Great, now we have in on paper. ]ombat did post something on the front page back on May 27, 2003. Here's a copy/paste of what the message read:

"We were able to obtain some of the first exclusive details of the next major Mortal Kombat release by series co-creator, Ed Boon. This will hopefully settle some confusion of news of the game in recent magazine publications. This information we received on MK6 came personally from Ed Boon himself while we were covering this year's E3 convention in Los Angeles. From our conversation:

MK6 will use an improved version of the MK:DA engine; there will not be a complete rewrite.

The next installment of Mortal Kombat will feature more platform-specific code.

Each version of MK6 will use the same engine, but it will be tweaked to use the strengths of each specific console.

The focus will be more on pushing each system to its limit, as opposed to trying to keep all 3 versions of the game as close to each other as possible.

The backgrounds will be much more interactive than anything we've seen yet. When asked about background items that could impale you, Ed assured us, "That's only the beginning."

Multiple fatalities are an extreme definite.

An online component is confirmed, and will play a major role in the game.

The game, which is currently referred to as "MK6", has not yet been officially named. Chances are, however, that the final name will include a subtitle like Deadly Alliance and Tournament Edition, and not the number 6. MK5.ORG will follow the development of Mortal Kombat 6 straight to its completion, which is reported to be released sometime in 2004."

Of course, all these things sound very nice. An improvement on MKDA will keep MK heading the right direction in the future. Hopefully I have spaced that right, anyhow... as said above, the addition of the online feature will give MK that 'arcade' feel that gave it its popularity so long ago.

i wish they would just call it Mortal Kombat 6 i dont really like subtitles.i call MKDA MK5.i just thought about something MK5.ORG had this news for awhile. MK5.ORG is one of the best sources for MK news.

Thats cool.... I can't wait til MK6 is actually released...



And DRFATALITY, that guy in your avatar looks like the upgraded version of Jason Voorhees in Jason X...

DRFATALITY Wrote: i wish they would just call it Mortal Kombat 6 i dont really like subtitles.i call MKDA MK5.i just thought about something MK5.ORG had this news for awhile. MK5.ORG is one of the best sources for MK news.

No they only posted an "online component" which could mean anything. That's what I questioned. Boon didn't confirm it WILL be online even in the paragraph you just posted. He just said they're doing research on it. I'm still skeptical. But atleast this sheds some new light on the issue that they're trying to get online play up. If they do, suhweeeeeeeeeeeeet .