Newsflash Signup

Jolt News Sponsor July 09

Next-gen Mortal Kombat game coming this year

Bookmark with Social network
Next-gen Mortal Kombat game coming this year

Midway boss reveals title’s existence in conference call with investors

Fans of Mortal Kombat rejoice: Midway boss David Zucker has confirmed what many consumers expected – a new Mortal Kombat game is on the way this year.

Nothing is known of the game or its title, but a boxed version of the title is likely to arrive on next-gen formats Xbox 360 and PS3 for the first time.

Zucker said:

“…our focus really is not so much on the number of games as it is on creating games that are going to breakthrough and doing a better job of that historically.

"Games like This Is Vegas and of course you got Mortal Kombat game this year and others that we think have potential to give us higher unit numbers.”

Advertisement

Koch

Raiden wins!

posted by Dhalsim Mar 12, 2008 at 12:15 pm
1
Dhalsim

Not really sure if it's possible to be excited about a new Mortal Kombat game nowadays. SFIV, on the other hand...

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

Not bothered

posted by Chuck Norris Mar 12, 2008 at 12:46 pm
2
Chuck Norris

Have constantly been dissapointed with MK games since MK3 after that it all went downhill.

I wont hold my breath for this one either.

Oh and you can forget SF 4 its for Arcade machines only oh and JAPAN only...

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

Re: Not bothered

posted by Mar 12, 2008 at 3:48 pm
3

MK lost it when it added the weapon/styles system.
I always remembered the early MK games being difficult to do combos, but the last lot were terrible. If you did a 20 button combo (which was a combo on it's own) you won the round. great for the person who has spent 5 hours learning it, but highly unbalanced.

give me "soul caliber 4" or "dead or alive 4" any day over MK (SF4 could be could, but only if they fix all the control issues of the old games)

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

Re: Not bothered

posted by Dhalsim Mar 12, 2008 at 3:52 pm
4

No, SFIV will make it onto consoles, and in both Europe and the US too.

MK has never been great. It was popular at first because it was graphically impressive and very gory. It was never actually any good as a game.

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

Re: Not bothered

posted by jd Mar 12, 2008 at 4:15 pm
5
jd

MK vs SF... its like 1994

cant wait!

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

Re: Not bothered

posted by BLAHBOY Mar 13, 2008 at 3:16 pm
6
BLAHBOY

screw SF4 & MK. I'll take KOFXII

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

"Current Gen"

posted by Sagarat Mar 14, 2008 at 3:13 am
7
Sagarat

It is now the Current Generation of consoles, not the Next Generation.
Try to think about the words you use, especially in the title. English is a living language, but it donsen't help when people perpertrate bad obsolete buzzwords.

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

Mortal Kombat

posted by Catalin Ionescu Mar 19, 2008 at 9:46 am
8
Catalin Ionescu

I barely wait for MK-8, I really like all of them from MK1 to MKA. I bet MK-8 will be as good as we expect it.

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

Re: Mortal Kombat

posted by diaz9220 Mar 20, 2008 at 6:10 pm
9
diaz9220

Mortal Kombat Needs to go back to the 2d sidescroll fighting arenas. Where you can only go left and right, but it needs to maintain its 3D Characters and animations. The weapons should be more limited and you know what killed the game, The slowness in the characters. Remember the first MK when you can punch like 20 times in 10 seconds. Now you can punch like 5 times in 10 seconds.

They need to make the characters more agile and flexible, which is what made the game fun because of its speed.

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

Re:Mortal Kombat

posted by NiGhT KiLlEr Mar 28, 2008 at 2:29 pm
10
NiGhT KiLlEr

this is going to be a cool game i suppouse!

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

Re:Mortal Kombat

posted by NiGhT KiLlEr Mar 28, 2008 at 2:32 pm
11
NiGhT KiLlEr

Is it going to be Mortal Kombat 10? Does enyone know? Because there is gonig to be Mortal Kombat 9!

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

Re:Mortal Kombat

posted by louis Apr 08, 2008 at 11:05 pm
12
louis

" MK 1-2-3 are the best games i ever played for Super Nintendo! My faverite game must be MKthrilogy for N64 cause killer combos,speed,aggrissive mode, "That game was just the best game i played, " But when they started the mk-3D they just started killing it by making it slower, adding weapons, having fighting styles and MINI games!! Oh!!! man-

"they have too take it old school with a little new school becauSE if they don't MK is finish-done!!!! " ~Oooh!!!! SF4 is coming out 2008~ MK vs SF

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

Re:Mortal Kombat

posted by mugenportal Apr 17, 2008 at 2:39 am
13
mugenportal

Mortal Kombat 3D sucks ass. For the people who like 2D Mortal Kombat, check out M.U.G.E.N and Mortal Kombat M.U.G.E.N Projects. You can download Mortal Kombat Project 4.3 on my website: mugenportalDOTcom (TOALLY FREE!) Soon MKP 5 is out there.

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

Re:Mortal Kombat

posted by bernard Apr 17, 2008 at 5:04 pm
14
bernard

Seriously, mortal kombat was cool when it was fast n all, but the sluggishness they put into the new games just makes them not comparable to the previous ones.
Mortal Kombat died from MK4, but it would be cool to play MK in HD, in fact thats one of the reasons im getting a PS3

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

Re:Mortal Kombat

posted by ???? May 05, 2008 at 9:42 am
15
????

mk needs 3D t move on.without it you wouldn't have games like mortal kombat shaolin monks or cool stage fatalites aand frankly i like the weapons but i dont like the fact that they come from thin air.

also yea 2 s l o w atacks!

  • + 0 
  • - 0 
  • 0

Leave a Comment

Captcha
Jolt News Sponsor July 09
MCV

ABOUT US

MCV is the leading trade news and community site for all professionals working within the UK and international video games market. It reaches everyone from store manager to CEO, covering the entire industry. MCV is published by Intent Media, which specialises in entertainment, leisure and technology markets

Intent media, Company number 03641099