IGN has posted three new bios from Midway's soon to be released Mortal Kombat: Deception! This time, the three characters profiled are newcomer Darrius and returning favorites Nightwolf and Kenshi. The Nightwolf video features commentary from Sal Divita, who played him in Mortal Kombat 3. The Darrius video features commentary by Ed Boon, Nick Shin, Herman Sanchez, and John Vogel. Ed Boon and John Vogel also provide commentary for the Kenshi bio. In addition, the bios for Kenshi and Nightwolf are now officially known:

• Kenshi: The blind swordsman Kenshi was almost killed in Outworld, but was saved by the Lin Kuei ninja, Sub-Zero. As they both make their way across Outworld to find the portal to Earthrealm, Kenshi's keen senses detect an agent of the Dragon King who shadows their every move.
• Nightwolf: Nightwolf has foreseen the coming of the Dragon King in his dreams. To defeat this new menace, he must corrupt his own soul and enter the Netherealm. The process wil alter his temperament and make him a danger to even his allies. He must travel alone if he is to succeed.

The Darrius video also features two of his fatalities, while the Kenshi one features one.

As always, the videos are available in Quicktime format for IGN Insider members and Windows Media format for non-members. To see all three videos, click here.

Our thanks to forum members Syclone and Blackcyborg for the heads-up on these new bios!

The folks at BradyGames, who have been publishing Mortal Kombat strategy guides for years, have updated their site to announce what to expect with their upcoming Mortal Kombat: Deception strategy guide:

• Provides complete move lists and combos to get gamers through every battle.
• Expert tactics for hand-to-hand and special-weapon combat.
• Advanced strategy for each character and his or her special attacks.
• Game secrets and hidden moves revealed.
• This Signature Series guide features a special cover treatment, exclusive content, premium item and more!
• This will cover the PlayStation 2, X-Box, and GameCube versions
• Available on October 5, 2004

Check out their own page for the guide here. Thanks to MK Online reader Kabal2006 for the news!

Maxim Online has gotten ahold of an exclusive Jade render, and posted it on their site. It's part of their contest, VGA Vixen of the Year, in which you can vote for your favorite video game babe - to be fair, they never use more than one character from a certain game. There are 20 contestants total. So good luck to Jade, and may the best woman win!

Check out the VGA Vixens contest here, and the Jade bio/render directly here. Thanks to MK Online forum members tgrant and sheone for this incredible find!

Midway Games announced today that the next game in the Mortal Kombat series, Mortal Kombat: Deception, has officially gone gold! Again, "gone gold" means that the game is finished and the gold master copy has been sent to the publisher for mass duplication. From the press release:

Midway Games today announced that Mortal Kombat®: Deception™ has gone gold and will to ship to stores for both the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft on Monday, October 4th.

Mortal Kombat: Deception delivers the deepest fighting experience ever, with the fatality-filled intensity that has helped establish the Mortal Kombat franchise as the ultimate fighter of all-time over the past 10 years! With unlimited competition online, multiple fatalities per character, multi-tiered interactive environments and extensive new game modes (a la, "Puzzle Kombat", "Chess Kombat", "Konquest" and more), Mortal Kombat: Deception is well on the way to revolutionizing the fighting game genre once again.

It's been a long wait since Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, but soon MK: Deception will be on store shelves. Both the regular version and collector's editions are available for pre-order at retailers near you and the MK Online Store.

To read the press release in its entirety, click here.

Anyone fortunate enough to check out the latest issue of GamePro is in for a treat. You will notice that Midway has spared no expense in treating us MK fans to a full 2-page Mortal Kombat: Deception advertisement, featuring the now-famous fight scene between Sub-Zero and Baraka! You can also check it out below:


A very big thanks to MK Online forum member Joe Kool for this update!