
Just a few days ago the trailer for the next Mortal Kombat game went online, and what it revealed was the new direction that the franchise would be taking, one which, while certainly fresh to Mortal Kombat, isn’t completely novel and may indicate a growing trend. This trend, should it prove itself true, will bring about a correlation between two types of games separated by generational gaps but linked by similar structures: derivative new games (like Shadow Complex), and the games that inspired them (like Metroid).

It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.

Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.

A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.