Mortal Kombatcreator Ed Boon is able to send fans of the series into a tailspin by tweeting just about anything, and he knows it.The latest tease for the next MK game dropped on Wednesday, with the hand skipping ‘12’ on a clock, further implying a reboot. A reliable leaker has claimed that will be the case, revealing additional details about how much the game will cost and the platforms it will launch on.
Leakerbillbil-kun, the same personwho has been accurately revealing PS Plus gamesahead of time for over a year, claims the next MK game will be called Mortal Kombat 1. The leak also claims Mortal Kombat 1 will be $70 onPS5andXbox Series X, $60 onNintendo Switch, and that there will be Premium and Kollector’s editions priced at $110 and $250 respectively.
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The leak also notes that aside from the Switch version, Mortal Kombat 1 will be current-gen only. No last-gen version forPS4andXbox One. As for when this information will be confirmed to be true or false, billbil-kun signs off by tweeting that an announcement is coming soon. Something Mortal Kombat fans have assumed ever sincea Warner Bros. executive casually confirmed the next game in the series will be here before the end of 2023.
As for why fans believe the series will return to its roots rather than move on to Mortal Kombat 12, Wednesday’s teaser was the biggest indicator yet. Nothing more than a clock ticking, but when the clock reached 11, it skipped 12 and went straight back to one. Before that, a video celebrating 30 years of Mortal Kombat ended withthe camera zooming in on a single grain of sand exploding, big bang style. Many of you have beenobsessing over that image ever since.
Some fans might have assumed a timeline reset was coming even before any of the recent teasers. The hourglass from which the aforementioned sand is falling from likely belongs to Kronika.Mortal Kombat 11’s story revolved around that hourglass, the bending of time, and toying with alternate realities. It’s entirely possible the next game takes place exclusively inside a completely different timeline from the one fans have become acquainted with over the course of the last few installments.
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