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Mortal Kombat fans are working together to encourage Warner Bros. and Netherrealm Studios to bring back their favorite title ...

Sale 2025 is finally live on Xbox Game Store, where many excellent video games are up for grabs at reasonable prices. Some of ...

The golden age of arcade games may be long behind us, but the legacy of those pixel-packed paradises still lives on. From ...

From the creators of Paradise Killer comes Promise Mascot Agency, one of the weirdest games I've ever played, but also one of ...

In the lead up to City of the Wolves, Fatal Fury leads Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui both made a splash as downloadable characters for Street Fighter 6. The synergy has been good for raising awareness ...

It's understandable why old school cabinet games and platformers ... saluting the newer grittier and grounded reboots. 2021's Mortal Kombat, which gets a much-buzzed-about sequel in 2025, hit ...

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From the highest-rated PS5 game to the highest-rated PS4 game, Red Dead Redemption 2 is discounted by a whopping 75%. It's an ...

But the cultural image of Mortal Kombat was unbridled supernatural pummeling ... This phenomenon turns an old game-movie adage on its ear. How many times has a critic disdainfully described ...

Bring the arcade home with select cabinets, like Street Fighter II: Championship Edition, Mortal ... classic arcade games at a small scale, but with a modern twist. Instead of old CRT displays ...

Fighting games are no stranger to an odd crossover: Bandai Namco put Final Fantasy 15's Noctis in Tekken 7, Mortal Kombat 11 had the ... he goes home and blows into an old cartridge, releasing ...