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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. Shout it with me! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    MOR-TAL KOM-BAT!

    ...cue cheesy techno music...

  2. 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)

  3. Romero? by AuMatar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Red Warrior is about to make you his bitch.

    --
    I still have more fans than freaks. WTF is wrong with you people?
  4. Re:Why go public with that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I hear Romero got a serious haircut (read: working for dirt), pending his proving himself with Gauntlet. There's no artist better than a hungry one, and that works for game designers too.

    Romero has good game sense, but no ability to manage a project. With someone putting the screws to him on deadline as was the case when he worked with Carmack, maybe he won't muddle around with trying to develop half-baked longshot ideas. He'll look at his ideas, take the gems, sweep the rest, and that's what you'll see. It's his second game that I'd worry about, if he makes the cut and gets credibility and leeway back.