The voice actor casting sheet said to cast her as though she were either African-American or Middle-Eastern.

Anyway, in the clearer scans, her skin tone looks appropriately dark and matching her UMK3 and Deception self. It was just the original scans that were too light, as I figured was the problem from the start.

Oh yeah, how could I forget those beautiful olive Edenian tans on the hotties on the beaches over there. Nice this time a year y'know.

Edenia is a world like Earth is a world. On Earth we have many different people with different coloured skin tones. Edenia is just like that.

I like to think that Jade is from the desert region of Edenia which would be equal to our African/Middle-eastern region, hence her dark skin tone. It's all just theories though.

That theory works for Tanya as well.

Indeed it does. ^^

Jade looks pretty good, I think from the higher res scans floating around the tube we can conclude that she is indeed more of an African American descent than middle eastern. Although, I'd suggest the possibility of her being for lack of a better word of a "mixed" race. Which I think works fine.

Goro looks for the first time in many years to be Goro again. I'm glad at least for the most part he won't be playable. If he's DLC later, or if his "kyrpt" is somehow unlock-able, I'll simply avoid it.

omg. I just saw the whole magazine article. (not posting scans)

Jade looks incredible. Probably the best design out of the 3 so far. Strangely, she doesn't look trashy or slutty like Kitana and Mileena. Kitana's costume is such a disappointment. It has beautiful designs but really? They couldn't make her look more ELEGANT and princess-like? She needs more clothes. They should just take the hideous loin cloth and wrap it around Kitana's torso. That girl needs more covering.

Anywho, Goro is gigantic. And I'm not sure if he's playable but by the looks of the images, he appears in different stages? So I'm guessing he could be unlockable at some point? He's real monstrous.

Sonya's projectile looks a lot like her UMK3 ring toss. And it seems like, she can shoot more than one ring in a short period of time.

Pretty cool article. Best one yet! :) Earlier some of you guys speculated about different camera angles and by the looks of the images, they're taken from different angles. So I think NRS is incorporating either different cameras in the game or playback of some sort.

Speaking of voice acting, I'm SO anxious/excited to hear her voice. I really hope they don't give her a high pitched squeal. The voice acting sheet had her voice down perfectly. It should be deep, commanding and resonant. They've done Kitana, Mileena and Sonya well though, so I'm not too worried.

LOLOLOLOL Poor brave Ms. Keri, no one thinks she's black. and Yes, Jade looks awesome.



Maybe her UMK3/MKT look, but since her Deception appearance it's quite obvious she was modeled on those from the land of baile funk.

HAHA you and I are going to be fast friends, Disco! You're the shit!! haha

I personally get an Arabic vibe from Jade, but she looks lovely regardless.

Amen to that. I liked the feeling of accomplishment when I not only found out Fatality button codes and hidden secrets, but was actually able to perform it correctly. Made me feel like I was one step ahead of at least some other people who hadn't figured it out yet. Now everyone's given it all from the get-go and you have to contend with button mashers and hope the other guy gets a wrist cramp before you do.

Just got my issue today. Jade and Goro look great. Some nice new in game screens show Sub Zero ice-sliding under Goro's projectile in Goro's lair and Jade throwing her UMK3 tri-blade projectile at Kitana on a rooftop stage. There are other shots too but you'll have to pick up the magazine. Id be happy to scan but were not allowed.

The interview with Boon is alright. He talks about Kratos stage having a pit.

Goro's Lair looks epic ;P

just fatalities and stage fatalities... Sure Ed and then hinting on hidden finishers on the same page...duh

there is one boss and one sub boss in the arcade mode...
so maybe Shang Tsung is not a boss...hope

The chair he's sitting on in the lair reminds me of the first MK movie! lol. Doesn't it look a little like it?!

From what I've seen of the better quality pictures, Jade looks more middle-eastern to me, but, well-- thats just me. I wonder if any other pics have come out where you can actually see what the article says...

I won't deny that the Xbox d-pad sucks hairy balls, but I can still function it way better than the craptacular "it's four separate buttons" d-pad. That's borderline retarded.

And to all those articles about how many PSN subscribers there are, you know that also includes people who signed up over the website for their PSP's and people who don't even have a PS3 right? (Not to mention Sony likes to fudge numbers.) I mean, whenever there is an event in a game where it's like, "Kill 50 million enemies and unlock a level" type thing, XBL always blows PSN out of the water.

Wait, what?!

How the...why would...that doesn't even make...

MY MIND!

just wanted to say that Goro's lair looks amazing! The addition of the throne and Goro himself are beautifully done. I didn't think they could do much more than recreating the arena to make it amazing, but I was wrong. I always did feel like something was missing on that level and now I'm 100% this is what it was.

I've never had a better D-Pad for a fighting game than that of the PlayStation family, so I have absolutely no clue what you're talking about when you say it's bad.

A lot of people don't like d-pads that are separated. I've actually heard several people say that the DS3 doesn't even "really have a d-pad" because they're separated. Obviously, I completely disagree, but to each their own.

I really like the redesign made to Goro's lair. Definitely a huge step up from the older version. Goro himself looks great, and I am happy he is unplayable. I too think Jade looks more Middle Easternish rather than African American, likely because she has an orangish tint to her skin. Her design looks good, but of course she has to have the high heels like every other female in the game... I for one hope they do have another form of "ality" tucked away. Out of all the ones introduced, I think Friendships would be the most enjoyable personally, unless they had an X-Ray like Fatality where it's just total annihilation and shows all the damage their body takes while being killed, that would be sweet.

When is this shit going to be released in stores?
That goes for all of these dumb magazines with MK aricles. I've been to Borders and there isn't jack shit. I don't live in some dumb city either that has "news stands" on every corner.

Jade slays.

Anybody who says the Playstation D-pad is great for fighters has never held a Saturn controller. Hell, or even a Super Nintendo controller.

The Playstation D-pad, while better than the 360's, still leaves much to be desired.