mortal-kombat
First We Feast’s Hot Ones Ed Boon is a video game programmer, voice actor, and director best known as the co-creator of the iconic Mortal Kombat fighting game series. His latest game, Mortal Kombat 1, is set to release on September 19th. But how is he with spicy food? Find out as the voice behind […]
“Finish him!” Mortal Kombat celebrated its 30th anniversary this October. That’s three decades of over-the-top mayhem, stomach-churning gore, and throughout it all, a wry sense of humor to not take any of this too seriously. Back in its early days, the Mortal Kombat franchise was the topic of congressional hearings and hand-wringing over its effects on children. To what […]
Hiroyuki Sanada has reportedly joined the cast of John Wick: Chapter 4. According to Deadline, the Japanese-born actor has landed an “undisclosed role” in the upcoming sequel, which will begin production this summer in Europe and Asia. Sanada will star alongside Laurence Fishburne, Rina Sawayama, Shamier Anderson, Donnie Yen, and Keanu Reeves, who has played the film’s titular protagonist […]
Mortal Kombat’s reign atop the U.S. box office didn’t last long. The R-rated reboot was supplanted this weekend by the anime adventure movie Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, which earned $6.4 million, Variety reports. Mortal Kombat fell a whopping 70% from its previous showing, earning just $6.2 million. The final results were a reversal from last […]
Both Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer: Mugen Train saw big debuts at the box office, with the first film narrowly beating the second. Variety reports that Mortal Kombat saw $22.5 million from 3,073 domestic cinemas. Demon Slayer closely followed with $15.9 million from 1,598 venues through Saturday. Mortal Kombat has seen the second-largest opening during […]
Actors Linden Ashby and Robin Shou from the original 1995 Mortal Kombat movie met up to play the 1992 video game. While competing in the game, both actors divulged the details of shooting the scenes for three matches: Liu Kang vs. Sub Zero, Johnny Cage vs. Scorpion, and the title fight, Liu Kang vs. Johnny Cage. […]
There’s only one month left in the summer, which means there’s no better time to get some gaming in before heading back to the reality of… every other season. August has a mixture of launches, game conventions, and hardware debuts to keep you occupied. August also has the biggest fighting tournament in the world: Evo […]
E3 has come and gone, and we’re in the post-convention lull. We have a lot of things to look forward to, though, including a new Avengers game, a new Star Wars title, and a Keanu Reeves vocal performance. Unfortunately, it will be awhile before we get to see or play any of these games. This […]
The death of physical video game media draws ever closer. Brick and mortar stores like GameStop are closing up. We no longer buy video game discs and cartridges, used or otherwise; we download our games to our consoles via high-speed wireless connections and curate digital libraries. Eventually, we’ll subscribe to and stream our games from […]
Pete Davidson rolled through The Tonight Show headquarters Thursday night for some multifaceted Mortal Kombat 11 promo. As may very well end up being the case for the duration of human history, he was also asked about that now infamous Nobu dinner with Kids See Ghosts, Timothée Chalamet, and Kim Kardashian. “That is really me, I’m not superimposed […]
