Tag: MORTAL KOMBAT

There isn't much to say about this clip from BoingBoing. It's simply a compilation of classic death animations from timeless games like 'PacMan,' 'Robocop,' 'Joust,' and 'Mortal Kombat.' All of that senseless violence is then overlaid with a chiptune rendition of Tears for Fears' 'Mad World.' Perfect. ...

Australia didn't technically ban the new 'Mortal Kombat' video game, but it might as well have. According to Kotaku, the game was deemed too violent to fit the country's MA15+ rating -- which, believe it or not, is Australia's highest classification. Because the country doesn't have an adults-only rating, 'Mortal Kombat' was refused classification, meaning that it can't be sold at retail outlets. ...

Share Producers and directors, take note: the video game movie -- and the inevitable franchise that follows it -- will never succeed as a film. Sure, that may sound hyperbolic, especially since movies like 'Tombraider' and 'Pokémon' have had significant box office success, but the formula, as it is, it will never work. At Switched, we are the video game generation. We grew up with ...

Finally, the 'Mortal Kombat' franchise is revamping its reputation as the originator of the 'fatality,' bringing back its tradition of splattered blood and graphic gore in the new, unnamed 'MK9.' G4TV.com reports that the franchise is heading back to what it does best: making 'M'-rated video games and giving players the best fatalities and end moves. Back in 1992 when it was introduced to ...