The Mortal Kombat: Deception Website has updated yet again with even more new content! Here's what's new:

• New "Press" Section - mentions the 9.5 score by GameInformer and other prestigious awards
• 3 New Arenas - Quan Chi's Fortress, Kuatan Palace, and Dragon King's Temple
• New Bios - Ermac, Li Mei, Kenshi, Bo' Rai Cho, Ashrah, Hotaru, Nightwolf, and Sindel
• 2 Videos Added - the famous Sub-Zero vs. Baraka trailer, as well as the recent Konquest Mode video
• 8 New Wallpapers
• Hi-Res Dragon King render (enter code: 09193)

Thanks to many MK Online users for this news, FJ_JJ being the first to use the News Lead Submission form!

With Mortal Kombat: Deception arriving on October 4th, and Midway Arcade Treasures 2 due out on October 11th, we have learned of some more global release dates for PAL regions of the games. The tentative schedule is as as follows:

• MK: Deception European Release - November 5th, 2004
• MK: Mystification French Release - November 5th, 2004
• MK: Deception Australian Release - November 19th, 2004
• MK: Deception New Zealand Release - November 19th, 2004
• Midway Arcade Treasures 2 European Release - October 29th, 2004

This comes a a relief to some Mortal Kombat: Deception fans, as there was an approximant three month wait between NTSC and PAL releases of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance back in 2002. Thanks goes out to White_Pointer of Blood-Sports.net for the heads up, and credit goes to Dave's Mortal Kombat for information on the MAT:2 PAL date.

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!