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24.07.2023 - 11:45 / pcgamer.com / Ed Boon / Jonah Jameson / Quan Chi / Will
As spotted by IGN, it's been confirmed at an interview at San Diego Comic-Con last week that JK Simmons—face of Spiderman's J. Jonah Jameson in multiple movies—will be reprising his role as Invincible's Omni-Man for Mortal Kombat 1's DLC.
Skybound's Gina Darling spoke to Walking Dead and Invincible creator Robert Kirkman as well as Ed Boon, creative director of NetherRealm Studios and co-creator of Mortal Kombat. Kirkman seemed psyched for the crossover, admitting: «I have been back-channelling trying to get to Ed Boon for a number of years, ever since you guys have started doing the DLC characters, [it's been]: 'I gotta get to Ed boon … I'll do anything, I'll pay them, I don't care.'»
For the uninitiated: Invincible's a gory take on superhero comics that lands somewhere between critique and genuine love-letter, ultra-violent without being overly cynical of the genre itself. Omni-Man the father of protagonist Mark Greyson, a gritty superman analogue and alien «Viltrumite» capable of out-punching just about anything in the galaxy.
Invincible received its own Amazon prime series in 2021, which Ed Boon cited as confirmation that they'd be including Omni-Man on the roster: «First episode, final scene, I was like: Okay, we got ourselves another character for Mortal Kombat.»
Boon then proceeded to casually drop the news that JK Simmons, who voiced Omni-Man in the series, would be reprising his role for the game: «And then we had JK doing the audio for him … it's as authentic as it can be.»
This was later confirmed on Twitter by Dominic Cianciolo, story and voiceover director for NetherRealm studios: «It’s been a thrill and a privilege to direct JK Simmons as Omni-Man in #MortalKombat1.»
The feedback loop of inspiration between Mortal Kombat and Invincible has a long history according to Kirkman, who spoke some more about that first episode—which he's about to fully spoil, by the way, fair warning:
«When I did that sequence at the end of [the first episode] with Omni-Man just eviscerating the Guardians of the Globe: that's me trying to do my best Mortal Kombat fatalities,» when discussing the «fatality meetings» he sat in on, Kirkman noted: «Everything is solid gold! I don't know what to say, I have no notes! The team they've put together in this game is phenomenal.»
He also admitted that fans have Mortal Kombat to thank for a lot of his work: «There's Mortal Kombat in the DNA of everything I've done.»
Mortal Kombat 1 itself is set to release in September. Omni-Man will be the first of the DLC roster, which includes The Boys' Homelander and Suicide Squad's Peacemaker, as well as Kombat characters Quan Chi, Ermac, and Takeda.
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EVO 2023 has kicked off today and will continue throughout the weekend. This is the fighting game tournament if you’re unfamiliar with the event. Players gather to attempt to go through matches from a series of popular fighting games. Those games include everything from Guilty Gear Strive, Street Fighter 6, Tekken 7, Dragon Ball FighterZ, to Mortal Kombat 11. That’s just a brief look at some of the video games featured at the tournament. But between the fights, you might spot a reveal. It looks like Ed Boon has something planned for Mortal Kombat fans at this year’s event.
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The fighting game genre has many notable franchises. One of the earliest to earn iconic status is Mortal Kombat. It punched its way onto the arcade scene in 1992 and quickly found its way to the home console market, wowing players with at-the-time realistic visuals and controversial over–the–top gore. That controversial content ushered in the now-industry standard ratings system, but Mortal Kombat’s legacy has been defined by much more than that. For over 11 mainline installments, the series built gameplay innovations and an ever-growing roster atop its core 1-on-1 fighting system.
The promised beta test for MK1 preorders now has a set date.
Mortal Kombat fans are waiting on the next major installment to land in the marketplace later this year. However, we’re still in the dark if you’re itching to see the entire roster. But fortunately, NetherRealm Studios has been teasing fans with new character reveals over a series of teasers and trailers. Today, we’re finding out that the roster should contain a total of 24 fighters, according to a new report from Temple of Geek that surfaced online. This publication managed to speak with Dominic Cianciolo, the story director behind the upcoming game at SDCC.
Mortal Kombat 1, a new start for the long-running and ultra-violent fighting game franchise is set to release in only a few months’ time. Before players get a chance to experience the full game, there will be a beta that will be available for a select number of days with specific roster members to both test the online of the upcoming release and give audiences a chance to learn how to play certain characters. This beta won’t be open to everyone, however, so allow me to tell you how to be a part of the beta as well as the days that it will be available. This guide will tell players how to access the Mortal Kombat 1 beta, the days the beta is active, and the roster available in the beta.
Mortal Kombat 1’s latest playable character reveal sees the time-controlling sand master Geras return after making his debut in Mortal Kombat 11.
Mortal Kombat fans think that they've spotted a few details in Geras' reveal trailer that point towards Mortal Kombat 1 having a gear customisation system.
Mortal Kombat 1 has already given fans a lot to get excited about. Whether you're a Mileena stan or a hardcore 3D-era defender, MK1 has something for everyone. Well, as long as you're not a cyber ninja fan. Sektor and Cyrax are in the game, but so far, they're reduced to Kameo fighters, not playable in their own right.