After a couple of teases, Mortal Kombat 1 has been introduced and ushers in a brand new period for its kombatants by wiping the slate clear.
Following up on the conclusions of each Mortal Kombat 11 and its Aftermath growth, Lui Kang is now an omnipotent hearth god that guidelines over the reset timeline he created. Regardless of making a peaceable new period, hazard nonetheless looms its ugly head. The extraordinarily violent cinematic trailer provides us glimpses of acquainted (largely masked) faces, although count on new twists on traditional rivalries.
Per an official press launch, the next fighters are confirmed:
- Lui Kang
- Scorpion
- Sub-Zero
- Kitana
- Mileena
- Kung Lao
- Raiden
- Johnny Cage
- Shang Tsung
Mortal Kombat 1 will embrace a brand new cinematic story marketing campaign and introduces a brand new function referred to as Kameo Fighter, a singular roster of accomplice fighters that help gamers throughout matches.
“Mortal Kombat 1 marks a brand new starting for the franchise and we couldn’t be extra excited to share this authentic storyline and contemporary tackle traditional characters with our followers,” mentioned NetherRealm studio head Ed Boon within the press launch. “We’re additionally introducing our Kameo Fighter system which brings a singular roster of accomplice characters into the combo, and we’re wanting ahead to exhibiting this function in addition to extra new parts of the sport very quickly.”
Mortal Kombat 1 is launching on September 19 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X/S, Change, and PC. Pre-orders start tomorrow, Might 19, which grants you a playable Shang Tsung in addition to early beta entry. There shall be three editions of the sport:
Customary Version – $69.99
Premium Version – $109.99
- Base recreation
- Early entry on September 14
- 1,250 Dragon Krystals
- Kombat Pack that includes a Jean-Claude Van Damme character pores and skin for Johnny Cage
Kollector’s Version – $249.99
- All Premium Version content material
- 16.5-inch Lui Kang sculpture
- Liu Kang character pores and skin
- Three unique artwork prints
- Metal case
- 1,450 further Dragon Krystals (2,700 whole)