Perfect Legend: There is only one Kung Lao player, everyone else is just a bootleg copy - Evo 2012 champ lists best MK9 players by character

A few days before MLG Fall Championships, NetherRealm Coverage sat down with Evo 2012 Mortal Kombat 9 champion, Perfect Legend, for an interview. He discusses a wide array of topics, including his experience at Seasons Beatings Ascension, some of the obstacles he faces against certain players, his opinion on the best Mortal Kombat 9 players per specific characters, and more.

Below is a bit from the article to get you started.

Be sure to check out the full interview over on NetherRealm Coverage.

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Youmacon Battle Opera 2012 results, battle logs, stream archives and more

Updated with final results: This story has been updated with the final results, battle logs and has links to the stream archives for Youmacon Battle Opera 2012.

Youmacon Battle Opera 2012 has kicked off now in Detroit, Michigan. This will be running all weekend and have 4 separate streams so there will be a ton of action to take in.

Several top players are in attendance including, coL|Filipino Champ, EG|Justin Wong, WolfKrone, EG|PR Balrog, AGE|NYChrisG, EG|Ricky Ortiz, BT|IFC Yipes, LU|Alex Valle, FNEX|K-Brad, DJ Huoshen and more.

Hit the jump to check out our coverage.

MLG Fall Championships results for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Mortal Kombat 9

Updated with final results: This story has been updated with the final results for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Mortal Kombat 9 at the MLG Fall Championships.

The MLG Fall Championships took place this weekend in Dallas, Texas. Competitors played Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Mortal Kombat 9 going for over $30,000 in cash prizes. MLG also hosted a free to enter PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale tournament with $5,000 in prizes.

KN|REO, VSM|Maxter, AGE|NYCFab, DMG|Kor, PerfectLegend, DMG|CD Jr., GGA|Dizzy, GGA|16-Bit and many more were in attendance.

Hit the jump to check out the results.

Youmacon Battle Opera 2012, MLG Fall Championship and Master Series Europe tournament previews

There are a handful of major events going down this weekend, with the headliner being Youmacon Battle Opera 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. Several of the United States' top players will be attending, including coL|Filipino Champ, EG|Justin Wong, WolfKrone, EG|PR Balrog, AGE|NYChrisG, EG|Ricky Ortiz and more.

MLG's Fall Championship and the Master Series Europe — Street Fighter 25th Anniversary tournament will also be taking place.

For the full rundown on all of these events, hit the jump.

1992 - 2011 Mortal Kombat character select screens illustrated by Xamoel

Xamoel created multiple pieces of well done Mortal Kombat artwork that features excellent renditions of the game's character select screens from the very first game that was released in 1992 all the way through 2011's release of Mortal Kombat 9. Additionally he created a select screen for what he hopes to see in Mortal Kombat 10.

Xamoel was also the one who did the Smash Bros. artwork if it had been created by Sega.

NetherRealm Studios' Ed Boon stated on Twitter that he wishes he could draw the Mortal Kombat characters like this.

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Canada Cup 2012 results, battle logs, stream archives and more

Updated with final results: This story has been updated with a battle log and the final results for Canada Cup 2012.

The Canada Cup 2012 has finished up now. It was held in Calgary, Alberta Canada and there were three days of intense action, topped off with a 5v5 SSF4 AE v2012 tournament featuring some of the game's best players.

RZR|Fuudo, WW|Infiltration, EG|PR Balrog, MCZ|Tokido, DM|Xian, EG|Justin Wong, coL|Filipino Champ, AVM|GamerBee, MCZ|Mago, AGE|NYChrisG, EG|Ricky Ortiz, Kazunoko, Bonchan, FNEX|K-Brad, WW|Laugh, Mike Ross, MTLSF|Chi-Rithy, AGE|Fanatiq, AGE|Vangief, LU|Alex Valle, Humanbomb, CCG|Air, AGE|Flash Metroid and UVG|Noel Brown and were in attendance.

Hit the jump to check out the results, battle logs and stream archives.

Canada Cup 2012 weekend tournament preview

Canada Cup 2012 is going to feature an amazing amount of talent this year. There are three separate streams being ran, and a ton of great competitions, most notably a 5v5 Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 tournament that should be insanely hype, with a $5,000 bonus pot on the line. All told, there's over $20,000 in prizes up for grabs.

Players from all over the globe will be flying into Canada to compete this weekend, including key competitors from Evil Geniuses, Mad Catz, Razer, Western Wolves and other competitive gaming groups.

For a breakdown of what to expect, hit the link below.

T13 Toronto Series Championships results, battle logs and stream archive

Updated: The results and the stream archive for all games have been added into the story after the jump.

Toronto Top Tiers has begun the streaming of their major this morning. Top players in attendance include EG|Justin Wong, BT|Dieminion, MTLSF|Chi-Rithy, MH|RayRay, UVG|Noel Brown, DMG|CD Jr., Maxster, REO, NYC Fab, DMG|FightingGM, A&C|RDK and more of Toronto's best..

Hit the jump to see the stream schedule that covers both today and tomorrow. Like with all fighting game tournaments, times are tentative. The stream schedule also includes the list of games being played.

Also after the jump is the actual stream.

Mileena, Kitana, Sub-Zero and Scorpion halloween costumes from Party City and Spirit

With Halloween not too far off, you may be looking to unleash your inner nerd this year and dress as your favorite Mortal Kombat character. Luckily for you, costumes for some of the most prominent characters in the franchise are available at various retailers and in adult sizes!

Flaunt your love for MK by dressing as Mileena, Kitana, Scorpion, Sub-Zero or Classic Scorpion and try to resist performing any Fatalities...

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Photos courtesy of Party City and Spirit Halloween Costumes.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Mortal Kombat 9 at MLG Fall Championship, over $30,000 in prizes up for grabs

Major League Gaming just announced the line up for their Fall Championship taking place on November 2 - 3 in Dallas, Texas. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Mortal Kombat 9 will be featured at this event and will both be played on Playstation 3 consoles.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be making it's Pro Circuit debut in Dallas and Mortal Kombat will be returning to the MLG stage.

The prize pools are quite large this time around with $15,000 available in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and $16,7000 in Mortal Kombat 9. Competitors have the chance to win roughly $31,700 at the MLG Fall Championship this year.

Just as King of Fighters 13 is no longer being played at MLG events, it would appear that Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is taking the place of Soul Calibur 5 in Dallas later this year.

Via Major League Gaming.

Seasons Beatings: Ascension and Japan's Street Fighter 25th anniversary - weekend tournament preview

Two major tournaments are taking place this weekend. Up first is Seasons Beatings which will feature a ton of top players from all over the world. Then Capcom's Street Fighter 25th anniversary Japan tournament which will have many of Japan's best players. To give some additional information and prepare readers for everything that will be happening during these events, we've compiled a list of notable things for the tournaments.

We lists players who are attending, list of games, provide a breakdown of the stream schedules and more.

Hit the jump to check everything out.

Versus: Street Fighter vs. Mortal Kombat - Which fighter reigns supreme?

Machinima uploaded a video that takes on the age old question: Street Fighter vs. Mortal Kombat, which is better? Steve and Larson humorously debate which of the two fighting games should be declared supreme and support their arguments with various facts and information.

Which of these two historic fighting games do you feel is top dog? Leave your opinions in the comments below.

Tip by iwishiwasanthony.

Boon feels next Mortal Kombat game must innovate, hints at being on next generation consoles

NetherRealm Studios Ed Boon talked about the future of the Mortal Kombat franchise, and informed fans that development on the latest title hasn't even started yet.

He went on to say that he wants to innovate with a new game, and "just philosophically, I don't think we could take the approach of doing the same thing but adding new characters in our next Mortal Kombat game.

"If you introduce another edition of your game on the same console, you cannot provide a radically different experience," Boon noted.

He followed up that if NetherRealm Studios were to do a new Mortal Kombat game on the next generation systems, they could provide, "dramatically different experiences."

Source: CVG. Tip from Huart S.

Van Damme's Bloodsport meets Mortal Kombat in ridiculous parody

GameTrailers has posted an interesting mashup video featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme as Johnny Cage from Mortal Kombat. The footage originally from the movie Bloodsport is accompanied by special effects frequently seen in the Mortal Kombat series from the "Test Your Might" mode to the Fatalities.

Video from TheVanDammeFan2009 YouTube channel.

Was Ermac in the original Mortal Kombat? - Pop Fiction episode 26: I am Ermac, history behind Reptile's appearance in Mortal Kombat

Game Trailers has uploaded the latest episode of Pop Fiction where they take on the myth of Ermac's appearance in the first Mortal Kombat game. It was rumored that meeting certain stipulations would allow players to encounter the red ninja in arcade mode and the Pop Fiction guys go in to try and find out if the rumors are true or merely myth.

Hit the jump to check out another episode of Pop Fiction where they breakdown the history of Reptile's appearance in the first Mortal Kombat game and what criteria need to be met in order to encounter him.

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