Month: May 2015

During today’s Kombat Kast, NetherRealm Studios creative director Ed Boon joined the show to make a couple of very special announcements concerning Mortal Kombat X’s appearances at upcoming tournaments.

Community Effort Orlando 2015 and Combo Breaker will each be receiving $10,000 from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm to add to the prize pools of their events, both of which are set split their bonuses among the top eight finalists. These funds are being provided by sales of the Blue Steel Sub-Zero skin.

Although still in its infancy when compared to other competitive titles, Mortal Kombat X has been gaining some incredible steam over the past month. Despite inconsistent online play, ESL’s pre-season cups have seen relatively stable numbers from week to week, and Northwest Majors 7 provided an excellent showing for the title as the first major to include it in competition. Furthermore, this year’s East Coast Throwdown will see the likes of Street Fighter and Marvel cast aside to make Mortal Kombat the tournament’s main event.

Combined with the aforementioned details, these bonuses are sure to boost Mortal Kombat X’s presence as the competitive season soldiers on. The developers also mentioned there’s more to come, so stay tuned.

For more details on Community Effort Orlando 2015 and Combo Breaker, be sure to visit their respective websites.

Source: NetherRealm, images courtesy of CEO Gaming and Combo Breaker.

Starting tomorrow, Mortal Kombat X will see its first round of downloadable characters begin with the release of Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees. While a trailer was release this morning, the folks at NetherRealm Studios are set to provide more details about his gameplay during today’s special Kombat Kast, streaming live now.

To catch it all, be sure to tune in below or head on over to Twitch.

Watch live video from NetherRealm on www.twitch.tv

Source: NetherRealm Studios

Starting on April 30, the Killer Instinct developers began collecting all of the funds accrued by downloadable content sales into a special community fund. This money, they announced, would be used to bolster prize pools at various fighting game events across the country as a way to give back to the fans who have made their game a success thus far.

With a cap of $100,000, I personally thought there would be a good amount of time and various updates between the beginning of the campaign and when that goal was met, but boy was I wrong. According to new details released by Microsoft community manager Mike Robles, the community reached that total in just three days.

This ridiculous amount of money brings with it some added perks. Evo 2015’s Killer Instinct prize pool will receive half of that amount, giving high-level players a ton more to look forward to as the world’s largest fighting game tournament rapidly approaches. Additionally, the developers are set to turn Shadow Jago into more than just a skin by giving him access to a competition-ready version of his boss moveset.

If you’re still interested in picking up the elusive Shadow Jago skin, the new Community Bundle will be available until May 14.

Source: Microsoft Studios