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Ed Boon Tweet reveals original Mortal Kombat Goro model

Dextress — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:00:38 +0000

Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon (@noobde) just Tweeted an image which will knock your socks off if you spent any time in arcades as a kid. Below is the original Goro model photographed for the first Mortal Kombat’s stop motion animation.

The original Goro model used in the first Mortal Kombat.

Ridiculously cool, right? While the characters from the first Mortal Kombat were actually actors in costume photographed in various positions, second last boss Goro was apparently this miniature model photographed against a makeshift blue screen – note the desk lamp ducktaped to a cookie tin! We’ve certainly come a long way. I can’t believe this guy tormented me for years…

Goro, as seen in the original Mortal Kombat.

If you are a Mortal Kombat fan, Ed is definitely worth following. He’s tweeting regularly about the upcoming Mortal Kombat 9 which, rising from the ashes of financially challenged publisher Midway, promises yet another return to the grittier, serious side of Mortal Kombat. Ed’s team is happily ditching the DC lycra – let’s just promise to forget about the babalities and friendships, okay?

Aside: Windows 7 release date announced

Dextress — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:02:53 +0000

Mark this one in your calendars – Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 will release globally on the 22nd of October 2009. Time to do your SKU research – only 79 to chose from!

Capcom putting weight behind Games for Windows

Dextress — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:23:20 +0000

Microsoft’s Games for Windows service got a shot in the arm today with the announcement of major support from Capcom. In North America, the publisher will release Street Fighter IV, Resident Evil 5 and Bionic Commando for Microsoft’s PC gaming service.

A brief press release confirmed that all games will feature customised control schemes and all the trappings of a GFW release (including achivements). Presumably Street Fighter IV will come bundled with a MadCatz pad – I don’t fancy throwing fireballs with arrow keys.

Capcom's Street Fighter IV, coming to Games for Windows.

Most notably, Capcom’s confirmed that Resident Evil 5 will include support for of NVIDIA’s GeForce 3D Vision technology (silly glasses sold separately). Are zombies jumping out of your laptop enough to coax you into a second purchase?

It’s interesting to see significant support for the awkwardly-named Games for Windows service from Capcom – there’s obviously a huge install base if a publisher can find the right price point and approach. That said, any platform without strong parent support will continue to struggle, and Microsoft hasn’t paid much attention lately.