I feel that my co-host, Zach Rosenberg from the Nerds, Geeks, Dads podcast has had somewhat of an influence on my since we started up this podcast. I have been reading a bit more comic books recently and playing video with my daughters. My consoles were collecting dust. That changed when my daughters and I started playing LEGO Star Wars. Next we moved to playing Disney Infinity. So as I started playing video games again I started taking notice to more upcoming releases.
My favorite game of all time is Mortal Kombat II. The Mortal Kombat series has always been a staple in my video game collection. Next month the latest installment of MK will be released. This edition is called Mortal Kombat X.
Mortal Kombat X is NetherRealm Studios’ next highly anticipated installment in its legendary, critically acclaimed fighting game fran
chise that propels the iconic franchise into a new generation. The game combines cinematic presentation with all new gameplay to deliver the most brutal Kombat experience ever, offering a new fully-connected experience that launches players into a persistent online contest where every fight matters in a global battle for supremacy. For the first time, Mortal Kombat X gives players the ability to choose from multiple variations of each character impacting both strategy and fighting style. Players step into an original story showcasing some of the game’s most prolific characters including Scorpion and Sub-Zero, while introducing new challengers that represent the forces of good and evil and tie the tale together.
Your favorite characters like Raiden, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Kano and a handful of others will be in this version. You will even be able to play as The Predator, Jason Voorhees, and Goro from original Mortal Kombat game.
There are also some new characters added that will easily become fan favorites. Here is a breakdown of these new fighters.
Cassie Cage
The daughter of Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade, has a lot to live up to. Her parents were among the few kombatants to survive the wars against Outworld and NetherRealm, and were instrumental to EarthRealm’s victories. Cassie is as strong-willed–and occasionally hotheaded–as her mother; and as quick-witted as her beloved dad, which makes her popular within her Special Forces unit.
D’Vorah
Is of a race called the Kytinn, which populates the island realm of Arnyek. The solitary nature of the Kytinn meant a common defense of their realm was impossible; thus it was conquered and merged with Outworld by Shao Kahn. D’Vorah’s loyalty and insightfulness, unusual traits for a Kytinn, led to her quick political rise.
Ferra/Torr
The dual being known as Ferra/Torr is mysterious even to their closest allies. It’s rumored that Torr and Ferra were Outworld citizens, captured and permanently tethered to each other by the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung in the bowels of his Flesh Pits. They’re more likely members of a forgotten symbiotic race, in which the “rider” bonds with a “mount.” The rider, Ferra, serves as the de facto brains of the duo, while the hulking Torr is the muscle. It’s possible they communicate with each other telepathically, or that Ferra can actually understand Torr’s booming grunts. Found roaming the Tarkatan Wastes by Kotal Kahn’s troops, Ferra/Torr were pressed into service as the emperor’s personal bodyguards.
Kotal Khan
Kotal Khan was a young boy in the warrior realm of Osh-Tekk when it was merged with Outworld by Shao Kahn. He grew up admiring the Outworld emperor. But Kotal kept hidden from Shao Kahn a secret Osh-Tekk portal to EarthRealm. Kotal’s “magical” appearances and demonstrations of great power in EarthRealm led its inhabitants to declare him a god, whom they called Buluc. After Shao Kahn was killed in the war with EarthRealm, Kotal 
served Shao Kahn’s heir Mileena. But her instability eventually led Kotal to overthrow her and assume the emperorship.