Games by NetherRealm Studios
Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath Switch
Warner Bros / NetherRealm Studios
- 26th May 2020 (UK/EU)
- 26th May 2020 (NA)
Injustice: Gods Among Us Wii U
Warner Bros / NetherRealm Studios
- 16th Apr 2013 (NA)
- 26th Apr 2013 (UK/EU)
Reviews of NetherRealm Studios Games
Review Mortal Kombat 1 - A Superb Fighter, But Severely Kompromised On Switch
Testing the Switch's might
NetherRealm Studios has been on a real hot streak with the Mortal Kombat franchise ever since it dropped its first game, the sublime Mortal Kombat 9, all the way back in 2011. The studio has always focused on bringing a top-notch narrative experience to the table, supported by a laundry list of single-player arcade and...
Review Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath (Switch) - An Expensive Way To Get The Full MK11 Experience
I'd buy that for a dollar!
Ever since the launch of Mortal Kombat X in 2015, NetherRealm Studios’ output has continued to soar in quality. The alternate fighting styles of X fed into the impressive facial animation of Injustice 2, with that second round of DC super-fighting leaving its mark on the customisation depth of last year’s Mortal Kombat...
Fighting dirty
It's bizarre to think that it's been 13 years since the likes of Scorpion, Kung Lao and Raiden spilled blood on a Nintendo platform with 2006's Mortal Kombat: Armageddon on Wii, but that absence has enabled NetherRealm Studios to finally bring the quality of its combat model to the level that reflects its devotion to slapstick gore...
Review Injustice: Gods Among Us (Wii U)
Immortal kombat
We’ve all had this same discussion. Who would win in a fight between Batman and Superman? NetherRealm Studios — the development team behind the successful 2011 reboot of the Mortal Kombat franchise — was kind enough to create Injustice: Gods Among Us, a fighting game almost specifically designed to answer that one burning...
Latest NetherRealm Studios News
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...
Thursday5th Jun 2025
News Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Comes To Switch And Switch 2 In 2025
"The most komplete kollection ever"
The preservation experts at Digital Eclipse have today lifted the lid on the Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection for the Switch, Switch 2 and multiple other platforms. Yes, fighting game fans are finally getting a new collection in this brutal and bloody series, and it's arriving this year. Digital Eclipse (also...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Saturday24th Feb 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1's Third DLC Fighter Joins The Roster Soon
Update: Peacemaker gameplay trailer revealed
Update [Sat 24th Feb, 2024 23:55 GMT]: In case you missed it, Mortal Kombat 1 has confirmed Peacemaker will be arriving next month on 6th March 2024, with the "Early Access" window starting next week on 28th February. In an update, it's now also shared the official Peacemaker Gameplay Trailer. Due to...
Sunday21st Jan 2024
News The Mortal Kombat 2 Movie Has Officially Wrapped Filming
"This has been an incredibly journey"
Back in 2022, it was announced the Mortal Kombat movie reboot would be getting a sequel. Now, in an update, it's been officially confirmed by the movie's producer Todd Garner and actor Lewis Tan that filming has wrapped. Tan shared some posts on social media of himself at the wrap party and Garner has uploaded...
Wednesday10th Jan 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1 Adds Another DLC Kameo Fighter Next Week
Quan-Chi was the latest DLC fighter
Mortal Kombat 1 continues its fight in the new year with the announcement Khameleon will be coming to the game as a DLC fighter next week. Yes, a date is now officially locked in, with the game's social media account confirming she'll be arriving on 16th January 2024. Khameleon is the latest release alongside the...
Sunday17th Dec 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1 Cross-Play Release Window Confirmed, But There's No Mention Of Switch
The Switch version of MK11 missed out on "Krossplay"
Although the Mortal Kombat 1 team has shown strong support for the Switch version of the game so far with updates and all the DLC, it seems the cross-play feature might be skipping Nintendo's hybrid system. In a live stream earlier this week, NetherRealm confirmed cross-play was coming on...
Friday15th Dec 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1's December Update Is Out Today, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
New season, new DLC characters and much more
This week marks the "early access" arrival of Quan Chi in Mortal Kombat 1. This is the second DLC character in the Kombat Pack and follows on from the release of Omni Man. EventHubs has also confirmed the Kameo Fighter in this update (Khameleon) will be arriving at some point in January 2024. In addition...
Wednesday6th Dec 2023
News Ed Boon Confirms Mortal Kombat Story DLC And Teases "Big Surprise"
More kontent is on the way
If you're wondering what's planned for Mortal Kombat 1 beyond the Kombat Pack, it seems there's another Aftermath-style story expansion in the works. Series co-creator Ed Boon confirmed this last week at CCXP23 in Brazil. While he didn't go into any specific detail, he did mention how there would also be a "big surprise"...
Tuesday5th Dec 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1's Second DLC Fighter Joins The Roster Next Week, Here's A First Look
John Cena's Peacemaker also teased!
Just months after the launch of Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm Studios is well underway with the delivery of its Kombat Pack. Following the launch of Omni-Man recently, the next fighter joining the roster is the Mortal Kombat representative Quan-Chi. He'll be made available in "early access" starting next week on...
Sunday3rd Dec 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1's DLC Fighter Homelander Won't Be Voiced By 'The Boys' Actor
Update: It's really not happening according to Starr
Update [Sun 3rd Dec, 2023 02:00 GMT]: The Boys actor Antony Starr has restated he won't be voicing Homelander in Mortal Kombat 1. In another exchange with a fan on social media, he simply said "that ship flew hombre", suggesting it wouldn't be happening (thanks, EventHubs). Of course, actors...
Friday10th Nov 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1 Gets A New Update On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The first DLC fighter has arrived
This week marks the arrival of the first Mortal Kombat 1 DLC fighter. In case you missed it, it's Omni-Man from the Invincible series. As part of this new update, NetherRealm has now rolled out a brand new update, which also includes some lengthy patch notes for all platforms including the Nintendo Switch. This...
Thursday9th Nov 2023
News Warner Bros. Says It's Focused On Transforming Its "Biggest Franchises" Into Live Services
"Always on gameplay" with an extended life cycle
During Warner Bros. Q3 earnings call, the company's CEO David Zaslav has revealed it's focused on transforming its "biggest franchises" from three to four-year releases into "more always on gameplay" experiences through live services, multiplatform releases, and free-to-play extensions. The "goal" is...
Sunday5th Nov 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1 Poll Reveals Cross-play As Most Requested Online Feature
Also known as 'kross-play'
Mortal Kombat 1 didn't have the best start on the Nintendo Switch, but it's slowly improved over time with some patches fixing up all areas of the game. It seems Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon also wants to enhance the game's online mode, with the industry veteran recently sharing a poll on social media asking fans what...
Friday27th Oct 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1 Gets A New Update For The Nintendo Switch
Just in time for the spooky season
Following on from a Mortal Kombat 1 patch for Xbox and PlayStation recently NetherRealm has now rolled out an update exclusively for the Switch. It's unclear what exactly this patch for the Nintendo release contains but when you jump back into the game you'll want to perform this update. When we learn more, we'll...
Thursday26th Oct 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1 Halloween Fatality Confirmed As "Premium Shop" Item
Goes on sale this Friday
Mortal Kombat 1 for Switch had some issues at launch, with NetherRealm responding with a series of updates. While things are in better shape, unfortunately, the community is now in an uproar over the latest Halloween-themed Fatility revealed in the latest set of patch notes. Warner Bros. has confirmed it will be added to...
Sunday15th Oct 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1 'Kombat Pack' DLC Release Schedule Revealed
Surprise Kameo Fighter also confirmed
Following a "first look" at Omni-Man in Mortal Kombat 1, new details have now surfaced about the rest of the Kombat Pack. According to a new PR, Quan Chi and Peacemaker are scheduled to arrive in Winter 2023/2024, Ermac and Homelander are targeting a Spring 2024 release, and Takeda Takahashi is aiming for...
Thursday12th Oct 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1 Gets A New Update On Switch, Visual Improvements & More
Download it now
Mortal Kombat 1 had a successful launch but it admittedly didn't release in the best state on the Nintendo Switch. It followed with the game's director Ed Boon promising that there would "absolutely" be an update to resolve these issues on the hybrid platform and with this in mind, a new one has now been released. This latest update...
Sunday1st Oct 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1 Might Reveal A Surprise At New York Comic Con 2023
Ed Boon: Don't expect an Omni-Man "game play trailer"
If you've been wondering when we'll be seeing more Mortal Kombat 1 reveals, it could potentially be at New York Comic Con 2023 in a few weeks. In some new posts on social media, the game's director and co-creator Ed Boon mentioned how a new patch would be rolled out early next week. As...
Saturday30th Sep 2023
Guide Best Mortal Kombat Games, Ranked - Every MK On Switch Nintendo Systems
Sub-Zero to 'Hero, as ranked by you
When you think back on the significant controversy caused by Mortal Kombat back in the '90s, it's almost incredible that the series not only survived such choppy waters but managed to flourish into one of the most iconic video game franchises of all time. Over the course of the next 30 years, Mortal Kombat would...
Friday29th Sep 2023
News Ed Boon Might Already Be Teasing Another Mortal Kombat 1 DLC Character
Ghostface was name-dropped in a recent datamine
Following a recent Mortal Kombat 1 datamine suggesting the possibility of Ghostface from the Scream series being added to the game in the future, the game's director and co-creator Ed Boon has now posted a rather interesting image on his social media. It shows an image of horror characters added to...
Tuesday26th Sep 2023
News Ed Boon Excited To Share What's Next For Mortal Kombat 1
"We are only at the beginning"
Mortal Kombat 1 might not have had the best launch on Switch, but that hasn't stopped NetherRealm Studios from hyping up what's next for the latest entry in the long-running fighting game series. Director and series co-creator Ed Boon recently mentioned on social media how this is just the beginning and there's a lot...
Wednesday20th Sep 2023
News Mortal Kombat Tried To Get John Wick But Had No Luck
Just imagine Keanu Reeves in Mortal Kombat 1
The Mortal Kombat series has had a lot of movie and celebrity crossovers throughout the years and the latest game Mortal Kombat 1 is no different with a cameo from Jean-Claude Van Damme and voice work by Megan Fox. We've also seen characters like Terminator and Robocop, but one that apparently continues...
Tuesday19th Sep 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1 Datamine Ignites New DLC Character Rumours
The Kombat Pack hasn't even been released yet
After some leaks prior to release, there are now reports of a new DLC character datamine for Mortal Kombat 1. As detailed by IGN, dataminers have unearthed lines of dialogue that could be for either "cut content or "upcoming, unannounced" DLC characters. Here's the rundown from dataminer 'thethiny',...
Sunday17th Sep 2023
Video Mortal Kombat 1 Graphics Comparison Reveals Switch Performance & Resolution
Here's how it holds up
Mortal Kombat 1 went into early access this week and players have finally been able to get their hands on all versions of the game. The question many have been wondering for some time now is how the game holds up on the Switch compared to other versions and now we've finally got some details. The tech, visual and performance...
Friday15th Sep 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1 Gets A Day-One Update On Switch
Here's what's included
In case you missed it, Mortal Kombat 1 is now in early access, with the game scheduled to officially launch next week on 19th September. Ahead of this, Warner Bros. Games and NetherRealm Studios have now released a day-one update. It's worth noting the Switch version has its own separate version of patch notes. This first...
Thursday14th Sep 2023
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Mortal Kombat 1
What did the critics think?
Mortal Kombat 1 has officially entered its early access phase and as part of this the first batch of reviews for the new entry have gone live. While there's not really any Nintendo Switch hands on doing the rounds just yet, there are a handful of reviews covering the game on other platforms. We've put together this round...
Tuesday12th Sep 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1 Welcomes In The New Era With Launch Trailer
Embrace the khaos
Mortal Kombat 1 is out in a week's time, but NetherRealm Studios has dropped the game's launch trailer nice and early to get fans amped up for the newest entry in the bloodiest fighting game series around. The launch trailer sets up some of the story for this "reboot", where Fire God Liu Kang has created a brand new world. But we...
Sunday10th Sep 2023
News Mortal Kombat 1 Switch Leaks Surface Online Ahead Of Launch
Watch out for spoilers
NetherRealm's new game Mortal Kombat 1 is just weeks out from release, but unfortunately, it's the latest victim of a leak. According to a report from MP1st, some stores in certain locations around the world are already selling physical copies of the title, and one individual has managed to get hold of a Switch copy of the...
