Mortal Kombat is something of a guilty pleasure for fighting game fans. The series has never achieved the same dedicated tournament following as Capcom's Street Fighter series but remains a personal highlight for me in the pantheon of great toe-to-toe brawler franchises.

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe took the series in a new direction. While it was a good decision to get more mainstream (Read: 'T' Rated) attention for the series, it completely changed what made the original series so popular. People come to Mortal Kombat for the gore and insane fatalities. MK vs. DC removed those concepts in favor of widening its audience. The new Mortal Kombat, however, takes us back to a simpler time. A time where blood flows like red wine and spines are as fragile as fine china. Read more »

At E3 2010, I walked away from my hands-on time with NHL 11 extremely worried. While EA Canada's hockey title continues to look and feel fantastic, a lot of additional gameplay features have been added that I felt broke the experience.

Fans of Madden remember when EA first introduced the QB Vision mode to the game. It was one of those concepts that EA was so proud of at the time that it was prominently featured throughout the experience. In the end, most hated the idea and it was quickly buried in future iterations of the game. Read more »