Mortal Kombat 2: Not So Flawless Victory

Let's get one thing out of the way immediately: the Mortal Kombat film franchise has had a rougher journey than most of its characters' spinal columns. You had the gloriously cheesy 1995 original that somehow worked. Then Mortal Kombat: Annihilation in 1997 came along and performed a fatality on everyone's faith in Hollywood adaptations — a movie so legendarily bad…

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INSERT COIN: Street Fighter vs. Mortal Kombat II

Here’s a funny thing about Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. For thirty-odd years, fans have been screaming at each other across the internet about which franchise is better — and the argument has never, not once, actually been resolved. Because it can’t be. They’re not the same thing. They never were. Street Fighter is the martial arts purist’s chess match;…

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Maul: The Villain We Deserve

A dark, witty review of Maul on Disney+. Explore how the fan-favourite Sith finally gets the story, depth, and screen time he always deserved in this gripping animated series.

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Sony’s Touchscreen PlayStation Controller: A Revolution or Patent Paperweight

Recently, a patent emerged showing that Sony filed (and had granted) designs for a radically different kind of PlayStation controller — one that abandons physical buttons, sticks, and the traditional fixed layout in favour of a touch-sensitive surface where virtual controls appear and can be configured by the player. This has caused an enormous stir online — from excitement that…

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