Fatality.

If you’re like us, then you’ll have a deep appreciation for 1995’s iconic Mortal Kombat movie.

The 2021 reboot, directed by Simon McQuoid, couldn’t really capture the same campy energy – but its sequel, starring Karl Urban as washed-up action movie star Johnny Cage, looks like it’s off to a much stronger start.

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"We've got a lot of great announcements coming".

With the Mortal Kombat 2 movie debuting in US theatres later this week, we doubt series creator Ed Boon was ever going to shy away from new games in the franchise. But it’s interesting to hear him confirm a new project as Injustice 3 rumours heat up.

Speaking with Collider, via IGN, here’s what he said:

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Get over here.

Developer Digital Eclipse has just issued a free game update for Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, and it's a big one.

Available now, the update's headline feature is the implementation of cross-platform multiplayer, or Krossplay to use the game's parlance.

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A quick response.

A new patch for the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is available on the PS5 and PS4 now, dramatically reducing input lag across all of the compilation’s games.

We’ll need to wait for professional testing to determine just how much of a difference it’s made to the ~100ms latency recorded at release, but our early impressions suggests the games definitely do feel snappier with the update installed.

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"This is completely unacceptable".

Everyone knows Mortal Kombat cheated in order to encourage you to spend more quarters.

The original arcade games were designed in such a way that the AI could read your inputs, thus countering absolutely everything you do.

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Over 100ms of lag.

Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is an outstanding celebration of an iconic franchise, but hardcore players are beginning to raise complaints about the compilation’s input lag on PS5.

To be fair, despite Sony’s console generally being preferred for fighting games, it’s wrestled with higher-than-average input lag across various titles – both modern and retro.

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Fairly straightforward, in fact.

Ahead of its release later this week, the Trophies for digital archive Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection have started to pop up on Sony’s servers.

And mercifully, this doesn’t look like a particularly tough Platinum at all.

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Raiden into the night.

Eagerly anticipated retro fighting game archive Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection will “get over here” on 30th October, publisher Atari has announced.

It’s worth noting that if you want to own this compilation physically, the Blu-ray release won’t arrive until 12th December, so you’ll need to sit tight a little longer.

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Recapping the full lineup so far.

As expected, following recent comments, there’ll be no PS2 era Mortal Kombat games included on Digital Eclipse’s highly anticipated compilation, Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection.

There will, however, be Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Mortal Kombat: Special Forces.

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Fight.

The launch date for Digital Eclipse’s highly anticipated PS5 and PS4 virtual museum Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection may have leaked – and from an unlikely source at that!

Over the weekend, fans spotted a 29th September release attached to the product’s page on the Xbox app, which has now reverted to a placeholder window of 31st December.

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