News Archive - April 2004

New MK: Deception Trailer
Posted On: Apr 30 2004, 11:35 PM

The latest issue of the german GamePro magazine has a new MK: Deception trailer on its DVD. The german website The World Of Mortal Kombat has ripped the trailer and upload it on their server.

Click here to download it. The file size is 32.11MB.
This site also has scans of the GamePro magazine. Click here to see them.

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1UP Published Another Interview
Posted On: Apr 30 2004, 08:19 PM

1UP published another interview with Ed Boon and John Podlasek. This time you will learn a lot of new things about the Krypt, the weapon system, the different game modes and mini games.

Click here to take a look at this interview.

Thanks to our forum member MiNeOuT for this information.

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GamePro Preview
Posted On: Apr 29 2004, 09:28 PM

The latest issue of the german GamePro magazine has a 5 page preview of Mortal Kombat: Deception. Part of the article is an interview with the MK: D development team. Here is what John Vogel had to say about the story:

GamePro: Can you tell us something more about the story?
John Vogel: A new evil power will appear. It will lead the world to a total annihilation. During the years the Elder Gods have expected this and they have prepared for it. With the aid of the chosen one they will try to protect all that exist.
...
GamePro: Have you changed the fighting system?
Paulo Garcia: Yes. We did. Now there are a lot more special moves per character, so the fans of the old games will not be disappointed. The classic MK-Uppercut will return also. ...
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GamePro: Is there going to be a Krypt in this game?
Brian Lebaron: Yes, but this time the Krypt will be a part of the Konquest Mode. You will again need coins to open the stuff. But this time there will be a lot of thing, that you will not be able to unlock in the Krypt. You will have to find another way to discover them.

That was the most interesting from the Interview. Thanks to myself for the translation.

More to come soon.

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Ed Boon and Producer John Podlasek Interview
Posted On: Apr 29 2004, 08:35 PM

GameInformer just updated their website with an exclusive interview with Ed Boon and the producer of Mortal Kombat: Deception - John Podlasek. You will find a lot of interesting information, so click here and take a look.

BB: The games that you’re bringing to Treasures, are they going to be straight ports from the consoles or are they going to be the original arcade games?

EB: I believe that they’re the original arcade versions, I mean exactly the same versions, like emulating or MAME.
...
BB: I’ve played fighting games on Xbox Live, like Capcom Vs. SNK, and encountered lag. Not a lot, but I did have some issues. How are you guys working to address that issue?

EB: We played Capcom’s game as well, and from the beginning that was our number one thing. How do we reduce the lag? Our approach to the whole issue of communication between the two systems is pretty radically different and our main goal was to never take away your control of your character. In terms of when we sent something back and when you respond to controls, we have a completely different set of rules and we’re actually very excited about what we’re getting back so far with it. It’s an ongoing process since the very nature of fighting games is so twitch and you want to respond right away, so that’s what we really wanted to focus our energy on. The inherent delay that you would usually get as a result of broadband, we want to keep it a fun experience. We’re only going to support broadband, we don’t want the game only being good online for a small percentage of players. We think people will be pleased with it.
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BB: Are you guys planning any downloadable content?

EB: Probably not in this version. We were dying to do something like a downloadable background or character, but the task of getting both the Xbox and PS2 online and all these modes was just a ton of content. We kind of had to draw the line on downloadable content.
JP: When we looked at Deadly Alliance, we were like “wow, this looks generic.”
EB: Yeah, when you look at Deadly Alliance, it looks like a generic version of Deception.
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BB: Do you know how many characters will be playable in the E3 version?

EB: Around 10.

Thanks to our forum member Drumen the Assassin for the heads-up.

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Suffering Midway target of takeover
Posted On: Apr 29 2004, 07:18 PM

Both GameSpot and IGN updated with an article regarding the latest Midway's press release about their Q1 2004 Revenues. Below is the text of the article posted at GameSpot:

After the publisher announces a $14.2 million Q1 operating loss, Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone announces plans to buy a controlling stake.

Today, Midway Games reported its financials for the first quarter of 2004, which ended March 31. The publisher released only one game during that period, the PlayStation 2 and Xbox horror shooter The Suffering.

However, the game's title could have just as easily described Midway's finances. When compared to the $45.8 million it earned during Q1 2003, Q1 2004 revenues for the publisher fell 56 percent, to $20.1 million. The company reported a net operating loss of $14.2 million for the quarter, compared with a net loss of $9.3 million for the same quarter a year ago.

Still, executives put on a brave face: "We are pleased with the results of the first quarter and in particular with the product development and marketing achievements accomplished in the launch of The Suffering," said CEO and president David F. Zucker.

However, Midway officials couldn't put a positive spin on what happened after their announcement. The company's stock lost 9.8 percent of its value ($0.95) after Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone announced his intention to buy a controlling stake in the company. Currently, Redstone's National Amusements company owns 49.3 percent of Midway's stock, and, according to papers filed with the SEC, he plans on increasing that to "at least" 60 percent.

Speaking to Reuters at a conference, Redstone implied he had big plans for the publisher. "You will see very soon an enormous infusion of great creative talent to Midway--and I mean very soon," he said. Redstone also his interest and investment in Midway was purely personal. "I do not look at this as a Viacom agenda," he said.

Despite its current troubles, Midway's future aspirations are being aided by its robust current-quarter lineup. Already, its PS2 and Xbox sports title NBA Ballers has sold over 600,000 units since it hit stores in early April. Upcoming is the European release of The Suffering, as well as ship dates for MLB SlugFest: Loaded and Psi Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy. The company says it expects to report second quarter revenues of $38 million, with and a net operating loss of $10 million.

Looking further out, the company announced Shadow Hearts: Covenant will be released in North America, and confirmed Area 51 and Mortal Kombat: Deception for 2004. However, one of Midway's most anticipated and controversial titles won't be arriving this year: the remake of NARC has been officially delayed until 2005.

In its guidance for all of 2004, Midway predicted revenues of $148 million, a 60 percent increase over 2003. The company also said it expects to trim full-year losses from $20 million to $18 million.

Click here if you want to read the article from GameSpot, here if you want to read it at IGN. For Midway's press release click here.

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Interview With John Podlasek At TeamXBox
Posted On: Apr 28 2004, 07:47 PM

An exclusive interview with John Podlasek, producer of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance and Mortal Kombat: Deception, has been published at TeamXBox' website. You will find a lot of interesting information in this article so I highly recommend you to click here and read it.

TeamXBox also updated their screenshots section, adding some never seen before MK: Deception screenshots:

Thanks to Cervantes for this update.

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MAT2 Press Release
Posted On: Apr 26 2004, 08:54 PM

In a press release Midway announced the second installment of Midway Arcade Treasures.

CHICAGO - April 26, 2004 - Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced Midway Arcade Treasures 2, a compilation of classic Midway arcade games together on one disk. The sequel to the successful 2003 launch of Midway Arcade Treasures, Midway Arcade Treasures 2 is currently in development and scheduled to ship Fall 2004 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft and the Nintendo GameCube™ with a suggested retail price of $19.99.

Midway Arcade Treasures 2 features hundreds of hours of classic gameplay action from all-time arcade favorites including the blood-spurting intensity of Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat® II and Mortal Kombat® 3, the multiplayer collaboration of Gauntlet® 2, the drug-busting adventure of NARC and the no-holds-barred street fighting action of Pit Fighter™, just to name a few.

"Midway Arcade Treasures has been so well-received that it was an easy decision to give gamers more of what they want while, at the same time, help to evolve Midway's classic arcade titles to today's next generation gaming consoles," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. "Midway Arcade Treasures 2 features many of the arcade era's biggest hits such as, Mortal Kombat, Primal Rage® and Cyberball 2072 that once ruled arcades across the nation."

With Midway Arcade Treasures 2, gamers will have the option of enjoying their favorite games in one-to-four-player game formats, depending on the title, and will experience a collection of classic titles that represent a fresh, new era in gaming relative to other "classic" game compilations. The bonus DVD content in the game will also feature several classic video montages of original commercials, launch trailers and making of the game videos for several of the classic arcade titles included on the disk.

Thanks to our forum member Drumen the Assassin for the heads-up on this story.

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Mortal Kombat: The Dark Tournament
Posted On: Apr 25 2004, 03:03 PM

Mortal Kombat: The Dark Tournament is a fan game, written by our forum member Masos in Turbo Pascal 7.0. It is still in development, and we now have some new information about it. Masos posted a preview of his game at his personal webpage. Below is part of the text:

When I started Mortal Kombat: The Dark Tournament six months ago I wanted to be an ordinary free game. Well as for the graphics it really is. There aren't any sounds and could not make a revolution in fighting games with... Pascal. All that came to my mind was the story.

The plot of MK:TDT will show you the world of Mortal Kombat in a different light. the first campaign you play with Scorpion - a candidate for the next emperor of Outworld. This campaign and the game as a whole aim to get you known with the different world of Mortal Kombat. The real action will come in the second game. However, the plot will be interesting and will make you play every next battle. The second campaign remains for Prince Necross (one of the new characters) and its plot is now unknown.

The gameplay in MK:TDT will not be like in MK1-4 but more like the gameplay we saw in MK:DA and MK:TE for GBA. Unfortunately it won't offer as many attacks as the commercial games but there are a lot of strategies for beating your enemies. The characters (both playable and unplayable) will be over 20 and they will be all made with letters and punctuation marks. However this will not be the weakest point of the game. Perhaps the worst is that there are not any sounds. But if you want Dolby Surround in Pascal perhaps you don't know what Turbo Pascal 7.0 is.

According to the latest information we got Quan Chi and Ermac will also appear in MK: TDT. There will be some new characters made for the game. There will be some mini-games too. Curently only Test Your Harpoon is developed. MK: TDT will be completely free and will appear this summer here at Mortal Kombat Secrets.

A very early beta of the game you can download from here
Please use "Save Target As" or "GetRight" to download the file or you will receive an error.

Click here if you want to vesit MK: TDT' Official Webpage and see some screenshots.

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Midway Arcade Treasures 2 Officially Unearthed
Posted On: Apr 23 2004, 10:10 PM

GameSpot has just updated with a news regarding the upcoming Midway Arcade Treasures 2. The news gives more detailed information about this kompilation:

Console port of 21 classic games--including Mortal Kombat, NARC, Cyberball 2072, and Arch Rivals--will ship this fall. First screens inside.

Two months after revealing its existence at the 2004 Midway Gamers' Day, Midway has officially announced it is readying a sequel to Midway Arcade Treasures. Inventively titled Midway Arcade Treasures 2, the compilation will feature 21 ports from the venerable publisher's arcade catalog on a single disc, including:

• A.P.B.
• Arch Rivals
• Championship Sprint
• Cyberball 2072
• Gauntlet 2
• Hard Drivin’
• Mortal Kombat
• Mortal Kombat II
• Mortal Kombat III
• NARC
• Pit Fighter
• Primal Rage
• Rampage World Tour
• Spy Hunter 2
• Steel Talons
• STUN Runner
• Timber
• Total Carnage
• Wizard of Wor
• Xenophobe
• Xybots

Priced at $19.99, Midway Arcade Treasures 2 is scheduled for a fall 2004 release on the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube. The Xbox version of the collection will let players post their high scores on Xbox Live, which will also list world champions. Depending on the game, up to four players can play Midway Arcade Treasures 2.

GameSpot also updated their screenshots section, adding the first 8 pictures of the game, including three of Mortal Kombat:

Test Your Might, Select Screen and Fatality

Click here if you want to see screenshots from other games too.

Thanks to our forum member Drumen the Assassin for the information about this news.

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Mortal Kombat Trilogy Trainer 2
Posted On: Apr 23 2004, 03:44 PM

Freez0R has made his next Mortal Kombat Trilogy Trainer. MKTTrainer 2 is very similar to the add-on for the first trainer. This small program has all its features plus one extra option. You can set the fatality screen darkness level.

Click here to download the trainer or here for Mirror file.
Please use "Save Target As" or "GetRight" to download the file or you will receive an error.

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GameInformer Media
Posted On: Apr 21 2004, 09:32 AM

We finally get our hands on a copy of the latest issue of GameInformer magazine. We already posted the new information from the magazine, so here are only the new images. The source of the scans ask us not to watermark them, so here they are, just like they were in the magazine.

New Concept Images:

Characters: Baraka, Kira, Bo'Rai Cho and Sub-Zero

Arenas and Deathtraps

New Screenshots:

Thanks to all the people who informed us about the information and the new pictures and special thanks to the source of the scans.

Thanks to all of you Mortal Kombar Secrets was the first to post these images.

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Render, Article And An Interview
Posted On: Apr 19 2004, 05:56 PM

Two days ago we posted the most important information from the UK magazine "Play" and showed you all the new screenshots. Now here we have something new from the same magazine. A very cool picture of Skab was on one of the pages. So here is it, a great render of this character:

Hey... wait... that's not everything!!!
Click here if you want to read the whole article + the exclusive interview with Ed Boon. Enjoy!!!

Once again, thanks to Cervantes for the scans.

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New Information From UK
Posted On: Apr 17 2004, 11:57 AM

The latest issue of the Britain Official PlayStation magazine has a preview of Mortal Kombat: Deception with a lot of new information and screens.

Stage Fatality:
Nightwolf gets thrown against a wall by Ashrah who is a distance away, as he slides down the wall he lands onto molten metal where he starts to burn and tries to crawl away, just as you think he makes it "BANG", the mould slams down crushing him and as it raises again there is just a bloody burning smear of him left on the molten metal now formed by the mould that came falling down.

MK Deception Chess:
Weaker pieces on the Chess-like board will have less energy than the stronger ones. There are also special squares on the board which can act as traps (springing pieces straight off of the board without any combat) or will restore energy, again making the match more strategic. The idea is that each game of Chess will last no more than 10-15 minutes in total, which each player quickly moving there pieces around the board - there wont be any 2 day chess marathons here.

Part of the preview is also an interview with Ed Boon:

Favourite Mortal Kombat character and fatality?
I definately play as Scorpion the most and my favourite fatality in the whole game is probably Sub Zero's spine rip from the first game. That was inspired by Predator. In the new game Baraka has this one where he slices you at the waist, then cuts off your arms and stabs you in the middle pulling your entire torso away which is pretty good.

It must be fun, picking new fatalities?
They're really hard to come up with because you've done like a hundred of them before. We have 30 to 40 guys on the team and any time.

Thanks to Cervantes for the scans and the information about this news.

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GameInformer Preview
Posted On: Apr 16 2004, 03:54 PM

The latest issue of GameInforrmer magazine contains a 4 page preview of Mortal Kombat: Deception. There is a lot of new information so let start:

The Story:
The Story will start from there where MK: DA left off. There will be an opening FMV just like in the previews game. The only thing about the story that has been mentioned is that the Dragon King will be the main antagonist.

Characters:
The following characters have been confirmed:
1. Classic characters: Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Baraka, Mileena, Noob Saibot, Smoke, Tanya, Ermac, Nightwolf, Sindel, and Kabal. These characters will have their signature moves.
2. New characters: Kira (female Black Dragon Member), Ben (pro martial arts champion), Dairou (Ronin Samurai with a score to settle) and Ashrah (mystical demon huntress).
3. Liu Kang will return in two forms..a ghost, and a zombie.

There are more characters, that wasn't announced.

Engine Details:
1. Rendering engine received complete overhaul.
2. Polygon count per characters has increased significantly.
3. Characters have gloss maps, multi-layered transparencies, a new more flexible dismemberment system, dynamic lighting, and bump-mapping.

Gameplay:
1. Three fighting styles per character are returning.
2. Since the death traps are now part of the gameplay, there are more new moves to propel characters "in front" and "behind" you.
3. Some backgrounds change in shape and size as you are playing on them.
4. Number of unique weapons has been expanded.
5. Special weapons will be placed near 'death traps', hidden in secret locations, and sometimes even encased in other interactive background elements.
6. More combos per fighting style.
7. There will be 'break out' moves that allow players to break out of the receiving end of a combo.

Finishing Moves:
1. Two fatalities per character
2. Limbs can be severed this time as opposed to in MKDA, and several fatalities will take advantage of this.
3. Example of a fatality - The attacker rips off the opponent's arms and then beats him with them.
4. Level fatalities are returning. Players can turn the tide of a fight by forcing their opponent into a 'danger zone' to activate them.
5. Environments are packed full of surprises.. Earthquakes that shrink the arena size, breakable glass floors, and breakable walls.
5. Sample of some Stage Fatalities.. Opponent getting buried in rock avalanches, smashed by giant steel presses, ripped to shreds with grinders, eaten by giant slugs, gored by spikes, shaved into chunks with spinning blades, boiled in lava, impaled on stalagmites, or cut to pieces by lasers.

Game Modes:
1. Online mode will allow you to find opponents to challenge...bringing back the old days of MK in the Arcades.
2. Konquest lets you learn the moves as before, but is also there for you to explore the different realms of the MK Universe.
3. Once Konquest is completed, you can take that character to the regular fighting game, and Online.
4. Strategy Board game will have background interactive elements.
5. Puzzle Kombat will have different backgrounds to play in, and each one will have different fatalities performed on the victim who plays poor.

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The First MK: D Trailer With Gameplay Scenes
Posted On: Apr 16 2004, 12:55 PM

It is finally here, the first Mortal Kombat Deception trailer, that has gameplay scenes in it. The trailer first appeared a couple of days ago in the german magazine PlayZone and was ripped by the crew of World of Mortal Kombat.

Download:
The original rip of World of Mortal Kombat - File size 28.1 MB - Click here to download it.
The MK Online version you can get from here. The file size is only 8.4MB, but the quality is not that good.

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2 New Renders And 4 New Screenshots
Posted On: Apr 15 2004, 01:59 PM

Here we got some new MK: Deception media for you. Six new pictures are now available. The first two are renderings of Mileena and Baraka.

The others are four new screenshots. On the first two you can see the Konquest Mode of the game. On the others you can see fight scenes from the game. The new here is that there are fighting styles and that some of the fighters have weapons. Below are the screens:

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No PC Version of MK: Deception
Posted On: Apr 14 2004, 07:08 PM

Bodzio of MKCenter has contacted John Podlasek, the producer of MK: DA asking him question about a possible PC version of the game. Here is what John Podlasek had to say:

"Not at this time. Our engine was developed for cross-platform development on the console side. I'm sure it could be done somehow, but we have our hands full with the Xbox and PS2"

This is a very sad news for all of the PC gamers out there.

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Three New Screenshots
Posted On: Apr 14 2004, 04:11 PM

MKOnline posted three new screenshots from Mortal Kombat: Deception.

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More Information From The German Issue Of PSM
Posted On: Apr 13 2004, 01:02 PM

We finally get our hands on a copy of the latest German issue of the PlayStation 2 magazine. The preview is 5 pages and includes an exclusive interview with Ed Boon. The article is in German, so I don't think to upload scans. Below are all the new information in English and the screenshots and renders. So let's start:

1. Fighters:
The character list in the magazine is very rich in new, previously unannounced character. Here is it, right like it was in the magazine, no change. I only translated it in English:

You will recognize a lot of familiar faces under the total of 24 characters who will be in the game. The classic characters are: Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Rayden, Baraka, Mileena, Noob Saibot/Smoke, Tanya, Nightwolf, Sindel, Ermac and Liu Kang's Spirit (you remember that Liu Kang was destroyed by Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance). Kabal and Sektor will probably be also a part of the team, but there is а question-mark for the both of them.

Part of the new character in MK: DA will also appear in Deception. They are Li Mei, Blind Kenshi and Bo'Rai Cho. The other 7 characters are completely new to the game. Ashra has a similar to Raiden's outfit and it seems that she is in some way connected with the Thunder God.

Hotaru is a sinister samurai with long grey hair and black colored outfit.

Skab is the most disgusting fighters of all (he reminds me of Meat and Drahmin (comment by Gambid)). If you take a closer look you will see parts from his rotting corpse and a skeleton.

There is no information about the others fighters, only their names: Dairou, Ken-Masters, a female version of Kano and a mystical character, known as 24. The last one is most probably the character you will create in the Konquest Mode...

2. The Konquest Mode:
Earlier it was announced that you will have the opportunity to explore six different worlds. So here are their names: Earthrealm, Outworld, Netherealm, Orderrealm, Chaosrealm and Edenia. When you begin the game your character will be 13 years old. At the end he will be about 60.

3. The Strategy Mini-game:
Main goal in this game is to protect your King/Emperor, who is almost defenseless. Different character will have different Gifts. Some will be able to perform special moves, others will have more energy or will be able to set a trap.

4. Motion Capture:
Carlos Pesina is one of the main persons, who are doing the motion capture for Deception. It was announced that he was used for all Raiden's moves.

5. Interview:
In the exclusive interview with Ed Boon, the creator of Mortal Kombat said that there will be no 4 player mode in this game. He also mentioned that this will probably stay for the next installment of the bloody series - Mortal Kombat 7.

It is finally over. Well... It looks like I wrote a small preview of the game. I hope that there will be no more news today. I need a vacation.

Update: MKOnline have spoken to Midway's internal media relations team about the information in this article. Here is what what Midway had to say: "The news source was an outdated and unofficial gameplay document that was not intended for media use. The unofficial information was taken without prior consent or approval from Midway Games and therefore should not be considered accurate and/or official Mortal Kombat news."
That means that part of the information in the magazine can be wrong, but of course not all of it. For sure we will know more after E3.

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New Info From The UK And DE Issues of PSM
Posted On: Apr 12 2004, 08:51 PM

Both, the latest German and Britain issues of PSM have a preview of Mortal Kombat: Deception.

The Britain Issue:
This magazine contains a few new screenshots. On one of them you can see the new character Ashrah with Raiden's hammer. Below is the screenshot:

The German Issue:
We still don't have a copy of the magazine so part of the information can be wrong. The preview announce the return of Raiden, Tanya, Smoke, Sektor and the Liu Kang's Spirit. Returning characters from MK: DA are Li Mei and Bo'Rai Cho. New fighters are also revealed: Dairou, a mystical character, known as 24, a female version of Kano and Skap.

Below is a render that was taken from the magazine's official webpage. It looks like this is an alternative outfit of Noob Saibot.

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Mortal Kombat Trilogy Autokeyz
Posted On: Apr 12 2004, 07:15 AM

Freez0R, the creator of the Mortal Kombat Trilogy Trainer has developed a new very useful program: Mortal Kombat Trilogy Autokeyz. What can this program do? Below is a part of the readme file of the program, written by Freez0R himself:

Trying some very complicated moves in MK Trilogy can be a complete pain sometimes. With this program, it's possible to input a move like a Brutality and execute your move with a simple push of a button. But it's also possible to input a very complicated combo-move, which can not be performed by normal human beings like me.

Click here to download the program.
Please use "Save Target As" or "GetRight" to download the file or you will receive an error.

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MK: Deception Preview at GamerFeed and Gamers.com
Posted On: Apr 8 2004, 12:10 PM

GamerFeed and Gamers.com have released a preview of Mortal Kombat: Deception. Both article are completely identical and are written from the same person. Below is a part of the article:

Based on what we currently know, Mortal Kombat: Deception is shaping up to be the best 3D fighting game to date. It will be easy for newcomers to pick up and play, while offering new gameplay depth for hardcore fighting game fans. At the same time, the new puzzle and chess mini-games will keep even non-MK fans happy. The addition of online play for the standard game and both mini-games could easily make Mortal Kombat: Deception the best fighting game of the year.

Click here or here if you want to read the full article.

News updated on 04.09.2004 by Gambid

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MK: Deception at this year's E3
Posted On: Apr 6 2004, 03:40 PM

The website GameQube.nl posted a complete list of all games, that will be shown at this year's E3, between 12 and 14 may. Below is a list of all Midway's games:

Midway
Area 51 (PS2, Xbox)
Mortal Kombat Deception (PS2, Xbox)
NARC (PS2, Xbox)
Psi Ops (PS2, Xbox)

Click here if you want to see the complete article.

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Mileena VS Li Mei
Posted On: Apr 6 2004, 08:11 AM

I post this news only to tell you my opinion of the rumors floating around these days. Will Li Mei return for Mortal Kombat: Deception? There is no official confirmation about this character, only what fans say. But fans might be wrong. Everything was based on one screenshot, published in the Official PlayStation magazine.

Here the character in right has similar to Li Mei's outfit from Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. But this doesn't mean that it is Lie Mei. It could be just an alternative Mileena's outfit. Also I don't think that Midway will put both, Mileena and Li Mei, in one game. They both look very similar. They have the same weapon and the same color scheme. It is like putting Kano and Jarek in one game. So, I don't think that we will see Li Mei in Mortal Kombat: Deception, but I might be wrong. Only the time will show us.

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X-Box Nation Preview
Posted On: Apr 6 2004, 07:43 AM

The latest issue of the X-Box Nation magazine contains a preview of Mortal Kombat: Deception. There was no new information in this article. The most interesting thing were of course the screenshots. On one of them you can see Sindel and Mileena.

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OPM Preview
Posted On: Apr 4 2004, 08:02 AM

The latest issue of the Official PlayStation magazine contains a preview of Mortal Kombat: Deception. Part of the article is a screenshot of Sindel VS what is believed to be Li Mei. There is no official confirmation if this character will return or not.

Special thank to our forum member MiNeOuT for this update.

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MK Trilogy Trainer Add-on
Posted On: Apr 2 2004, 09:26 PM

Freez0R updated his Mortal Kombat Trilogy trainer and added some great new features. Here is a part of the readme file, which is part of the archive:

1. Set number of rounds played
2. Set number of wins per player
3. Enter a kombat-code
...
Well, basically...that's all. Well, there are two more hidden options (yes, one of them is the combo-codes option (which was way hard to implement)), BUT these options can only be accessed by inputting a couple of finishing moves, which has to be done pretty fast (it is possible, i've managed to do it). And maybe some day, I will give out the specific secrets, but try to crack your brain on this and look carefully at the startup hints!

Click here to download the trainer or here for Mirror file.
Please use "Save Target As" or "GetRight" to download the file or you will receive an error.

Click Comment and help us find the way to unlock the secret options.

Posted By: Gambid

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MK: Kompilation To Be Released In June
Posted On: Apr 1 2004, 08:59 AM

Yesterday Ed Boon personally contacted Mortal Kombat Secrets and inform us that Mortal Kombat: Kompilation is almost ready. The title will contain all Mortal Kombat games ever made. It will be released only on PC. There will be some extra features, like online play and a remake of Mortal Kombat Trilogy with a lot better graphics. Mortal Kombat: Kompilation will ship on 06.15.2004.

Update: - 04.02.2004

Highlight here: Sorry gyus but this news was only an April joke. I know you wanted it to be true, just like me, but it is not. So now, please put your smile back on your face and try to remember it so next time you will not fall into the trap. I am speaking about April 2005.

Posted By: Gambid

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