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Thank the Elder Gods: Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection Arrives Late Summer for $9.99

Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 2 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Oh, hell yes.

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It'll be a good day to die online this summer, when Warner Bros. delivers the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC. It's a collection in the truest sense, too, bundling Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 2 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.

The best part? It's only $9.99.

No, wait, the bestest part? All three will feature online play and leaderboards.

Yes, that's a tear running down my face.

== TEASER == Granted, some of you may have already downloaded previous updates of some of these titles, as UMK3 once had a stand-alone downloadable version exclusively available on Xbox Live, and MK II was available on PSN. However, both those titles were removed from their respective stores when Warner Bros. purchased the rights to the Mortal Kombat brand from Midway, so if you know what's good for you, you'll just forget you ever bought either of those versions and smile and nod to this announcement as if it were the first time any of these games were made available via a digital distribution network. Otherwise, Warner Bros. will cut you. Deep.

In celebration of this new kollection of fighters, PDP has designed a special version of their Mortal Kombat Fight Stick with a new button layout keyed to the design of the old games. The stick will be sold exclusively through GameStop, and retail for $129.99. Those who pre-order the sticks will receive a download code for the game when it releases.

While Mortal Kombat was, for all intents and purposes, the first three MK games smooshed together into one awesomely revamped package--certainly a far better effort than Mortal Kombat Trilogy was--one cannot help but be super excited by the notion playing all three of these arcade klassics online for a fairly low price. What say you, MK fans? You looking forward to a constant state of confusion as you feebly try to recall what fatality goes with which version of Sub-Zero?

(Alex Navarro also contributed to this story, because Patrick totally ganked it out from under him like a dirty ganker of Mortal Kombat stories. That sonuva...)

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But i already have these for sega/snes :(

Damn this industry, i can't stop throwing money at them.

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I already bought MK2 for PSN and UMK3 for XBLA. I don't think I need MK1, so I'm good.

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Wait, so they expect PSN to be back up by summer?

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Now I feel like buying MK2 on the PSN was kinda stupid...

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I want to play MK2 and MK3 online but I want to play MK1 online.

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Alright! What took so long for this?

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Single Man Tear of Hope!

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fuck yea!! PC version too?!?!? FUCK YEAAA! MULTIPLAYER? FUCK YEA!!

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good, been wanting MK3 for PS3.  I hope the menus and such aren't as crappy as MK2 has.

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Is it late summer yet? No? Dammit!

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@louiedog: No, but everyone who I would have played with is on Xbox live. No steam friends =P. 

edit: and no, no PS3 unfortunately. But I was thinking of buying one... maybe this PSN debacle will make them lower the price and I'll finally pick one up.  Also, I didn't say I had anything worthwhile to say you'll notice.
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@xobballox said:
" Pretty cool, but honestly I'd rather see MK9 on PC than this "
It will come, don't worry.
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Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit that's awesome. 

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@PopBot said:
" Awesome, if only I hadn't sold my xbox.

edit: First?
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Did you also sell your PS3 and PC?

@PopBot said:
" @Chabbs0: Sorry, I did have something to say, but I've been trying to get that damn quest forever. "

I don't think you did, but that's okay. ;)
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Let's just hope they let you program the controls this time. And that they use GGPO.

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Pretty cool, but honestly I'd rather see MK9 on PC than this

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AND PC!!!! AND PC!!! AND PC!!! aaaaaaAAAAAAAaAaaAaAAa!!!!!!!!!!11

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I missed out on Ultimate MK3, so this is awesome news!

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So whatever happened to that HD remake disc that was rumored?

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GET HYPE

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WTB Steamworks support.

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Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

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MK 1 online play, that will be interesting.

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I see quite the TNT in the making

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Oh dear God yes!

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Awesome, if only I hadn't sold my xbox.

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It'll be a good day to die online this summer, when Warner Bros. delivers the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC. It's a collection in the truest sense, too, bundling Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 2 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.

The best part? It's only $9.99.

No, wait, the bestest part? All three will feature online play and leaderboards.

Yes, that's a tear running down my face.

== TEASER == Granted, some of you may have already downloaded previous updates of some of these titles, as UMK3 once had a stand-alone downloadable version exclusively available on Xbox Live, and MK II was available on PSN. However, both those titles were removed from their respective stores when Warner Bros. purchased the rights to the Mortal Kombat brand from Midway, so if you know what's good for you, you'll just forget you ever bought either of those versions and smile and nod to this announcement as if it were the first time any of these games were made available via a digital distribution network. Otherwise, Warner Bros. will cut you. Deep.

In celebration of this new kollection of fighters, PDP has designed a special version of their Mortal Kombat Fight Stick with a new button layout keyed to the design of the old games. The stick will be sold exclusively through GameStop, and retail for $129.99. Those who pre-order the sticks will receive a download code for the game when it releases.

While Mortal Kombat was, for all intents and purposes, the first three MK games smooshed together into one awesomely revamped package--certainly a far better effort than Mortal Kombat Trilogy was--one cannot help but be super excited by the notion playing all three of these arcade klassics online for a fairly low price. What say you, MK fans? You looking forward to a constant state of confusion as you feebly try to recall what fatality goes with which version of Sub-Zero?

(Alex Navarro also contributed to this story, because Patrick totally ganked it out from under him like a dirty ganker of Mortal Kombat stories. That sonuva...)