Blood-Sports.net, a site dedicated to all kinds of fighting games, has released a new feature article entitled "The 20 Best Fighting Games of All Time", including more than one entry by the Mortal Kombat series! From the article:

This was originally going to become a “top 10 best fighting games of all timeâ€?, but as we were compiling this list, it became very obvious that it wouldn’t be that cut and dry. There have been so many good fighting games released over the years, especially since the early 90’s, that compiling a top 10 list was just impossible. So, we present to you, the top 20 fighting games of all time. Yes. 20.

What did we consider when creating this list? We needed to consider many factors:

• Whether the game brought anything new to the genre (and did it well)
• Whether it refined previous concepts to perfection
• It’s popularity, based on sales or money spent at the arcades
• What the fans say about it, from our own forums to what other sites and magazines say about it

As you can see, it definitely wasn’t an easy task. This was a very hard list to actually sort out in any particular order, in fact some games are so close together they could almost be tied for positions.

To see for yourself which MK games made the list and how they placed, click here. Our congratulations to Midway and the Mortal Kombat development team on this honor!

Our thanks to of Blood-Sports.net for the heads-up on this news story!

Mortal Kombat Online reader Anthony Maurizio recently emailed Robert Shaye, co-chairman and co-CEO of New Line Cinema, to ask if New Line would be the distributor of the next Mortal Kombat movie, as they were with the original movie and Mortal Kombat Annihilation. Mr. Shaye's response was simply, "We no longer have any subsequent rights."

The status of the third movie, which is already something of an enigma, is now even murkier with this answer. Even if there is a third movie, who will have the rights to distribute it? We will report more on this story as news becomes available.

To read the email in its entirety, click here. Our thanks to Anthony Maurizio for the heads-up on this story!

EDIT: Forum member Abismo dug up an old chat on Threshold's Mortal Kombat page where Josh Wexler states that Threshold has all the rights to new MK movies, including distribution rights.

<NosajMKD> My question is for the 3rd film with the movie be released with New Line or who will it be with and this time will Threshold have control over how the movie goes unlike the New Line MKA matter?
<Joshua_We> Nosaj - we have gotten all the rights back from New Line - Threshold will be in control!

To read the interview in its entirety, click here. Our thanks to Abismo for the update on this news story!

The time for change is among us. During the past five years, a website was introduced to the world to provide the first rumors and information regarding what was then known as Mortal Kombat 5. This website started from nothing and ultimately became the most popular resource of the Mortal Kombat franchise. That site was MK5.ORG. Last we checked, MK:DA was out the door in November of 2002. As the first news of the sixth installment of the series will be breaking sooner then you think, we thought there could be no better time to make such a significant change to our site. All of us proudly introduce Mortal Kombat Online, located at its new domain at www.mortalkombatonline.com!

Since we have become the most trusted name of the Mortal Kombat Community, we felt our name should reflect that. This change is almost difficult for the staff as we are very much attached to our old name. But with this strong new title, we have a lot to live up to now. And are we ever going to live up to this name! Without a doubt, Mortal Kombat Online is going to be your top choice for Mortal Kombat 6 news. The coverage you will see this year is going to be stronger than ever before. In 2004 we will be working together with Midway Games to promote the game to its fullest extent, and it's only going to get better when we make our third trip up to Los Angeles in May for the Electronic Entertainment Expo! If you thought our coverage in 2002 at the show was amazing, just wait and see what's in store. During the month of February we also have a lot of surprises on the way, including the long awaited Games section. The finishing touches are being put on it now, and we can't wait to get it out the door. With that, welcome to the Ultimate Mortal Kombat Experience!

With a little assistance, Cory "Shinnokxz" Hansen of the The Unofficial Mortal Kombat 3 Homepage was able to get a video clip of Linden Ashby discussing Johnny Cage's role in the future MK3 movie and make it available for download.

Click here to download the video now!

PS2 IGN has published an article entitled The Most Anticipated Games of 2004, and among the titles listed is Midway's Mortal Kombat 6! From the article:

Ever since Midway first acknowledged the existence of Mortal Kombat VI with us in mid-2003, the company has been eerily quiet regarding the game's future whereabouts. But with online retailers like EB World and Gamestop occasionally listing the game in their databases, it's almost a definite that we're going to see it this year. Expect to see more interactive environments, multiple fatalities, and the ever-elusive online play when this one is officially announced over the next couple of months. Bet on it!

While IGN refers to the game as "Mortal Kombat VI", the official title is still unconfirmed. We'll report more on MK6 as news becomes available.

To read the article in its entirety, click here.

Our thanks to forum moderator Mobster4Christ and forum member |CAMK| for the heads-up on this story!