Mortal Kombat II turned up in some unlikely places

After arriving in sticky floored arcades during June 1993, Mortal Kombat II quickly emerged to be a fan favourite. The epitome of a perfect sequel, it refined the original’s mechanics while adding five new characters to the roster and doubling the number of fatalities. The lore was also expanded, the tone slightly darker – and …

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Throwback Entertainment finally puts Acclaim’s back catalogue to use

Since purchasing the leftovers of Acclaim’s estate in 2006 Canadian studio Throwback Entertainment hasn’t really done a great deal with the ex-publisher’s portfolio. The rights to RC racer Re-Volt were sold off to Korean publisher We Go Interactive in 2011 but other than this Throwback has simply focused their attention on their own mobile titles. …

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