Warner Bros. He confirmed what Mortal Kombat 1 fans feared after the recent launch of Definitive Edition: No fresh DLC characters or feature chapters will be released.
Mortal Kombat 1 sold 5 million copies, and franchise to 100 million. Mortal Kombat 11 has become the best -selling game in a series, transferring almost 11 million Mortal Kombat X units sold worldwide shortly after launching. By 2022, Mortal Kombat 11 sold over 15 million copies around the world. Apparently Mortal Kombat 1 achieved worse results compared to previous games in the series.
IN tweet On the official social account of Mortal Kombat Warner Bros. He confirmed the disappointment of what messages the players will cause, “but our team from Netherrealm must focus on the next project to make it as great as possible.”
Warner Bros. He did not say what this fresh project is, but the current speculation indicates Infisustice 3, the continuation of the Fighting Game Netherrealm game series.
Here is a full statement:
We hear players’ request for further support of the Mortal Kombat 1 game, and although we will continue to support Mortal Kombat 1 by adjusting balance and corrections, from that moment there will be no additional DLC characters or history chapters.
We understand that it will be disappointing for fans, but our team from Netherrealm must move to the next project to make it as great as possible.
The release of the guest character T-1000 in March 2025, which took place one and a half years after the release of Mortal Kombat 1 itself, will now fall with the decrease in the final main content of the game. In the context of July 2021, Netherrealm announced that he had started work on the next project (Mortal Kombat 1), as a result of which there will be no further DLC for Mortal Kombat 11. This advertisement took place two years and three months after the release of the game. Today’s advertisement appears a year and eight months after the release of Mortal Kombat 1.
Players are already moving the earlier comments of the head of the development of Netherrealm Ed Boon, who promised fans for many years of support. Actually, Many now indicate the tweet of September 2024who moved at that time to tranquil the fans, he was already afraid that the studio had moved to the next game, saying: “Netherrealm is still fully involved in supporting Mortal Kombat 1 for a long time.”
Mortal Kombat 1 enjoyed the revival in January with a secret fight with FloydThe pink Ninja Boon developer has been teasing for years. This caused a humorous effort in the whole community that breathed a fresh life in the game. But it was a uncommon clear place for what was generally a disappointing edition for many main fans of Mortal Kombat.
What for Mortal Kombat now? Mother company Warner Bros. Discovery indicated that she still thinks that a franchise of bloody fighting game has a future. In November, David Zwolav said that on the side of the games, The company plans to double four titles, one of which was Mortal Kombat. Mortal Kombat 2 film adaptation will be released this year.
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