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Wednesday6th May 2020
And there's a free update coming, too
The new Mortal Kombat 11 announcement that had been teased yesterday has arrived and, as predicted, we'll be getting a brand new story expansion. 'Aftermath' expands the story campaign found within Mortal Kombat 11 with an all-new cinematic narrative centred around trust and deceit. Joining the fight will be...
Tuesday5th May 2020
News Mortal Kombat News Is Coming, New Reveal Planned For Tomorrow
Update: 'Aftermath' revealed
Update: As promised, the reveal has now arrived. Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath launches 26th May. Original Article: Well, well... What do we have here, then? Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios have promised a brand new reveal for Mortal Kombat 11, and it's coming tomorrow.
Monday9th Mar 2020
Video New Mortal Kombat 11 Trailer Shows Off Spawn With Debut Gameplay Footage
Available later this month
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios have revealed a brand new trailer for Mortal Kombat 11, giving us a first proper look at upcoming character, Spawn. The video comes from Final Kombat 2020, the championship finale of the Mortal Kombat 11 Pro Kompetition eSports series, and shows us just how...
Saturday22nd Feb 2020
News Ed Boon Would "Love" To See A Mortal Kombat Character In Smash Bros. Ultimate
Get over here
One iconic fighting series that hasn't been represented in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate yet is Mortal Kombat. While Nintendo or Masahiro Sakurai have never said anything publically about a character from this brutal and bloody fighter being added to the roster, Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon recently told Shacknews he would "love" to...
Friday14th Feb 2020
News A Valentine's Event Is Now Live In Switch's Most Romantic Game, Mortal Kombat 11
Love hurts
In a few hours' time, on what will hopefully be a fine Valentine's Day evening, you might find your significant other turning to you to ask, "what would you like to do before bed, darling?" If you like, you could suggest a romantic night in with chocolates and a movie. Or, you could say, "I'd quite like to rip your head off in Mortal...
Thursday19th Dec 2019
News Even Mortal Kombat 11 Is Getting Festive For The Holidays With New Christmas Events
And they're free!
Mortal Kombat 11 wouldn't be the first game we'd recommend for someone hoping to have a happy, relaxing festive season, but that doesn't mean that it can't get in on the action in its own, bone-crushing way. Warner Bros and NetherRealm have announced that new holiday-themed, in-game events are heading to the game for all players...
Friday29th Nov 2019
News NPD Reveals The Top-Selling Fighting Games On Switch In America
First place goes to Smash Bros. Ultimate, of course
NPD video game industry analyst Mat Piscatella, who regularly provides data about US gaming habits, has this week been taking questions from his followers on Twitter. Earlier on in the week, he revealed the best-selling third-party games on Nintendo platforms in the US and now he's been asked by...
Thursday7th Nov 2019
News Capcom Didn't Like The Idea Of A Street Fighter Character In Mortal Kombat, "Wasn't A Good Fit"
Ed Boon got rejected
Capcom has a long history of teaming up with Marvel, and has even allowed some of its characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate most recently, but would it be open to the likes of Ryu and Ken one day appearing in the brutal, violent and bloody Mortal Kombat series? Apparently not, according to Street Fighter producer Yoshinori...
Wednesday9th Oct 2019
Random Schwarzenegger's Looking A Little Worse For Wear In Mortal Kombat 11 On Switch
"I have detailed files on human anatomy"
Ridiculous gore-fest Mortal Kombat 11 has welcomed some extra characters into its ranks of late, including the iconic Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 from the Terminator franchise. Putting aside the rampant silliness of this particular series, the trailer showing a digitised
Tuesday1st Oct 2019
Video Check Out Mortal Kombat 11's The Terminator In Action
Character arrives next week
Mortal Kombat 11 is about to receive its latest fighter in the form of The Terminator (or Terminator T-800, to give it its full name), and this brand new gameplay trailer shows exactly what you can expect to see when it arrives. Terminator T-800 will be playable from 8th October as part of the character's early access...
Sunday25th Aug 2019
News The Terminator In Mortal Kombat 11 Will Not Be Voiced By Arnold Schwarzenegger
But he’ll be back in Dark Fate
There was some momentary excitement earlier this week when Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon said he couldn’t believe NetherRealm had “got” Arnold Schwarzenegger – aka. the time-travelling cyborg assassin from The Terminator movies. Part of me still can’t believe we got Arnold. Boon’s tweet sent a...
Wednesday21st Aug 2019
News Warner Bros. Reveals Full DLC Roster For Mortal Kombat 11's Kombat Pack
Arnie, Sindel... and Joker's little brother?
Following a leak earlier today (through the thumbnail of the official YouTube trailer, no less), Warner Bros. has posted the full line up for its DLC Kombat Pack for Mortal Kombat 11, confirming the release timing for all characters. None of them are a surprise, having been previously announced (or...
Wednesday7th Aug 2019
Video The "Impossible" Ports That Shouldn't Exist On Nintendo Switch
Something special
The Switch might not be as powerful as traditional video game consoles currently on the market, but that hasn't stopped developers from reaching for the stars. Plenty of talented developers and publishers aren't even phased by its limitations. In fact, a lot of games designed from the ground up for other systems have successfully...
Tuesday16th Jul 2019
UK Charts Super Mario Maker 2 Holds Off Crash Team Racing To Stay In First Place
Dragon Quest Builders 2 debuts in fifth
UK chart data is now available for the week ending 13th July. Super Mario Maker 2 has managed to stay in the top spot after three weeks and a 38% drop in sales week-on-week. Right behind it for the third week in a row is the multi-platform Activision release, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. The retro racer...
Tuesday18th Jun 2019
News Earn Exclusive Skins And Gear In Mortal Kombat 11's Brand New Seasonal Mode
'Twas the season... of blood!
Originally announced within the game's news section, the Mortal Kombat 11 Kombat League is at last upon us. The first season has been (unsurprisingly) branded "The Season of Blood". Starting from 18th June and running for the next four weeks, all players will be able to climb from Apprentice to Elder God rank...
Tuesday4th Jun 2019
News Switch Players Struggling To Connect To Mortal Kombat 11 Servers After Recent Update
Online troubles
Last week's update to Mortal Kombat 11 on the Switch was meant to stamp out various bugs, but it might have actually caused more harm than good. Since patch went live, some Nintendo users have reportedly been struggling to connect to the MK11 servers, locking them out of multiple modes due to the online nature of the game. One...
Saturday1st Jun 2019
News Mortal Kombat 11 Shows Off Shang Tsung And Confirms Additional DLC Fighters
Switch version receives a patch as well
Mortal Kombat 11 managed to survive its launch, despite a few problems tied to the reward system and a number of reports about the toxic workplace culture at NetherRealm Studios. Brushing aside these launch issues, the team behind the game has now shown off the first Komba
Wednesday22nd May 2019
News Switch Was The Best-Selling Console In April In The US, Mortal Kombat 11 Tops Software Charts
Top ten Switch and 3DS games revealed
We're getting pretty used to sharing Switch success stories these days, but here's another for you: Nintendo's hybrid machine was the best-selling console of April in the US and remains the best-selling system of 2019 so far. The news comes from US games industry analyst Mat Piscatella, who has shared a thread...
Tuesday21st May 2019
News The Mortal Kombat Movie Reboot Secures A Release Date
Video game movies everywhere!
With Pokémon Detective Pikachu enjoying a successful launch, Warner Bros.' attention now appears to be set on the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie reboot. A release date has now been scheduled for 5th March 2021. Despite seemingly being in the works - in one way or another - since at least 2016, the film was only...
Wednesday15th May 2019
News The Mortal Kombat Movie Reboot Has Been Given The Greenlight
It's happening
Following the release of Mortal Kombat 11 last month, it's now been confirmed a new Mortal Kombat movie, in the form of a reboot, is on the way. The Warner Bros. action film will be shot in South Australia and is being led by the Malaysian-born Australian producer James Wan, who is best known for his work on the Saw series, Furious 7...
Friday10th May 2019
News Digital Foundry Finds Mortal Kombat 11 Also Using Switch's 'Boost Mode'
You win
It seems that NetherRealm is one of the first third-party studios to have taken advantage of Switch's 'boost mode', according to our friends over at Digital Foundry. The behind-the-scenes mode, which released with the console's latest firmware update, enables developers to take advantage of increased clock speeds to improve game performance...
Thursday9th May 2019
News One Mortal Kombat 11 Developer Had To See A Therapist After Violent Dreams
"I kind of just stopped wanting to go to sleep"
Mortal Kombat 11 hasn't had the smoothest launch. The new fighting game was criticised for being a grind-fest and more recently, there have been serious allegations of toxic work culture at NetherRealm Studios during the development cycle. If that wasn't already enough, one of the individuals involved...
Tuesday7th May 2019
News Mortal Kombat 11 Dev NetherRealm Studios Responds To Toxic Workplace Accusations
"We are actively looking into all allegations"
Last week, allegations of an abusive work culture at Mortal Kombat 11 developer NeatherRealm Studios began to surface online as employees shared their experiences on social media and with the press. The studio has now released a statement in response. Speaking to
Random Evil Dead's Ash Will Not Be Appearing In Mortal Kombat 11 As A DLC Fighter
Fatality, Bruce wins
The legendary American actor Bruce Campbell might be 60-years of age now, but he's still young and hip enough to know what the kids want in their video games: Ash from the Evil Dead. Unfortunately, he's not willing to comply with these demands – with the horror movie star recently taking to Twitter to end the rumours about...
Friday3rd May 2019
News Mortal Kombat Studio NetherRealm Accused Of Taking Advantage Of Contracted Workers
"I have had people break down because they could not keep up"
Mortal Kombat 11 has been available on Switch for around a week or two now, and is a mostly pleasing product in its own right, but the release has been dampened somewhat by allegations of an abusive work culture at developer, NetherRealm. A report from USGamer highlights the voices of...
Monday29th Apr 2019
News Get A Discount On Venom's Multiformat Arcade Fight Stick With Mortal Kombat 11
Get over here (if you're in the UK)
Video game peripherals company Venom has a tie-in promotion celebrating the launch of Mortal Kombat 11 with UK retailer Argos. If you order the company's Multiformat Arcade FightStick, pictured above, plus the game online or in-store, you'll get £15 off the full SRP of £59.99 until 10th June. Switch gamers will...
UK Charts Mortal Kombat 11 Enters At Number 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Still Speeding Along Nicely
A quiet week on the whole
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 27th April, revealing that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still leading the way as Nintendo's best-selling game in the region this week. PS4 exclusive Days Gone has debuted at number one, with the multi-format Mortal Kombat 11 entering the charts in second place. It's worth noting that...
News Mortal Kombat 11 Patches Are Imminent, All Players To Receive In-Game Currency
Lots of updates for Switch
If you picked up a copy of Mortal Kombat 11 last week, or even if you've just been keeping an eye on the news, you probably know that it could definitely do with some tweaks here and there. Developer NeatherRealm Studios recently revealed that it will be pushing updates to the game across all platforms, hoping to address...
Saturday27th Apr 2019
Video Digital Foundry Takes A Look At Mortal Kombat 11
A remarkable Switch port
Earlier this week, Mortal Kombat 11 arrived in North America on the Nintendo Switch. The European release will be out next month. If you’re still on the fence about this particular version of the game, Digital Foundry has now uploaded a video comparing the Switch release to its PlayStation 4 and Xbox One counterpart...
Thursday25th Apr 2019
Nintendo Download 25th April (Europe)
Mortal Kombat 11! SteamWorld Quest! Dragon's Dogma! BOXBOY + BOXGIRL!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Mortal...
