Mortal Kombat tops the very short list of video games that have cemented themselves as permanent staples of pop culture. Whether it’s pro wrestlers, Wreck-It Ralph, Zayn Malik’s Met Gala outfit, or Lil Wayne and Skrillex tracks, its influence far exc…
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Bloody ‘Mortal Kombat 11’ gameplay trailer shows off brutality and fatalities
After a teaser revealed Mortal Kombat 11 in December, the world got a bigger look at the upcoming fighting game at a community event on Thursday, including this violent gameplay trailer.
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View More Shujinko brings in $2.8M for its cloud security compliance platformThis fan-made Uncharted movie starring Nathan Fillion proves video game movies don’t have to be awful
It’s not exactly a controversial statement: Movies based on video games are, generally, bad. See Assassins Creed. Or that weird mess that was Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Or that Super Mario movie where Bowser (renamed “President Koopa” for some reason) was basically just a dude with bad hair for half the movie. Turns out, as this live […]
View More This fan-made Uncharted movie starring Nathan Fillion proves video game movies don’t have to be awful‘Shaq Fu’ is making a comeback
Former NBA star, Shaquille O’Neil chatted with us at this year’s CES in Las Vegas about the upcoming sequel of ‘Shaq Fu’, the classic SNES fighting game, and what to expect for round two of ‘Shaq Fu’. Read more…More about Ces, Nba, Mashable Vi…
View More ‘Shaq Fu’ is making a comeback‘SNL’s hilarious ‘Mortal Kombat’ character needs to be a real thing
This weekend’s Saturday Night Live included a sketch that revolved around a competitive fighting game tournament clearly based on Mortal Kombat. And with it, the SNL team introduced a hilarious new character.
The new character, Boo Boo Jeffries (played by the hilarious Tiffany Haddish), doesn’t really fight so much as do little dance moves associated with powerful artists like Beyonce and Rihanna. Ironically, one of her weaknesses is fighting — not great when you’re playing as a literal fighter in the fictional game Death Fight 12. Unfortunately for Kenan Thompson, he was stuck with her.
As a bonus, Pete Davidson’s character in the sketch — SonicGoo — has a similar alias to one of the best Mortal Kombat competitors in the world: SonicFox. Read more…
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