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How Johnny Cage became the beating, bloody heart of Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat’s lovable asshole is the heart of Mortal Kombat

Culture
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How Mortal Kombat invented the ESRB

A moral panic that changed the video game industry

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Nearly 30 years ago, Mortal Kombat’s blood forever changed the video game industry

A new book looks at the challenges involved in making home console ports of arcade games

Opinion
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Mortal Kombat began something special: the idea of fighting games with lore

How a ‘failed’ Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle ignited a franchise

News
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Wait a minute, the Video Game Hall of Fame inducted ... Solitaire?

Yes, and also Mortal Kombat and Super Mario Kart

Feature
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Mortal Kombat’s Johnny Cage, 20 years later

Mortal Kombat actor Daniel Pesina looks back at finding cult fame, suing Midway and playing one of the game industry’s most memorable characters

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25 years ago, Mortal Kombat redefined American video games

Midway’s fighter helped the US game market find its own identity.

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Warner Bros. Australia is submitting Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition for classification under R18+

Warner Bros. in Australia confirmed today that it will be submitting Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition to the Australian Classification Board for consideration under the recently-introduced R18+...

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Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition discounted by 43 percent on Amazon

Amazon is currently discounting Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 to $16.49 from its usual $29.99, giving gamers a saving of approximately 43 percent. The Komplete...

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Evo 2K13 lineup includes Street Fighter X Tekken 2013 Edition and Persona 4 Arena

The world's largest international fighting game tournament, Evolution (better known as Evo) will feature eight games in its competition lineup, Evo's Joey "Mr Wizard" Cuellar announced on a Twitch...