On Mortal Kombat Online we're already celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the franchise in our annual Supreme Mortal Kombat Champion voting tournament. At this year's E3; series co-creator Ed Boon will weigh-in on the quarter century milestone appearing in the E3 Coliseum!

Update (June 14th): Boon will be live on the E3 Coliseum stage at 12:45pm to talk about the last two and a half decades of MK! Watch it as it happens right here via the embedded live stream below!

This weekend Chicago's famed Galloping Ghost Arcade will play host to a massive celebration of the Mortal Kombat franchise with two days of non-stop Kombat Kon!

The weekend festivities will feature a who's who of the klassic arcade game production, from co-creator John Tobias to the actors and staff who helped make the magic! Fans can collect autographs, take photos, or even have breakfast with the krew! The event also boasts arcade and console tournaments for the original trilogy and Mortal Kombat X!

A couple of weekends ago Indianapolis arcade Boss Battle Games hosted a special Mortal Kombat High Score Kompetition! Only the bravest chosen warriors faced the Mortal Kombat cabinet, as the Facebook highlights montage shows:

Fans in attendance at this year's San Diego Comic-Con have had the chance to take in the sights and sounds of guest DLC fighter Predator and Mortal Kombat X thanks to the Xbox Lounge. Today, the action will kick into a higher gear as Machinima presents a dual Mortal Kombat Kosplay Kontest and Play the Pro Challenge special event!

The world has been united in battle as the official street date for Mortal Kombat X finally arrives! Midnight openings and launch events have seen gamers flood in droves to get their hands on the latest installment of the hit series. There were giveaways, live streams and tournaments - but we think the #MKXLondon launch event takes honors for going further than any one else. Put simply: Life-size Sub-Zero Ice Sculpture!

Amazon Games is gearing up for a major live streaming event ahead of the release of Mortal Kombat X! The "all access stream event" begins broadcast April 4th, for a marathon 1PM-6PM PST five hour spectacular!

With Mortal Kombat X absent from this year's San Diego Comic Con, many fans have queried us about which event would bring the next big reveal. You asked - Creaitve Director Ed Boon has answered:

It was with noted disappointment that we learned in February Mortal Kombat (2011) would miss out on a fourth consecutive year at the Evo World Championships. Fortunately, the June reveal of sequel Mortal Kombat X has provided a shot of adrenaline into the flagging scene: inspiring a grass roots campaign that will gather some of the world's top players for a special side tournament at the Las Vegas major!

If it isn't already: Chicago's Galloping Ghost Arcade is on the fast track to becoming a mecca to Mortal Kombat fans!

Its proximity to the traditional base of operations for today's NetherRealm Studios makes it a natural home away from home for the klassic fighting series. GGA boasts a comprehensive working collection of now klassic Mortal Kombat arcade cabinets. Go there on the right day, and you might even come across some of the klassic faces who made them happen!

Last weekend (June 28), the arcade hosted Shang Tsung's Fight Night IV -- a live event that brought together a rogues gallery reunion of actors who appeared in the original digitized games!

The event was open to the public for a marathon 11AM to 2AM session at only the standard admission charge! It was a historic gathering for the cast -- some of whom didn't even appear together in the same game(s)! Continuity wouldn't get in the way of fans taking the opportunity to get autographs, photographs and a rare opportunity to mingle with the fighting game icons!

The 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo is officially upon us! The annual gaming expo begins with the roll out of live press conferences today (June 9), before the floor opens to one of the world's biggest preview and demonstration conventions in the world Tuesday (June 10-12)!

Announced June 2nd with a brutal reveal trailer: Mortal Kombat X has already adorned the streets and convention centre with giant size banners featuring Scorpion and the Who's Next? tagline. MKX will be on the floor for the full three days, being covered by the world's major enthusiast press! Several outlets will be streaming live preview coverage, with the MKX schedule shaping up like so:

E3 Live Streaming Coverage Schedule (Times PDT):
• June 11, 2:30pm (Wednesday) - Twitch.tv - Mortal Kombat X
• June 11, 2:40pm (Wednesday) - IGN - Mortal Kombat X
• June 12,11:40am (Thursday) - Gamespot - Mortal Kombat X
• June 12, 1:20pm (Thursday) - Twitch.tv - Unannounaced WB Title (TBA)