Greetings, this is Mobster4Christ coming to you live from San Diego, CA. I am here with Scott-Howell and RammSPOOn, where we have just left Midway's initial presentation of 2004-2005's hot new titles. Of course Mortal Kombat: Deception was featured in its full glory, complete with a walkthrough by Ed Boon himself.

As a special surprise to you, our users, expect a huge update later today complete with direct feed, trailers, renders, and more exciting news about the next title in the Mortal Kombat series.

To hold you over, two pieces of information were revealed today. The first being that Shujinko will not only feature standard fighting styles, but will also be "an uber-character" that will possess special moves from nearly every fighter in the Mortal Kombat universe. Footage we saw had Shujinko tele-slam his opponent (Kenshi/Ermac), freeze his opponent (Sub-Zero/Frost), and then throw a harpoon (Scorpion). In additional news, it was revealed that neither Smoke nor Noob Saibot will be featured in Mortal Kombat: Deception. However, a new hybrid character named Noob Smoke is present. He is two entities in one, and functions much like a tag-team character for some devestating fighting action.

Stay tuned here to Mortal Kombat Online for exclusive footage of Midway's Summer Gamer's Day 2004! As for now, we are off to go play Mortal Kombat: Deception.

Midway has updated their Official Mortal Kombat Deception Website. Here's what's new:

• 14 Konfirmed Kombatants
• 3 New Arenas Revealed
• New Shujinko and Scorpion Hi-Res Shots
• More Kontent Koming in September

So visit the official website at: http://www.mortalkombatdeception.com/. Our thanks to Tanya_The_Destroyer for the news!

Yes, Midway Games, who is in charge of the Unreal Championship titles for the X-Box, will include Mortal Kombat characters. IGN has posted the new trailer for the game. This FPS, already familiar to many PC gamers, will probably feature Fatalities - the command "Finish Him!" is very noticeable in the trailer. It will also feature "special guest appearances from another realm" (it flashes the MK dragon symbol across the screen as it mentions this!)


This will come as no surprise to avid readers who have noted MK characters making cameos in Slugfest 2005 and Psi-Ops as well.

Click here to download the trailer. Thanks to MK Online forum/chat member SubScorpTile for the update!

GameDaily has posted what has to be one of the most significant videos yet concerning Midway's upcoming Mortal Kombat: Deception: the opening cinematic! Without going too much into detail (so as to remain spoiler-free), it tells the final fate of the Deadly Alliance and shows the aftermath of that final confrontation.

Update: The video has since been removed due to a request by Midway..

Our thanks to forum member souledge316 for the heads-up on this important update!

IGN got to do their own hands-on preview, this time on Midway Aracde Treasures 2. One of the more interesting things mentioned was that the emulation is not 100% finished, with Mortal Kombat II and Mortal Kombat 3 only running at about half-speed at this point in time. (Not mentioned in the article is that at E3 earlier this year, Midway had the first Mortal Kombat running at perfect speed.) Also mentioned is that the GameCube version is coming the furthest along.  Here's some praise for the MK games near the end of the article:

Twenty bucks for twenty games is never a bad deal. But when those twenty games are award-winning arcade hits...that's one hell of a package. There are a few games, like the Mortal Kombat duo, that are worth the pricetag alone. Midway Arcade Treasures 2 shouldn't be missed, no matter if you're an old-school gamer or someone who's never even experienced the originals when they hit the gameroom those many years ago.

To read the full article, click here. A big thanks to MK Online forum member mortalkombat247 for the news.