'I tell ya, this is a question that pops up a lot, and I've personally answered it in many different ways. Though Mortal Kombat isn’t called out by name, the connection to that story is clear.
Team Ninja’s Creative Director Tom Lee, where he details why busty women are going nowhere in their games, Dead or Alive being the first game that pioneered the art of breast physics. The story is an interview by Gamezine with “Big boobs are here to stay in the Dead or Alive franchise.” I was ready to just wave off the controversy, but this week, even in the middle of GDC with loads of actual gaming news to be had, this is one of the top stories I’m seeing passed around the internet.
That didn't stop fans from lambasting NetherRealm all the same for “bowing to the pressure” of feminists and prudes, and mocking the game for featuring a male fighter with four arms in their pursuit of a “realistic” look for women.