On this planet of preventing video games, NetherRealm fighters are an odd duck. Video games like Responsible Gear, Avenue Fighter, and Tekken are likely to get souped up with DLC for half a decade or extra earlier than the subsequent entry is even introduced—however like Mortal Kombat 11 earlier than it, Mortal Kombat 1 is meting out with additional main updates after round two years.
NetherRealm broke the information in a thread on X, saying “whereas we’ll proceed to help Mortal Kombat 1 by stability changes and fixes, there is not going to be further DLC characters or story chapters launched from this level on.” A follow-up reply stated the information is “disappointing for followers” however essential to make the studio’s subsequent recreation “as nice as we probably can.”
This all comes two years after inventive director Ed Boon stated on X that MK1 was meant to get extra post-launch help than any Mortal Kombat earlier than it. However the place MK11’s finish was declared after greater than two years of help, the MK1 information comes solely a couple of yr and a half after the sport’s launch in September 2023.
Whereas it had wacky popular culture crossovers worthy of the perfect modem MK video games, our overview touched on a sure sense of aptitude Mortal Kombat 1 was lacking. As reviewer Robin Valentine put it, it felt “fated to be remembered because the least fascinating of the fashionable MK video games.” Nonetheless, followers hoping for extra updates to construct out its roster should look ahead to the subsequent recreation, whether or not that is Injustice 3 or Mortal Kombat, uh, 2.
Within the meantime, I assume we’ll all need to pack ourselves into theaters for the Mortal Kombat film like so many writhing, nostalgia-drunk sardines. If you have not tried MK1 and need to give it a go whereas the participant base continues to be round, the sport is obtainable on Steam.
