IGN Insider Releases Another MKDA Trailer
Another Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance trailer has been released, and you can get it from IGN Insider.

However, if you aren't a member, fear not: PSi2 Magazine includes a DVD with the same trailer (and no IGN watermark).  The magazine is only available in the U.K. though, so unless you live near a really good newsstand you might want to try looking on the Internet.

The video features a wonderful fight between Scorpion and Quan Chi.  Parts of this battle have been seen previously, on other videos.  This is not just in-game fighting like the other videos we've seen lately, this is a touched up battle with camera angles that we'll never see in the final game.  Thanks to members Dynamo and mobster4christ for the help each of them gave with this update.

Download six new MK: Deadly Alliance videos from IGN!
IGN is at it again releasing six new Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance videos! And this time you won't have to empty your pockets to view them.  Just click on any of the images below to begin the download.
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Cage Vs. Raiden
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Kung Lao Vs. Raiden (Round 1)
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Kung Lao Vs. Raiden (Round 2)
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Kung Lao Vs. Raiden (Round 3)
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Raiden Vs. Scorpion (Round 1)
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Raiden Vs. Scorpion (Round 2)

Thanks goes to Minus_Zero from our discussion forum for bringing this to our attention.

GameSpot Complete releases 4 new MK: Deadly Alliance videos!
If you are a member of GameSpot Complete, you will be treated to 4 new in-game fighting videos for Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance!  Below are my comments on the movies:

  • Scorpion's alternate costume has changed since E3.  Before, it was black with beads of gold, now it's simply a darker shade of gold.
  • Some of the fonts in the game (namely the combo meter and Character X wins) have also been changed from the E3 version.
  • Johnny Cage now has a tattoo on his back.
  • Special moves are in the game now, and they look great!  Scorpion's fire is vaguely reminiscent of Shang Tsung's Hellfire Raise from MK3, and Mavado uses 2 odd red sticks to attack his opponent.
  • Some weapons and fighting styles have been added and switched around from E3.  The staff, for example, now belongs to Raiden (as it should be) instead of Shang Tsung.
  • Scorpion was seen done doing the same special move in BOTH of his hand-to-hand fighting styles.  This can only mean that most, if not all, special moves will be universal to all styles!
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Thanks to MK John of the Mortal Kombat Netherealm for the tip on the update.

GameSpots hands-on report of MK: Deadly Alliance
Gamespot has come through with exclusive new details pertaining to Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. This hands-on preview contains detailed information about fighting styles and move lists. The style of gameplay is set more traditionally with current fighting games available in the market with a larger focus on the combo system. We also get a mention of a new character named Bo Rai Cho (the "drunken guy" that was first mentioned in our interview with Ed Boon at E3) and a confirmation that all 21 characters will have one Fatality. Here is snippet from the review:

The gameplay in Dark Alliance is heavy on fighting stance changes. Fighters can easily change between different stances, which govern what happens when you push any of the attack buttons. Each character has two unarmed stances and one weapon stance. Johnny Cage, for instance, uses jeet kune do, one other unarmed style, and also packs a set of nunchaku, giving him some moves that look a somewhat similar to Maxi's in Soul Calibur. Scorpion packs a heavy broadsword that is slow to attack, but deals out a lot of damage. Whereas characters in Mortal Kombat 4 were almost identical to one another--only their special moves truly set them apart--this new game is striving to make each character play completely differently.

All major gaming sites are now reporting the official release date to be on Fatality Friday: November 22, 2002.

2 MK: DA Fatalities Revealed
Today in Las Vegas at Midway's Gamers Day two of the new Fatalities in MK: Deadly Alliance have been reported!  The Head Stomp and Skeleton Rip!  Although we don't know which character has these Fatalities as of yet, here are the descriptions available at Planet Game Cube who were lucky enough to witness these first hand :

Head Stomp - Your opponent is laying on the ground, and your character jumps and stomps on the second player's head, making it blow up.

Skeleton Rip - Your character rams his fist into the other character, wiggles his arm around a bit, and rips out their entire skeleton.

On a side note, IGN PS2 has posted tonight a hands-on preview of their experience of playing the game while at today's event.

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