NRA says video games, not guns, are to blame for the Sandy Hook shootings

NRA says video games, not guns, are to blame for the Sandy Hook shootings

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 21 Dec

The tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary last week have once again put the gun control debate on the forefront of US politics, and today the National Rifle Association, one of the nation’s largest lobbyist groups, announced that they think violent video games caused the tragedy at Newtown, not guns.

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Political Kombat, This Should Be a New Debate Format

Posted By: Dave Bast In: PC On: 04 Oct

If you watched last night’s debate, or any debate for that matter, you probably caught a few moments when either candidate looked like they wanted to throw out their prepared and polished remarks for something a little rougher. After all, they’ve spent the last year and a half flinging insults at one another through the media or [...]

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Injustice: Gods Among Us is a new DC Universe fighting game

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 On: 31 May

Today DC Comics announced the dramatically titled Injustice: Gods Among Us, a new 1 on 1 3D fighting game featuring iconic DC characters like Superman and Batman. As someone who has always preferred DC over Marvel, I’ve always wished for a DC fighting game that was as good as Marvel vs. Capcom or X-men vs. [...]

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PS3 “12 for ’12″ sale starts tomorrow

Posted By: Sean Bassinger In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3 On: 16 Jan

Great sales are arriving on the PS3 and PSN in order to kick off 2012. As listed on the official PlayStation Blog, 12 downloadable titles are now 30% off to all PSN users and 50% off to PS Plus subscribers. Some of the games included are BloodRayne: Betrayal, PixelJunk SideScroller, Dungeon Defenders, and Mortal Kombat [...]

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Mortal Kombat sells three million copies, Ed Boon says there is no new DLC planned.

Posted By: Rian Quenlin In: Gaming News On: 01 Oct

Mortal Kombat has sold three million copies total, an impressive number netting it very sweet profits, and reception from fans and critics alike has been overwhelmingly positive. Prior to the game’s release, Ed Boon said multiple times they want to be aggressive with DLC and have delivered on that. Their DLC started with Skarlet who [...]

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Mortal Kombat Kenshi Character Vignette

Posted By: Chris Hernandez In: Gaming News, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On: 05 Jul

Have $5 burning a hole in your pocket and you’re obsessed with Mortal Kombat, well NetherRealm Studios has you covered. Today Kenshi is released on the European PSN and Xbox 360 Marketplace. For those who wish to play against him without having to buy the character you can simply download the free skin pack. After the [...]

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Mortal Kombat will not require an online pass as long as Playstation Store is down

Posted By: Rian Quenlin In: Console News, Playstation 3 On: 20 May

In an act of fair generosity, the publisher of Mortal Kombat has announced that the game will not need an online pass until PSN’s store returns to full function. This relieves a lot of worries coming from players who fear they are unable to play the game online. Today, it was announced that the game [...]

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Review: Mortal Kombat

Posted By: Nick Hernandez In: Playstation 3, Reviews, Xbox 360 On: 16 May

I have to say that I have not been a fan of Mortal Kombat since I last played the third incarnation in the arcades many many years ago. Now when MK first came out – it was amazing. I can remember the sighs of “WOW!” and “OMG!” when looking at the “life-like” CGI captured graphics… [...]

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First Episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy is Live

Posted By: Chris Hernandez In: Blog, Gaming News, Video Gallery On: 14 Apr

Machinima is a very popular outlet for anything video game related, the name stemming from user created videos using in-game engines. Only two weeks ago the debut trailer for the live-action mini-series aired on their Youtube channel and today the first episode of the live-action mini-series is out. This series lives up to its subtitle, [...]

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Mortal Kombat Ban Upheld In Australia

Posted By: Alex In: Console News, Gaming News On: 16 Mar

The Australian Classification Board had effectively placed a ban on the upcoming fighter title Mortal Kombat from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on the 25th of February when it refused to grant the game a certificate rating and thus essentially banned the distribution and sale of the game in Australia. An appeal was immediately launched by [...]

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Mortal Kombat Demo coming to PSN on March 8th

Posted By: Angela Min In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3, Video Gallery On: 03 Mar

For those who have been anticipating the new Mortal Kombat games, there has been some exciting news released. A demo will be available exclusively to Playstation Plus subscribers on Tuesday, March 8th. For those who aren’t a Playstation Plus subscriber, don’t fret, because this demo will be available on the Playstation network starting March 15th.

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Mortal Kombat Banned In Australia Over Explicit Content

Posted By: Alex In: Blog, Gaming News, Tech On: 26 Feb

With the March elections upcoming and the Government of New South Wales busy with preparations, the chances of a decision coming over the R18+ rating for video games being made at the SCAG meeting are slim. The introduction of the R18+ classification requires a unanimous consent from the censorship ministers from the various states and [...]

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