Mortal Kombat live action webisodes

 If you are a fan of the Mortal Kombat series you may have noticed an 8 minute "fan" trailer titled: Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, casually making its way around the internet. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen (The Fame remake) and starring Jeri Ryan (Star Trek V.) as Sonya Blade and Michael Jai White (Spawn) as Jax the trailer portrayed a more serious and realistic tone than that of the previous two studio movies. Originally created as a proof of concept for Warner Brothers Tancharoen's aim was to showcase what he could do in terms of a remake, but instead of a studio film he acquired the rights to create a mini series now known as Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

 With each episode nearing the 13 minute mark the hard edged reincarnation brings a breath of fresh air to the series ditching the magical/fantasy themes for modern day bullets and grit. From the first episode it's clear that it has potential in terms of story and action, Sonya and Jax aren't just being thrown into an organized one on one death match, there is more of a natural progression stemming from the heat of a gun battle to a disarmed showdown between Jax and Kano. As interesting as the remake is the fighting choreography could do with some work, seeming lifeless and lacking a sense of urgency as if it was being preformed by a robot. As of yet only the first episode has been released so one would expect the choreography to improve as the actors practice for the next installment.

Overall it was enjoyable to watch, not crazy wet my pants enjoyable but "yea that's pretty cool" enjoyable and is definitely something i'll be keeping my eye on. You can find both the original MK:Rebirth trailer and MK:Legacy episode 1 below, so feel free to decide for yourself weather this remake is heading in the right direction.

Rebirth

Legacy

SUPER Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Leakage

SUPER Street Fighter IV has kicked it up a notch by introducing new DLC closing the content gap between the console and arcade versions. The DLC named SUPER Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition or "SSFIVAE" for short, will be introducing 4 new playable characters: Evil Ryu, Yun & Yang and a new contender, Oni. There will be support for alternate costumes and animated character prologues and endings for the Arcade mode. As well as fresh faces you'll be introduced to the Elite replay channel which showcases fighters who have managed to accumulate PP (Player Points) of 3000 or greater. This should be a worthy purchase for any Street Fighter fan out there. Details on the release date and cost are still to come.

Also please be advised Capcom has removed the trailer from the source once, it's likely to happen again. (Why so butthurt capcom?)

Video Source: ConsoleTech.net

Final Fantasy V coming to PSN

It's been officially announced that the PSOne version of Final Fantasy V is being uploaded to the Play Station Network for both PSP anf PS3. It will feature all full FMV cutscenes as well as the classic ATB combat system that i'm sure many veterans have missed. No date has yet been listed but i'm sure you will agree it is reassuring to know that it is on the way. For those of you who are not already aware, Final Fantasy VII, VIII and IX are currently on the Play Station Network and Final Fantasy VI is on the Wii's virtual store so they should keep you busy until V's release.