Mortal Kombat 1 (Switch) News Articles
Friday18th Jul 2025
Video Mortal Kombat II Official Trailer Released, In Cinemas This October
Johnny Cage joins the fight
[Thu 17th Jul, 2025 05:05 BST]: The Mortal Kombat II movie hype train is about to leave the station, with Warner Bros. today releasing a teaser tied to the upcoming action film, which is arriving in cinemas on 24th October 2025. It's actually an "in-universe film trailer" for 'Uncaged Fury' starring Johnny Cage, who...
Thursday12th Jun 2025
News Mortal Kombat 1 Playable On Switch 2 Despite 'Incompatibility' And It Runs Far Better
There's a workaround for owners of the game
Fellow fatality fans, it seems there's currently a bit of a problem in the six realms, as Mortal Kombat 1, a game that received a scathing review from yours truly for its hideous Switch performance, has been made unavailable to either purchase or download via the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop. However, if you...
Saturday24th May 2025
News Mortal Kombat 1 Dev NetherRealm Confirms It's Shifting Focus To "Next Project"
Fatality!
Last week, Mortal Kombat 1 developer NetherRealm Studios signalled the end of the game could be near with the release of the Definitive Edition. Now, in an official statement, it's confirmed it is shifting focus to the "next project" to ensure it can make it as great as it possibly can. While it will still update the game with "balance...
Thursday15th May 2025
News Mortal Kombat 1 Looks To Be Winding Down Support With The 'Definitive Edition'
That's a wrap
Following rumours late last year Mortal Kombat 1 could be winding down its support sooner rather than later, NetherRealm and WB Games have this week announced the arrival of the Mortal Kombat 1: Definitive Edition. This version of the game, which is available for $59.99 USD (or your regional equivalent), is said to offer the "most...
Wednesday23rd Apr 2025
UK Charts Are People Just Waiting For Switch 2 Now? Sure Seems Like It
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe falls again
The latest UK charts data is in, and it's another quiet week in the land of the Nintendo Switch. Indeed, while we have a few Switch-compatible games in the top ten, the first-party offering just doesn't seem to be performing quite as consistently as it used to. Shock, right? With the new Switch 2 on the horizon, it...
Wednesday19th Mar 2025
News Mortal Kombat 1 T-1000 DLC Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Judgement Day is upon us
After giving us a sneak peek last month, NetherRealm Studios and WB Games have finally added the T-1000 to Mortal Kombat 1's DLC roster. Arriving as a part of the 'Kaos Reigns' expansion, the T-1000 brings a whole host of T2-inspired moves to the famous fighter, joining the likes of Conan the Barbarian and Ghostface. It's...
Monday24th Feb 2025
News Mortal Kombat 1 Is Ready To Terminate With T-1000 Character Trailer
"Johnny's fine, honey, Johnny's just fine"
A new trailer for Mortal Kombat 1 has been released that showcases the T-1000 playable character in the Khaos Reigns expansion. Available from 18th March 2025, the T-1000 is yet another classic movie villain getting the MK treatment and, judging from the short teaser, it seems NetherRealm Studios has done...
Tuesday18th Feb 2025
News EVO 2025's Main Lineup And Extended Roster Has Been Locked In
Update: Here's every game at this year's event
The world's biggest fighting game tournament EVO is scheduled to announce this year's US game line up next week on 14th January, but it seems it might have already been revealed. In other words, if you would rather find out in the official broadcast, navigate away from this page right now. Otherwise,...
Wednesday22nd Jan 2025
News Mortal Kombat 1 Conan The Barbarian DLC Update Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
"Crush your enemies and see them driven before you"
The Switch 2 has dominated the headlines over the past few days, but there's been plenty of other stuff going on in the world of video games this week. On the Mortal Kombat front, NetherRealm revealed the official gameplay trailer for Conan the Barbarian featuring the likeness of Arnold...
Friday29th Nov 2024
Rumour Mortal Kombat 1 Future DLC Supposedly Cancelled
Fatality
According to a new rumour doing the rounds within the Mortal Kombat 1 community, future DLC plans for the brutal and bloody fighting game have supposedly been scrapped. A Mortal Kombat "verified insider" known as Fate Unknown - who reportedly has a proven track record - is claiming NetherRealm Studios has axed its plans for a second story...
Wednesday20th Nov 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1 Adds Ghostface From 'Scream' In New Switch Game Update
The latest patch also includes fixes and adjustments
NetherRealm has been slowly expanding Mortal Kombat 1's DLC roster and it's now confirmed Ghostface from the Scream series will be released next month. Yes, ahead of Halloween, we've also got a first look - showing off the character's skillset...which is basically a knife! Here's a brief look,...
Wednesday25th Sep 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1 Lands 'Khaos Reigns' Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
A new Reign
Mortal Kombat 1's 'Khaos Reigns' update is finally here, adding in fresh story elements and characters. There's also a batch of free content to cover, so let's dive right into it. The game's 'Year 2' expansion is the biggie here, with fighters Cyrax, Sektor, Noob Saibot, Ghostface, T-1000, and Conan the Barbarian all available for those...
Friday6th Sep 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns - Official Sektor Gameplay Trailer Revealed
New chapters, Kombat Pack 2, Animalities & more
NetherRealms will release its new story expansion 'Khaos Reigns' for Mortal Kombat 1 later this month on 24th September. With the initial Cyrax gameplay trailer reveal out of the way, the studio has now given fans a look at some official Sektor gameplay. This trailer can also be viewed on YouTube, but...
Friday16th Aug 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns - Official Cyrax Gameplay Trailer Revealed
New story chapters, Kombat Pack 2 and more
Last month, NetherRealm Studios announced Mortal Kombat 1 would be moving onto the second year of the game. As part of this, it will be getting a new story expansion 'Khaos Reigns' - including new story chapters and Kombat Pack 2. In the lead up to the expansion's release date on 24th September 2024, we've...
Wednesday14th Aug 2024
UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Retains Its Crown As We Await New Releases
Wahoooo!
After a slight delay this week, the UK Charts are finally in, and it's another quiet one in the region that sees Mario Kart 8 Deluxe retain its crown for a second week running. The top 10 has seen a bit of a shake up, though, with Mortal Kombat 1 storming to 3rd place while Hogwarts Legacy takes a bit of a tumble down into 10th. A few...
Sunday4th Aug 2024
News Ed Boon Teases First Look At The Next Mortal Kombat Movie
"I can leak stuff too"
The new Mortal Kombat movie wrapped filming earlier this year and then locked in an October 2025 release date. Now, in a new update, series co-creator and Mortal Kombat 1 director Ed Boon has shared the very first look at the sequel movie. Boon says he saw an "unfinished cut" and jokes about grabbing the image from the phone...
Tuesday30th Jul 2024
News Ed Boon Says Mortal Kombat 1 Could Have "Years" Of Updates And DLC
"This is year two"
Last week, NetherRealm officially revealed its plans for the second year of Mortal Kombat 1. It includes the Khaos Reigns story DLC expansion, a new Kombat Pack, and the arrival of Animalities as a free update. Apparently it won't end there, either. Speaking at San Diego Comic-Con recently, Mortal Kombat series co-creator Ed Boon...
Saturday27th Jul 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns Announced - Story Expansion, New Fighters And "Big Surprises"
Update: Here's the official reveal
Update [Sat 27th Jul, 2024 00:30 BST]: NetherRealm Studios has now officially revealed 'Year 2' of Mortal Kombat 1. It's titled 'Khaos Reigns', arrives 24th September 2024, and includes new story chapters, Kombat Pack 2, and Animalities! The new Animality will be available to all players as a free update. The...
Wednesday24th Jul 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1 New DLC Fighter Update Out Now, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Takeda Takahashi is back
Update [Wed 24th Jul, 2024 04:05 BST]: Mortal Kombat 1's new update is now live. Most notably it adds Takeda Takahashi as a new DLC fighter and Ferra as a new Kameo Fighter. There's also some additional content (including classic skins), and on top of this, it comes with a bunch of general fixes and character-specific...
Monday22nd Jul 2024
Round Up EVO 2024 - Every Switch Announcement And Much More
That's a wrap
The biggest fighting game tournament EVO 2024 took place on the weekend and if you're curious to know what went down, read on... We've put together this guide filled with all the announcements and news related to games on the Switch, games announced for Switch as well as some other highlights you may or may not have seen throughout...
Friday19th Jul 2024
News Mortal Kombat Studio NetherRealm Is Reportedly Facing Layoffs
Following mobile team being shut down
NetherRealm Studios, the developer behind the Mortal Kombat series, is reportedly facing multiple layoffs after select staff members from the studios' mobile team shared posts on LinkedIn announcing that they have been put out of work (thanks, Eurogamer). The NetherRealm mobile team seems to be the most...
Wednesday26th Jun 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1's Next DLC Fighters Possibly Revealed In New Datamine
Six more characters are supposedly on the way
Following a datamine last September, there's been another update about a new batch of DLC characters supposedly on the way to Mortal Kombat 1. Although there's been no official announcement about a second Kombat Pack just yet, according to a dataminer known as 'interloko' on social media -
Thursday30th May 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1 DLC Fighter 'Homelander' Arrives Early Next Month
The new Kameo Fighter follows "later in June"
After a long wait, we've finally got some proper gameplay footage of the new Mortal Kombat 1 DLC fighter Homelander. The new trailer also confirms he'll be arriving next month on 4th June 2024. In case you missed it, 'The Boys' character will be joining existing DLC characters such as Omni-Man and...
Wednesday15th May 2024
News Mortal Kombat 2 Movie Launches In Cinemas October 2025
FIGHT!
Earlier this year we found out the Mortal Kombat 2 movie had officially wrapped filming, and now in a new update from Variety, it's been revealed it will launch in cinemas (including IMAX) on 24th October 2025. This new movie has been written by Jeremy Slater (Moon Knight), the same director (Simon McQuoid) returns and there's now also some...
Wednesday8th May 2024
News New Mortal Kombat 1 Update Includes Switch Fixes, Adjustments And More
Mavado also joins the Kameo Fighter roster
Following the first proper look at the DLC fighter Homelander earlier this week, NetherRealm has now rolled out a new update for Mortal Kombat 1. Since launching on the Switch in September last year, the title has already received a number of improvements and there are even more Switch-specific fixes in...
Monday6th May 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1 DLC Character 'Homelander' Looks Ludicrous In New Trailer
Toasty!
Warner Bros. Games and NetherRealm Studios have released a 'First Look' trailer for the upcoming Mortal Kombat 1 DLC character Homelander which, at the time of writing, does not yet have a firm release date. The fighter, who is one of the main antagonists for Amazon's satirical series The Boys, kick starts the trailer by drinking some...
Tuesday30th Apr 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1 Teases DLC Character Homelander And Next Kameo Fighter
A lot more is on the way
NetherRealm Studios has been busy rolling out new DLC updates for Mortal Kombat 1 and to add to this, Ed Boon has now locked in a release date for the upcoming Kameo character Mavado. He'll be arriving next week on 7th May 2024 and was previously teased alongside the DLC fighter Ermac, who was added to the game earlier this...
Wednesday10th Apr 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1 Teases Next DLC Character And Kameo Fighter
Update: Check out Ermac's full gameplay trailer
Update [Wed 10th Apr, 2024 00:55 BST]: NetherRealm Studios has now released the full gameplay trailer for the next Mortal Kombat 1 DLC character Ermac and the Kameo Fighter Mavado. You can check it out in the social media post below or via YouTube. Original story [Tue 9th Apr, 2024 05:45 BST]:...
Thursday28th Mar 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1's New Update Adds The Kameo Fighter Janet Cage
And includes some "Switch specific" fixes
Mortal Kombat 1 has been steadily growing its roster of characters, and the latest update out now on the Switch and multiple other platforms adds Janet Cage. Cage joins the battle as a Kameo Fighter, meaning you don't directly control the character. Instead, you sort of like summon them into fights with...
Wednesday6th Mar 2024
News Warner Bros. Doubles Down On Its Commitment To Live Service Games
It wants to move away from "one-and-done console game"
After revealing in November last year how it wanted to focus on transforming its biggest franchises into live services, Warner Bros. has now reiterated this at the Morgan Stanley conference earlier this week. According to WB Discovery gaming boss J.B. Perrette, it's no longer about launching "a...
