'Mortal Kombat X' Sets Precedent in Gaming with New Gay Character

Finish Him...but first, talk about his feelings.

new-mortal-kombat-x-sub-zero-fatalityMortal Kombat is a game that is known for one thing among gamers (and parents): violence.

The (many) different ways these characters can hack, splice, and disembowel each other with a certain X, Y, left, left, down combination almost seem gratuitous; series connoisseurs also enjoy subhuman acts like shooting flames from eyeballs, spears from open hands, and a sno-cone machine from some dude’s breath.

However, with the recent patch — known as Patch 1.02 — for the game, it seems NetherRealm (the makers of Mortal Kombat) have added something a little different to the game.

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