Boon: Mortal Kombat 9 sold closer to 4 million units than 3 - likely outperformed vanilla Street Fighter 4

Mortal Kombat 9 sold closer to 4 million units than 3 million, according to NetherRealm Studios' Ed Boon. This would mean Mortal Kombat 9 likely outsold the vanilla release of Street Fighter 4, as according to Capcom's IR page, which was last updated on September 30, 2012 — their 4th entry of the previously long dormant franchise had moved 3.2 million copies to date world wide.

This figure doesn't factor in subsequent updates, like the disc releases of SSF4 and SSF4 AE v2012. The disc version of Super Street Fighter 4 was reported to have sold 2 million copies world wide.

Regardless, this is an impressive feat for the NetherRealm Studios team, and shows that the Mortal Kombat brand still has a lot of staying power. It will be especially interesting to see if their upcoming title, Injustice: Gods Among Us, can buck the trend of sluggish sales with recent fighters, when it's released in April of this year.

Sources: Ed Boon's Twitter and Capcom's IR page.

History of Fatalities - Mortal Kombat team talks origins, inspirations, favorites and more

Ever wondered what exactly Midway was thinking when they decided to put fatalities in Mortal Kombat? A bonus feature on the premium edition of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon gives us a great history of the series' fatalities.

Additionally the team discuss the origins of various fatalities, babalites, friendships and of course the the fanmade idea of animalities.

Hit the jump to see part 2.

Grindhouse styled Mortal Kombat cosplay images from 12 North Photography

The Mortal Kombat franchise has attracted a lot of fans over the years for its over the top violence. Following a bit in the same vein, 12 North Photography captured images of three Arizona cosplayers, Jessica Nigri (Sonya), Rosanna Rocha (Mileena) and Paris Sinclair (Jade), featuring some Grindhouse (exploitation films) styled shots.

Most of the fake violence they have in their images is fairly tame by the standards set forth in the actual game, but just to be on the safe side, we've omitted the bloody pictures from the gallery below.

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If you'd like to see the bloody cosplay stuff 12 North Photography put together, hit this link.

Xbox Live One Day Sale: 50% off Third Strike Online Edition, Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown and Mortal Kombat Arcade

In a surprise event for Xbox Live users, Microsoft is offering 50% off for Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Online Edition, Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown and Mortal Kombat Arcade. You can find the link for the marketplace here if you're not currently near your Xbox 360.

• Third Strike OE: 1200 MSP -> 600 MSP ($7.50)
• Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown: 1200 MSP -> 600 MSP ($7.50)
• Mortal Kombat Arcade: 800 MSP -> 400 MSP ($5.00)

It's unknown if these deals are for American users only, but it seems unlikely to be the case. Please leave some comments or feedback about any potential restrictions that may be in place.

Frosty Faustings V streaming live from Nickel City - tournament featuring GGXXAC, SSF4 AE v2012, P4A, MK9 and more

The Frosty Faustings V event is streaming live today from Nickel City in Northbrook, Illinois. This stream is currently running casuals and will feature various games beginning soon with Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, Mortal Kombat 9 and Persona 4 Arena.

Some of the high level players expected to be in attendance include Wolfkrone, TFA|BananaKen, Mihe, JDM, OMG Itz Andre and more.

Hit the jump to check out the live stream.

Mortal Kombat flash dancers take on their toughest foe yet - Frosty the Snow Man?

The RI0T gang is back with another awesomely funny Mortal Kombat flash dance video. This time around they encounter Santa Claus who gives them a phony gift and causes them to chase him down with intentions of revenge.

After a bit of running, the Kombatants come across their largest threat yet; you guessed it, Frosty the Snow Man. This particular holiday icon is far more bad ass than the old cartoons as he dawns an eye patch and brings the heat with candy cane nun-chucks. (Yes, you read that correctly).

Check it out below.

Via Test Your Might. Tip by an anonymous submitter.

ScrewAttack's top 10 best and 10 worst Mortal Kombat Fatalities - ribs in eyes, Raiden's self destruct and more

ScrewAttack recently uploaded a list of their top 10 best Fatalities and top 10 worst Fatalities in the Mortal Kombat franchise. Although these videos originally aired quite some time ago, these lists are awesome and give a great look back at some of the more ridiculous ways to finish off your enemy.

Some of these finishers truly take the cake such as Sindel's awkward swan dive to end her life before her opponent does and Johnny Cage's insane low blow combination that ultimately causes dismemberment.

Hit the jump to check out the top 10 worst Mortal Kombat Fatalities.

Grand final matches from NEC 13 for Dead or Alive 5, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Soul Calibur 5 and Mortal Kombat

Team Spooky has been uploading matches from the Northeast Championship 13 stream over the past few days. He's finished the Dead or Alive 5, Soul Calibur 5, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Mortal Kombat 9 matches, so below will be the grand finals set for each of those games.

If you want to see more matches from the even make sure you head over to Spooky's YouTube channel.

More photos from the Mortal Kombat Legacy season 2 set - Kitana's costume and Shang Tsung

Mortal Kombat Legacy director, Kevin Tancharoen, posted a couple more pictures on to his Twitter giving us a sneak peak at season 2. Below you can check out a photo of Cary Tagawa as Shang Tsung and the first look at Kitana's costume.

You can check out more pictures from the set and a list of the actors with the characters they will be playing in season 2 from our previous posts.

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The History of Mortal Kombat - episode #6: Soul of a Warrior

The MKSecrets.net crew let us know that they released a new entry in their running series examining the history of Mortal Kombat. Episode 6, titled Soul of a Warrior, covers Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Mortal Kombat: Conquest and Mortal Kombat Gold.

Mortal Kombat - Reptile a re-skin of Scorpion with both Scorpion and Sub-Zero's special moves initially

Reptile has made many appearances in a ton of Mortal Kombat games over the years, and a lot of people know of his origins that started in the original Mortal Kombat game as a secret character. On the Pit stage after seeing shadows fly across the moon, getting two flawless victories and performing a fatality, you would finally be taken into a fight against the elusive green ninja.

At the time, he was simply a re-color of Scorpion who had the special moves of both Sub-Zero and Scorpion. Additionally, you can find this version of Reptile in the new Mortal Kombat game from 2011.

Video from GameTrailers' series Pop Fiction.

First glimpse of Mortal Kombat Legacy season 2 - set and character images

Season 2 of the web series Mortal Kombat Legacy is currently underway and we won't get a video preview of it until February 17, next year. Fortunately, director Kevin Tancharoen posted a few pictures from a recent shoot to give us a sneak peak.

Below you can check out the first look at Liu Kang (played by Brian Tee), a shot of a night time scene during a filming session, Kung Lao's signature hat and a flag that shows the classic Mortal Kombat dragon symbol re-imagined for the Legacy series.

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Via Kevin Tancharoen's Twitter and ShogunGamer.

Mortal Kombat 9 move listings complete here on EventHubs

We here at EventHubs have been hard at work generating the Mortal Kombat 9 move listings for each playable character on the roster.

Featured below you will find all 32 character move listings complete with Kombo Attacks, Tag Kombos, Fatalities and more. Kratos and the four DLC characters: Skarlet, Freddy Krueger, Rain and Kenshi are also included.

To make things a bit more concise, we have created icons for the Tag (Tag button), Flip Stance (F button) and Block (B button) inputs.

Please note that when Mortal Kombat 9 was originally released, our site was strictly covering Capcom games. Once we made the transition over to other fighters, there were far too many new releases and our time went into each of those. We have wanted to generate the Mortal Kombat 9 move listings for a while now and have just recently had the opportunity to do so.

In case you missed them, be sure to check out our Dead or Alive 5 move listings that were completed a couple of weeks back.

Please feel free to leave comments, concerns or general feedback in the comment section below or in any of the character guides. We hope you all enjoy these move listings and find them useful.

Mortal Kombat Legacy season 2 confirmed for release in second quarter of 2013

Warner Bros. has announced that the second season of the web series Mortal Kombat Legacy has been confirmed and will be premiering in the second quarter of 2013. The series will retain Kevin Tancharoen as the director for the project and a list of actors with the characters they will be playing can be found below.

The first clip for season 2 of Mortal Kombat Legacy will be show at the 2013 Steamy Awards on February 17. You can check out the official press release from Warner Bros. after the jump.

Casper Van Dien as Johnny Cage

Northeast Championships (NEC) 13 results, battle logs and stream archives

Updated with final results: This story has been updated with results and battle logs for NEC 13. Hit the jump to check them out.

NEC 13 is taking place today in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the longest running majors on the East Coast and a recurring site for amazing players and matches, Northeast Championships will have 5(!) streams showing off its action today, with the flagship stream being lead by Team Spooky. The venue is going to be the Holiday Inn Stadium, and will have tournaments for SSF4 AE v2012, UMvC3, DoA5, MK9, SC5, TTT2, KoF13, P4A, BB, GG, SSBB and SSBM.

The list of notable players includes EG|Ricky Ortiz, EG|PR Balrog, AGE|NYChrisG, LU|Alex Valle, BT|Viscant, AGE|Snake Eyez, EG|fLoE, EMP|Sanford Kelly, BT|MarlinPie, HappyMedicine, FGC|Bala, AGE|Flash Metroid and Flocker, among tohers.

Hit the jump to see all the results, some battle logs, stream embeds and more.

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