As with many past Mortal Kombat titles, it appears that Mortal Kombat: Deception will have its own Mini-Guide in addition to the regularly sized strategy guide. By pre-ordering MK Deception or the MK Deception Kollector's Edition/Premium Pack through Toys 'R' Us you can get the Mini-Guide free.

The product page for MKD with Mini-Guide can be found here. Thanks to MK Online reader candyman1014 for the news!

GameSpot has released the fourth installment in their Official Movie series, which gives information about different features in Midway's soon-to-be-released fighting game, Mortal Kombat: Deception! The first half of Official Movie 4 is dedicated to Chess Kombat, where MK team members Dan Forden and Jay Biondo give an overview of Chess Kombat, how the gameplay works, and shows the mode in action. The second half of the movie profiles Puzzle Kombat, in which Nick Shin joins Dan and Jay in giving a description of Puzzle Kombat's gameplay, along with a few gory fatalities at the end.

The video is available for download to GameSpot Complete members, and available to stream for free for non-members. To view Official Movie 4, click here and scroll down the page to Official Movie 4.

Our thanks to forum member killerzombie87 for the heads-up on this news story!

With four short days left until the public get a chance to put their money where their mouths are, IGN has had the opportunity to test out Mortal Kombat: Deception's online mode. From the article:

To say that I was blown away with just how smooth and responsive the online portion of the fighting truly is, is an understatement, as Mortal Kombat: Deception is seriously the most lag-free Internet fighting game I've ever played. And over the course of our six different match-ups with various kinds of characters, I never once experienced a single hitch or stutter in the action. I could tell right off the bat that Midway is sporting some serious network code here, and can only begin to wonder just how blown away other players will be when they get to try online for the first time as well.

For those who hold reservations about playing a fast-paced fighting game, this article should help extinguish any fires!

In addition to this preview, IGN has also posted a new video featuring their offices facing off against Ed Boon via the online mode!

To read the article for yourself, head on over to IGN.com!

THQ Wireless has announced that it has obtained the license to several of Midway's classic arcade games, including the original Mortal Kombat! From the press release:

THQ Wirelessä Inc., a subsidiary of THQâ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI), today announced that it has obtained a license from MidwayÒ to bring seven of the best Midway arcade titles to mobile devices. All games and content are expected to be available through leading carriers worldwide.

From Mortal Kombat’s signature moves, to the flying action of Joust, to the outer space warfare of Defender, THQ Wireless is bringing Midway’s classic arcade hits to mobile users across the globe.

"Midway’s timeless arcade classics remain as fun and addictive as they were nearly 10 to 20 years ago - these hits will never go out of style," said Tim Walsh, president of THQ Wireless. "It’s a testimony to technological advances that gameplay experiences that once stood six feet tall can now fit into gamer’s pockets."

"Midway is excited to see THQ bring these classics to mobile phones," said Steve Booth, vice president of licensing at Midway. "THQ has committed to develop content and graphics that have the same look, feel and sounds of the original arcade games; you can carry an entire arcade everywhere you go."

Along with the original Mortal Kombat, other Midway games set to be ported to cell phones include Defender, Joust, Robotron: 2084, Spy Hunter, Marble Madness, and Tapper. In addition, THQ's page for the Mortal Kombat game says "Available Now", but has no screenshots or compatibility information. Keep watching here, though; as soon as we learn something more, we'll be sure to report on it.

To see the page for THQ's Mortal Kombat, click here. To see the press release in its entirety, click here.

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

The folks at IGN have continued their article, The Six Chambers of Death. Last time, they reviewed three Death Traps (the Dark Prison, the Golden Desert, and the Dead Pool). Now on their list are three more: the Dragon King Temple, the Falling Cliffs, and the Sky Temple. With each Death Trap description and picture comes a downloadable movie in the Windows Media (.wmv) format.

So click here to read the second part of the article, or as I call it, the particle.