When Mortal Kombat hit the arcades in 1992, the ensuing firestorm of controversy wasn't the only thing it sparked. Like any new craze, everyone wanted to jump on the ultra-gory fighter bandwagon. Throughout the early-to-mid 90s, there was a rash of fighters that featured obvious rip-offs of Mortal Kombat's fatalities (if you haven't already, check out our list of MK's best and worst). Some like Killer Instinct and Primal Rage managed to be successful on their own merits, complete with their versions of finishing moves. However, others weren't even pretending to be anything but ripoffs. Here's a look at some of some of their simultaneously amazing and awful finishers.
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.
