Boon promises Mortal Kombat 8 will be “real serious”

Ed Boon tells CVG that Mortal Kombat 8 from Midway will be “a real serious Mortal Kombat.” Okay, that got CVG’s attention – and ours – please explain.

It’s going to be a fighting game, definitely, but after that anything can go. We’re not putting any restrictions like we HAVE to keep weapons or we HAVE to keep fighting styles and stuff like that… we’re going to… try to introduce as many new characters as possible, new features, new stuff like that and take advantage of the amazing presentation, graphics that all of a sudden you can do, things that are a lot more real.

Ed suggest that MK8 will be grittier and dirtier than before – helps to have Unreal on your side, perhaps – “We’re not going to joke around in this one, it’s not going to be like jokes.”

Ah, something about the PS3 now. Yes, they’re looking at ways to take advantage of SIXAXIS motion-sensing. But as to peeking at that, and at the game in general, he says that even a first reveal is most likely “a year away.”

Ed Boon tells CVG that Mortal Kombat 8 from Midway will be “a real serious Mortal Kombat.” Okay, that got CVG’s attention – and ours – please explain.

It’s going to be a fighting game, definitely, but after that anything can go. We’re not putting any restrictions like we HAVE to keep weapons or we HAVE to keep fighting styles and stuff like that… we’re going to… try to introduce as many new characters as possible, new features, new stuff like that and take advantage of the amazing presentation, graphics that all of a sudden you can do, things that are a lot more real.

Ed suggest that MK8 will be grittier and dirtier than before – helps to have Unreal on your side, perhaps – “We’re not going to joke around in this one, it’s not going to be like jokes.”

Ah, something about the PS3 now. Yes, they’re looking at ways to take advantage of SIXAXIS motion-sensing. But as to peeking at that, and at the game in general, he says that even a first reveal is most likely “a year away.”