According to an article on Pocket IGN, Midway Games has announced the sequel to Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance! The big news about this sequel, tentatively named Mortal Kombat Advance 2, is that it is a Game Boy Advance exclusive! From the article:

Retailers lists have started to show Mortal Kombat Advance 2 as an upcoming Game Boy Advance game, but the game is definitely not a sequel to the horrible GBA port of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 released in December 2001. The team responsible for Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is working on this sequel which expands on the fighter released during the holiday.

Though development is still early, the company has stated that the game will feature both old and new characters, as well as a new four-player link mode. The as-yet-unnamed sequel (Mortal Kombat Advance 2 is the tentative title) will even link up to the original Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance for some multiplayer action as well as special data trading which will unlock hidden specials in the new game.

As stated, the sequel is expected to be out this summer. To read the article in its entirety, click here.

Our thanks to forum members Sea_Serpent and The_Red_Dragon for the heads-up on this story!

With the release of the smash hit videogame Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance behind us, many Midway fans have been wondering what John Tobias, the other founder of the Mortal Kombat empire has been up to. Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus is Tobias's newest addition into the fighting game genre. Featuring interactive fighting environments, limb damage that can alter game play, and visible player damage, Tao Feng looks to break out of the mold of current fighting games. MK5.ORG staffer, Robbie Reilly, had a chance to catch up with Mr. Tobias and ask him a few questions about about life after Mortal Kombat, his newest fighting endeavor over at Studio Gigante, and his thoughts about the future of fighting games. Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus will be coming to an Xbox near you on March 18th, 2003. To read the interview click here.

Midway Games has released a press statement detailing their results for the forth quarter and full year of 2002, as well as their guidance for the first quarter of 2003. The results were in line with the guidance they provided on December 23 of last year.

Thanks to forum/chat member -MuRdOiNk- for this update!

Think you're the best in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance and wish to prove it? Do you live close to Dallas, Texas or can be there close to March 22nd? If so, now's your chance to prove your MK:DA mojo!

On March 22nd, at Nickel Mania in Carrollton, Texas (a north-side Dallas suburb), a tournament called Tournament in Texas 5 will be held. From the original Tekken Zaibatsu forum posting:

It is set for a late February early March type date, depending on if we get the place to hold it at, and of course the games of choice will be Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, and something totally new to a TiT, MORTAL KOMBAT 5 . Yep, TiT is actually gonna have Mortal Kombat 5 there, so for all of people who think yall are the shizl in the game, proove it!

The entry fee is $10, and is double elimination. More information can be found in the forum thread located here.

Our thanks to forum member MK_Legend for the scoop on this story!

UPDATE: There is now a forum posting on Tekken Zaibatsu with official rules, regulations, and entry information. That posting can be found here. Our thanks to forum moderator JRF for the heads-up!

Welcome to The Voice of the Mortal Kombat Community! In front of you is our sixth version of our site's layout since the birth of our site four years ago.  It is a huge step forward as we prepare for the future of Mortal Kombat. Browse our new site and check out all of our new features. Here's just a quick glance of what's new:

• Multiple Forums
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It is important to note that we are still working out bugs/errors as we find them. Currently we have disabled our games section for instance. It will be back open soon after we complete the conversion. On a last note, we would like to welcome Robbie Reilly (aka Digital Ninja)  to our team as our new Graphics Director. He is the one that gave us this new killer look and also designed our t-shirt that will soon be available for sale! We thank you for your patience of the arrival of our new site. If you have any comments or find a bug feel free to let us know at mail@mk5.org.