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Tue, Jan 31, 2012 | 09:10 GMT

NetherRealm wants “to do more than just make Mortal Kombat”

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Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm hopes to expand its horizons beyond the famed fighter series in the coming years.

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Thu, Jan 19, 2012 | 18:17 GMT

Mortal Kombat Vita has exclusive Challenge Tower, touchscreen fatalities

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Ed Boon has said the development team really “went to town” with front touchscreen interaction in the Vita version of Mortal Kombat, but decided against making use of the system’s reach touchscreen.

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Tue, Dec 13, 2011 | 09:41 GMT

NetherRealm on break with Mortal Kombat, working on something else

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NetherRealm head Ed Boon has said the studio is currently taking a breaking from Mortal Kombat, confirming the studio’s now working on something else.

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Fri, Nov 18, 2011 | 02:36 GMT

Netherrealm Studios teasing “unexpected surprise”

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Netherrealm boss and Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon is teasing an imminent reveal.

“Unexpected surprise from NetherRealm Studios coming…….?” he tweeted.

In response to queries, Boon said the surprise is not related to the latest Mortal Kombat game – and isn’t Grid 2, a flyball suggestion.

Thanks, GoNintendo.

Tue, Oct 25, 2011 | 05:41 BST

Netherrealm “absolutely” keen on Mortal Kombat crossovers

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Netherrealm is just as wistful as gamers about the prospect of a new “Mortal Kombat VS” crossover game.

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Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 01:58 BST

Cliff Bleszinski wants to talk Marcus Fenix in Mortal Kombat

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An interesting little Twitter exchange between between Netherrealm’s Ed Boon and Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski suggests a possibility of a Gears of War character appearing in a Mortal Kombat game.

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Fri, Jul 22, 2011 | 16:16 BST

Ed Boon added Freddy Krueger to Mortal Kombat because he “made sense”

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Ed Boon has said the inspiration for adding Freddy Krueger to Mortal Kombat as a DLC character was because NetherRealm wanted to add a famous character into the series that fit with the overall theme.

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Thu, May 26, 2011 | 04:52 BST

Mortal Kombat retail-exclusive DLC packs to see general release

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Mortal Kombat’s retailer-exclusive and pre-order bonus DLC will soon be made available for purchase.

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Wed, May 18, 2011 | 17:22 BST

Mortal Komat DLC to be out “within the next month”

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Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon has said DLC for the game will be released “in the next few weeks.”

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Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 15:31 BST

Online pass is “necessary for games,” insists Mortal Kombat creator

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NetherRealm Studios head and Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon has said that use of the online pass system is right for all games, including his gory fight franchise.

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Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 05:20 BST

Mortal Kombat creator would like to see more adaptations

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Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon has said he’d like to see more cross-media adaptations of the gory fighter.

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Mon, Mar 28, 2011 | 00:14 BST

Mortal Kombat to feature DLC characters

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Two DLC characters have been confirmed for Mortal Kombat: Kenshi and Scarlet. If the latter isn’t familiar to you, you’d better hit the books, son.

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Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 14:24 GMT

Boon: “We think we’ve done Kratos justice” in Mortal Kombat

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Ed Boon has said that the first time NetherRealm Studios saw Kratos doing the business in God of War, the team thought: “Oh my God, what a great Mortal Kombat character he would make.”

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 20:47 GMT

New MK game is “Mortal Kombat being Mortal Kombat,” says Boon

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On the latest edition of X-Play, host Adam Sessler sat down with Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon to have a nice, wholesome chat about the latest game in the series, and how Netherrealm Studios went about returning the game to its roots.

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Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 21:21 GMT

Ed Boon tweets hints about possible DLC characters for Mortal Kombat

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Ed Boon has hinted around at some of the characters that may end up being releases in DLC packs for Netherealm’s upcoming Mortal Kombat game.

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Tue, Jan 04, 2011 | 15:21 GMT

Boon: Kratos in MK 2011 will “look and feel” as fans expect

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Ed Boon has promised Kratos will look and feel as gamers expect when he guests in the latest Mortal Kombat game.

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Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 20:13 BST

Jax is back in Mortal Kombat 2011 and badder than ever

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Ed Boon has revealed the return of Jax, a.k.a. Jackson Briggs,  for Mortal Kombat 2011 in the latest edition of GameTrailers TV.

Apparently, the classic character is “bigger, and more bad-ass than ever” as well.

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Tue, Oct 26, 2010 | 23:47 BST

Mortal Kombat 2011 will appeal to casual and professional players alike, says Boon

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Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon has said before he wants the next iteration in the game to be accessible to manner of player styles and abilities, but the developer also wants MK 2011 to appeal to the professional-level player as well.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 06:00 BST

Mortal Kombat: Scorpion’s tale revealed

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Warner’s released an all-new trailer for Mortal Kombat.

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Thu, Nov 18, 2010 | 23:45 GMT

Mortal Kombat: Shadows trailer released as game heads to PAX

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Ed Boon has said he’s bringing Mortal Kombat 2011 to PAX Prime this weekend, and the game is “coming back with a vengeance”. There’s video proof after the break.

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