UPDATE: EB Games has since pulled their preorder page for MK: Deception Collector's Edition off of their website. This marks the second retailer to have displayed it and then removed it. We'll have more information as we receive it. Thanks go to DMitch for the heads-up! The good folks at Midway are at it again, offering incentives to the fans who pre-order Mortal Kombat Deception. Not only is this available through retailers at GameStop, but now EB Games offers it as well. Once again, here's what you get when you order it early:

• Special Edition Packaging
• An "arcade perfect" version of Mortal Kombat 1
• Comprehensive "The History of Mortal Kombat" from inception through MK: Deception
• Additional 15 character video bios (25 total)
• Serialized limited edition trading card

Check out the EB Games Product Page here.

Thanks go to MK Online Chat/Forum member Cooler_Cero for being the first to let us know about this!

UPDATE: EB Games has since pulled their preorder page for MK: Deception Collector's Edition off of their website. This marks the second retailer to have displayed it and then removed it. We'll have more information as we receive it. Thanks go to IcedOutLinKueiWarrior and DMitch for the heads-up!

Good news for Mortal Kombat fans all over the world - the sixth installment of the game (whether it will be called Deception or Mystification in your area) will be released not too long after the U.S. release! GameSpot reports that the U.S. release date will be October 4th, and IGN reports that the release date for PAL countries will be November 5th.

Thanks to MK Online members mccauslander and DMitch for the word this time around!

UPDATE: The information about the PAL release date was first made available from the press release announcing MK Deception's name change for the European market. You can see the press release here.

Gamespot.com has provided an updated report on Jakks Pacific's upcoming version for Mortal Kombat, specially designed for their TV Games line of products. From the article:

Jakks Pacific announced that it is planning to release the arcade version of Mortal Kombat as a plug-and-play TV Games device. Of special interest to fans of the classic fighter, the controller for Mortal Kombat will be an exact replica of the original Mortal Kombat arcade panel. The device will be available in October for about $20.

Only time will tell what is meant by an "exact replica" of the original arcade panel, but having the unit priced at $20 will certainly make this a must-have for the MK enthusiast. To read the article in its entirety, click here.

Thanks to forum member _JRF_ for the heads up!

UPDATE (by ]{0MBAT): Thanks to many more users for sending in News Lead Submissions, the first one being MK Online forum member Bajar. This is the same TV Games unit that MK Online reported on back in February. The real news here (besides the controller layout being identical to the MK arcade cabinet) is that GameSpot added it to their lineup.

Earlier we reported that there was a rumour going around that Midway would be renaming Mortal Kombat: Deception in Europe. Our sources within Midway have partially confirmed this rumour today: MK: Deception will be renamed Mortal Kombat: Mystification in France only. All other markets will carry the game with its original title.

Our thanks to forum users tgrant and Wanderer for the heads-up on this news story, and to Midway for the confirmation of this late breaking news!

UPDATE: You can read the official press release from Midway announcing the name change here.

Update: It seems GameStop has removed the following links from their catalogue. However, we have received word that the actual store locations are accepting preorders on this product. We will keep you updated on this story.

GameStop has added a listing to their website for a Collector's Edition of Midway's upcoming fighting game, Mortal Kombat: Deception! According to their site, the collector's edition will include:

• A limited edition trading card, each of which will have a serial number
• "An arcade version of Mortal Kombat 1" (We presume that this is just an arcade-perfect of MK1 for the respective systems.)
• A disc containing The History of Mortal Kombat
• An additional 15 character videos

This collectors edition will be available for both Playstation 2 and X-Box, at a price of $59.99. The game is scheduled to be released on October 4th, 2004. As we learn more, we'll be sure to post it here.

To see the product page for the Playstation 2 version, click here. To see the product page for the X-Box version, click here.

Our thanks to forum member SoulEdge316 for the heads-up on this news story!