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.

Yes, GameSpot has done it again... 5 more videos! The coolest is the one featuring Kabal vs. Kobra. The also posted an additional 6 screenshots - including what appears to be Kira in Konquest Mode.



Check out the videos here, and the new screenshots here. Thanks to Hooky-Fooky for the word!

The folks over at GameSpot have updated with 5 brand new GamePlay videos of MK: Deception. One of the fights is Darrius vs. Dairou, eliminating once and for all the rumor that they are the same character. We've also got some nice clips of Nightwolf vs. Mileena, and a Sub-Zero vs. Ermac battle. Finally, we're treated to a Chess Kombat and Puzzle Kombat movie.
As usual, the videos are free to stream as a GameSpot Basic member, and you must be a member of GameSpot Complete to download the high quality versions. Thanks go to MK Online Chat/Forum member UrbanSmooth for the word.

UPDATE: Looks like they weren't done updating! Check out these 2 hot new updates:

• MK: Deception Exclusive Hands-On
• 4 New MK: Deception Screenshots

Thanks to MK Online members crazyred and darthtsung for the good news!

Wow, surprising news for MK fans everywhere. Nuby Tech will be offering Mortal Kombat controllers! This is something many of us MK fans have wanted for years. While not for sale yet, GameStop is already taking pre-orders for them. As of now, there are 5 controllers planned:

• PS2 Mortal Kombat Baraka Limited Edition Controller
• PS2 Mortal Kombat Mileena Limited Edition Controller
• PS2 Mortal Kombat Scorpion Limited Edition Controller
• PS2 Mortal Kombat Sub Zero Limited Edition Controller
• PS2 Mortal Kombat White Raiden Limited Edition Controller

Thanks go to yojimbo24 and overkill_78 for this exciting news!

UPDATE: The manufacturers of the Mortal Kombat controllers have a website now, at http://www.mortalkombatcontroller.com/. All that is there now are the MK Deception logo and the words "Coming Soon". As we learn more, we'll update here. Our thanks to forum user JayboH for the heads-up on this update!

Midway Games reported today the shocking revelation that Mortal Kombat: Deception will be ported to the Nintendo Gamecube early in 2005. In response to much pressure from fans which came mostly through petitions, GameCube owners will finally not be abandoned. The official announcement was not intended until next week, however IGN was given the news earlier today. From their article:

The GameCube version of Deception will be a perfect port of the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions, which are scheduled to release this October. However, it will not feature online play, as the other builds will. A Midway spokesperson revealed to IGN that the company will add two new, exclusive features to the GCN incarnation in place of online play.

IGN contacted chief marketing officer, Steve Allison to get his input on why this turn of events has been decided on. From their interview:

Midway has a lot of GameCube fans and as you pointed out in your first question, it's upwards of 300,000 plus on GameCube worldwide. Again the decision to hold or delay Deception from the GameCube platform was really driven from a need to turn the team's focus towards getting online gameplay solved on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox…in the end, the team's theory of getting Deception working flawlessly online for both proved absolutely true.

The announcement on IGN is available here, while you can continuing reading the interview with Allison by clicking here. We received an overabundance of news leads on this story, but we would like to thank the guys over at GameDaily for the initial heads up. They reported the rumor to us last night that such an announcement would be made, however when after contacting Midway we were told that their claims were "unconfirmed and unjustified". Well, justification certainly came today.