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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This Week in The News: Jax Returns!, F2P MMO Halloween Fun, Tribes Returns to Us, Champions Online to go F2P, and more!

There has been a lot of news, rumors, and buzz flying around this week in the Tech/Game world. First up:

-We have 2 returns to look forward to in the near future. The first is Jax. That's right, the guy with metal arms from the Mortal Kombat series. It has been confirmed that we will see him in the next incarnation of Mortal Kombat video game. So look forward to brute-martial arts-goodness. source

The second is Tribes. Remember, that was the awesome FPS that gave us jetpacks to zip around the level on. Well, looks as though Hi-Rez Studios is looking to make a MMOFPS. And you guessed it, Hi-Rez is the same studio that brought the world 'Global Agenda'. So, it is indeed a small world after all. source: Tribes Universe

-Over at Massively.com there is a good article highlighting which F2P (free-to-play) MMO games have unique in-game events running this weekend for Halloween.  Games in the list include 'Flyff', 'Alganon', 'Zentia', 'Freejack', and 'Wizard 101' to name a few.  So if you're looking for a different, cheap, and fun way to spend some time this Halloween weekend; checkout their list. source

-Another big headline this week in the gaming world is a move to the free 2 play model by Cryptic.  Looks as though next year their title 'Champions Online' will be making the jump from subscription only to F2P.  With the move to a new business model for the game, Cryptic is also making it a little easier for newbies to pickout a character spec via their 'Archetype' systems.  Personally, that was one of my favorite parts of the game was picking abilities during character creation.  It will be interesting to see what changes will be made in-game once it goes F2P.

-On a serious note, a mom in Jacksonville, Florida has pleaded guilty to killing her baby by shaking due to the child interfering with her game of Farmville.  Checkout the full story at: http://www.indyposted.com/121340/mother-kills-baby-for-crying-interrupting-farmville/

Until next week, happy surfing.

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Farewell Acclaim...It's Been a Good Run.

Well, after snooping around a little bit.  I have found out that one of my better liked game developer/publisher has gone the way of the wind.  Out, it looks like.  Acclaim has been developer/publisher of many great titles, mostly from years gone past.
 Titles include:

•  'Armorines: Project Swarm' for the N64
•  'Batman Forever' for the SNES, Sega, and Gameboy
• Crazy Taxi
• The Dave Mirra BMX games
• Burnout and Burnout 2
• Forsaken
• Furr Fighters
• Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II
• Smash TV
• The Turok series
• and many more

Acclaim was also known for their work on MMO titles such as '9Dragons' and 'The Chronicles of Spellborn'.  Both were Free-2-Play MMO's.  Acclaim, I am truly sorry to see you go.  You guys brought many of the games that shaped my early gaming years.  Best of luck to those who worked for Acclaim, and the creative talent therein.

At time of this post, the Acclaim site had been stripped of pretty much everything except for a shutdown notice and a disclaimer for those who had purchased Acclaim Coins for their online titles.  Check it out for yourself at: http://www.acclaim.com/

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New Live Action Mortal Kombat footage!

Ok everybody, hold onto your hats.  The following footage is a teaser which was posted on Youtube today.  It appears to be a reimagining  of the Mortal Kombat film mythos.  Who knows at this point (besides the poster) what this actually is.  Apparently earlier in the year Warner Bros. had been rumored to have interest in creating a new movie featuring the Mortal Kombat license. 

Personally after watching the 7 minute and 49 second video, I immediately loved it.  I'm a fan of Michael Jai White and of Mortal Kombat in general.  It's one of those games that stand out for me from my preteen/teenage years.  If this is infact a new movie (which nothing has been confirmed as of yet); than I will most definitely see it.  This footage includes Jax, Sonya Blade, Johny Blaze, Reptile, Scorpion, Shang Tsung (in a photo), a quick flash of Sub-Zero, and Baraka (Baraka looks a little stange, but I can go with it).

See what you think, feel free to leave a comment!




Enjoy!

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