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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Cause Of Death: Remembering The Japanese Actor Famous For His 'Wooden' Acting In Mortal Kombat

Beloved actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, iconic as Shang Tsung, succumbs to stroke on 4 December 2025

International Business Times UK

How Mortal Kombat (and moral panic) changed the gaming world

On its release in 1993, Midway’s fighting game ushered in a new era of hyperviolent gaming that continues to influence the industry to this day

The Guardian - UK

The 'Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection' Devs Have No Plans To Stop Future-Proofing Games

The developers of the 'Legacy Kollection' talk about the importance of game preservation and how the studio hopes to set a precedent.

Inverse

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'It's Crazy How Intense It Is': Mortal Kombat 2 Creator's Latest Update About The Movie's Action Is Going To Thrill Fans Of The Games

As if I wasn't already excited enough.

Cinemablend

Mortal Kombat co-creator says the movie sequel's opening has made him cry every single time he's watched it: "It punches you in the face"

"It absolutely lives up to what fans are gonna be expecting, demanding of Mortal Kombat"

Total Film

The guy who says 'Toasty!' in Mortal Kombat has left NetherRealm after more than 30 years with the team

Dan Forden has been working on Mortal Kombat since the very beginning.

PC Gamer

Mortal Kombat 1 has cemented itself as the best-selling fighting game of this generation despite ending support after just 20 months: 'We're still committed to refining MK1 to be our most balanced game'

Ed Boon took to X to ask fans how to improve the game's balancing.

PC Gamer

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Mortal Kombat 1 dev confirms "there will not be additional DLC characters or story chapters" so that it can "shift focus to the next project"

Fatality

GamesRadar

'Mortal Kombat 1' Support Ending? New Definitive Edition Makes Fans Furious Over Game's Future

WB Games and NetherRealm Studios released MK1's Definitive Edition, and many fans are furious as it may spell end of support.

Player One

After 19 months and $162 worth of DLC, Mortal Kombat 1 is finally komplete and all included in a single $70 package, but fans are lamenting that "it's over" so soon

It looks like MK1 itself might have suffered a fatality

GamesRadar

Mortal Kombat 2 director teases the return of characters that were killed in the first movie: "There are ways to bring dead characters back"

The sequel will "deal with spirits" for these surprising comebacks

Total Film

The first look at Karl Urban's Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2 is here – and he's already a hit in early screenings

Karl Urban looks the part in the first look at Mortal Kombat 2's Johnny Cage

Total Film

Ed Boon continues the tradition of Mortal Kombat 2 movie 'leaks' with this fan-tastic first look at Kitana

"I can leak too"

Total Film

Mortal Kombat 1's Kameo system might restore hope for crossover characters like Batman

"It certainly opens the door"

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Mortal Kombat 1's new mode is a board game full of the series' single-player "greatest hits"

Interview | Invasions will require players to defeat seasonal invading forces

TechRadar

Mortal Kombat 1's beta test has been extended - here's how much extra time we'll get

As confirmed by the game's social media channels, the beta test will now end at 3pm PT on Monday – that's a seven-hour extension.

Windows Central

Mortal Kombat 1 pre-order beta dates konfirmed

For players fiending for some fatalities, here's when you can play the Mortal Kombat 1 pre-order beta.

Windows Central

J.K. Simmons, the voice of Omni-Man reprises his role for Mortal Kombat 1

During 2023's Comic-Con, Ed Boon stated in an interview that famed actor J.K. Simmons will reprise his role as Invincible's Omni-man for the upcoming fighting game, Mortal Kombat 1.

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JK Simmons will reprise his role as Omni-Man in Mortal Kombat 1, and Robert Kirkman could not be more pumped

'There's Mortal Kombat in the DNA of everything I've done'

TechRadar

It's official, J.K. Simmons is returning as Omni-Man in Mortal Kombat 1

Co-creator of Mortal Kombat 1, Ed Boon, has announced that J.K. Simmons will be returning as Omni-Man in the DLC.

TechRadar

Mortal Kombat 1 creator hints at the future of an Injustice 3

In a recent interview, Ed Boon has stated that NetherRealm isn't done with its Injustice DC fighting franchise just yet.

GamesRadar

Mortal Kombat boss wants to borrow The Last of Us' naming convention

The Last of Us Part 1 could be a trendsetter

GamesRadar

Mortal Kombat's Ed Boon reflects on 30 years of stomach-turning violence, and why rebooting is right for the series

Interview | The co-creator looks back on what makes Mortal Kombat special, and where it might go next

GamesRadar

Mortal Kombat 1: Everything you need to know

The latest Mortal Kombat 1 news, from details on the closed beta to all the characters confirmed so far

Windows Central

Report: 'Mortal Kombat 1' is a reboot, with a full reveal and launch date imminent

Recently Ed Boon has teased the reveal of a possibly new Mortal Kombat, followed by a leak that reportedly confirms it to be true. This leaks states that the new game will be a reboot of the Mortal Kombat franchise and it will be called Mortal Kombat 1.

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