NetherRealm Studios News Articles
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
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...
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...
Tuesday23rd Apr 2019
News Frost Reveal Completes The Mortal Kombat 11 Launch Roster
“Winter has come”
In the lead-up to the release of Mortal Kombat 11, NetherRealm Studios has been sharing reveal trailers for each of the fighters on a regular basis. In the latest Kombat Kast live stream, the team showed off Frost – the final launch game character. Frost was introduced to the series in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance as...
Thursday18th Apr 2019
Video Here's The Mortal Kombat 11 Gameplay Reveal For Nintendo Switch
Cutting it fine
For months now, Switch owners have been begging NetherRealm Studios to share some proper footage of Mortal Kombat 11 running on Nintendo's hybrid device. Last week, we got a measly three-second look at the game up and running on this platform and now a slightly more substantial clip has been uploaded to YouTube the week before the...
Saturday13th Apr 2019
News Kitana Graces Us With Her Presence In The Latest Mortal Kombat 11 Trailer
Royalty has arrived
Earlier this week, we got a glimpse of Kitana in action in a Mortal Kombat 11 promotional trailer and now NetherRealm Studios has officially revealed the fighter during the latest Kombat Kast live stream. In the video below we get to see Lady Kitana - who started out in Mortal Komba
Wednesday10th Apr 2019
Video Here's Your First Look At Mortal Kombat 11 Running On The Nintendo Switch
All three seconds of it...
If you're going to fork out $100 for that fancy premium edition of Mortal Kombat 11 on the Switch, surely you would like to know what the game looks like beforehand, right? The co-creator of the series Ed Boon has even said himself this version of the game is "looking great" so when can we see it?
Saturday6th Apr 2019
News Mortal Kombat 11 Reveals Kollector, A Proud Servant Of The Outworld Empire
Elder Goddess Cetrion also shown
There's been another Mortal Kombat 11 character reveal during the latest Kombat Kast. This time NetherRealm Studios introduces us to a fighter with four arms named Kollector. Below is a description along with the official reveal trailer, showcasing the characters full move set against Baraka. Just be warned, the clip...
Thursday4th Apr 2019
News Ed Boon Reassures Fans Mortal Kombat 11 Will Run At 60fps On Nintendo Switch
Now show us some footage
As close as we are to the release of Mortal Kombat 11 now, we still know little to nothing about the Switch version. The most we have heard about it was recently over the weekend at PAX East, when show floor reports confirmed the Nintendo iteration was hitting 60 frames per second. In saying this, no footage of the Switch...
Tuesday26th Mar 2019
Video The Future Meets The Past In This New Trailer For Mortal Kombat 11
A generational clash
The marketing for the upcoming multi-platform release Mortal Kombat 11 has been absolutely relentless. Since the eleventh entry was revealed to the world late last year, it's been making headlines ever since, with regular character reveals, trailer uploads and live streams. In the latest story-focused clip – revealed during...
Saturday23rd Mar 2019
News NetherRealm Studios Reveals First DLC Character For Mortal Kombat 11
Noob Saibot also returns
It's a common trend for developers of upcoming releases to announce downloadable content ahead of time nowadays and NetherRealm Studios is no different. The first of six DLC fighters coming to Mortal Kombat 11 in the Kombat Pack is Shang Tsung. Interestingly, the character is voiced by the Japanese-American actor, martial...
Thursday21st Mar 2019
News Kotal Kahn Gets Humiliated In His Mortal Kombat 11 Reveal Trailer
"Jacqui Briggs wins"
If you've been keeping tabs on NetherRealm Studios' upcoming fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, you'll no doubt be aware of the regular live streams - better known as Kombat Kasts - for the game. So far, these streams have slowly but steadily been revealing each of the fighters in the new entry. In the latest one, NetherRealm...
Thursday7th Mar 2019
Video Check Out Cassie Cage In Her Official Mortal Kombat 11 Reveal Trailer
Kano also featured
Following the Mortal Kombat 11 story trailer, Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios have now shared the official reveal trailer for Cassie Cage during the latest Kombat Kast. Not only do we get to see the daughter of Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade in action for the first time in the eleventh outing, but we also get a look at Aussie...
Friday22nd Feb 2019
News Ed Boon Teases Mortal Kombat 11 Character With Obscene Hand Gesture
Don't say we didn't warn you
Fighting games nowadays seem to be all about the character reveals. In the case of the upcoming release Mortal Kombat 11, it's no different. Series co-creator Ed Boon has been busy on social media confirming and denying fighters for several weeks now and in his latest communication with the fanbase, he's decided to...
Wednesday20th Feb 2019
Random Hideki Kamiya Would Like To See Bayonetta In Mortal Kombat 11
Just imagine...
Just after the Mortal Kombat 11 community had come to accept the fact Shaggy from the Scooby Doo series wouldn't be added to the upcoming release, Bayonetta Director Hideki Kamiya has decided to send fan speculation into overdrive once again. All it took wa
Friday15th Feb 2019
News Jade Returns As An Undead Revenant In Mortal Kombat 11
Did you miss her?
During the latest Kombat Kast for Mortal Kombat 11, the team behind the game dropped a brand new trailer to announce the return of Jade. She's armed with her iconic bo staff and serves the Netherrealm as an undead revenant. Although she's sporting a new look, she's still as lethal as ever. She first appeared in 1993's Mortal...
Wednesday6th Feb 2019
News NetherRealm's Brutal Response To Fans Who Want Shaggy In Mortal Kombat 11
Fatality
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate isn't the only game which has a vocal minority of fans who like to make questionable fighter requests. If you've been keeping tabs on Mortal Kombat 11, you may or may not have heard about a fan petition asking NetherRealm Studios to add Shaggy from the Scooby-Doo animation to the game. The Mortal Kombat series'...
Friday1st Feb 2019
News Knife Fighter Kano Returns To Mortal Kombat 11
That’s not a knife... that’s a knife
In January, NetherRealm Studios held an event showcasing the gameplay of Mortal Kombat 11 for the very first time. During this, it was revealed a special Kombat Kast would take place on 30th January, sharing more information about the characters and content coming to the game. Unfortunately, due to wild...
Wednesday30th Jan 2019
News Nintendo's UK Store Appears To Have Confirmed Mortal Kombat 11 Switch Delay In Europe
No concerns for North America
Mortal Kombat 11 was expected to arrive worldwide on the Switch in April until several European retailers updated their product listings for the Switch version of the game, changing the launch date to 10th May. At the time, these retailers included Amazon and even the Warner Bros. store (the company responsible for...
Tuesday22nd Jan 2019
News Cross-Play Might Be Added To Mortal Kombat 11, But There Are No Immediate Plans
Uniting the players, eventually
As video games evolve, cross-play is becoming a more prominent feature by the day. On the fighting front, there haven't really been many attempts to implement this option as most titles associated with this genre have enough online struggles as it is. Still, it would be great to see it more often, considering how the...
Monday21st Jan 2019
News Shiver Entertainment Is Developing The Switch Version Of Mortal Kombat 11
Previous work includes Scribblenauts: Showdown
As NetherRealm continues to share more information about Mortal Kombat 11, new details about the Switch version have been revealed. It's been discovered the Miami-based developer Shiver Entertainment will be responsible for the Nintendo release and is also assisting with the PC version. The company's...
Sunday20th Jan 2019
News Mortal Kombat 11 Art Director Seemingly Reveals Reptile's Return
Mean and green
It sounds as if a Mortal Kombat 11 fighter may have been confirmed ahead of schedule. Following the grand reveal earlier this week - showing off the new character Geras and confirming classic ones such as Sonya Blade, DualShockers has shared new information about another popular character who appears to be making a return. During a...
Friday18th Jan 2019
News Kombat Kast For Mortal Kombat 11 Takes Place On 30th January
Kabal also konfirmed
During the Mortal Kombat 11 live stream, fans of the long-running fighting series got their first proper look at the game. This included the gameplay reveal, a fatalities trailer, the story prologue, the reveal of Ronda Rousey as Sonya Blade, the Geras character reveal and a behind-the-scenes look at the development. You can...
Video Get Over Here And Watch More Footage Of Mortal Kombat 11
All is revealed
If didn't tune into the Mortal Kombat 11 live stream earlier on, the official YouTube account for the game has now uploaded several clips. Combined, it provides a prolonged glimpse at what the new entry in the long-running fighting series will be like when it finally arrives this April (and possibly in May, for anyone located in...
Thursday17th Jan 2019
News Ronda Rousey Teases Mortal Kombat 11 Invitation
Not long until the big reveal
Ronda Rousey is best-known as an Olympic medal-winning martial artist in Judo and UFC Women's Batnamweight Champion. In more recent times she's appeared as a professional wrestler in WWE. It's also well documented how the talented fighter and actress enjoys playing a variety of video games in her downtime. With this in...
Friday11th Jan 2019
News Ed Boon Shares Official Cover Art For Mortal Kombat 11
Get over here!
Last December, fighting game fans got quite the surprise when Ed Boon walked out on stage at the 2018 Game Awards and revealed Mortal Kombat 11 would be released worldwide on multiple platforms - including the Switch - on 23rd April 2019. With only months to go until the next entry's launch, the series co-creator has once again taken...
Monday24th Dec 2018
Random Ed Boon Finds Recent Mortal Kombat 11 Roster Leak Laughable
What a joke
When any fighting game series is announced nowadays, a leak inevitably follows, often revealing information about the character roster or a surprise the developer intended to reveal later down the line. A lot of the time, these leaks can also turn out to be completely fake. On the Mortal Kombat front, it's no different. Series...
Tuesday11th Dec 2018
News GameStop Italy Listing Reveals New Information About Mortal Kombat 11
More violent than ever before
Last week during the 2018 Game Awards, Ed Boon - one of the co-creators of the Mortal Kombat series - walked up on stage and surprised everyone with the reveal of the 11th entry in the series. Apart from the overly violent announcement trailer above, which has received much criticism online for not including the series'...
Friday7th Dec 2018
News Get Over Here! It Looks Like Mortal Kombat 11 Is Switch Bound
Bring it
Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon walked out on stage at this year's Game Awards to announce a winner of a select category and instead presented us with the surprise reveal of Mortal Kombat 11 - the next entry in the long-running bloody and brutal fighting series by NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. The game is arriving worldwide on 23rd...
Thursday12th Oct 2017
News Injustice 2 Director on the Possibility of Bringing the Game to Switch
Or maybe Mortal Kombat...
Those of you that had a Wii U in the first year of its release will no doubt remember the decent third party support that it received, and one of the big games it got was Injustice: Gods Among Us, the DC fighter from the studio that produces Mortal Kombat. Though NetherRealm understandably opted out of bringing Mortal...
