Mortal Kombat X

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

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[Sepholio]

YES YES YES YES YES

[Emperor Smeat]

Like Scorpion's design from the trailer.

[OverTaker]

This is awesome but I'm still playing MK trilogy. Can I be a badass 4 legged Motaro?

[DaveBrawl]

You can be whatever you want to be little one.

[Fignuts]

sweet

[Kalyx triaD]

Okay, let's see what you learned Midway. Let's see the next-gen MK.

[Kalyx triaD]

- Multiple versions of one character to choose. Changes fighting style and strategy.

- Persistence online contests. I'm guessing you fight for Outworld or Earth Realm and all results effect the overall tally. Wonder if you can pick any character, or if those two realms are the only two.

[drave]

If the fighting looks like that video..... holy shit

[teamXtremist]

Wiz khalifa yes mkx yes please

[Kalyx triaD]

If the video is hinting at combat features it seems stage interaction may be transplanted from Injustice, as well as the return of weapons.

What would put this on my playlist is the return of tag mode exclusively.

The rap in the trailer was very tacky considering the game and trailer's tone. Like when they used Drake to shill Assassin's Creed 4. Just ugh.

[Razzamajazz]

nice fatality

[DAMN iNATOR]

- Multiple versions of one character to choose. Changes fighting style and strategy.

- Persistence online contests. I'm guessing you fight for Outworld or Earth Realm and all results effect the overall tally. Wonder if you can pick any character, or if those two realms are the only two.

It would be pretty stupid if your theory about online was true and they didn't also at least include the Nether realm.

[Kalyx triaD]

Those ain't theories, that's from the press release.

[Kalyx triaD]

I'll post my usual game analysis once they show more about where they're going with the kombat engine and the online modes. I will say that they're fairly inventive with their online modes.

[alvarado52]

I'd buy that for a dollar

[Disturbed316]

Brutal

[drave]

I think the different cut-in camera angles gives it more of the "cinematic" feel or whatever. If they can find a way to incorporate that without being too repetitive or interfering with command inputs, it would be outstanding. I know that would be difficult to program, but that extra stank is what games need today.

[Reavant]

i came

[JimmyMess]

as long as they have Friendship fatalities ha

[drave]

Bring back brutalities too!

[drave]

And beastiality.... errrrrrrrrr animalities! YEAH!

Johnny Cage should turn into a bald eagle since he is American as fuck and USA#1.

[Kalyx triaD]

I would like a freshened up combat engine. But mostly tag mode.

[Mercenary]

* watches video*

Take my money now

[DAMN iNATOR]

as long as they have Friendship fatalities ha

Bring back brutalities too!

And beastiality.... errrrrrrrrr animalities! YEAH!

Johnny Cage should turn into a bald eagle since he is American as fuck and USA#1.

Babalities FTW

[Emperor Smeat]

2 brand new fighters were teased to be included for the game's roster with both debuting during next week's E3 event.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/two-new-mortal-kombat-x-fighters-to-be-revealed-at-e3/

[Crimson]

One question. Will Freddy Kreuger be in this?

[Fignuts]

Wonder if they are going to introduce more, or just magic all the dead MK vets back to life.

[Kalyx triaD]

Who ever really dies in this game series? It's like a comic book.

[Fignuts]

That's kind of what I said, back when everyone was all up in arms about Sindel's massacre, which I thought was awesome.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Who ever really dies in this game series? It's like a comic book.

Is Liu Kang not still really dead? :?:

[Kalyx triaD]

No.

[Fignuts]

Actually I'm pretty sure Raiden killed him in the last one.

[Kalyx triaD]

Liu Kang: "Been there, did that."

[KIRA]

For once I'm really interested in where the MK story is going cause in Mk 9 Raiden was the worst protector ever and the earthrealm warriors were all royally fucked.

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeah Raiden was really incompetent in the last game.

[KIRA]

Yeah Raiden was really incompetent in the last game.
incompetent is putting it mildly
My friend was cursing at the screen and tugging her hair every time Radien fucked up. I was just in awe of his stupidity near the end I was like "stop helping us!"

[Kalyx triaD]

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[KIRA]

I'M SO HAPPY!:'(

[alvarado52]

looks noticeably faster, game play wise. Diggin' it.

[Fignuts]

Bee Lady and Master Blaster dude are already looking way better than any of the new characters from the PS2 era.

Outside of Blind Kenshi. He's still awesome.

[Fignuts]

Also, woohoo time to speculate:

http://media.eventhubs.com/images/2014/06/10_mkxscreen01.jpg

[Kalyx triaD]

Johnny Cage and Sonya's daughter. Kotal Kahn. The bug chick and the pair.

Btw, the game takes place 25yrs after MK9.

[Fignuts]

Kotal Kahn?

[drave]

Kotal Kahn?



E3 has just started and info on the upcoming Mortal Kombat X have just started flowing. Game director and Mortal Kombat co-creator, Ed Boon, visited the Playstattion live stream and showcased the gruesome game and revealed some key information about the game.
Characters:
Ed Boon has revealed the names of the new characters shown yesterday as well as introducing a new one. The lady bug character is called D’vorah. The tiny lady and brute duo are called Ferra and Torr. That Aztec looking dude is Kotal Khan. The last new character introduced (with no gameplay) is Cassie Cage, the offspring of Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade (Say whaaaaaaaaat???)
Story:
The story of Mortal Kombat X starts right after the previous game, however it spans over a period of 25 years.
Gameplay:
As guessed by many fans, each character has three separate versions. Each version gives the character unique moves and tricks. The three Scorpion versions shown included a dual sword wielding version. Gameplay seems more fluid than MK9 and the fatalities a very gruesome. Sub-zero’s finisher has him breaking his oppennet’s spine with his bare hand, before splitting him in half..SICK!
Pretty exciting stuff! Ed Boon also added that there are many new characres as well as old favorites in the game roster. The select screen shows 22 characters in total. we are not sure, however, if that is the final number of fighters.


http://www.hadoken.net/?p=6301

[Fignuts]

Another, longer Video

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So the main bad guy is a "returning character that players won't be expecting as the main villain."

Lot of ways they could go with that.

[VSG]

Quan Chi?

[Kalyx triaD]

He's been a major villain, there's no shock factor there.

Thinking Kitana.

[KIRA]

He's been a major villain, there's no shock factor there.

Thinking Kitana.

Raiden says "Fuck this shit" and heads down the malevolent god route.

[Kalyx triaD]

They done a dark Raiden before. Not at that scale but it sounds like they wanna really swerve us this time.

[drave]

Then Kitana isn't a real swerve, family ties and all that -.-

[Kalyx triaD]

Adopted father, tho.

[Emperor Smeat]

Some new details from a GameInformer interview:

Online multiplayer will have at least one new mode which will be persistent.

"As far as the gameplay is concerned, I think the main thing is the online component," Boon told us. "We're going to be introducing this online metagame that everyone participates in. It's an online experience that is persistent. Everyone is going to be playing it, and there are benefits. It's definitely something that's going to play a major role in people's experience playing Mortal Kombat."

Current plan is for the roster to have more new fighters than the original MK had and they are also fully aware of balancing issues popping up.

"I think, according to my immediate memory, we're introducing more characters in this game than we have since the first Mortal Kombat game ...

"It makes balancing a lot harder, and we're going to get all those pro players in the studio and give them as much time on the game as possible," Boon shared. "I really think you need to do that. I don't want us to put out a game that's MK9.5 and just has nicer graphics. [Mortal Kombat 9] was the highest selling Mortal Kombat of all the games. Who would have thought 22 years later that would have been the case?"

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/06/11/mortal-kombat-x-will-have-new-persistent-online-mode.aspx

[Jura]

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[Sepholio]

Hardest I've laughed in a while. Thanks Jura.

[Emperor Smeat]

Raiden revealed as the next character with the biggest change being the ability to pick from 3 different forms. Each form has its own set of lightning and special attacks.

Displacer style is all about leveraging Raiden's teleportation abilities. He can appear on either side of his opponent, allowing him to get out of bad situations, and set up some tricky mixups.

Storm Lord Raiden, according to Boon, the most unique version of Raiden. He can toss out little lightning bombs, and once two have been set, they form a stream of lighting between them, controlling large portions of space at a time. This makes him ideal for players who enjoy more of a zoning/keep away playstyle.

The third variation, tentatively being called Thunder God Raiden, is all about big damage. He doesn't have the utility of the other two, but looks to make up for it with a variety of powerful ways to finish combos.

In terms of story, won't be as central to the overall plot like he was in MK 9.

On the story side of things, Raiden will still be a key figure, but not nearly as central to the overall plot as he was in Mortal Kombat 9. Events will actually pick up as earlier as five years after the events of the last game, going through several time periods until it reaches the 25-year-later era mentioned in earlier previews.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/12/evo-2014-raiden-revealed-for-mortal-kombat-x

[Emperor Smeat]

Ed Boon states the current plans are for at least one guest character to appear in the game.


Boon revealed the news during an interview with MadCatz at EVO 2014 over the weekend. According to Boon, DLC characters are planned for the game, and at least one of them will be from another franchise.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/mortal-kombat-x-will-feature-at-least-one-guest-character/

[Kalyx triaD]

90% chance it's:

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/9/92882/1659321-predator_concrete_jungle_1600.jpg

[Sepholio]

90% chance it's:

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/9/92882/1659321-predator_concrete_jungle_1600.jpg

And then I jizzed in my pants.

[Jura]

Not for the game but just some diddles from an artist.

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/kkg90yeflczjmjm2rmht.jpg
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[Kalyx triaD]

Weird Khan Zero guy.

[drave]

Meta Khan

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Kalyx triaD]

He's mean.

[Ultra Mantis]

Hsu Hao returns, sort of.

[Sixx]

Is that actually the 10th part of this game or is it just an X?

[drave]

X's are cool man.

Next MK confirmed to be XxMortalxKombatxX


It is the tenth main "MK" installment.

[Emperor Smeat]

Ed Boon states MK X is bringing back an old "ality" to go along with the usual fatalities.

“For those who are familiar with Mortal Kombat, we first had the Fatality and we added a Babality. We had the Friendship moves, Brutality moves and all of these crazy things over the years,” Boon told IGN. “We are going to be reinstating an 'Ality' from a previous game into Mortal Kombat X. And I can't wait to be able to talk about it but at the moment I can't.”

In terms of story mode, bulk of the game takes place 25 years after MK 9 but jumps back and forth several times within.
“It's a direct continuation, but the timespan it crosses is 25 years in length,” Boon said. “There are periods that are directly after MK9, then there are periods that are five, ten, 15 and 20 years out. A lot of the events take place 25 years after where we see older versions of the characters, like Cassie Cage and all that. But it does jump around in time; it's not a linear thing.”

Also stressed to not expect a lot of old characters to return since the main focus is towards the new characters for the game.
“The last game we did in 2011 was a complete fan service title, so we really felt it was time to add a lot of new characters to the mix,” he said. “So yeah, a lot of old faces won't make the roster, but to us it was more important we did introduce new characters. We're probably introducing more in this game than in any other MK title ever.”


http://www.screwattack.com/news/mortal-kombat-x-bring-back-old-%E2%80%9Cality%E2%80%9D-so-you-can-properly-finish-him

[Fignuts]

Hope it's animalities. With the new cinematic style fatalities, those could be really cool.

[Kalyx triaD]

Time-jump rosters, historically, rarely pan out with fans. It's a hard sell.

[Emperor Smeat]

MK X to have console exclusive fighters according to Ed Boon. Also already considering post-launch DLC plans and packs for the game.

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/562957/20140818/mortal-kombat-x-kano-fatality-story-mk9.htm#.U_Mm0GOFkQZ
http://www.screwattack.com/news/netherrealms-already-planning-dlc-konsole-exclusive-kharacters

[Kalyx triaD]

Whoever gets Predator first wins.

And yeah, they're be timed exclusives at first. They have tournies to consider. I imagine things will change come EVO season. Unless they want a Soul Calibur 2 case of banned characters.

I don't care that much for the tourny scene, but I imagine this will be the case.

[Jaded-Dragon]

Shinnok is really the only returning villain that makes sense, but they hinted at that during the end scene of the last installment, so it wouldn't really be a shock.

I'm still kind of worried about the three modes for each character though. MK is notorious for balancing issues and I feel like they are putting needless strain on themselves to make each mode viable.

Visually it looks great, and the story is always top notch as far as fighting games go. I'm pretty pumped for it either way.

[Kalyx triaD]

NetheRealm are, admittingly, the fastest at identifying a problem and patching. I think balance won't be that much of an issue.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to Destructoid's hands-on preview at Pax Prime, zoning/projectile attacks have been toned down compared to past Mortal Kombat games. Same for the dashing system which is meant to tone down on spamming.

Less talked about is the pace of Mortal Kombat X, which seems much less zoning friendly by design. For those unfamiliar, zoning is when characters fight from distance with projectile attacks. This play style is generally looked down upon as matches can easily devolve into long bouts of spamming projectiles from afar. Previous Netherrealm offenders include Deathstroke in Injustice, and Kitana in Mortal Kombat 9. For Mortal Kombat X, D'Vorah, for example, whose play style seems more zoning based, has a great deal of telegraphing on her projectile specials. She makes up for this with an array of quick stinger strikes that can hit from quite a distance, but these moves don't reach more than a fast dash away. Adding to this is a new dash meter that restricts players to only dashing twice in or out. The meter is on a relatively short cool down, but in a genre where success is measured in individual frames, the implications could be huge.

Compared to Injustice, the stages themselves are longer in appearance but the actual fighting area is smaller overall.

http://www.destructoid.com/mortal-kombat-x-is-aiming-to-tone-down-the-zoning-game-280412.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

A regulated kind of 'stamina' for basic movement seems kind of heavy handed. I totally get the zoning thing, though.

[Emperor Smeat]

Release date and 1st DLC piece was announced.

Game is getting released on April 14th while Goro will be a pre-order exclusive and likely released as regular DLC some time after launch.

http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/9/93998/2679207-mortalkombatx_goro.jpg
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/mortal-kombat-x-dated-for-april-14/1100-5009/

[Fignuts]

Snap.

[VSG]

Goro is a worthy pre-order for me.

[Ultra Mantis]

He's no Kintaro.

[Emperor Smeat]

Custom gamepads from manufacturer PDP is currently in development although they stressed the final design won't be as lopsided as what was recently shown off.

The controllers displayed at the conference featured six big buttons on the stumpy right side of the gamepad – A, B, X, Y, LB and RB for Xbox One – and a directional stick on the left side. It's not an analog stick, PDP told IGN. "The stick that you see is actually a series of micro-switches as well (just like the buttons), not an analog stick. It helps to bring the player closer to the classic arcade feel."

The controllers are designed along the lines of our VS Fight Pads which came out for the Xbox 360 and PS3 a few years back."

http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/b7cc2d425be6eaa0b0c1c09d5e51187a/200768237/ps4-mortal-kombat-controllerjpg-3a4c60_960w.jpg

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http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/16/mortal-kombat-x-controllers-from-pdp-are-lopsided-not-final
http://www.screwattack.com/news/kustom-mortal-kombat-x-kontroller-koming-konsole-near-you

[alvarado52]

the ocd in me cant stand that its lopsided

[Emperor Smeat]

Not that huge of an announcement considering MK 9's storyline and previous teases but Quan Chi was the newest fighter revealed for Mortal Kombat X.

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http://www.destructoid.com/quan-chi-can-summon-a-demon-bat-in-mortal-kombat-x-282022.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

DC Comics and NetherRealm studios revealed they are collaborating on a special Mortal Kombat X comic book meant to act as a tie-in for the game.

Would be the second time in recent years both companies have collaborated on a comic project with last year's Injustice: Gods Among Us having its own comic tie-in before it was released.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/dc-set-publish-tie-comic-upcoming-mortal-kombat-x

[Reavant]

awesome!

[Kalyx triaD]

Kenshi seems to be coming.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Kalyx triaD]

This game is so mean.

[Kalyx triaD]

Online features will play a larger role in Mortal Kombat X. Players will be able to choose from five factions--Lin Kuei, White Lotus, Brotherhood of Shadows, Special Force and Black Dragon--and earn battle points for the chosen faction. This will determine how a player's in-game single player or multiplayer menus will look, among other things.

[KIRA]

Something that bothers the hell out of me about x-rays a bunch of those should realistically be the end of a fight but the opponet gets up and keeps fighting

it's nitpicky to ask for realism in a game like this I know but that just bugged the hell outta me.

[Fignuts]

It's fine because VIDEOGAMES.

[Ultra Mantis]

A Finnish magazine has revealed Kung Lao is playable.

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2014/dec/31/kung-lao-returns-mortal-kombat-x-old-man-finnish-gaming-magazine-reveals/

Unlike Sub Zero, this is possibly the same Kung Lao we've always had, even though he died in MK9. Fighting game story nonsense aside, he's always a pretty cool addition.

[KIRA]

A Finnish magazine has revealed Kung Lao is playable.

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2014/dec/31/kung-lao-returns-mortal-kombat-x-old-man-finnish-gaming-magazine-reveals/

Unlike Sub Zero, this is possibly the same Kung Lao we've always had, even though he died in MK9. Fighting game story nonsense aside, he's always a pretty cool addition.

Oh come on he's dead...ok fine but he better be playable with a head that moves like its attached by a slinky

[KIRA]

Then again "No one really ever dies in Mortal Kombat." - John Vogel

That kinda sucks

Then again no one plays MK for plot and character development I guess.

[Destor]

Then again "No one really ever dies in Mortal Kombat." - John Vogel

That kinda sucks

Then again no one plays MK for plot and character development I guess.plot and kharacter are the only reasons i play mortal kombat

[Ultra Mantis]

Dead kharacters randomly being alive with no explanation is actually preferable storytelling to Sindel murdering almost the entire cast of heroes in under a minute.

[Fignuts]

Then again "No one really ever dies in Mortal Kombat." - John Vogel

That kinda sucks

Then again no one plays MK for plot and character development I guess.

plot and kharacter are the only reasons i play mortal kombat

lol seriously.

If I want a great competitive fighter, I'll put in something by Capcom or Namco. I play Mortal Kombat because I love the gratuitous violence, character designs, story, and the the art direction as a whole.

That's really why it's such a big hit with the casual audience.

[Emperor Smeat]

Kung Lao was announced to be the next fighter revealed for the game.

As with every other character in MK X, Lao will have three different fighting styles that will change the type of moves he has access to and the style of his headgear. The “Tempest” mode will focus on his whirlwind spinning moves and allow Lao to set his hat to circle around him like a protective shield. The “Buzzsaw” style equips his hat with a nasty sawtooth edge and allows him to control his tosses a bit more. While the “Hat-trick” style sounds like the most interesting (and complicated) of the bunch, allowing you to call and return his hat at anytime, setting up all kinds of boomerang-trap shenanigans.

http://www.destructoid.com/old-man-kung-lao-shuffles-his-weary-bones-to-the-next-mortal-kombat-tournament-285804.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Fignuts]

siiiiiiiiiiiiiick

Hope Goro has a story and ending and isn't just a bonus for vs. Always liked him as a character.

[KIRA]

Kitana looks great I love the hair.

Also I know its probably out of context but "Where have you been Kung Lao?"

In a grave you saw him die!

[Kalyx triaD]

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[alvarado52]

WHERE THE FUCK IS MEAT!?

[Destor]

Why would you expect meat?

[Emperor Smeat]

Ermac was announced as the next fighter in the game. Debut happened during the official stream of the game by Netherrealm Studio.

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http://www.destructoid.com/ermac-joins-mortal-kombat-x-roster-286927.phtml

[Ultra Mantis]

I hope Ermac doesn't mean no Kenshi.

[Kalyx triaD]

They have appeared in the same game before. A lot, in fact.

[Destor]

How is sub zero not a cyborg?

[Kalyx triaD]

You guys are really taking the events of MK9 to heart are you?

[KIRA]

How is sub zero not a cyborg?

I know man!

[KIRA]

You guys are really taking the events of MK9 to heart are you?

YES GODDAMNIT!

You like comics how can you just let this go?

[Kalyx triaD]

Dude it's a fighting game lol. You can't honor deaths in a fighting game storyline without compromising character options for the main point of the product. The few times devs stuck to their guns people cried foul because 'fuck story, I wanna pick Liu Kang'. The devs could work around this by having spiritual gameplay successors to dead/missing characters but players frown on that, too.

Breaches in continuity in comics are egregious because comics are all about canon and such. It's a not a game where story could adversely effect my player options in a future sequel.

Also, I tend to not care about game narratives at all. Especially in fighting games. Don't even play for endings anymore.

[Destor]

YES GODDAMNIT!

You like comics how can you just let this go?

gonna have to ignore kaylx completely here he must be trolling,

Something tells me there will be an explanation in gamenat some point, mk has never ignored their mythos in the past I doubt theyre going to start now... even if they throw some shoddy explanation im sure there will be one.

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah I'm trolling when I say exactly why you can't put so much narrative stock in a game where character selection and fan expectations are important. But sure ignore me. Meanwhile the MK roster looks exactly as it would based on my thoughts on the matter, while you guys are like, "But this scene in MK9..!"

[Emperor Smeat]

How is sub zero not a cyborg?

Don't think they've mentioned it yet but he could end up being a completely new one and not the original (Noob) or the younger one (Cyborg).

[Destor]

You can feel free to scroll up and reread this page to see that story is about some all people play mk for. If they start ignoring the lore i, amd others, woukd have no reason tonplay any more. It seperstes mk from every other fighter.

Its just as valid as wanting continuity from absolutely any other medium and for the past 9 out of 9 titles midway has done just that.

If you arent trolling youre making double standards and either way i have no interest in entertaining either with a conversation.

[Destor]

plot and kharacter are the only reasons i play mortal kombat

Don't think they've mentioned it yet but he could end up being a completely new one and not the original (Noob) or the younger one (Cyborg).
I was leaning that way myself. Its more of a mantle passed down anyways.

[Iconoclasm]

Hi.

Fignuts here. Thought I'd weigh in on this subject. As for why I'm using this account, well none of your business Mr. Nosy McNositon.

Anyway, I can see where Kalyx is coming from. As an ALWAYS SERIOUS BUSINESS fighting game fan, he judges games on their merits as a competitive fighter alone. And in that regard, Mortal Kombat is lacking in comparison to it's contemporaries.

That said, I absolutely LOVE that there is a fighting game out there that devotes so much time to it's story and lore, without being typical shitty anime bullshit (cough blazblue cough cough). Mortal Kombat has an art style and story that is uniquely it's own in the modern fighting game world, and it's tribute to over the top kung fu movie tomfoolery and attention to narrative, is why it's such a huge hit with the casual market.

And like it or not Kalyx, MK is good for the genre. The casual fans that get drawn in by that very same attention to narrative may decide that they like this whole fighting game thing, and move on to more advanced, competitive fair, thereby increasing interest in fighting games as a whole.

As far as the returning characters go, most can be explained as being immortal or long living. As for the others, I have a theory.

"Sub-Zero" and "Kung-Lao" have always been titles given to multiple characters in MK lore. It's possible these aren't the same characters as the last game. Even Raiden's "Where have you been Kung Lao" comment could have been taken completely out of context.

As for Kano, well, his cybernetics kept him alive because VIDEOGAMES SHUT UP.

[Kalyx triaD]

I don't think anybody was arguing that it was good for the genre or not. I just find it crazy that people expect the roster to reflect what happened in the last episode.

[Fignuts]

Why wouldn't they?

MK has been pretty consistent with it's story and how it affects the roster over the years. When Liu Kang died, he stayed dead until the reboot. When smoke turned into a machine he stayed a machine.

[Ultra Mantis]

Yeah, and nobody who was killed off in the Deadly Alliance canon was brought back for Deception, save zombiefied Liu Kang.

[Kalyx triaD]

Why wouldn't they?

To maintain certain expectation of the roster.

Deadly Alliance to Deception was a special case that they learned from.

[Ultra Mantis]

How can you say they learned from it when the only games we have had since were essentially Trilogy 2 and a reboot?

[Kalyx triaD]

Because since then; they learned from it. In Armageddon damn near everybody died and nobody batted an eye when MK9 came back with all those dead people.

[Ultra Mantis]

The fact that everyone died and Shao Kahn was the last man standing was integral to the plot of MK9.

[Kalyx triaD]

And it didn't impact the roster. My entire point is how roster supersedes plot in a fighting game.

Or do you actually want player options shuffled every game because of deaths?

[Ultra Mantis]

Yes, I do.

[Kalyx triaD]

Wild.

[Fignuts]

The characters who came back for the reboot did so because they were in the first 3 Mortal Kombat games. None of the characters from the PS2 era returned outside of Kenshi who was DLC, because it wouldn't have made sense for the story.

[Fignuts]

Honestly, when it comes to Mortal Kombat, as long as Scorpion and Sub-Zero are in it, pretty much everybody is happy.

The only time there was ever any real backlash for roster omissions was MK 3 when those two weren't in it. No one gave a shit when Johnny Cage died. They cared even less when Liu Kang died, and he was the main protagonist.

I'm not saying character popularity doesn't play a role, but story plays a much bigger role in roster decisions in MK than in any other fighting game.

[Kalyx triaD]

Nobody cared when Liu Kang died?

[Fignuts]

They were shocked, but most people weren't really upset. I'm sure there were some, but his exclusion didn't bother a lot of people.

[Kalyx triaD]

Hmm... I gauged a different reaction.

[Destor]

Because since then; they learned from it. In Armageddon damn near everybody died and nobody batted an eye when MK9 came back with all those dead people.its almost like you didn't even play mk9

[KIRA]

And it didn't impact the roster. My entire point is how roster supersedes plot in a fighting game.

Or do you actually want player options shuffled every game because of deaths?

But....the fact that EVERYONE died was a huge part of the entire MK9 plot..I mean a really big part they didn't say "well everyone died in the last one lets just bring em all back for this one"

[Kalyx triaD]

You think the roster was informed by the time travel plot rather than the other way around? I would think they first wanted as many faves in as possible and then cooked up a plot to explain it.

[Destor]

So?

[Kalyx triaD]

And I just wanna remind again; it's you guys coming in bewildered that certain characters are alive or in a certain state. The roster reveals line up with how I think they're approaching the game while if they were applying what you guys think is important there would be way less returning cast.

[Destor]

There was a still a canon. Thats the entirety of the conversation. Motives have no weight.

[Destor]

And I just wanna remind again; it's you guys coming in bewildered that certain characters are alive or in a certain state. The roster reveals line up with how I think they're approaching while if they were applying what you guys think is important there would be way less returning cast rather than half.
Since mk4 its been about half new half old. Theyve done this while have no issues making it all make sense.

Im growing more and more confident you dont actually play the series amd if you do you dont pay attention to anything other than the gameplay.

Which if thats the case im sorry, cause mk kinda sucks with out the story.

[Kalyx triaD]

What a disparaging thing to say about a fighting game. And yeah, when I play I'm concerned with gameplay mechanics. Fancy that.

[Fignuts]

Mortal Kombat doesn't suck.

Well, a couple of them do.

It's just not as good as other big fighting games. But it's never really been about that. MK is the guilty pleasure fighting game. It's style over substance, but the style is fucking awesome.

No one completely disregards gameplay when deciding what they like, but lots of people rate other stuff like story and characters higher than other people (like you, kalyx) might.

Nothing wrong with that. We all enjoy videogames in different ways.

Some fighting games aren't designed to be the next main event of EVO. Even Boon said himself before MK9 came out, that he wasn't making it to compete with other popular games as a competitive fighter. Only reason it did end up in EVO is because it was way more successful than I think anyone anticipated.

[Emperor Smeat]

4 collector's editions were announced for the game. Cheapest is $90 while most expensive is $190.

Mortal Kombat X: Kollector’s Edition by Coarse

Exclusive Scorpion figurine and Certificate of Authenticity, designed by Coarse. Coarse has been recognized in Collector and Designer figure communities for their artistic approach, dedication to detail, and unique storytelling through sculpture.
In-game Gold Scorpion Skin, inspired by the Coarse figurine
The Kombat Pack, which includes access to four add-on playable characters from Klassic Kombatants to Iconic guest characters
Available for PS4 and Xbox One
MSRP: $149.99


Mortal Kombat X Kollector’s Edition -- imported from Europe and available for pre-order on Amazon exclusively, will include:

Scorpion Statue
Exclusive Steel Pack and Steel Card
Mortal Kombat X: Blood Ties Comic Book Volume 1
In-game Gold Scorpion Skin
The Kombat Pack
Available for PS4 and Xbox One
MSRP: $179.99


Mortal Kombat X Premium Edition will be available via download only and includes the following:

The Kombat Pack
PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC
MSRP: $89.99


Mortal Kombat X Limited Edition -- available for pre-order exclusively at GameStop, will feature the following:

Exclusive Scorpion Skin - this skin design, inspired by the Cold War, is a collaboration between NetherRealm Studios and a fan artist from the MKKollective.com, a crowd-sourced destination where Mortal Kombat enthusiasts can upload, submit and share their MK-related art, images, cosplay, music and videos.
The Kombat Pack
Available for PS4 and Xbox One
MSRP: $94.99



http://www.destructoid.com/four-mortal-kombat-x-special-editions-worth-fighting-for-287127.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

Specs for the PC version:

The bare minimum required to run Mortal Kombat X is:
OS: 64-bit: Vista, Win 7, Win 8
Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 | AMD Radeon HD 5850
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Hard Drive: 25 GB available space

The recommended PC specs for Mortal Kombat X are:
OS: 64-bit: Win 7, Win 8
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7950
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Hard Drive: 40 GB available space


http://www.destructoid.com/mortal-kombat-x-s-system-requirements-won-t-be-a-fatality-for-your-pc-287187.phtml

[ClockShot]

Yeah. May have to splurge and grab one of those statue sets. Still got my Mortal Kombat game/book ends from the version on the last generation. Look pretty sharp.

[Emperor Smeat]

Netherrealm revealed some new details regarding to how factions and faction wars work in the game.

5 factions available to chose from with weekly overall challenges done to determine which faction won the week. Points can be earned from online matches against other factions, playing the game's challenge tower mode, and Story Mode.

Adding a small twist is an invasion mode that requires factions to unite together to beat a faction.

Each challenge and tower was also teased to have multiple tasks that change at almost an hourly rate.

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http://www.screwattack.com/video/NetherRealm-Studios-showcases-the-faction-wars-in-Mortal-Kombat-X-12863247

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Poor Jade is NOT going to be in Mortal Kombat X <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CharacterUNreveal?src=hash">#CharacterUNreveal</a> :(</p>&mdash; Ed Boon (@noobde) <a href="https://twitter.com/noobde/status/565986854772568064">February 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[drave]

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[KIRA]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Poor Jade is NOT going to be in Mortal Kombat X <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CharacterUNreveal?src=hash">#CharacterUNreveal</a> :(</p>&mdash; Ed Boon (@noobde) <a href="https://twitter.com/noobde/status/565986854772568064">February 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
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What! FUCK THIS GAME! (I feel the need to say I'm being sarcastic here)

[Fignuts]

eh

[Helmsphere]

Sad, Jade isn't going to be in this game. I atleast hope there is a character who plays like her since she is usually my online fighter.

[Mercenary]

Rumors are Sweet Tooth will be a fighter.

[Kalyx triaD]

Sad, Jade isn't going to be in this game. I atleast hope there is a character who plays like her since she is usually my online fighter.

One of Kitana's style's is based on Jade.

[Destor]

What! FUCK THIS GAME! (I feel the need to say I'm being sarcastic here)

Lol, right?

[Kalyx triaD]

And then I jizzed in my pants.

Jizz again because that 90% chance I mentioned just became 99.9% as Predator (AND ONE OF THE COMMANDOS FROM THE FIRST MOVIE) are all but confirmed to be in a Summer DLC pack.

Also Todd McFarlene recently gave his blessing for Spawn to appear in MKX if NR chooses.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to the game's producer, no demo will be released for the game since all of the studio's resources and focus is towards finishing the game's development.

Also stated a new character trailer will be arriving soon and the Season Pass covers 4 DLC characters and 5 skin packs.

Producer Shaun Himmerick elaborated, stating that instead of focusing on a demo, they wanted to make the launch version better. He also went on to say that we will be getting a new character reveal trailer soon. Finally, Himmerick confirmed that the Season Pass (called the Kombat pack) will consist of four "full characters" and five skin packs (15 skins).

http://www.destructoid.com/mortal-kombat-x-will-not-have-a-demo-all-dev-time-is-spent-on-the-final-product-287817.phtml

[ClockShot]

Rumor mill has picked up big time for this game as Predator and Spawn are being thrown around as being included in this game.

Intersting. The Freddy Kruger character from the last game actually played pretty good. So I'm cool with this.


http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/18/mortal-kombat-x-granted-permission-to-use-spawn


http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/18/is-predator-coming-to-mortal-kombat-x

[Chimera]

They should add a create a fighter feature.

Who would u create in this mode?

I would make some wrestlers like The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer, and of course someone from CHW like Agent Exile. And hey XACUTOR alreddy looks like sub zero!!!

[Mercenary]

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/mkwikia/images/e/ee/BoRaiCho.png/revision/latest?cb=20110414223735


bETTER RETURN OR ELSE! ....

[Heyman]

I haven't followed Mortal Kombat too much over the past 2-3 years, but one of my annoyances is that MK kept creating new lame #1 hero's to replace the deceased Liu Kang. Shujinko and Tagen never really caught on, and so MK kind of went the 'safe' route with Raiden as the #1 protagonist (with Sonya, Johnny Cage, and Jax as Raiden's entourage basically).


Even on the heel side of things, I just feel like creating Onaga and even Quan Chi was almost redundant. Shao Khan is the toughest 'bad guy,' and Shang Tsung is your most evil 'bad guy.'


Quan Chi gives head to one of the elder gods, and that's pretty much his only use. Onaga is an awesome character, but what purpose does he have since Shao Khan is still the ultimate ruler of Outworld?


Why not have Onaga turn face and align with Earth Realm in facing a common enemy? Onaga vs. Goro and/or Kintara would be interesting. Kintara - that's another redundant creation that basically just takes away the from the uniqueness of Goro.

[Ultra Mantis]

Raiden turned heel before the reboot, and he was an absolute disaster of a protagonist in MK9. He consistently failed to act, definitely one of the least heroic "good" characters.

Onaga was never resurrected in the current timeline and both Shang Tsung and Kahn are dead. As dead as Kung Lao and Kitana were at least.

[Emperor Smeat]

Think Scorpion has been teased a few times as being the next "face" of MK after Lui Kang. Him becoming the elder gods champion or something similar that pops up in several endings he has in the series.


Laughed at how when someone finally calls out Raiden for all of his stuff backfiring in MK 9, Raiden ends up killing Lui Kang as part of another mistake he did in the game. In a bit of irony, Raiden's alt ending in Deception revealed he really hates people who screw up that badly since he flat out kills Shujinko for his major screwups.

[KIRA]

Jizz again because that 90% chance I mentioned just became 99.9% as Predator (AND ONE OF THE COMMANDOS FROM THE FIRST MOVIE) are all but confirmed to be in a Summer DLC pack.

Also Todd McFarlene recently gave his blessing for Spawn to appear in MKX if NR chooses.

*crying* tears of joy

[Heyman]

Think Scorpion has been teased a few times as being the next "face" of MK after Lui Kang. Him becoming the elder gods champion or something similar that pops up in several endings he has in the series.


That actually would make sense since Quan Chi and Havok are the two biggest heels in the game now if I understand correctly (now that Shang Tsung and Shao Khan are dead).


If I also understand correctly, Quan Chi was actually the guy that was responsible for destroying both Sub Zero and Scorpion's clan, and so both Sub-Zero and Scorpion have a common enemy now (and may align with one another as result?).


Cassie Cage looks interesting. If she was a real life person, I would stick my penis in her vagina for sure.

[Destor]

I really loved Shujinko. I know im in the minority but...damn it that single player was good.

[KIRA]

I really loved Shujinko. I know im in the minority but...damn it that single player was good.

I started to like him till I realized I'd be playing as old-man Shujinko(seriously despite who he was really working for it would've been a nice gesture to at least give his youth back or something) And when it dawned on me that he'd just be using other characters moves that pissed me off.

[Destor]

He was basically Pai Mei. Thats really badass.

[alvarado52]

The Brutalities looks worse than the Fatalities.

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[Kalyx triaD]

I'm thinking they're done in-match to swiftly finish off people like BlazBlue's Astral Finishes.

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah it's basically that.

[Reavant]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hjWCBNToHAM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Fignuts]

HOT SHIT

[Vietnamese Crippler]

Had to re-watch 2 hours of the cutscenes of MK9 to even remember what happened before.

And the story trailer still barely makes any sense.

[KIRA]

FUCKIN A! :y:

[Fignuts]

Had to re-watch 2 hours of the cutscenes of MK9 to even remember what happened before.

And the story trailer still barely makes any sense.

Well it does take place like 25 years later, so it's probably not a direct continuation of the mk9 story.

[KIRA]

So it looks like Cassie is the new Liu Kang
also Jax had a kid too?

[Emperor Smeat]

Hopefully nobody listens to Raiden's advice in X considering how MK9 went down. Trailer had him giving some advice or words of wisdom about the thing tied to MK Deception.

[KIRA]

Yea the smart money says ignore the guy and just fight the battle your own way.

[Ultra Mantis]

So it looks like Cassie is the new Liu Kang
also Jax had a kid too?

The guy with the bow and arrow gimmick is apparently Kung Lao's kid, and the other one is Kenshi's son.

[Jazzy Foot]

Mortal Kombat 2 was the peak of MK games.

[Jazzy Foot]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDn3EOmCF9w

[Fignuts]

Nah. Last game was the best by far.

[KIRA]

Mortal Kombat 2 was the peak of MK games.I would agree with you but MK 9 came out and that trumnps pretty much everything Netherealm did before they became Netherealm.
With respect to 1 and 2 9 is a better game

[Jazzy Foot]

I would agree with you but MK 9 came out and that trumnps pretty much everything Netherealm did before they became Netherealm.
With respect to 1 and 2 9 is a better game

For me MK2 will always be on that pedestal. It took everything that made MK1 great and made it 100 times better, the music, the fighting style, the graphics, the violence, everything.

I have to admit I have been "out of it" with video-games in recent times but hope to rectify that soon. But in this culture of reboots and remakes, a digital/3d remake of Mortal Kombat 2 really wouldn't go amiss.

[Ultra Mantis]

MK9 is essentially a remake of the first three games.

[Fignuts]

Yeah, you really need to give the new game a try.

[KIRA]

For me MK2 will always be on that pedestal. It took everything that made MK1 great and made it 100 times better, the music, the fighting style, the graphics, the violence, everything.

I have to admit I have been "out of it" with video-games in recent times but hope to rectify that soon. But in this culture of reboots and remakes, a digital/3d remake of Mortal Kombat 2 really wouldn't go amiss.

MK9 is everything you loved about the first 2 games magnified and with a story that is actually intriguing(fun as hell to play) and that I'm dying to see where it goes next.

You are cheating yourself if you don't at least rent it.

[Emperor Smeat]

Mobile version of the game was revealed to be in development. Will be a free-to-play game and is more similar to WWE Immortals than the console version of MK X.

Arrives around the same time as the console and PC versions of MK X release.

Much like Injustice, players who play either the mobile or console version of the game with a WB Play account will unlock content for the other.
http://www.screwattack.com/video/Mortal-Kombat-X-coming-to-mobile-devices-12865430

[Fignuts]

Breakdown of the story trailer which points out a couple characters that I missed.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WlxTcKfjR80" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Fignuts]

So I started reading the weekly MKX comic which acts as a bridge between MK9 and MKX. It's not particularly good, but it does explain some things that had me confused in the story trailer.

[KIRA]

cool Mr.Black and I have the exact same first name

[Emperor Smeat]

Johnny Cage and Kenshi accidentally got announced earlier than planned as playable fighters for MK X.

Ended up happening during GDC when the senior producer at Netherrealm Studios started to blabber a little too much when talking about the game. Warner Bros has been active getting the GDC videos of his speech removed as quickly as possible from the internet.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/two-classic-characters-confirmed-for-mortal-kombat-xs-roster/

[Ultra Mantis]

If that turns out to be true then awesome.

Cage and Kenshi are my favourite :heart:.

[KIRA]

Ok we've covered most stuff, ninja cowboys, A man named Kung Lao who is in the game DESPITE BEING DEAD Kalyx. And we've seen the offspring of some beloved fighters but it's time to address the big concern the elephant in the.....game room Where the fuck is that handsome ninja Smoke ?

[Kalyx triaD]

Lao being in the game despite being dead is actually a point in my corner. I never argued for adhering to MK's dead pool. I want a cool roster more than I wanna keep to the story.

[Dukelorange]

Kitana and the Asian fighter were my favs....

I'll get the game after the die yards get it and review/skewer it.

[KIRA]

Lao being in the game despite being dead is actually a point in my corner. I never argued for adhering to MK's dead pool. I want a cool roster more than I wanna keep to the story.

"Oh look at me I'm Kung Lao I cheated death and my hat comes in 3 flavors of murder now oh"

[Kalyx triaD]

He's so fashionable.

[Ultra Mantis]

Johnny Cage and Sonya have been officially announced as playable.

Meanwhile, Kenshi put in his first appearance and Baraka, or one of his ilk, is also shown in gameplay.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Mercenary]

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dsTTnYkdU9o?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>



YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KIRA]

YES YES C'mon Predator!

[ClockShot]

Hope Freddy Kruger comes back in some form. Get the ULTIMATE Freddy vs. Jason battle we've all been waiting for.

[Emperor Smeat]

Gameplay trailer for the mobile version if anyone was interested.

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QsUe3j8TRGE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Kalyx triaD]

I guess Jason will be first and Predator won't be in the same pack. I also feel Freddy just has to come back.

And sense MK is getting into violent movie icons, how about Pinhead?

[Mercenary]

I guess Jason will be first and Predator won't be in the same pack. I also feel Freddy just has to come back.

And sense MK is getting into violent movie icons, how about Pinhead?

That be cool maybe make a separate game just for the movie icons?

[Kalyx triaD]

That would be great just to see Chucky.

[Reavant]

There is a high probability that spawn is included. Netherrealm has a deal with MacFarland to use him in a game and its only for the next couple years or so.

[Kalyx triaD]

I don't think it's a deal so much as Todd being cool with it if they choose. And from the sound of Todd in that interview I don't think there's any kind of time limit. He seems to be a fan of MK.

[KIRA]

I don't think it's a deal so much as Todd being cool with it if they choose. And from the sound of Todd in that interview I don't think there's any kind of time limit. He seems to be a fan of MK.
I would love for Spawn to be in this game also it seems the MK crew would be cool with the Shape being in this game as well fingers crossed

[Emperor Smeat]

Achievement list for the game was recently leaked for those that want an early look at some of the surprises and milestones in the game.

http://www.destructoid.com/mortal-kombat-x-has-a-giant-spider-and-nope-nope-nope-nope-nope-289152.phtml

[KIRA]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5yxTOD3Aisw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[KIRA]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oF_LLPndklc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Fignuts]

lol here's johnny

[Kalyx triaD]

Netherealm will in fact cash in that Spawn freebie Todd gave a lil while back. I'm guessing it'll be down the line, though.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>What happens when your opponent disconnects (Rage Quits) during an online match? YOU are rewarded with this.... <a href="http://t.co/2mNCgQnBfX">pic.twitter.com/2mNCgQnBfX</a></p>&mdash; Ed Boon (@noobde) <a href="https://twitter.com/noobde/status/578664502759153665">March 19, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[drave]

Ha! Fucking awesome!

[Reavant]

Netherealm will in fact cash in that Spawn freebie Todd gave a lil while back. I'm guessing it'll be down the line, though.

where did you hear this?

[Kalyx triaD]

Ed Boon's a silly guy.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Why would SPAWN be packaged with Mortal Kombat? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Random?src=hash">#Random</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WTF?src=hash">#WTF</a> <a href="http://t.co/McPjb4RFJX">pic.twitter.com/McPjb4RFJX</a></p>&mdash; Ed Boon (@noobde) <a href="https://twitter.com/noobde/status/577980388900880384">March 17, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[alvarado52]

So an Xbox dashboard screw up revealed Predator.

[Emperor Smeat]

NetherRealm also confirmed PS3 fight sticks would work with the PS4 version of Mortal Kombat X. Hopefully it will be the same on 360/One.

http://www.destructoid.com/mortal-kombat-x-punishes-quitters-with-head-exploding-quitalities-289299.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

Videos from IGN and live streams from NetherRealm confirm Predator, Tanya, and Tremor (MK Special Forces) as the next set of playable characters.

Mocap was planned to be in MK X but got dropped due to balance issues and having a hard time fitting in the storyline.

Stryker, Smoke, Rain, Kabal, and Cyrax are all rumored to be the next set(s) of characters to be revealed in the near future.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAlctraWAAArCcy.png

https://www.the-newshub.com/gaming/mortal-kombat-x-live-stream-reveals-that-mocap-will-not-return
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/19/mortal-kombat-x-new-hints-at-5-rumored-fighters

[ClockShot]

Hope Skarlet makes a comeback. Got really attached to her quick when she got released as DLC.

[Reavant]

liu kang

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[drave]

So poi

[Fignuts]

Hot shit

[Kalyx triaD]

Lot of dead guys in this game. It's almost as if my thoughts about the roster over story were accurate.

Nah, just coincidence.

[Ultra Mantis]

Except the whole evil resurrected Liu Kang / Quan Chi's slaves deal seems to be a big driving force of the story.

[Kalyx triaD]

Sure.

[Emperor Smeat]

Newest trailer leaked from Russia revealed Liu Kang and Kung Lao as playable characters. Both are villains in the game working for Shinnok in terms of storyline.

Bo' Rai Cho was also teased as being a possible playable character.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/26/new-mortal-kombat-x-trailer-confirms-liu-kang-is-back

[Destor]

Newest trailer leaked from Russia revealed Liu Kang and Kung Lao as playable characters. Both are villains in the game working for Shinnok in terms of storyline.

Bo' Rai Cho was also teased as being a possible playable character.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/26/new-mortal-kombat-x-trailer-confirms-liu-kang-is-back

Thats awesome!

What kalyx is too kane knight to see is no one didnt want them in, we just wanted an explanation. And that is A GREAT ONE

[Kalyx triaD]

What I was saying is the roster will look as it is now because character expectation supersedes explanation. Of course after the fact they'd come up with something. The roster looks exactly how it would based on what I was saying. You don't think they'd just add a character and not come up with a story?

Seems like splitting hairs.

[Kalyx triaD]

Dude it's a fighting game lol. You can't honor deaths in a fighting game storyline without compromising character options for the main point of the product.

And so the most popular characters of MK are most certainly back.

I don't think anybody was arguing that it was good for the genre or not. I just find it crazy that people expect the roster to reflect what happened in the last episode.

And if I'm not mistaken, the events of MK9 should have rendered many characters missing or at least in a different state.

You think the roster was informed by the time travel plot rather than the other way around? I would think they first wanted as many faves in as possible and then cooked up a plot to explain it.

And now we have popular characters return and people think the mind control plot was first penned and then returns happened. This is seriously not how fighting games are designed.

One of the reasons fighting game backstories are often absurd is because when characters are created or chosen from the franchise backlog, they choose in regard to player options/expectations. After the fact, a story is penned to explain the when and whys a character is participating in tournament/invasion/whatever. It's not always logical. But so what, players have their characters. I know MK takes more effort in their mythology than most, but reality ensues.

That so many characters returned, as I thought, and they of course would have a story explaining it is you guys putting the cart before the horse. I never argued that there wouldn't be an explanation. What you guys are doing are looking at the results I been called out, and rearranging the priorities in such a way that I wasn't correct.

Can some of you entertain the possibility that the roster may have been constructed how I said? Just for curiosity?

[Ultra Mantis]

Sure.

[Destor]

Sure thing kk

[alvarado52]

Kalyx, you're talking to yourself again

[Kalyx triaD]

It's a decent conversation.

[Emperor Smeat]

The producer of the game no longer is willing to promote the game on Twitter due to constant death threats. Final straw was someone threatening to kill his family if Reiko wasn't added in the game.

Scrubbed his Twitter account to remove all personal and business-related info on it.

“So to be clear. The reason I don't want to do this twitter anymore is not fans asking for characters or hints or whatever. I get that,” Himmerick wrote. “That is passion and love for the Mortal Kombat and I also have that. So I get it. No problem. I'm glad people care about their favorites.

“I used to be thick skinned enough for the random personal attacks. I'm a big boy I can handle it. I've been in my share of fights, However I cannot deal with the threats of violence to my wife and now young daughter. Threats of sexual violence are even more disturbing.

“You wanna fight me for Any(sic) reason. I'm probably willing to go, verbally or physically. I can hold my own. But threats on my ladies? No.”

http://www.screwattack.com/news/mortal-kombat-producer-leaves-twitter-due-threats-family

[KIRA]

Some people man and for Reiko? THATS LIKE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah that's wild. Though even if it was for a more notable character that's unhinged.

[Emperor Smeat]

Similar to Killer Instinct, MK X will support a form of a free-to-play system.

If you're picking up Mortal Kombat X but don't feel like shelling out for the DLC, I don't blame you. The good news is that according to an interview with Angry Joe, Ed Boon has confirmed that all four current DLC characters (Tanya, Predator, Jason, Tremor) will be playable in some limited form for free. As a feature within the Tower Mode, there will be three towers that allow players to "try" the DLC. Characters will shift in and out based on a rotation, but they won't be able to be used in ranked play -- they're strictly for testing.

http://www.destructoid.com/mortal-kombat-x-will-have-rotating-free-dlc-characters-like-league-of-legends-289908.phtml

[ClockShot]

Full 29 player roster has been confirmed.


For those of you hoping stalwarts such as Rain, Smoke, Nightwolf, Cyrax, Sindel, Baraka, and Kabal get in, you're out of luck.


Announced Fighters
<table style="width: 468px;" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/thumb/2/22/Tanyathumb.jpg/125px-Tanyathumb.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Tanya)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/4/4b/Predatorthumb.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Predator)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/7/7e/Tremorthumb.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Tremor)

</td></tr><tr><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Tanya (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Tanya) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Predator (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Predator) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Tremor (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Tremor) </th></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 468px;" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/2/2b/Son2.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Sonya)

</td><td style="text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/9/98/Liuthumb.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Liu_Kang)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/d/d0/Jason2.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Jason)

</td></tr><tr><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Sonya (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Sonya) </th><th style="text-align: center;">Liu Kang (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Liu_Kang) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Jason (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Jason) </th></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 468px;" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/6/60/Mka002.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Jacqueline_Briggs)
</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/8/8a/Mka001.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Takashi_Takeda)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/thumb/e/e4/Mka003.jpg/125px-Mka003.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Kung_Jin)

</td></tr><tr><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Jacqueline Briggs (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Jacqueline_Briggs) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Takashi Takeda (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Takashi_Takeda) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Kung Jin (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Kung_Jin) </th></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 468px;" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/a/aa/Goroicon.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Goro)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/thumb/0/00/Mka004.jpg/125px-Mka004.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Mileena)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/thumb/4/46/Ermacthumb.jpg/125px-Ermacthumb.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Ermac)

</td></tr><tr><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Goro (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Goro) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Mileena (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Mileena) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Ermac (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Ermac) </th></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 468px;" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/thumb/9/92/Scorpion_Icon.JPG/125px-Scorpion_Icon.JPG (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Scorpion)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/thumb/c/ce/Sub-Zero_Icon.JPG/125px-Sub-Zero_Icon.JPG (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Sub-Zero)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/thumb/4/42/Cassie_Cage.JPG/125px-Cassie_Cage.JPG (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Cassie_Cage)

</td></tr><tr><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Scorpion (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Scorpion) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Sub-Zero (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Sub-Zero) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Cassie Cage (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/empty/Cassie_Cage) </th></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 468px;" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/thumb/e/e9/D%27Vorah.JPG/125px-D%27Vorah.JPG (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/D%27Vorah)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/thumb/e/ea/Kotal_Kahn_Icon.JPG/125px-Kotal_Kahn_Icon.JPG (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Kotal_Kahn)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/thumb/9/99/Ferra_and_Torr.JPG/125px-Ferra_and_Torr.JPG (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Ferra_%26_Torr)

</td></tr><tr><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">D'Vorah (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/empty/D'Vorah) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Kotal Kahn (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/empty/Kotal_Kahn) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Ferra & Torr (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/empty/Ferra_&_Torr) </th></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 468px;" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/a/aa/Raiden_thumb.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Raiden)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/7/7c/KanoIcon.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Kano)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/0/08/Reptileicon.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Reptile)

</td></tr><tr><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Raiden (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Raiden) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Kano (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Kano) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Reptile (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Reptile) </th></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 468px;" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/6/65/Kenthumb.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Kenshi)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/d/d6/Kunglaoicon.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Kung_Lao)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/thumb/1/13/Quanchiicon.jpg/125px-Quanchiicon.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Quan_Chi)

</td></tr><tr><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Kenshi (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Kenshi) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Kung Lao (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Kung_Lao) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Quan Chi (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Quan_Chi) </th></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 468px;" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/a/a7/Jaxthumb.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Jax)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/6/6a/Kitanaicon.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Kitana)

</td><td style="padding: 5px;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/thumb/c/c0/Eclose.jpg/125px-Eclose.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Erron_Black)

</td></tr><tr><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Jax (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Jax) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Kitana (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Kitana) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Erron Black (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Erron_Black) </th></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 468px;" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;"></td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/d/d8/St2.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Shinnok)

</td><td style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/mortal-kombat-10/3/3a/Cagethumb2.jpg (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Johnny_Cage)

</td></tr><tr><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;"></th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Shinnok (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Shinnok) </th><th style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">Johnny Cage (http://www.ign.com/wikis/mortal-kombat-10/Johnny_Cage)
</th></tr></tbody></table>

[Fignuts]

Still a good roster. Though I would have taken one of the omissions for Jax.

[ClockShot]

Yeah, I agree. I thought 1 offspring was enough with Cassie Cage. But Jax's daughter, Kung Lao and Kenshi's boys? Might be a bit too much.

[drave]

Baraka :(

[Fignuts]

Yeah, I agree. I thought 1 offspring was enough with Cassie Cage. But Jax's daughter, Kung Lao and Kenshi's boys? Might be a bit too much.

I dunno, from what I've seen, the kids look pretty fun.

Jax is a terrible character though. So generic.

[KIRA]

SMOKE! :'(:(:'(

[Ultra Mantis]

The offspring characters all look pretty dull to be honest, but Kenshi, Johnny and Reptile are in so fuck yeah.

[Fignuts]

The offspring characters all look pretty dull to be honest,

Design-wise, a little bit yeah, but from what I've seen of gameplay, they look mad cool to me.

Just need to spice them up a bit, visually. Maybe their alternate costumes will be cooler.

[Crimson]

Which one is Kenshi's kid?