News Archive - October 2004

MK Projects: New Models
Posted On: Oct 29 2004, 06:34 AM

Mortal Kombat Projects has new Unreal Tournament models. First three models available for downoad. They are Baraka_Aternate, Johnny Cage and Cyrax.

Visit Mortal Kombat Projects to download this models.

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New Brady Games Guide
Posted On: Oct 27 2004, 09:17 AM

Brady Games updated their MK: Deception guides with new one - Konquest.

Click here to download the guide.

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Midway Announced MK: Shaolin Monks
Posted On: Oct 27 2004, 08:28 AM

In a press release Midway officially announced the next Action/Adventure Mortal Kombat game, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. Below is a part of the text:

“Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is an Action/Adventure title that will help to expand the already wildly popular Mortal Kombat universe well beyond the fighting genre,” said David F. Zucker, president and chief executive officer. “Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is also our first step toward delivering something that Mortal Kombat fans have been calling for: a new game set in the Mortal Kombat universe every year. We are planning our Mortal Kombat release schedule with the expectation that we will deliver a new Mortal Kombat title annually.”

Mortal Kombat : Shaolin Monks is an Action/Adventure title driven by both intense single and multi-player action. Similar to the recently released Mortal Kombat: Deception, background interactions (i.e., acid pits, living trees, spiked ceilings, etc.), multiple new fatalities, and action-based puzzles will also play an important role in the player’s quest for an “outstanding” victory. Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks will feature an impressive line-up of Mortal Kombat characters, as well, that make frequent appearances as enemies, in boss battles and during several additional in-game interactions.

“For the first time ever, Mortal Kombat fanatics will get to explore all the mythos and rumors of the Mortal Kombat universe from an entirely new perspective. Action/Adventure fans will be blown away by the intuitive kombat system, puzzle solving and epic storyline that can be experienced in either the single player mode or through co-op play,” said Mortal Kombat creator, Ed Boon.

Click here to read the complete text of the press release.

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Fight Night
Posted On: Oct 26 2004, 10:05 AM

Check out the chat transcription from MK Online's Fight Night, available here.

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Two new MK: Shaolin Monks Screenshots
Posted On: Oct 26 2004, 09:56 AM

Gamespot has posted two new screenshots from Midway's upcoming game, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks! The first one shows Liu Kang and Sub-Zero fighting each other, the second image shows us Raiden.

Click here to view the screenshots.

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Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks First Look
Posted On: Oct 23 2004, 01:23 PM

GameSpot have posted an exclusive first look on the next Mortal Kombat game, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. Below is a part of the article:

Few hard details have been revealed so far about Shaolin Monks' gameplay or setting--the game looks to be a brawler-style action game, and it's a pretty safe bet that we'll be seeing plenty of places and faces from previous MK fighting games in this new action adventure. Mortal Kombat fans will notice Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Mileena, and the recently returned Baraka in the new screenshots, not to mention backgrounds like the portal and the tower from Mortal Kombat II. Interestingly enough, some screens show several Baraka-like characters fighting at one time. Perhaps we'll finally get some more background on Baraka's often-discussed race of Outworld mutants as Shaolin Monks' storyline unfolds.

The game will have both single-player and cooperative modes, and though the number of simultaneous players hasn't been revealed, it's worth noting that the screenshots don't seem to contain more than two classic characters onscreen at any one time. Like the recently released Mortal Kombat: Deception, Shaolin Monks will contain many backgrounds with interactive features like spiked ceilings, acid pits, and living trees (we appreciate the many nods to MKII that are apparently being included in the game). And of course, no Mortal Kombat game would be complete without a host of gory new fatalities.

The article also contains the first 8 screenshots of Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

You can read the complete text of the article and see the screenshots here.

In another update GameSpot announced that Midway plan to release a new Mortal Kombat game every year:

The other big change to the Mortal Kombat series is its frequency. In a statement, Midway president David F. Zucker said a new game in the franchise would arrive each year. “Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is also our first step toward delivering something that Mortal Kombat fans have been calling for: a new game set in the Mortal Kombat universe every year," he said. "We are planning our Mortal Kombat release schedule with the expectation that we will deliver a new Mortal Kombat title annually.”

Click here to read the news.

Thanks to our site visitor Jeff Henry for the heads-up on this story.

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Official Mortal Kombat: Deception Guide Updates
Posted On: Oct 21 2004, 09:30 AM

As promissed BradyGames updated the Official Mortal Kombat: Deception Guide. From their site:

Mortal Kombat Fans!

Here is the first of several updates. Download this PDF which contains information for all the unlockable items in the Krypt. Coming soon are the Fatalities and the Konquest walk through.

Thank you for your patience.

- The BradyGames Team

Click here to download the update.

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MK: Deception Figures
Posted On: Oct 21 2004, 09:25 AM

Figures.Com posted the following information on the upcomming Mortal Kombat Deception Action Figures:

Fall TF 04: Jazwares, Inc Announces Mortal Kombat: Deception Figures

Prepare for Fatalities in Spring/ Summer 2005!

Jazwares, Inc. announced today it has acquired the toy license to create 6” figures from the new MidWay fighting game, Mortal Kombat: Deception. The first series is set to include four figures. Three were on display in early prototype form (no photography): Raiden, Scorpion and Sub-Zero.

Each figure is set to include 30+ points of articulation and will feature highly detailed sculpting. Future series are planed to include all of the twenty-plus characters from the hit video game.

Click here to learn more.

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Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks Information
Posted On: Oct 18 2004, 10:24 AM

The german website GameFront posted a news based on the Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks article that appeared in the latest issue of GameInformer. Below are both, the original text (in German) and the translation I made for Mortal Kombat Secrets:

Erste Infos zu Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

17.10.04 - In der Game Informer befinden sich erste Infos zu Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks von Midway, das im September 2005 für PlayStation2 und Xbox in den USA erscheinen soll.

Mit der Entwicklung wurde Paradox Development (X-Men: Mutant Academy) beauftragt. Es handelt sich weniger um ein Prügelspiel, sondern mehr um eine Art Action/Adventure. Die Handlung lehnt sich an die ersten Teilen der Serie an. Geheim-Charaktere wie Smoke und Ermac sind geplant, Raiden wird der Sprecher sein.

Kooperatives Spielen soll möglich sein, klassische Mortal Kombat-Charaktere und Bosse sollen aufreten. Der Hauptcharakter wird 10 Fatalities beherrschen, die man gegen die Bosse einsetzt. Außerdem gibt es die Schlagvarianten 'Brutalities' und 'Team Fatalities'.

Das Angriffssystem soll sich in mehrere Richtungen ausrichten, so dass man mühelos zwischen mehreren Angreifern wechseln kann. Zu den Feinden gehören auch die Druiden aus einem Portal Level einer früheren Episode.

Die Hintergründe sind weitgehend interaktiv, neue Versionen des 'Dead Pool' und der 'Living Forest' sind bereits bestätigt. Außer Kämpfen soll es auch das Springen auf Plattformen und Puzzlelösen geben.

Etwa 30 Prozent des Spiels werden geheim sein: Nur wenn man als Sub-Zero spielt, muss man gegen Ermac kämpfen - ansonsten nicht. Im Kampf erhält man Erfahrungspunkte, wodurch man seinen Helden mit Spezialattacken aufrüsten kann (Danke an gamer247365).

The most important from this article in english.

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Tips & Tricks Movie 1
Posted On: Oct 18 2004, 09:44 AM

GameSpot has updated their Mortal Kombat: Deception media section with one more movie, called Tips & Tricks 1. In it you can see where some of the hidden arenas, costumes or fighters are.

Click here to watch or to download the movie.

Thanks to our site visitor Juggernaut for this news.

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Official MK:D Comic Site
Posted On: Oct 17 2004, 09:36 AM

Now the official Mortal Kombat: Deception comic has its own website. The url is http://www.wamentertainment.com/. The comic book will probably be released somewhere in March 2005. Below are some pictures:

Pencil 1
Pencil 2
Pencil 3
Pencil 4
Pencil 5
Pinup 1
Pinup 1

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MK: Shaolin Monks Official Site
Posted On: Oct 15 2004, 06:19 PM

Midway has now opened the Official Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks Website. It has only one index with dragon logo and a "Coming Soon." message. Probably it will be updated soon with more information about the game.

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MK: Deception on-line Fix
Posted On: Oct 14 2004, 12:05 PM

10.06.2004 - DVDRick released an On-Line Fix (no more "freeze" issue nor need for multi-swaps) in PPF Patch format for Mortal Kombat: Deception (USA) for Swap Magic users.

You can get the patch in this thread.

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Mortal Kombat: Deception Trainer
Posted On: Oct 14 2004, 11:55 AM

Maxconsole posted information on an exclusive Mortal Kombat: Deception trainer for a modded X-Box, that will allow you to play as some of the classic characters in the game: Kung Lao, Shang Tsung, Old Raiden, Nitara...

You can find more information about this trainer here.

Here you can find it for download and see a lot of images.

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Mortal Kombat: Deception ships millionth unit
Posted On: Oct 13 2004, 12:33 PM

GameSpot posted the following news on their website:

Midway's ultraviolent fighter becomes fastest-selling game in the company's history.

This just in: apparently violence sells. After its first week on the market, Mortal Kombat: Deception, the title in Midway's fighting franchise, has shipped one million units. The bloody fighting title has become the fastest-selling game in Midway's history, eclipsing its antecedent Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.

Mortal Kombat: Deception continues the series' trademark brutality, with plenty of hard-hitting 3D combat and highly controversial fatality moves. The game introduces new game modes, two fatalities per character, and online play for the Xbox and PlayStation 2. A GameCube version is expected in early 2005. For more about Mortal Kombat: Deception's decapitations and dismemberings in gory detail, read our review of the game.

Click here to read the article.

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MK: Shaolin Monks - First Pic
Posted On: Oct 7 2004, 03:15 PM

Game Informer posts the first picture of Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. The image is on the cover of the new issue!

Click here to view the cover.

Thanks to our site visitor Humulis for this news.

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Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks
Posted On: Oct 6 2004, 11:20 AM

The German website GamerFront posted the following news:

Midway plant Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks

05.10.04 - Midway scheint an einem weiteren Mortal Kombat-Spiel zu arbeiten. So hat das Unternehmen am 23.09.04 beim amerikanischen Patentamt Titelschutz für Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks beantragt. Details und ein Erscheinungstermin liegen noch nicht vor.

Translation

Midway plans Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks

05.10.2004 - Midway plans to start working on another Mortal Kombat game. This was announced with the registration of the name Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks on 23.09.2004. There are no other details on this game yet.

Note: This is an information that do not comes direct from Midway, so misstakes are possible.

History:
This is perhaps the third adventure title that was planned long ago and has never been in development because of the results showed by Mortal Kombat: Special Forces. This game was supposed to tell us the story of Liu kang.

Thanks to our site visitor steve for the heads-up on this story.

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The official MK: Deception site has been updated and the following has been added:

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MK: Deception Is Out For US
Posted On: Oct 4 2004, 11:32 PM

MK: Deception is out for US. All American fans have been waiting for this day to come.

MK Online has posted moves guide for Deception. You can view it here

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Mortal Kombat Secrets Online Store
Posted On: Oct 2 2004, 08:15 AM

I am glad to introduce you the next addition to our site. After weeks of hard work our Online Store is finally here to offer you a wide range of Mortal Kombat related products to purchase from. So you will no longer need to search different online stores just to find what your need, because the Mortal Kombat Secrets Online Store has everything. Here is what we offer:

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IGN Updates
Posted On: Oct 2 2004, 07:40 AM

IGN has uploaded 5 new Mortal Kombat: Deception gameplay videos.

Click here to download them all.

Update

IGN also posted an exclusive Mortal Kombat: Deception review.

Click here to read it.

Thank to our forum member cek12345 for this news.

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Fatality Friday Part Six
Posted On: Oct 1 2004, 09:35 PM

The sixth Fatality Friday is here. This is most probably the last one and this time IGN shows us one of Noob-Smoke's Fatalities.

Click here to download the movie.

Thanks to our site visitor CEK CEK for being the first to inform us about this update.

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MK: Deception Controllers
Posted On: Oct 1 2004, 07:05 PM

Pictures from the Mortal Kombat Controllers are now availble at Game Stop. The release date is also known: November 1 for the PS2 controllers and October 29 for the X-Box.

Thanks to our forum member reiko for this news.

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Official Movie 44
Posted On: Oct 1 2004, 08:37 AM

Gamespot has updated their MK Deception media section with new movie. The first half shows Chess Kombat and the second Puzzle Kombat.

Click here to download the movie.

Thanks to our forum member reiko for this news.

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