Over time the fighting game genre has grown from an arcade clique to a world wide tournament. Many have tried to carve their niche in the fighting game world, but one company has outlasted and out gunned many upstarts.  NeatherRealm, the creators of the legendary Mortal Kombat series, have their roots planted deep in the fighting game community being the first to introduce blood and gore into their games.  Now with a combined effort from DC Comics, the most iconic heroes and villains will go head to head in an arena built for epic Kombat.

 

Overall: 8.6  “Gotta get it!”

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Here comes a new challenger!

Yesterday Green Arrow was announced as the newest edition to Injustice: Gods Among Us in an EW.com exclusive, but now we’ve got screen shots and box art.  So put that in your pipe and smoke it, Entertainment Weekly!

Also according to said box art we’ll definitely have The Joker and Green Lantern to look forward to.

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First seen at this years E3 2012, INJUSTICE is shaping up to draw plenty of comic fans come release time. The ever-evolving roster has a new addition today: Catwoman, bringing us to 9 of the rumored 28 characters.

Joining a cast that includes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Harley Quinn, Solomon Grundy, Nightwing, and Cyborg, Catwoman looks like a fast combo-focused character with a lot of agility.  It’ll definitely be interesting to see her in matches facing off against powerhouses like Superman and Wonder Woman.

Although the dialogue is a bit campy and the costume leaves a little to be desired, this Catwoman’s look definitely fits the game’s current style. She’s a great choice for inclusion given her upper-echelon status in the DCU and the success of The Dark Knight Rises bringing her to the forefront. It’s also great to see the male to female count balancing out some more, considering that DC has some of the most iconic women in comics.

Check out the video below and get a taste of what’s to come from INJUSTICE.

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It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for: time to announce the winners of the first annual Halloween Costume Contest!

There were plenty of entries and so many amazing costumes. We would like to thank everyone who participated. Check out the latest episode of Comic Issues for a more vocal thanks.

Do you have a Halloween costume that you would like to share? Please email it, and we’ll add it to the gallery.

 

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios are ecstatic to present their newest edition to the Mortal Kombat team, Freddy Krueger. To balance the odds in the arena, Freddy had to undergo slight modifications; he now sports two knife-accessorized hands to slash his opponents. Freddy will be available for download on the 360 and PlayStation 3 for $4.99 or 400 Microsoft Points on August 9.

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Hello lovely readers!  Sorry if you have been missing The Fix, but I am in the process of graduating college and boy am I busy.  Still, I have a brief respite from the papers, exams, and daily beatings so I thought what better way to celebrate then by bringing you a fresh edition of The Friday Fix.  Have y’all been busy as well?  Anyone out there find time to play Portal 2 yet?  How about the new Mortal Kombat, which if you haven’t played it yet is by a LONG shot the best in the series, at least in the humble opinion of this product of the 90′s.  If you are new to The Fix it is easy enough to follow.  I recommend a band, and then I saunter with a rakish swagger into the darkest corridors of Pixelated Geek until I have dragged out every last bit of the most newstastic news I can find.  Got it?

The band for this week is going to be Fleet Foxes. Their blend of huge harmonies and acoustic guitars create a unique and beautiful sound. They have a new album called Helplessness Blues releasing on May 3rd. Be sure to preview it here.

Now on to the news!!

• James Huneycutt takes a deeper look on why Crysis 2 suceeds.  I always thought it was because of the super suit and the bullets.  Maybe it is the Y they put in the word crisis.  Hmmmmm.
• The latest episode of The Pixel is here.  In this episode we talk about the poor Sony and their data woes.  Also, more tablets on the way! From who you ask? Watch the video punk because I’m not telling.
• James McCaully, we should just rename the website jamestown at this point with the James population here, takes a look at EA’s business practices. We accepted their monopolizing of Madden.  We tolerated their churning out yearly sequels rather the game had anything truly different about it.  But online passes?  Come on EA.
• Nintendo confirms a new console on the way.  No confirmation yet if the console’s name will lend itself to penis jokes.  Here’s hoping!
• And last but not least, a Borderlands style proposal.  Nothing says true love like robot sex and the big A.

That’s it for this weeks Fix.  Be sure to check back Friday for more of The Friday Fix.

Its time to test your might and smash the Piggy Bank!  Mortal Kombat is back with a brutal Collector’s Edition. Does this Collector’s Edition pack a punch?

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The latest Mortal Kombat arrives next Tuesday, and WB Games hopes to usher many fans with a “throwback” style that returns everything gamers love about the bloody fighter.  Mortal Kombat has never been afraid to experiment, and, while that hasn’t always worked out (Babalities surely stand out), the fighter has managed to come up with some pretty memorable characters.  With so many characters, it’s a difficult task to narrow them down, but these were the characters I just couldn’t leave out.  So here are my Top 5 Mortal Kombat Characters.

5) Liu Kang

Liu Kang is easily one of the most important characters in Mortal Kombat.  Liu Kang, in his classic red and black, is the ultimate good guy in the Mortal Kombat universe.  The main character in the films, his classic bicycle kick had children all over attempting to defy gravity with their own variation.  I guess it is slightly more possible than throwing fireballs.  But just barely.

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios have released a trailer sharing Shang Tsung’s inside story for the new Mortal Kombat. Check out how Shang Tsung gave his life to Shao Kahn and was put to host the last nine Mortal Kombat tournaments. Read On

Spring is here and a last bevy of games is on its way to get you through the historically dry summer months. Though most of the biggest names release in the fall and winter some big titles, including two new I.P.’s, are on their way before the summer officially begins. So here are my Top 5 Games to get you through the Summer.

5) Mortal Kombat

 

Mortal Kombat is looking to recapture some of that old magic by following Street Fighter’s lead and returning to a more classic feel. It aims to take gamers back to why they fell on love with such games in the first place: intense gore mixed with ridiculous characters. The new X-ray attacks lend a whole new level of brutal combat to the game.

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