Our disdain for <b>Microsoft's</b> backwards compatibility procedures has been <a href="http://www.trmk.org/news/8734/microsoft_pulling_back_on_360_backwards_compatibility.html">expressed</a> <a href="http://www.trmk.org/features/Mortal_Kombat_Deception_on_Xbox_360/">very</a> <a href="http://www.trmk.org/news/16308/mortal_kombat_deception_removed_from_xbox_360_list.html">publicly</a> on our site. With the initial release of the <b>Xbox 360</b> backwards compatibility profile supporting <a href="http://www.trmk.org/games/mkd/">Mortal Kombat: Deception</a> and then having it be abruptly removed due to <a href="http://www.trmk.org/features/mortal_kombat_deception_on_xbox_360/">major rendering errors</a>, <b>Mortal Kombat</b> fans are left without any games working on the <b>Xbox 360</b>.
This drought continues through on to the most recent <b>Mortal Kombat</b> game <a href="http://www.trmk.org/games/mortal_kombat_shaolin_monks/">Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks</a> and the upcoming <a href="http://www.trmk.org/games/mortal_kombat_armageddon/">Mortal Kombat: Armageddon</a>. While <b>Midway</b> is well aware that a good majority of <b>Mortal Kombat</b> fans are extremely frustrated with the lack of backwards compatibility support on the <b>Xbox 360</b> for <b>Mortal Kombat</b> games, the game publisher claims to have no say in whether their games make the compatibility list or not. The work is being done by <b>Microsoft</b> and is it up to their team to decide where to spend their efforts in adding more games to the lineup.
With many popular games not on the list, the most recent success anyone has had in recommending an addition to the list is <a href="http://www.doublefine.com</a>Double Fine Production's</a> <a href="http://www.psychonauts.com">Psychonauts</a>. After the game's fabled creator, <b>Tim Schaffer</b>, put out a plea to the gaming community to e-mail <b>Microsoft</b> in order to help his game get on the <b>Xbox 360</b> backwards compatibility list, <b>Microsoft</b> responded with their <b>BC team</b> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/19/psychonauts-will-be-playable-on-xbox-360/">confirming</a> that they will start working on the title.
If similar actions were taken, perhaps the <b>Mortal Kombat</b> community can band together and put some pressure on <b>Microsoft</b> in order to get the <b>BC team</b> to pay more attention to <b>Mortal Kombat</b> games, namely <a href="http://www.trmk.org/games/mortal_kombat_armageddon/">Armageddon</a>. Therefore, some of the top <b>Mortal Kombat</b> sites have banded together and have created a joint petition to include past and future <b>Xbox</b> <b>Mortal Kombat</b> games on Xbox 360 and have the names sent to <b>Microsoft</b>. The petition has been orgainzed by <a href="http://www.mortalkombatonline.com/"><strong>Mortal Kombat Online</strong></a> and is joined by <a href="http://www.davesmk.com"><strong>Dave's Mortal Kombat</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.totalmortalkombat.com"><strong>Total Mortal Kombat</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.mkoutworld.net"><strong>Mortal Kombat Outworld</strong></a>, and <a href="http://www.kamidogu.com/"><strong>Kamidogu</strong></a>.
<b><a href="http://www.mortalkombatonline.com/content/News/xboxpetition.cds?site=trmk">Click here to petition Microsoft to add backwards compatibility support for Mortal Kombat games on Xbox 360.</a></b>
Hopefully, these efforts will catch the attention of <b>Microsoft</b> and <b>Xbox 360</b> owners will be able to play their <b>Xbox Mortal Kombat</b> games on their new console. Let's show that the <b>TRMK community</b> is behind this effort in full support.
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This drought continues through on to the most recent <b>Mortal Kombat</b> game <a href="http://www.trmk.org/games/mortal_kombat_shaolin_monks/">Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks</a> and the upcoming <a href="http://www.trmk.org/games/mortal_kombat_armageddon/">Mortal Kombat: Armageddon</a>. While <b>Midway</b> is well aware that a good majority of <b>Mortal Kombat</b> fans are extremely frustrated with the lack of backwards compatibility support on the <b>Xbox 360</b> for <b>Mortal Kombat</b> games, the game publisher claims to have no say in whether their games make the compatibility list or not. The work is being done by <b>Microsoft</b> and is it up to their team to decide where to spend their efforts in adding more games to the lineup.
With many popular games not on the list, the most recent success anyone has had in recommending an addition to the list is <a href="http://www.doublefine.com</a>Double Fine Production's</a> <a href="http://www.psychonauts.com">Psychonauts</a>. After the game's fabled creator, <b>Tim Schaffer</b>, put out a plea to the gaming community to e-mail <b>Microsoft</b> in order to help his game get on the <b>Xbox 360</b> backwards compatibility list, <b>Microsoft</b> responded with their <b>BC team</b> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/19/psychonauts-will-be-playable-on-xbox-360/">confirming</a> that they will start working on the title.
If similar actions were taken, perhaps the <b>Mortal Kombat</b> community can band together and put some pressure on <b>Microsoft</b> in order to get the <b>BC team</b> to pay more attention to <b>Mortal Kombat</b> games, namely <a href="http://www.trmk.org/games/mortal_kombat_armageddon/">Armageddon</a>. Therefore, some of the top <b>Mortal Kombat</b> sites have banded together and have created a joint petition to include past and future <b>Xbox</b> <b>Mortal Kombat</b> games on Xbox 360 and have the names sent to <b>Microsoft</b>. The petition has been orgainzed by <a href="http://www.mortalkombatonline.com/"><strong>Mortal Kombat Online</strong></a> and is joined by <a href="http://www.davesmk.com"><strong>Dave's Mortal Kombat</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.totalmortalkombat.com"><strong>Total Mortal Kombat</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.mkoutworld.net"><strong>Mortal Kombat Outworld</strong></a>, and <a href="http://www.kamidogu.com/"><strong>Kamidogu</strong></a>.
<b><a href="http://www.mortalkombatonline.com/content/News/xboxpetition.cds?site=trmk">Click here to petition Microsoft to add backwards compatibility support for Mortal Kombat games on Xbox 360.</a></b>
Hopefully, these efforts will catch the attention of <b>Microsoft</b> and <b>Xbox 360</b> owners will be able to play their <b>Xbox Mortal Kombat</b> games on their new console. Let's show that the <b>TRMK community</b> is behind this effort in full support.
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