And it was pretty cool .
Of course my ulterior motive was Deception, so I wasted no time in getting to the Over 18's section, and behold there was Mileena on the wall.

They had four stations set up with the game on and when I got on, I was pretty happy.

They didn't allow video/picture taking (unfortunately) so I couldn't do that, but I thought I'd post my report. Nothing new really, just some sorta re-assuring stuff:

Characters:
Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Mileena, Kabal, Nightwolf, Ashrah, Bo'Rai Cho, Darrius, Dairou, Kobra, Baraka and Ermac (the new character select screen setup).

Stages I played on:

Hell's Foundry (Did Metal Press death trap)
Ying/Yang (Couldn't get death trap to work)
Netherbelly (Got to lower level, that's it, heh)
The Dead Pool (Death trap looks VERY nice)
Beetle Lair (Couldn't get death trap to work - where I think it was anyway)
The Prison (Did Crushing spikes death trap)
Crumbling Tower. (Did death trap, fun ).
The Crown Stage Thing (Got the sword, couldn't see a deathtrap)

Gameplay stuff:

I knew the game was going to be similar to DA in terms of the fighting mechanics (and how they're not the most in depth) and I know a lot of people are saying environment interaction and stuff really doesn't make an excuse for not improving it as much as they might feel, but I can say, the deathtraps and interaction make a HUGE difference. The game is definately sped up and the control is tighter so placing your character for interacting areas has to be quick and accurate (I learned that the hard way, heh).

As far as throws go, throws done with the Special Move button and as far as I can see, no escapes but they can be ducked (obviously) but also blocked (kinda sucks).

Characters have received a few new moves and combos here and there (and obvioulsy in most cases some have switches styles, Scorpion in particular).

EDIT:
Breakers: Breakers were in and are limited to three per MATCH. Was kinda tricky for me to do being used to an XBox controller on a PS2, but still they are easy enough, but as the game is sped up you really have to use them quickly, and bare in mind that three per match is not alot. Useful for death trap positioning but obviously opponent can do it back too. Can't do them on single hit moves, only when there is at least a 2-move string/combo. I couldn't manage to pull one while I was in the air so I'm hoping it means you can't.

Throws. Each character seems to have a different throw. Scorpion has his punches and a knee throw, while Nightwolf kicks the opponent up into the air and then kinda axe kicks them back down which bounces them up allowing for an extra hit. Mileena had Kitana's (and Shang's) jump up and stomp throw from MKDA.

AI: I think the game was set to normal difficulty, but it should be noted that after about the first two matches, the CPU becomes VERY wise to death trap tactics and I found is very good at reversing the situation on you (jumping over your head, throwing you at JUST the right moment, heh). Makes for a good challenge though.
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Chess and Puzzle

I really enjoyed the chess even though I didn't play it for very long. Kept on fighting with my opponent over a power square, lol (which when you engage in battle appears to give you a full health bar).

Puzzle was also a lot of fun (but only if you like the puzzle type genre), and is hugely entertaining to watch the mini's duke it out.

Overall, it was a great experience and well worth the visit.
No actual fatalities though, but I don't know if they were disabled anyway.

Not much new stuff I know, but I sure found it fun .

EDIT: Extra small details:

1. You can use a death trap in practice mode.
2. Bo'Rai Cho's first style is now Sumo, and Drunken Fist is now his second style.
3. In the crumbling tower stage, you can't knock the opponent off at first, you have to wait until a slightly higher wall like edge to the stage falls off (doesn't take too long).
4. Nightwolf's "getup" animation, is basically he flips up to his feet with his green glow shadowing him.
5. Characters in the prison: I saw Kitana, Fujin, Shao Kahn, Johnny Cage and I think Sektor.
6. Quan Chi performed announcing duties.
7. Bo's "getup" animation is that he farts to his feet.