Last night at the second annual SpikeTV Video Game Awards, Mortal Kombat: Deception won the award for 'Best Fighting Game of the Year', beating out tough competition from Def Jam: Fight for New York (Electronic Arts), Dead or Alive Ultimate (Tecmo), Fight Night 2004 (Electronic Arts) and WWE: Smackdown! vs. Raw (THQ). The award was voted on by a select panel of industry experts.
"We're honored that Mortal Kombat: Deception has been awarded the title of 'Best Fighting Game,' particularly since the recognition comes directly from the gamer," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. "We're pleased to see that Mortal Kombat: Deception was able to deliver what fans of the series and the genre expect - an innovative fighting system, unparalleled depth and brutally intense action. No other fighting game franchise can deliver the thrill - both online and off - like Mortal Kombat."
The latest issue of Nintendo Power Magazine has revealed that the new GameCube exclusive characters in Mortal Kombat Deception are going to be non-other than former end bosses Shao Kahn and Goro. The magazine had an interview with Mortal Kombat:Deception Lead Designer, Ed Boon, had this to say about what the addition of the new characters brings to the game:
They are going to bring big, massive power moves. With their size, players are going to to be power characters, and that's exatcly what they will be. They will also have some brutal fatality moves.
We are still expecting the GameCube release to happen sometime before Summer 2005.
