thanks goes out to Nathan Susag for sending words on the review, which is yet another great victory for Midway Games!