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NoobFeed Guest writer, Syed Rubayyat Akbar writes about the history of the Mortal Kombat franchise as well as voicing his own personal experiences playing them. This is part two.
A blog from safetys-off.com detailing five video game series which have run their due course and should now "die". Some are currently very popular and others not, so head on over to read about why.
"My initial intention was to check out the "Halo Wedding" (a couple who met playing Halo online and now were getting married publicly at Otronicon) and my other reason was to play on "The Ultimate Rock Band Drum Kit."
Both my dreams came true and much more. I had been to Otronicon in the past, being held at the Science Center and not being as big, it really felt more like an exhibit than a video game convention. This year, it felt a bit bigger and slightly more organized."
Patrick Klepek of multiplayerblog.mtv.com blogs about his unfortunate tale. He packed himself ready these Christmas holidays, he was ready to spend two weeks destroying his wrists, but he ended up doing absolutely no gaming at all! With this he poses the question, is he the only one?
"The arcade industry had been in a bit of a slump in the late 1980s the rise of home systems like the NES had made quarter-munchers less alluring to kids who could simply play games at home. Arcade manufacturers responded by pumping up the tech of their machines to deliver better graphics and faster gameplay, but that was merely a stopgap measure. Something needed to be done to make the coinop relevant again, and in 1991 Japanese company Capcom did so with the release of Street Fighter II. T..."
"In the original version, the Joke pulls a joke pistol and cracks up when a little "Bang!" flag comes out instead of a bullet. Then, with the victim confused as hell with what's going on, he pulls a second gun and shoots his opponent for real.
But they wanted the game to be rated T. So along with the other soul-selling changes they're making to Mortal Kombat, they edited the fatality so that in the American version of the game, the loser walks off screen as the Joker laughs about the fake g..."
"The fact of the matter, though, is that this DC Universe game doesnt have enough well-rounded characters to really sell the crossover in the first place. Checking out the new list, DC is throwing in fan-favorites like Superman, Green Latern and the Flash, but leaving less powerful Joes like Sgt. Rock, Lobo, and Sandman out of the mix because they may not have the appeal of a Batman, Wonder Woman or a Darkseid."
![Box shot of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe [Europe]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvWGJveF8zNjAvQWN0aW9uL0ZpZ2h0aW5n/mortal_kombat_vs_dc_universe_frontcover_small_eHrWIQq0dqQ8Au1.jpg)