Midway has revealed its long talked-up, “re-imagined” Mortal Kombat game… and Batman’s in it.
The artwork above was leaked to MK fansite Mortal Kombat Online, and is looking very likely to be the first look at Midway’s Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe game. Our Mike’s in Vegas right now at a Midway press orgy, so look out for first-hand reports over the weekend.
A recent poll on parenting game guide “What They Play”, asks this:
As a parent, which would you find most offensive in a video game?
The most offensive? A man and a woman having sex.
SNK has given Kotaku the full rundown, so here’s how it worked: The original character drawings were modeled into 3D. Those 3D models were then rendered back into 2D. Since the 2D models were devoid of color and details, artists went through each character, background, image and painstakingly added colors and drew in details pixel-by-pixel on a tablet PC.
Mario is the worst plumber ever. Max Payne isn’t really a detective. Join us as we check out five videogame characters who absolutely, positively suck at their jobs.
This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee goes to GDC: a special presentation of Yahtzee’s Game Developer’s Choice Awards Videos from GDC 2008.
Sony’s shares are up by almost 5% from yesterday which seems to suggest its mostly to do with the recent victory Blu-ray has had over HD-DVD.
Kotaku revealed tonight that BioWare is working on a new KOTOR game that is NOT their previously announced MMO. What a day for BioWare!
Speaking to a reporter from The New York Times, Microsoft Game Studios corporate VP Shane Kim has said that there’s a long way to go before the winner of the current generation of consoles is crowned.When asked about Wii’s seemingly unstoppable momentum, Wired quotes Kim as saying: “The generation has a long way to go so it’s way too early to declare a winner.
And when questioned about the possibility of Microsoft making a move into the portable gaming market, he added: “Never say never.
“Launching a portable device is like launching another Xbox 360. You have to really step back and ask ‘devoting whatever bandwidth and resources you would have to make the Zune a multifunction device, is that really the best way to go?’.
There are video game enemies out there that make your blood boil. The ones that you will go out of your way to kill, just so you know they’re dead. When you hear the music meaning that an enemy is near by, you know, it’s them.
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