NetherRealm has revealed its plans for Mortal Kombat 1 over the following yr, together with a brand new story enlargement and Scream’s Ghostface.
For those who had been questioning why Mortal Kombat’s presence at Evo 2024 was weirdly low key, it’s as a result of developer NetherRealm had been holding again bulletins for San Diego Comedian-Con.
The studio held a panel devoted to Mortal Kombat 1 on the occasion on Saturday, July 27, the place it revealed new story enlargement Khaos Reigns which incorporates the title’s subsequent wave of DLC characters.
Like Mortal Kombat 11’s Aftermath enlargement, Khaos Reigns is a narrative add-on which picks up after occasions within the base recreation, the place Havik was teased as the following massive villain.
This enlargement additionally comes with six new characters in Kombat Pack 2. As already outed by leaks, this contains returning fighters Cyrax, Sektor, and Noob Saibot, together with visitor additions Conan The Barbarian, Terminator 2’s T-1000, and Ghostface from Scream.
Terminator 2 actor Robert Patrick will reprise his function because the T-1000, whereas Roger L. Jackson will return because the voice of Ghostface. Judging by his omission on the press launch, it appears Arnold Schwarzenegger won’t voice Conan The Barbarian and there’ll be a soundalike as a substitute, just like the T-800 in Mortal Kombat 11.
Cyrax, Sektor, and Noob Saibot will likely be accessible when the enlargement launches on September 24, with the three visitor characters set to be launched at a later date.
For some, essentially the most thrilling addition is perhaps animalities, that are animal variations of the basic fatality ending strikes. That is the primary time they’ve returned in nearly 30 years, following their debut in 1995’s Mortal Kombat 3, they usually look delightfully tousled.
A number of of those animal transformation are proven off within the trailer, with Rain turning right into a spiky pufferfish and exploding enemies from the within, whereas Mileena morphs into pink praying mantis for an particularly gory feast.
The Khaos Reigns enlargement will price £39.99 throughout PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Collection X, whereas the Nintendo Change model is £29.99. That is the one technique to get entry to Kombat Pack 2, which won’t be bought individually.
For those who haven’t but invested within the first Kombat Pack, which incorporates DLC characters Omni-Man, Quan Chi, Peacemaker, Ermac, Homelander, and Takeda Takahashi, there’s additionally a Khaos Reigns bundle which prices an extra £10.
It’s necessary to notice that this Khaos Reigns enlargement doesn’t embody the Mortal Kombat 1 base recreation, so total, it’s a fairly sizeable funding.
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For those who pre-order the enlargement, you’ll additionally get entry to 4 further skins: Marriage ceremony Scorpion, Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat 3, Empress Mileena, and a basic ninja outfit.
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