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    Mortal Kombat

    Game » consists of 26 releases. Released Apr 19, 2011

    One of the goriest fighting game franchises returns to its roots, introducing a new story that re-tells the events of the first three Mortal Kombat games (with a unique twist).

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    #1  Edited By Tsarevich
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    #2  Edited By shivermetimbers

    You could just spend $180 on all preorders and get all the fatalities. Better not tell Kotick this idea.

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    #3  Edited By rosebud04

    Can't wait to hear Jeff's Rant  on the Bombcast

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    #4  Edited By nick_verissimo

    Okay, I can understand weapons and costumes for certain games, but a fatality being limited to specific stores is extremely disheartening.  This is not the direction MK needs to be going.

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    #5  Edited By Paulus

    I don't mind console exclusive characters, dlc characters or even retailer exclusive alternate costumes...but retailer exclusive fatalities is fuckin' ridiculous...

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    #6  Edited By gamer_152  Moderator
    @rosebud04 said:

    " Can't wait to hear Jeff's Rant  on the Bombcast "

    Me too, in fact Jeff has already posted the following on his Twitter: "Retailer-exclusive fatalities? Come on Mortal Kombat, don't fuck this up". Indeed this is not good news for those buying Mortal Kombat.
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    #7  Edited By Skald

    Well, that's the dumbest thing I've heard all day.

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    #8  Edited By wwfundertaker

    Fuck that shit, but at least it wont happen in the UK.

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    #9  Edited By eroticfishcake

    Yeah I just saw Jeff tweet about this earlier on. I generally don't like retailer-exclusive pre-orders but this just seems outright weird to me. Really hope they get rid of this plan.

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    #10  Edited By kagato

    The fatalities are exclusive to the "classic" versions of the characters so i dont really see the issue, just the same as any dlc, not required but a nice bonus.

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    #11  Edited By WinterSnowblind
    @wwfundertaker said:
    " Fuck that shit, but at least it wont happen in the UK. "
    Was just going to post this.  These exclusives are bad enough, but we likely won't get anything in Europe. 
    So we'll basically have DLC that should have been in the game as standard and silly guest character(s?) that don't belong in the game. 
     
    My hype for the game is rapidly fading.
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    #12  Edited By killroycantkill

    I know Fatalities arn't apart of the core gameplay since they're only done after the match is over, but I still think this is a bad idea. Though I can see them selling these fatalities in the future as DLC or something.
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    #13  Edited By jessej07

    This is really stupid. 
     
    Still... I might order a few and put the exclusives on eBay. 

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    #14  Edited By mike

    The bigger story here is that there will be premium DLC Fatalities.  
     

    Think about it.

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    #15  Edited By baron_calamity

    It depends. If the gamestop fatality is one where the character is dressed into a gamestop uniform and then stab him to death with strategy guides and game informer mags, I could get behind that.
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    #16  Edited By Stealthmaster86

    That's fucking stupid. These are one of those Ideas that you want to wack someone in the back of the head for just even thinking that.
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    #17  Edited By TheBlindChessman

    Awful as this is, it's almost worth it just so that we can hear Jeff rant about it on the Bombcast.

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    #18  Edited By LordAndrew

    Kome on, guys. Is it really so hard to just buy the game three times?

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    #19  Edited By Pie

    What if the retailer exclusive fatalities are say dropping a gamestop onto the enemy?  
    There probably just reskins of fatalities already in the game that involve the retailer somehow  

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    #20  Edited By ItMustBeBunnies

    I hate preorder bonuses but I assume this will be DLC down the line. This game already has the standard 2 fatalities per character so it doesn't feel like they're withholding content you expect to sell as DLC.  
     
    But the fatalities they've chosen bug me. In a game that's all about old school to have the classic spine rip and toasty be DLC is super lame.

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    #21  Edited By TwoOneFive
    @MB said:
    " The bigger story here is that there will be premium DLC Fatalities.  
     
    Think about it. "
    yeah its basically the same thing.  
     
    this is ridiculous though.  
     
    midway is being fucking stupid. you have to make sure your game is going to be a hit before you get cocky like this
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    #22  Edited By Jambones

    From what I understand the fatalities are not integral or originally a part of the game but are merely 'classic' fatalities. 
     
    @Pie said:

    " What if the retailer exclusive fatalities are say dropping a gamestop onto the enemy? …"
    Now that is a retailer specific bonus I could get behind. The Walmart smiley face rolling over someone, squeezing the opponents guts out :D
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    #24  Edited By Jeffsekai

    God dammit dumbest thing ever, its like they have ZERO faith in their game. 

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    #25  Edited By Jayzilla

    The lame part is that if you are fighting someone over xboxlive etc. your opponent may not have access to taht fatality but they will still see it, meaning all fatalities are on every disc regardless of where you purchased your game. Stuff like this ruins games for me, not because it makes the games bad, but because the marketing behind it feels crass and cheap.

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    #26  Edited By august

    Hey Ed. No. No thank you.

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    #27  Edited By ProfessorEss

    I feel like they're going out of their way trying to convince people to not buy this.

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    #28  Edited By phoenixflames

    I'm on the fence of wanting this game to begin with. I'm also not going to be screaming for a boycott. 
     
    That being said, this does give me an uncomfortable rub.

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    #29  Edited By Skald
    @MB said:
    " The bigger story here is that there will be premium DLC Fatalities.  
     
    Think about it. "
    Oh God, I thought about it.
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    #30  Edited By DjCmeP

    Come on....I mean COME ON! 
     
    The fuck is this shit???

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    #31  Edited By ShadowKnight508
    @Killroycantkill said:
    " I know Fatalities arn't apart of the core gameplay since they're only done after the match is over, but I still think this is a bad idea. Though I can see them selling these fatalities in the future as DLC or something. "
    This. But it is still pretty dumb to make any kind of MK fatalities retailer-exclusive in the first place. God help us all if Activision and Kotick start doing this on their games.
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    #32  Edited By The_Laughing_Man

    Remember. This is not the retailers fault. Its the devs for even commin up with this shit. 

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    #33  Edited By guthwulf

    That's just messed up. I'll probably buy Mortal Kombat used as an act of revenge.

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    #34  Edited By dbz1995

    Basically what this has done is make me want to listen to the Bombcast tomorrow.

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    #35  Edited By Gabriel
    @extremeradical said:
    " @MB said:
    " The bigger story here is that there will be premium DLC Fatalities.  
     
    Think about it. "
    Oh God, I thought about it. "
    We live in a world where we could be buying Babalitys. 
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    #36  Edited By XenoNick

    Dear Pre order bonuses, please fuck off and die.
    This is really soured my feelings about MK.

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    #37  Edited By Skald
    @Gabriel said:
    " @extremeradical said:
    " @MB said:
    " The bigger story here is that there will be premium DLC Fatalities.  
     
    Think about it. "
    Oh God, I thought about it. "
    We live in a world where we could be buying Babalitys.  "
    I would not pay for a babality. Ever. I hated those things.
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    #38  Edited By august
    @The_Laughing_Man said:
    " Remember. This is not the retailers fault. Its the devs for even commin up with this shit.  "
    I'm pretty sure that the publishers and the retailers have a business agreement, and that it's the job of the developers to churn out some kind of exclusive content to satisfy that agreement.
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    #39  Edited By ArbitraryWater

    All these recent announcements make me less and less interested in this new Mortal Kombat game.

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    #40  Edited By Make_Me_Mad

    Another reason to hate the Pre-order bonus trend.  Damnit, Mortal Kombat!

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    #41  Edited By guthwulf
    @Pie said:
    " What if the retailer exclusive fatalities are say dropping a gamestop onto the enemy?  There probably just reskins of fatalities already in the game that involve the retailer somehow   "
    From what I gather those are classic Mortal Kombat fatalities from Sub Zero, Scorpion and Reptile... and the article is pretty clear about that.
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    #42  Edited By MikkaQ

    Ugh preorder bonuses.... I remember when pre-order bonuses were simple throwaway collectables like a t-shirt, hat, maybe a figurine. Now we're getting in-game content, and I'm really not digging exclusive content in a multi platform game. It's dumb, because I usually get conflicted about what version to buy, and just end up picking it up three years later in a 5 dollar used bin. 

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    So you market this game being all about a return to form with tons of gore and fatalities, then you go and make some of said fatalities RETAILER EXCLUSIVE. That's fucking up 101.

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    #44  Edited By Jeust

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    #45  Edited By Red12b
    @Paulus said:
    " I don't mind console exclusive characters, dlc characters or even retailer exclusive alternate costumes...but retailer exclusive fatalities is fuckin' ridiculous... "
     
    @MB said:
    " The bigger story here is that there will be premium DLC Fatalities.  
     
    Think about it. "
    fuck 
     
    wow, who the fuck are making these decisions? People must be really fucking thick if they think this is going to be good for them in the long run
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    #46  Edited By VicRattlehead
    @WinterSnowblind I think it will happen here as well amazon, game and play have had different pre order stuff for games in the past can see this translating from America easily
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    #47  Edited By Pie
    @guthwulf said:
    " @Pie said:
    " What if the retailer exclusive fatalities are say dropping a gamestop onto the enemy?  There probably just reskins of fatalities already in the game that involve the retailer somehow   "
    From what I gather those are classic Mortal Kombat fatalities from Sub Zero, Scorpion and Reptile... and the article is pretty clear about that. "
    Yeah well, I didn't read the article because I don't really care
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    #48  Edited By guthwulf
    @Pie said:
    " @guthwulf said:
    " @Pie said:
    " What if the retailer exclusive fatalities are say dropping a gamestop onto the enemy?  There probably just reskins of fatalities already in the game that involve the retailer somehow   "
    From what I gather those are classic Mortal Kombat fatalities from Sub Zero, Scorpion and Reptile... and the article is pretty clear about that. "
    Yeah well, I didn't read the article because I don't really care "
    Yeah, that was probably the right choice then.
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    #50  Edited By ryanwho

    If people just bend over and "deal with it" as pubishers start taking more and more emblematic things out of games to sell as separate DLC, the weight of the content they remove will continue to get bigger. So maybe you're a pushover and you don't mind them taking out signature aspects of a game to nickel and dime you, but not everyone's a bitch like that.

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