Back in the early 90s, fighting games saw an emergence with the release of Street Fighter II in arcades and on home consoles. At first, there was no contest to rival its success until Ed Boon and John Tobias came out with a little game called Mortal Kombat. What separated this from any other fighting game was it's blood and gore, which ultimately led to the creation of a mature-rated game in the ESRB. For almost 20 years, Mortal Kombat has changed its formula around little by little, but the latest entry in the series goes back to its roots to deliver an experience that may be the best one yet for the franchise.

Warner Bros. Digital Distribution’s original digital media series Mortal Kombat: Legacy premiered to over five million views since its debut last Tuesday making it one of the most watched films on YouTube over the past week. It also generated plenty of hype for the new game from Ed Boon, which just launched. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame), and starring Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) as Major Jackson ‘Jax’ Briggs, Jeri Ryan (“Star Trek: Voyager”) as Sonya Blade and Darren Shahlavi (300) as Kano, this series  produced by Warner Premiere takes gamers deep into the history of the warriors they know and revere. Ryan talks about working on the digital series in this exclusive video interview.

Michael Jai White is known to legions of fanboys for bringing Al Simmons to the big screen in Todd McFarlane’s Spawn movie. The actor’s latest project is a 10-part digital series shot in Vancouver that brings the fighters from Mortal Kombat to life in anticipation of the new 3D game from NetherRealm Studios. White stars as Major Jackson “Jax” Briggs in the series, which also includes Jeri Ryan (“Star Trek: Voyager”) as Lieutenant Sonya Blade and Darren Shahlavi (300) as Kano. White, who also appeared in The Dark Knight, talks about bringing Warner Bros.’ Mortal Kombat: Legacy to life and his own video game habits in this exclusive video interview.

SAN FRANCISCO – Double Helix Games showed off the latest build of its action advanture game, Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, at WonderCon 2011. One of the big games of 2011 was part of a DC Entertainment Green Lantern celebration, which included Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively showing new 3D footage of the Warner Bros. film and a new Blu-ray and DVD animated adventure. The Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment game will be available in 3D on the Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The Wii and Nintendo DS versions will be in 2D. Mike Donges, development director, Double Helix Games, talks about the DC Comics superhero in this exclusive video interview.

After taking home nearly $1 billion at the box office, Warner Home Video has unleashed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download. Setting the stage for the much anticipated theatrical release of  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 on July 15, the entire ensemble cast is back for this must-see seventh installment of the top-grossing motion picture franchise in history, based on the best-selling book series by J.K. Rowling.  The Phelps twins, who play the Weasley brothers in the film franchise, talk about the new movies and the EA video game in this exclusive video interview.

FATALITY. Oh, the bloody, bloody memories. I recall playing Mortal Kombat 2 in the Giant Supermarket entrance way back in the mid 90s. Sure, I wasn't supposed to be playing it,  but what kid in their right mind could pass up the opportunity to use characters such as Scorpion, Sub Zero and Johnny Cage? Not this kid. Plus, the ESRB wasn't really all in that much in effect back then--anyone remember the Sega self imposed Video Game Rating Council? Pretty sure MK2 was MA-17 according to their standards. Then again, a side-scrolling beat-em up featuring Spider-Man and Venom, Maximum Carnage, was MA-13.