The guys over at GamePro have had their GamePro's Editor's Choice awards, and the winner was: Mortal Kombat: Deception! From the article:

The arcade game your parents warned you about resurfaced on next-gen consoles two years ago as Deadly Alliance, which featured a brand-new 3D play and graphics engine. Deception builds on the success of that game but adds a host of new, diverse play modes, including puzzle and chess games, along with an RPGish Konquest mode that follows a teenager contestant through adulthood in the MK tournament. The fighting is more intense this time as each character now has two fatalities and a suicide move, and the mulitiered combat arenas are filled with ring-out hazards, such as spikes and hydraulic presses.

Our congratulations to the guys at Midway for another well-deserved win, and the guys over at GamePro for having good taste!

There's another voting for the best fighting game of 2004, this time it's the Reader's Vote over at IGN. So please take a minute and vote for Mortal Kombat: Deception, in both categories:

• Best Fighting Game for X-Box
• Best Fighting Game for PS2

Thanks for the find, Murdoink!

Today marks not only Christmas, but the staff of Mortal Kombat Online is also quietly celebrating its sixth anniversary! With special thanks to our friends at Midway Games, we are happy to provide an extra Christmas present for our readers! Below are another two new exclusive screenshots from the upcoming Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks action/adventure title, which is slated for a release in Fall 2005. In the first picture, we see Liu Kang getting a bloody cut off from a Tarkatan with his sword. In the last shot, we see Kung Lao using his hat to attack multiple opponents at the same time. Click on the screenshots below for a larger view: At this time, all of us at Mortal Kombat Online would like to wish you a safe and joyous holiday!

Midway has released a plethora of new high-res screenshots and drawings for the upcoming game, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. Some of them are brand new, while others were previously only available through certain pay sites. You can now see pictures of an unscarred Kabal, Goro, Raiden, Reptile, Sub-Zero, Jade, Kitana, Mileena, Baraka and some random Tarkata, a mysterious Red Dragon member, some zombies, and more! One of the coolest things is a detailed explanation on how the Bone Chandelier Puzzle below. Check it all out below:


Enjoy!

Midway Games has come through with a small pre-Christmas gift for those fans awaiting the GameCube version of Mortal Kombat: Deception in the form of the final box art for the game!



The GameCube version of Mortal Kombat: Deception is due out in March of 2005. Keep checking back here; as we learn more about the GameCube version of Deception, we'll be sure to report it.