Mortal Kombat Legacy 2

I just saw this today, even though it has been out for better than a week or so.  Over at Machinima's YouTube Channel, there is the preview trailer for the upcoming sequel to the Mortal Kombat reboot/web series "Mortal Kombat: Legacy" and it is aptly titled "Mortal Kombat: Legacy II".  As of yet there is no release date for when the episode's will start filtering onto the Machinima channel, but hopefully it will be soon.  As it looks pretty awesome!

Looks like this time around we'll see more Scorpion/Sub-Zero goodness, will see Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa reprise his roll of Shang Tsung.  Also shown in the trailer are Keshi, Styker, Raiden, Ermac, Mileena, Kitana, Kung Lao, Johnny Cage and Liu Kang.  Remember back to the first season where we saw the likes of fan favorite characters like Sonya Blade, Jax, Johnny Cage, Kano, Cyrax, and Sektor to name a few.  The first web series was somewhat controversial as many believed the initial teaser to be part of a big-screen franchise reboot of the movie franchise based off of the hit game series.  However, when the developers announced it would in fact be a serial webseries many criticized the series and it's original take on these established characters origin stories and even their revised appearance in some cases.

Personally, a fresh look on the series from a "real-life" perspective was pretty cool.  And infact, as the series progressed and gradually got better and better, I looked forward to each new episode.  And in my opinion, the game series has been pretty dormant over the past several years (and since the release of the lasted MK game).  So any decision to launch this movie into a big-screen type release would more than likely see it flop; in my opinion.  But being a web-released series really makes it standout.  As it is definitely one of the more "premium" style series on the web.  And personally, I'd like to see more webseries like this one.

Anyways, if you haven't seen the new trailer, check it out below.

Watch below:

If you missed out on the first season of the webseries be sure to visit Machinima's Channel, as they have all of the episodes online: Machinima: Mortal Kombat Legacy 2

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Mortal Kombat is returning to the big screens...Here we go again!

Noob says "Seriously?!"

Remember the Mortal Kombat Legacy webseries that was released weekly during this summer; directed by Kevin Tancharoen?  Did you watch any of it?  I did.  And I watched every episode (not always when it was first released, but I kept up with it nonetheless).

The series started off strong with the opening couple of episodes.  And I had really high hopes for it.  At least until the middle of the series.  Some liberties were took that just didn't feel right to me (and I am a long time fan of the game franchise).  And then the animated episodes felt like I was watching a cut scene from the newest Mortal Kombat game.  I remember watching the pilot teaser Mr. Tancharoen shot to pitch his concept.  And it seemed to try and draw the Mortal Kombat story into somewhat of a realistic world.  Where Sonya and Jax employ Scorpion to go on a manhunt as part of a "deal" he was cutting with law enforcement.

So after watching the pilot, I was pretty excited to see a fresh take on the story.  But I didn't expect to see a couple of cool episodes and the rest a weird form of teasers from the new game.  For me the best episodes were the beginning, the couple around SubZero and Scorpion, and the finale with Cyrax and Sektor.

So long story short, New Line Cinema has decided to hire to Ken Tacharoen to resurrect the film franchise.  So hold on to your hats, there is no telling what we're going to see.  One thing that has been mentioned is it will be a reboot and not be attached to the existing film or web series.

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Mortal Kombat Legacy Ep. 9 Review

Ok, so after just about refusing to go back and finish watching the Mortal Kombat Legacy web series; I decided to go back and watch the last episode from the first season.  I know, I'm about a month late.  However, after some of the other liberties with the characters I had just about wrote off this web series.  It started off so strong and seemed to just about die out towards the end of 8 episodes.

Then came along Episode 9: Cyrax & Sektor.  And I must say, it was good.  Probably one of the best episodes.  Why?  Well we get to see two of my favorite fighters in action.  The entire episode skirts around the origin stories of the two Lin Kuei assassins.  The resulting fight at the end is pretty freakin' good. We even get treated to a fatality towards the end of the video.

Sure, the sequence could have been shot using some fancy Machinima techniques.  But instead they went with a CG Sequence that turned out pretty awesome.  In some spots the fight sequence seemed a little funny with some of the movements and jumps the fighters pulled off, but otherwise no complaints here.

We even get a glimpse at what the series is refering to as 'Project Hydro' which is a gray/black colored cyborg very similar to Cyborg Smoke.

As far as my opinion goes, if the rest of the series was up to this quality I'd have no complaints whatsoever.  I understand they are making this series with a very limited budget; while trying to retain some big names for the series to no doubt draw people in.  With the roster touting: Jerri Ryan, Michael Jai White, Ian Anthony Dale and Peter Shinkoda.

But seriously, for anybody to take it at face value we need less of the animated stuff that made up several of the episodes, and a bit of modern makeup/fx (remember their take on Baraka?).  I hope if they are planning a Season 2, that they have learned some lessons from Season 1.  Meanwhile, swing by and watch Episode 9 on YouTube: http://ff44d589.tinylinks.co

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Verdict: 'Portal' Fan Film Is Awesome

I know I'm a little late on covering this story, but has anyone else seen the Portal fan film Mr. Dan Trachtenberg released via YouTube on Tuesday?  If not, it's freakin' awesome.  You should all flock and watch it now.  Ok, screw that, watch it below.





From what I've been reading today, there is a lot of buzz that people would love to see a Portal Live Action film.  I wasn't so sure about that idea, until I watched this.  It's awesome.  Maybe if a live action movie isn't in the cards Mr. Trachtenberg could try his hand at a web series live Mortal Kombat Legacy was treated to this summer.  Only, maybe it would fare a little better.

Dan Trachtenberg's YouTube Channel

And if you're looking to play a little free Portal, checkout this pretty cool 2d flash version:
Flash Portal

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Mortal Kombat Legacy Ep. 9, first season down...

So now that the first season of the "Mortal Kombat Legacy" web series is over, what did you think?  Personally, it left me with a lot to be desired.  I hung on every moment of the first episode and honestly wished it would have kept it's steam going through all 9 episodes.  But for me it didn't.

The Sub-Zero and Scorpion episodes were good enough, and the first episode was great.  Not to mention the short teaser that was released before the series started aimed to approach the title from a new perspective.  That perspective is what I was wanting to see develop into maturity.  But it never did.  So with that being said here is a link to the last episode from it's first season.  So what do you think, should they start on a second season?

Watch on YouTube: Mortal Kombat Legacy EP. 9: Cyrax and Sektor

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This Week's News: The Cell Phone, Cisco, F2P Announcement, and Mortal Kombat!

This week we have several newsworthy topics.

The first public mobile phone call was made by Mr. Martin Cooper.  Mr. Cooper worked for Motorola and the phone was a really large brick looking phone.  It's amazing to see the how far mobile phones have come.  If you've done your math, that would place this iconic phone call on April 3rd, 1973.  So try to wrap your head around this, if Mr. Cooper hadn't made this phone call (and if Motorola hadn't developed the tech) than we more than likely wouldn't have the same mobile capabilities we have now.  And how did we ever get along before cell phones became all the rage?  Just something to think about.

Looks as though Cisco is closing down their Flip Camera divisions as part of a restructuring process.  If you aren't sure what the Flip Camera's are; then they are small, cell phone sized video camera's that store video in it's onboard flash storage.  These small camera's were intended for easy filming and uploading to the web.  I have not personally used the camera's for more than a few minutes at Best Buy, but I have heard mixed reviews on the quality of the devices.  No doubt a huge factor in Cisco's decision was the fact that it seems almost everybody already has a camera with them built into their cell phone or smart phone.  Not to mention competing devices like the Sony Bloggie.  Unfortunately, this restructuring will eliminate around 550 jobs from Cisco's staff.  One the upside, if you're in the market for a cheap digital video camera for your pocket or purse.  Be on the lookout as no doubt stores like Best Buy and Walmart may be trying to move these devices (just my speculation).
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-12/cisco-to-close-flip-video-camera-business-as-part-of-consumer-unit-revamp.html

In gaming/F2P news, Hi-Rez Studios online shooter Global Agenda is going free to play later this month.  For those who may remember, Global Agenda has maintained some Free to Play (F2P) aspects.  The free to play transition will bring such things to the table for F2P players as: no level restrictions, ability to earn all of the in game items without buying them, and access to all current playable zones.  Global Agenda was the game that campaigned it's extreme distaste for Elves.



Amazon decided they are trying something new with their flagship e-reader: The Kindle.  They are offering the "Kindle with Special Offers".  It's basically the same monochrome Kindle the world knows and loves.  But they will be pushing ad's and special offers to the user's devices.  The Special Offers version of the device will retail at $114 from $139.  If you don't mind looking at screensaver ad's than jump on the savings.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004HFS6Z0/tmo-20

The Mortal Kombat Legacy web series launched today.  Check it out at Machinima YouTube Channel.  This series is more or less a reboot of the Mortal Kombat story.  It features the acting talents Michael Jai White and Jeri Ryan.  This series was teased in a short video released mysteriously on Youtube by the name of Mortal Kombat Rebirth.  This take on the MK Universe looks to set a real world story to the iconic characters from the series past.  And tt definitely looks promising.  So, check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s6UiEuCYXA

Until next time, happy surfing!

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