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Warner Bros. and Netherrealm Studios have chosen to showcase more of Mortal Kombat 1 at San Diego Comic-Con 2023, with a whopping nine new characters being revealed for the game. These consist of 3 new base roster characters, as well as the 6 characters available through the game’s first Kombat Pack.

For the base roster, we have Li Mei, Tanya, and Baraka, with Li Mei having her first playable experience since 2006’s Mortal Kombat Armageddon. Meanwhile the six characters available in the first Kombat Pack consist of Omni-Man, Quan Chi, Peacemaker, Ermac, Homelander, and Takeda. These six characters will be available as DLC content after the game’s release. Additionally, two new Kameo fighters were announced for the game, these being Goro and Darrius.

You can watch the two trailers showing off all of these new characters below.

Mortal Kombat 1 Lin Kuei

Mortal Kombat 1 just put out its latest trailer, with Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios focusing on Lin Kuei. The video includes a look at Smoke and Rain plus Cyrax, Sektor, Frost, and more.

As a brief recap, here’s what to expect from Mortal Kombat 1:

Mortal Kombat 1 gameplay trailer

The first gameplay for Mortal Kombat 1 has just come in. Footage was shown off at the start of Summer Game Fest 2023 today.

Here’s an overview of the title:

Mortal Kombat 1

Original (5/18): Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios are bringing Mortal Kombat 1 to Switch, the two sides just announced. A release is planned for September 19, 2023.

Mortal Kombat 1 “will introduce a reborn Mortal Kombat Universe that has been created by the Fire God Liu Kang, featuring reimagined versions of iconic characters as they’ve never been seen before.” Story Mode is back “with an immersive cinematic narrative featuring unexpected twists on classic rivalries and original backstories for a wide-ranging cast of legendary fighters, including Liu Kang, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, Kung Lao, Kitana, Mileena, Shang Tsung, Johnny Cage, and many others.” Something new this time around are Kameo Fighters, which are partner characters that can assist during matches.

Here’s a ton of additional information from the official website:

Mortal Kombat 1 DLC characters

Amazon Italy put up a new listing for Mortal Kombat 1 today that appears to leak several unannounced characters for the game that are planned as DLC.

The fighting title, which was officially revealed this week, will be getting a bunch of additional characters as part of Kombat Pack 1. News about this has not been made known officially.

We have more on this after the break. Keep that in mind before proceeding if you’re looking to maintain the surprise.

Mortal Kombat 1 rumor

Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios will supposedly release the next Mortal Kombat game on Switch titled Mortal Kombat 1. That’s according to dataminer billbil_kun, who has a track record of leaking

The game will apparently cost $60 on Switch while it’ll be $10 extra on other consoles. Warner Bros. intends to release a couple of special editions, but it seems they won’t be on Switch.

Mortal Kombat 11

Mortal Kombat 11 has sold over 12 million copies worldwide, Warner Bros. Games and NetherRealm Studios revealed today. The series as a whole has also surpassed 73 million units.

Speaking on today’s news, NetherRealm Studios creative director and series co-creator Ed Boon said:

Mortal Kombat 11

NetherRealm is moving on from Mortal Kombat 11, the studio has confirmed. No additional DLC is in the cards for the Switch fighter.

The official Mortal Kombat Twitter account just posted the following:

Mortal Kombat 11 - Klassic MK Movie Skin Pack

Mortal Kombat 11 is introducing a new Klassic MK Movie Skin Pack today. The DLC, based on the 1995 movie, features different looks for Sonya Blade, Raiden, and Johnny Cage.

Here’s a trailer:

Mortal Kombat 11

Mortal Kombat 11 has received a fairly substantial patch on Switch. This month’s update includes general gameplay adjustments, a ton of character adjustments, and more.

Below are the full patch notes:


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