well your name lines up anyway.

How are you not embarassed writing this article?

This feels like a very big nitpick and a weird hill to die on. MK2 makes it more relatable to the viewer because we’ve actually played this. Of course the writers and Warner are gonna use something they own and something we know to elicit an emotion.

Do you guys need to fill like a quota of things you need to complain about each week?

Sorry, this is a really bad take. I understand viewing capitalism through a lens of cynicism but in this instance I didn’t catch that vibe at all.

You’re really reaching here. Slow day?

Yes... An ad for game that came out in 1993... and remains a staple of just about any real arcade that still exists.

Can we stop with these articles that are only written to reach a click or article quota? 

As bad as these new writers are, they sure do something right... Clicks and driving discussions.

Imagine complaining about product placement when the scene is set in a mall - a building where the literal reason for its existence is product placement.

What a cynical way to look at things, lol.

Feels like a pretty cynical way to look at things and a pretty big reach. I mean it’s obvious to anyone that “The Turning” is not just a random fighting game and very specifically meant to be alternate Mortal Kombat of some variety. So of course they would use it for real if they had the chance.

Yeah, what a blatant ad for a game that came out 30 years ago...

Mortal Kombat 2 on store shelves now!

Mortal Kombat’s huge impact is far more likely to ignite some sort of emotional response from TV viewers than a fake game that is mentioned a couple times on a videogame they probably didn’t play.

What a cynical way to look at things, lol. It didn’t feel like an ad, and I think they enhanced the moment from the game by doing it this way. Plus, whether intentional or not, it’s fun to watch characters play a video game within a video game adaptation. Obviously it’s different, but in a way, it reminded me of when…