I guess for now this will be the “News & Discussion” thread until the game comes out. Everybody thank The Wiz for providing us with this rad new Sub-Forum! 
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For as long as I have the patience and the will power, I’ll try to update this first post with news/videos that pop up. So check back. And if you’ve got news tips, POST EM!
Pre E3:
Original Trailer:
[media=youtube]xK99rQF4OQY]YouTube - Mortal Kombat [2011] - Official Announcement Trailer HD [E3[/media]
Gif of “X-Ray Attack” from above trailer: http://i49.tinypic.com/330yb9e.gif
High quality stills from the trailer can be found HERE.
E3 News:
E3 News
[details=Spoiler]Screenshots:
Images can be seen HERE as opposed to individually clicked.
Early Character select screen:
More recent character select screen with many more slots, and a notable slot labeled “DLC” on the bottom right:
Menu Screen:
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**6/16/10- EGM Summer 2011 Cover featuring MK9:
EGM MEDIA GROUP **
Videos:
6/16/10- ScrewAttack Hands on with Mortal Kombat:
Hands On - Mortal Kombat | ScrewAttack - SGC 2010 Starts In Just 2 Days!
-Fatality montage for several characters
-New “X-Ray” mechanic shown a bit
-“Each character has a different internal organ model”
-Characters seem to take on progressive and sustained physical damage to their bodies as the fights go on. Whether or not this effects actual stamina or life bar is yet to be made clear.
-“I’d still do Mileena”
6/16/10- Gamespot Interview with Ed Boon:
E3 2010: Mortal Kombat Interview
*Rab Notes:
-Spiritual predecessor to MK2 and 3.
-“New” characters that were introduced in the 3D games most likely won’t be appearing as playable characters.
- Heavy emphasis on a lobby system for online like “Endless Battle” in SSF4.
-Tag battle will have “assist” type elements in which you can tag in a partner to use a special to continue a combo
-Focus on “custom combos” using these assist features*
6/16/10- Full Kung Lao Head Slice fatality:
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6/17/10- Gamespot “E3 2010 Stage Demo: Mortal Kombat”:
E3 2010: E3 2010 Stage Demo: Mortal Kombat
Gamespot had Boon and his buddies demo the game a bit, showing off some of the features.
A higher quality MP4 can be streamed or downloaded HERE:
http://ll.lo.video.gamespot.com/d4/gsc/2010/06/169_day3_stagedemo_mortal_kombat_061710_2000.mp4
6/17/10- G4 “E3 2010: Mortal Kombat Creator Ed Boon Interview”
E3 2010: Mortal Kombat Creator Ed Boon Interview in High Definition ? G4tv.com
Boon speaking about the game. Nothing too new.
[spoiler= Notable Quotes (Thanks to MKOnline)]Ed Boon: “… Our goal with the fighting system was to create something that’s a deeper fighting engine. And so in doing that we really wanted to open the doors for players to create their own combos. In some of the previous games we had combos that were strung together with button sequences; they’re more pre-programmed into the game. But this one we’re really trying to - our goal is to say let’s just open a big palette and see what players paint, you know, so that in combination with our tag team, we can have characters jumping in and out of the fight, in mid combo, it creates just an unbelievable array of special moves and combos that you can string together, you know, just using your imagination. That’s actually the most exciting part about our fighting mechanic. In designing the characters we really focused in on individuality. We really wanted every character to feel completely different from any other character in the game. And so, they have their own way that they walk, they punch, nobody’s sharing animations and so when you’re playing a character, you’re learning it, you really feel connected to it…”[/details]
6/19/10- Shakycam footage from the MK Promo room:
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Footage taken by Youtube user SheLovesXYAB from the E3 room. Shows off some Team Battle, Kung Lao’s fatality, etc
6/27/10- Shaky/lopsidedcam footage from the MK Promo room:
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Youtube user Gorgasm69 recorded some as of yet unseen footage showing off more team battle, Scorpions “non-fatality win pose” in which he descends to hell, a fat Kung Lao corner combo for 44% damage using 1 ex bar, etc
6/18/10- Total MK Interview with Ed Boon
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Interviews & Previews
6/15/10- IGN Preview, discussion with Ed Boon:
E3 2010: Mortal Kombat Preview - PlayStation 3 Preview at IGN
Notable Excerpts
[details=Spoiler] "We’re also talking about a new take on the series’ story. “Mortal Kombat has this timeline - eighteen years of making games, and we really didn’t want to just continue, like, chapter seventeen of the whole story,” says Ed Boon, the co-creator of the series. “So we’re kind of doing a Back to the Future type of thing, where Raiden is about to be killed by Shao Kahn, and just before he delivers the last blow, he sends a mental message to his earlier self, so the camera rewinds back to Mortal Kombat 1. The Raiden from back then gets a message and he doesn’t know what’s going on, but he knows something bad’s going to happen, and the game spans Mortal Kombat 1, 2 and 3, retelling the story with an enlightened Raiden, and he’s changing the course of things, so everything you’ve seen happen before ? Liu Kang winning, the guys turning into cybernetic ninjas, are changed around, so you might see a character become cybernetic who wasn’t before, and so you see a different version [of events].”
“The fundamental fighting mechanics are based on custom combos,” says Ed Boon, the co-creator of the series. “We want to do as little of the pre-programmed combos in the game as possible, and let players take pieces A, B and C and piece them together themselves.”
“the gameplay system is a Super meter that functions much as you’d expect. It’s a three segment bar, and different moves use different numbers of segments. An enhanced special, for instance, uses a single segment. Enhancing a super basically gives it more oomph. Reptile’s slimy green projectile gets much larger, while Kung Lao’s spinning hat changes from horizontal to vertical, embedding itself in his opponent’s chest.”
"Of course, the real jewel in the crown of the Super system is that when it’s full you have the chance to do an ‘X-Ray attack’
“For instance, yes there’s lots of blood, but this blood actually has a physical presence in the world, spraying onto characters and bloodying them up. It’s a small touch, but we like. Characters also take damage, so even if you win, chances are one of your eyes will be popping out of your head or your jaw will be smashed off.”
"Ed is happy to talk about online, however. “We have very aggressive plans for online. First of all there’s the downloadable content. That’s a big part of it - we really want to continue to support the game after it comes out with new characters, new backgrounds, new fatalities.”[/details]
6/16/10- Kotaku Preview:The New Mortal Kombat Cuts Deeper Than Ever Before:
The New Mortal Kombat Cuts Deeper Than Ever Before
Notable Excerpts
[details=Spoiler]“Mortal Kombat borrows a feature from other series, like Street Fighter, adding powered-up EX-style moves with a new meter. That meter, at the bottom of the screen, fills as players brutally smack each other around. Not unlike the Pro Moves of Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe, those powered up moves make attacks more deadly, harder to avoid. To pull them off, players must pull off a special move, like a fireball, plus tap the block button.
In the case of a fighter like Sub-Zero, his trademark icing of the floor extends from a small puddle to a much longer stretch, making it almost unavoidable. For someone like Reptile, his acid spit becomes more of an acid vomit.”
“Super meter moves also modify attacks in other ways. In the case of Reptile’s force ball move, not only did it make it much bigger, it popped Reptile’s opponent higher, adding more frames of attack opportunity. These moves are key to expert level combos and play.”[/details]
**6/16/10- User Sweetooth @ Kamidogu.com shared a lengthy and interesting description of his experience at the MK9 booth: Kamidogu | Forums | Mortal Kombat (2011) Hands-On At E3 2010 **
Notable Excerpts
[details=Spoiler]Perhaps the biggest improvement to the franchise is the introduction of a new three-tier Super Gauge. Though its official name was not disclosed, it fills up as your kombatant is attacked or is defending from attacks. The first level, dubbed Super Move, allows your kombatant to perform a stronger version of any of their special moves. Not only is this a way to gain the upper hand on your opponent, but you can choose when to release the attack. You are therefore able to deal a quick attack with increased damage, or charge your move longer for a deadlier attack. Should you not use your Special, your gauge will continue to fill until it reaches a lightning bolt, which is the well-known Breaker. By this stage you are able to perform a single combo breaker to save yourself from a giant string of attacks. If you are feeling brave and do not need either the Super Move or Breaker, continue to fend off attacks until the gauge is full, at which time you can unleash your X-Ray attack. With a dual button press, you can unleash a deadly attack on your opponent, dealing high damage and inflicting extreme pain as highlighted by the kombatant’s visible skeleton and muscle structures. This build had much better detail, meaning we saw muscle tissue being manipulated and bones cracking or breaking completely.
Ed later moved to the two-on-two mode, which is surprisingly more enjoyable than the aforementioned (RabNote: One vs One). Working similarly to other tag team games, players select two kombatants and are able to switch between each at will. The thing that sets this apart is the option to incorporate your awaiting character in the battle at hand. You can choose to either have your reserve character pop on the screen and perform a special move before dropping out again, or you can opt to have your current character swap out while your reserve enters the ring with a special move. Choosing this route instead of the normal swap in/out will require you to use the first part of your Super gauge.[/details]
**6/16/10- User Tedakin @ TRMK.com shares his experience (Saw the demo at E3. Met Ed Boon. My thoughts.): Saw the demo at E3. Met Ed Boon. My thoughts. **
Notable Excerpts
[details=Spoiler]The main menu to the game is beautiful and fully animated, and it’s by far the best looking character select screen from any MK as well. There are 26 characters apparently, with 1 spot for DLC.The whole game, energy bars, even the words “FATALITY” and “FINISH HIM” have an elegance to them. They really overhauled everything this time.
Another really awesome thing is how fights begin and end. Each character has some pretty amazing intro and victory animations. Sub-Zero materializes from ice. Reptile drops in and turns off his cloaking. Sektor shoots flames into the air in a V formation. A flaming hole opens in the ground and Scorpion leaps out of it. When Scorpion won a fight he seriously burned a hole in the ground and dropped back in, then it cut to him landing in the Underworld and doing his victory pose with fire around him. Seriously.[/details]
**6/16/10- Wildgunmen.com “E3: First Look Mortal Kombat”: E3: First Look Mortal Kombat ? Wild Gunmen ? Calgary’s Geek Culture Magazine **
Notable Excerpts
[details=Spoiler]The new addition to the fighting game is the super meter. Similar to other fighting games with a super meter, this one has three levels.
Level one makes whatever attack you?re pulling off stronger. Fireballs become larger, and attacks like Sektor?s teleport punch add another hit to the combo.
Level two is a combo-breaker ? pretty basic, same stuff we?ve seen before.
Level three is the most exciting. Currently dubbed the x-ray attack, it?s a brutal attack that goes into an x-ray mode to show you what you?re doing. Like showing fingers penetrating the skull through the eyes, or breaking someones ribs. In Johnny Cage?s case, it?s the meat sack of the pelvis rupturing after his famous ball-buster.[/details]
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Post E3:
6/30/10- “Most robust online mode ever’ set for Mortal Kombat” via Destructoid.com
‘Most robust online mode ever’ set for Mortal Kombat- Destructoid
6/22/10- Ed Boon possibly hinting at Sheeva and Stryker on his Twitter
An article over at Gameinformer: “Who We Want (And Don?t Want) In The New Mortal Kombat” lists Stryker and Sheeva, among others, as characters they don’t want to see again.
Boon had this to say:
*"No Stryker? No Sheeva? And come on now…we haven’t palette swapped in about 15 years!! Still…a fun article. http://tinyurl.com/2dnnaol "
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6/28/10- Another Twitter post from Ed Boon hinting at Stryker some more:
“While looking for something else in my basement I found this. Maybe someone is trying to tell us something…? While looking for something else in my basement I found this… on Twitpic”
7/1/10- MK “featured” on the George Lopez show: [media=youtube]DgA1DR3O4-c[/media]
7/1/10- Full 10 (TEN!) page article on MK9 featured in EGM. Thanks Slamtastic for the scans!
(Entire article can be viewed HERE, as opposed to individually clicked)
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7/2/10- MK on the cover of Hyper Magazine - Via the Mortal Kombat Facebook:
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