[:plant:] Mortal Kombat 8 - GET OVER HERE!

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If I remember correctly, I think they said it was the last game in that particular storyline, if you could call it that, and that they would be starting over with new characters.

Precisely.
Armageddon was supposed be the grand end of that particular arc or,rather,generation in the MK Saga.

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But with Sub-Zero showing up here, I guess they decided not to go that route.

It's pretty much the same thing Capcom tried in SFIII. It was supposed to wipe the slate clean,bring in a new batch of characters and advance the storyline further. They even introduced a new main character - Alex.
Apparently,that didn't go that well,because change = SATAN. Butthurt fans bitched and cried about the lack of their precious shoto boys,so Capcom had to put Ryu and Ken in to shut them up. Oh,and Chun Li. Christ.

Scorp and Subs are the Ryu and Ken of Mortal Kombat. Scorp is Boon's favorite character. They are not going anywhere.
As for the game,I'm cautiosly optimistic. MK has huge where I used to live,I grew up with it,so I love it dearly depite all of its perceived flaws. The crossover news made me RAGE with the heat of a thousand suns,but after the initial 24-hour shock period,I can look at the concept more clearly and say that it might have a chance. I hope the MK Team can deliver.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Whaddyaknow,a familiriar face 'round these parts. =) How's the CulT doing these days?

As for Lobo,it's pretty much a given he'll be there. It's too bad there won't be actual Fatalities in the game,because he's one of the few DC characters who can easily get away with them. Come to think of it,given his bullshit healing factor hax,he'd actually be able to legitimately survive one.

There's nowhere I can't reach.