Before Mortal Kombat hit arcades 30 years ago, the arcade was dominated by Street Fighter II, and rightfully so. Capcom’s fighter had rejuvenated the arcade scene, and multiple developers were looking to cash in with their own creations, no matter how much they ripped off Street Fighter II‘s concept. Midway was one company, which had tasked Mortal Kombat creators Ed Boon and John Tobias with creating a fighting game that would rival Street Fighter II. A few digitized actors, a swapping of letters, and a Fatality or two later, and the duo had done just that.
Fighting game stories aren’t exactly deep, and Mortal Kombat‘s story is no exception. The game takes place in Earthrealm, where a martial arts tournament is held on Shang Tsung’s Island. Shang Tsung was banished to Earthrealm 500 years ago and, with the help of the four-armed Shokan warrior Goro, is able...
Fighting game stories aren’t exactly deep, and Mortal Kombat‘s story is no exception. The game takes place in Earthrealm, where a martial arts tournament is held on Shang Tsung’s Island. Shang Tsung was banished to Earthrealm 500 years ago and, with the help of the four-armed Shokan warrior Goro, is able...
- 10/8/2022
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
John Schnatter, founder and former chairman of Papa John’s, said Monday he’s been working on eradicating the N-word from his vocabulary for 20 months.
“We’ve had three goals for the last 20 months: To get rid of this N-word in my vocabulary and dictionary and everything else because it’s just not true,” he said during an appearance on Oan.
He said he was in a “state of shock” when he was ousted from his role at the pizza chain after being accused of using the racial slur in 2018.
As he’s done in the past, Schnatter blamed the board for his ouster, adding that another one of his goals has been to “figure out how they did this.”
In 2019, Schnatter gave a quickly viral interview to Wdrb in which he claimed the current owners conspired to remove him.
“I never dreamed that people that I cared about — that I loved,...
“We’ve had three goals for the last 20 months: To get rid of this N-word in my vocabulary and dictionary and everything else because it’s just not true,” he said during an appearance on Oan.
He said he was in a “state of shock” when he was ousted from his role at the pizza chain after being accused of using the racial slur in 2018.
As he’s done in the past, Schnatter blamed the board for his ouster, adding that another one of his goals has been to “figure out how they did this.”
In 2019, Schnatter gave a quickly viral interview to Wdrb in which he claimed the current owners conspired to remove him.
“I never dreamed that people that I cared about — that I loved,...
- 3/8/2021
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Papa Johns has ended its sponsorship deal with the NFL three months after founder and former CEO John Schnatter blamed player protests during the national anthem for declining sales. The company’s current CEO Steve Ritchie announce the news on the earnings call on Tuesday, saying the company will shift its marketing to focus on individual deals with teams and players. “The NFL and Papa John’s have made a mutual decision to shift from their official league sponsorship to a focus on partnerships with 22 local NFL teams, presence in broadcast and digital media, and key personalities in the sport,” the two entities...
- 2/28/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
If you've played Mortal Kombat at all throughout the years, you've definitely heard Steve Ritchie's voice. So, is the voice behind one of the darkest games in history an evil dude? It certainly doesn't appear that way, unless he's loading those pinball machines he builds with explosives or something. Given the fact there haven't been a ton of pinball-related deaths in 2017, it seems like Steve Ritchie was just a normal dude who got to be a part of something huge. Learn more about his story below:...
- 12/30/2017
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Papa John’s founder, John Schnatter, is no longer the chief executive officer of his company.
Starting next month, Schnatter, who appears in the chain’s commercials and on its pizza boxes, will be stepping down according to a statement released by the company on Thursday. This comes just a few weeks after the 56-year-old blamed the NFL leadership’s handling of the ongoing national anthem protests for its lagging sales.
Schnatter, whose Louisville, Kentucky-based business is an official sponsor of the NFL, remains the company’s biggest shareholder and will serve as chairman of the board. Chief Operating Officer...
Starting next month, Schnatter, who appears in the chain’s commercials and on its pizza boxes, will be stepping down according to a statement released by the company on Thursday. This comes just a few weeks after the 56-year-old blamed the NFL leadership’s handling of the ongoing national anthem protests for its lagging sales.
Schnatter, whose Louisville, Kentucky-based business is an official sponsor of the NFL, remains the company’s biggest shareholder and will serve as chairman of the board. Chief Operating Officer...
- 12/22/2017
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
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