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Midway Announces New Mortal Kombat, Romero-Helmed Gauntlet

Posted by simoniker on from the clawing-back-from-the-edge dept.

Thanks to GameSpot for its first look at Midway's new PS2/Xbox title, Mortal Kombat: Deception, as "the recently announced sixth installment" in this long-running franchise officially debuts with a teaser trailer, heavily analyzed at Mortal Kombat Online. Elsewhere, Midway, who is trying to rebound from poor financial results, has announced a new addition to the Gauntlet series, and it's noted that "John Romero, the famous (and infamous) creator of Doom and Daikatana, will be developing the title", confirming earlier rumors to that effect.

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  1. Another Gauntlet? by MMaestro · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Considering what made Gauntlet fun was the insanely basic hack-and-slash system, its gonna be hard to argue that this new Gauntlet will be anything more than another medicore attempt at cashing in on a name that just won't die. The last two Gauntlet games (Legends and Dark Legacy) were nothing more graphics improvements with an extra button, what will they put into the next Gauntlet? Real AI? A level building program? A jump button? (In Gauntlet Legends, some of the "cliffs" were so thin you'd think your character would be able to step over them)

  2. Re:Hmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Rumor has it that under Zucker (new CEO recruited away from Playboy Magazine), projects don't get late without managers starting to vanish. Now that accountability rests with the suits instead of the underlings (Neill was too much of a softie), you can expect change. :)

    Zucker said MWY will be profitable by Q4'04 and stay that way, no matter what the cost.