In just a matter of days after a German division of the Official Playstation 2 magazine released their exclusive details from Mortal Kombat: Deception (yet some considered inaccurate by earlier reports from our sources within Midway), another German magazine entitled PlayZone has also come across exclusive assets. Though we haven't seen the magazine for ourselves, apparently a DVD was bundled with the latest issue that actually contains the first released concrete game play footage. The rip of the DVD, which first surfaced off of a German fansite, World of Mortal Kombat, provides the first look at what appears to be an early beta of the game. Like the screenshots in our previous update, it still contains elements from MK: Deadly Alliance. In time these details will probably change. We urge everyone to consider the video unofficial, as we'll get a much clearer look at where this game stands come E3 next month. The video gives short clips of the interactive environments, the new online Konquest mode, the new board and puzzle games, and death traps. At first glace we thought the portion where Scorpion is fighting Quan Chi was taken directly from Deadly Alliance, but if you look closely in the picture below you can see a graphic near the character's name that also appears in the board game. We're not sure why old game models are used in that fight scene, but with the game such in an early form it could just have been a test. Though this doesn't officially mean Quan Chi is back for Mortal Kombat: Deception, chances look good.

For those who were having trouble finding or getting the version at World of Mortal Kombat working, you can download the video in MPEG format coming in at 8.4 MB by clicking here.

We have managed to acquire new media from Midway's upcoming Mortal Kombat: Deception. The first two images are renders; the first one shows Baraka about to swing what appears to be the Beetle Lair's stage weapon. The other shows Mileena pointing her sai at some unknown opponent.

The next four images are actual gameplay shots. The first and second image show Konquest mode; they show the character on the busy town streets, with the character name at the lower left, the location at the lower right, the date at the top right, and a compass at the top left. The third and fourth screenshots are in-battle matches, with lifebars and style indicators the same as MK: Deadly Alliance. The third shot shows Baraka using his weapon style, his Baraka Blades, against Sub-Zero's Gojuryu style. The fourth screenshots shows Mileena in what appears to be an alternate costume, using her Sai style against Ermac and his Thoraxe weapon style.

As can be seen in these screenshots, the game appears to be coming along nicely. Keep your eyes peeled; we'll post further news as we receive it!

Our sources within Midway Games have sent us three screenshots from the upcoming Mortal Kombat: Deception! The first image features Mileena delivering a stab to Ermac courtesy of her sais, while on the ship arena. The second image has Scorpion in the foreground, pulling a speared Sub-Zero towards him. The third image shows us what might be our clearest image of Ashrah yet, as she delivers a kick to Scorpion's chest in a tower stage.


Our thanks to our sources within Midway for these images!

As strange as it is, the German division of Official Playstation 2 Magazine got exclusive pictures and information that isn't in any American publications. Since we acquired a copy of the magazine (written in German), and translated it into English, here's what's new. Midway Games has gone on record as saying some of the information is inaccurate; so unfortunately not everything in the article is 100% true. With that in mind, here's what the article had to say:

• Added to the list of new characters are Tanya, Smoke, Liu Kang's Spirit, Skab (another dead looking guy), Dairou (who you may remember from MKDA's Krypt), a female replacement for Kano, and Ken Masters (We're pretty sure that last one was intended to be a joke, but there it is.)
• They also mention the possibility of Sektor and Kabal, probably in Konquest Mode
• Hotaru is described as an evil Samurai
• The 5 different realms that can be explored in Konquest Mode are: Earthrealm, Outworld, Netherealm, Orderrealm and Edenia
• As in MKDA, most of the motion capturing will be done by Carlos Pesina (who played Raiden in MK1 and MKII)
• No 4-Player mode this time, but perhaps in a future Mortal Kombat.

Again, keep in mind that Midway has said SOME of the information is inaccurate, and hasn't specified which is correct and which isn't.

Interestingly enough, Ed Boon mentions in the interview that MKDA had sold 3 million units. This is a much bigger figure than the 1 million something it was at not too long ago.

Special thanks go out to VainQueur, tgrant, MortalKombatde and Gambid (of MK Secrets) for the news this time!

UPDATE: We have spoken to Midway's internal media relations team about the information in this article, and they have said, "The news source was an outdated and unofficial gameplay document that was not intended for media use. The unofficial information was taken without prior consent or approval from Midway Games and therefore should not be considered accurate and/or official Mortal Kombat news." Therefore, this validity of this news is still very much in question; we'll learn more as we get closer to E3. Our thanks to Midway for the heads-up on this information!

More and more print magazines are coming out with pictures and information on MK: Deception. The Official Playstation Magazine and EGM magazines are available in news stands now.

Although MK Online has already reported all the information in the mags, the OPM magazine is definitely worth checking out. There is a picture of Sindel in her alternate costume fighting what appears to be either Li Mei or Mileena, but could possibly be a new character (not 100% confirmed yet). There's also a really nice looking, previously unseen, concept sketch of Sub-Zero in it.

Lastly, the OPM magazine has another MK related article, this time on Midway Arcade Treasures 2. They confirm the appearance of Mortal Kombat 1, II, and 3 though we're still not sure if the third MK could really mean Ultimate or Trilogy. They have screenshots of the classic MK's in this article, but they do not appear to actually be from the MAT2 disc itself.

Thanks to CAMK and many others for the tip!