<KungLao> QuanChi> question : what about a 3rd mk movie ? when will it be released if eb boon knows of course
<ED_BOON> I don't know for certain, but there's been a lot of talk!

<KungLao> Can you tell us any returning characters for MK5?
<ED_BOON> The only certain character is of course Scorpion. But with Scorpion, one can expect Sub-Zero.

<KungLao> <Jeff> are any planned mk spinoff games like rpgs or action games?
<ED_BOON> There are no current plans, but I wouldn't rule it out.

<KungLao> <Raiden> can you please ask Ed Boon if Raiden is going to be in MK5!
<KungLao> You can find our answers in the vault at MK.com

<Scott-MK5> In a past chat, you said that you would love to see a collaboration of MK1-4
<Scott-MK5> and 5 all on one DVD. fast-forwarding to today, do you still believe that
<Scott-MK5> it is a possibility? and if so, will they be arcade-perfect ports or
<Scott-MK5> just...*bleech*...home conversions? you know which one i'm rooting for. ;)
<Scott-MK5> - SojaofCrst
<ED_BOON> I absolutely believe the MK 1-5 DVD is a posibility
<ED_BOON> But we'd have write a mame type program, for the PS2, or other consoles

<KungLao> <DrkBishop> Okay, there have been rumours going around that MK5 will possibly an X-Box exclusive. Are you developing MK5 with a particular system in mind, or are you even that far yet?
<ED_BOON> No, Mortal Kombat is just being designed to be as cool as it could be.

<Scott-MK5> Ed, this ones from Me - How far along in completion is Mortal Kombat 5
<ED_BOON> Although it is not taylored to any particular person
<ED_BOON> We are still in the early preliminary stages.
<ED_BOON> Scott.

<KungLao> <UFighterX> Question: What "alities" will appear in mk5 ?
<ED_BOON> the only thing for sure will be fatalities.

<KungLao> <DrkBishop> How does the departure of John Tobias affect how you approach MK5?
<ED_BOON> we have many new designers involved in MK5, which I'm sure will give a different approach,which will give MK5 the most radical departure from what your used to be playing.

<Scott-MK5> What kind of music can we expect to see in MK5? Is Dan "Toasty" Forden
<Scott-MK5> still doing the music for the game?
<ED_BOON> Yes, Dan is going to be doing the music. You'd have to ask him.

<KungLao> <Walboro> Why in MKgold did Sektor have an ending but Goro and Noob didn't?
<ED_BOON> Sorry Walboro...time constraints.

<Scott-MK5> <nth> Question: About how long do you think it will be before we see anything as far as screen shots etc.
<ED_BOON> RE: screenshots...good question.
<ED_BOON> I think you'll be surprised as to how soon you will see images for the next Mortal Kombat.

<Scott-MK5> <STERO> have you ever been discouraged....I mean there has been magzines that have given some of your games bad reviews...like MK Gold.
<ED_BOON> Every MK fighting game has been a top seller, and that's pretty much the bottom line.

<KungLao> <ManaByte> Do you know anything about Studio Gigante, and what they are currently working on?
<ED_BOON> I have no idea what so ever.

<Scott-MK5> <McDaniel> "Ed is there any new ifo you can give us at all about mk5?
<ED_BOON> Well you can throw everything you know about MK out the window, cause we are using a completely different fighting engine.

<Scott-MK5> <Nosaj-MKD> Ed, after all this time no one has still found the Ultimate Kombat Kode of Mortal Kombat Trilogy on N64. Since the game basically cant be bought in stores anymore and after all this time, could you let us know today or a few days from now what the code is or tell us if there was never a code to begin with?
<ED_BOON> I'm pretty sure the kode was found.

<KungLao> <eddie27k> Hey ed who are those two fighters in the pit 2 background?
<ED_BOON> They are Torch, and Liu Kang.
<ED_BOON> and I don't think you've seen the last of them.

<KungLao> mkraiden4> mkraiden : does ed ever go into fan based message bords checking fan ideas?
<ED_BOON> I usually don't have the time, but I try to remain open-minded to suggestions

<MiKeMcD5> - <heyetv> - Do you find inspiration in any other video games, not necessarily fighting games
<ED_BOON> Absolutely, heyetv.
<ED_BOON> The Running Man provided some inspiration for the Grid.

<KungLao> Will Kitana be back?
<ED_BOON> In MK5, most likely.

<MiKeMcD5> - <STERO> - Now that Tobias is gone....what will happen to Noob Saibot's name ...will it just be Noob, or Noob Nedrof (Forden)
<ED_BOON> hahahaha
<ED_BOON> good question, never really thought about that.

<Scott-MK5> <Greesman> Since broadband is making its way into homes, has internet play ever crossed your minds again?
<ED_BOON> Yes, we've had discussions about it. But , as a kind of speed you would need for a fighting game...
<ED_BOON> isn't currently available.

<Scott-MK5> <FatSatan_> Ed, the rumor has been popping up that MK5 will be in anime-style. Is that true?
<ED_BOON> FatSatan, that's the first I've ever heard of it.

<KungLao> <Beyonder> How about "Suicides". Commit one before your opponent finishes you?
<ED_BOON> believe or not Beyonder, we've had a discussion about it.

<KungLao> <The_King> Ed, where did you guys get the idea for Kitana's kiss of death ?
<ED_BOON> I forgot where the idea of the actual kissing came from, but ever since MK1, I wanted to see someone inflate and explode like in the James Bond movie.

<Scott-MK5> Ed, this is Scott, update your damn webpage :-)
<ED_BOON> I do plan on updating my web page in the near future...
<ED_BOON> But I am currently very busy juggling 2 projects.

<ED_BOON> MK5 the game will not be playable at E3.

<MiKeMcD5> - <Pagliacci> - Is there a chance that any of the characters from Mythology or Special Forces (esp. Sareena) possibly appear in MK5?
<ED_BOON> probably not, Pagliacci.

<KungLao> <Dr_Mayhem> Question: Can you tell us anything about the MK3 movie?
<ED_BOON> I think the guys at Threshold will be better suited to answer that question. Although I would love to see a third movie.

<KungLao> <McDaniel> is reiko shao-kahn? a real answer please!
<ED_BOON> No, he's not. That sequence was made to add an element of mystery to the character...
<ED_BOON> although he is most likely one of Shao kahn's minions.

<Scott-MK5> Ed, we all know you can't give us too much information on Mortal Kombat 5 because it is so early in development, but fans are dying for something, you said at the beginning of the chat that MK5 won't be released this year. Can we have some tentative idea when it will be released and when teasers like you had for MK4 will hit the internet?
<ED_BOON> Expect a teaser within the next few months.
<ED_BOON> And you can see an exclusive teaser to be premiered on MortalKombat.com

<KungLao> <Kombat18> Question: Is there a chance we can see Vorpax or any of the MK: Conquest charachters in futrue MK games?
<ED_BOON> That's certainly possible...
<ED_BOON> but whether they are in a cameo role or selectable fighter cannot be answered at this moment.

<Scott-MK5> What impact does Midway's leaving the arcades have for the future of Mortal Kombat 5?
<ED_BOON> It hasn't affected our development at all...
<ED_BOON> we've been chugging along...business as usual.

<ED_BOON> Mortal Kombat has had 2 on 2 fighting since Ultimate MK3...so you can be sure we'll have a variation of 2 on 2 fighting in all future MK fighting games.

<KungLao> <McDaniel> any new info on the Test your Sight, mind ect?
<ED_BOON> I can tell you that Test Your Sight will be a subset of many games of Test Your Might in MK1

<KungLao> <spyderman> What inspired you to make MK?
<ED_BOON> The various movies (Enter The Dragon...Bloodsport), the fighting game phenomenom...
<ED_BOON> and the new technology of digitized graphics.

<KungLao> <Kombat18> would there be a chance of MK6?
<ED_BOON> obviously if MK5 does well like the others...6 would be a high probability.

<Scott-MK5> <STERO> Will there be pallet swapping in Mk5
<ED_BOON> Stero...No, there will not be pallet swapping.

<KungLao> <dominojr> Could you have a "Create-a-kombatant" mode in MKV?
<ED_BOON> We've talked about this, but it would be hard to let a player create special moves that wasn't already programmed into the game.

<Scott-MK5> <blacaca> will mk5 be more like juggle combos like mk2? i really like the old school all juggling type of combo system
<ED_BOON> There will certainly be more juggle combos, but we are not going to restrict all combos to just juggling.

<KungLao> <DaveB> Will all the fun finishers found in MK2, MK3 and UMK3 - babalities, friendships, etc. - return in MK5?
<ED_BOON> We are going to probably going to shy away from the funny stuff, but it wouldn't be a Mortal Kombat game without some humor.

<Scott-MK5> Nosaj wants to know - Will it be Mortal Kombat 5, or Mortal Kombat V, please be MK5, I don't want to change the name of my website
<ED_BOON> We have not decided exactly exactly what we're going to call the game...
<ED_BOON> we're not even sure if we'll call it MK5. But, it might just end up being called MK5.

<Scott-MK5> So anyway MK5 , or whatever it will be called, we should expect now in 2002 instead of this fall?
<ED_BOON> If we don't have it by 2002...we are in serious trouble.

<KungLao> <punishaw8> Any chance of the characters showing wear and tear as a fight progresses?
<ED_BOON> Absolutely!

<Scott-MK5> <UFighterX> Question: What is your opnion towards Capcom and there choice to still use 2D sprites ... Have you ever considered going back to digitized characters ? It seems everyone favors the classic mk games
<ED_BOON> No...while I still love those games, I don't think everything has been done that can be done for the 3D fighters yet.

<KungLao> <NSS> Ed, why is it that you seem un-sure who's gunna be in the game? Isn't it your choice?
<ED_BOON> It's not that I'm unsure...it's just that I'm not allowed to blab everything we have planned
<ED_BOON> especially since the game is not almost complete.

<Scott-MK5> <McDaniel> will mk 5 continue with the rest of the mk story? or will a new story come about?
<ED_BOON> MK5 will introduce new plot lines, as well as continuing some of the classic stories.

<KungLao> <neo2010> Are the Test your might and other "Mini games" confirmed for the finished product?
<ED_BOON> If I have anything to say about it...YES.

<Scott-MK5> <nth> Question: We saw a picture of Raiden on a computer monitor behind Louis Mangubat, was that a character model or just a prerendered picture of Raiden?
<ED_BOON> You do the math.

<KungLao> 8 games (inc MK5), 2 movies, a tv series & us lot - did you think MK would be so popular?"
<ED_BOON> Nobody could ever predict something like this. Although I certainly hope it continues.

<Scott-MK5> <dominojr> Are there gonna be midgets in MK5?
<ED_BOON> Good question. Half the characters will be midgets.

<KungLao> <reverend-> ask Boon if the Bulls will win another game all year
<ED_BOON> I wouldn't put money on it.

<Nosaj-MKD> Oh since no one asked this, Ed, have you or Midway recieved the Nintendo Gamecube Kit yet and if you have what do you think of the power that system will show for say future Midway titles?
<ED_BOON> yes we have received a gamecube system
<ED_BOON> and we are very impressed with its power.

<KungLao> <STERO> Do you visit MK sites often??? If so what are some of your favorites???
<ED_BOON> There are 2 or 3 I go to every couple of days, but I don't have time to visit all of them.

<Scott-MK5> Kist wants to know if the Weapon System will be improved
<ED_BOON> The weapon system will be much more elaborate then in MK4...

<MiKeMcD5> what kind of programs do you guys use to model the characters, backgrounds, etc. 3d Studio Max, blender???
<ED_BOON> I don't know about books, but I recommend C, or C++.
<ED_BOON> and certainly knowledge of the popular 3-D programs: Mya...
<ED_BOON> We use Maya mainly...
<ED_BOON> some other guys are using 3D studio max...and lightwave as well.

<Scott-MK5> <Dolari> Would you describe MK5 as Crunchy, Tasty, Chewie, Sweet, Sour or Slimy? And would it comein a nice honey dijon sauce?
<ED_BOON> Toasty...and I'm glad you asked.

<KungLao> <Walboro> Who's idea was it to give Cyrax a light sabre?
<ED_BOON> I think Steve Beran came up with that one.

<KungLao> <Polaris> How big a cast of characters do you estimate that you could fit on a single game disc?
<ED_BOON> The console versions will be DVD, so memory will not be a problem.

<ED_BOON> Thanks for coming by...let's do this again real soon!