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' iconic music, there's not much else known about the title.
Now, DualShockers is reporting how GameStop Italy has revealed some early details about the upcoming release, ahead of schedule. Underneath the Premium Edition listing, there's a description explaining a bit more about what to expect from the next game in the series.
Mortal Kombat 11 will be running on an entirely new engine and there'll be new customisation for clothing, accessories and move sets. In addition to this is a new fatality system and a 'GoreTech' system which will make executions even more brutal than previously. The game also promises to include a strong multiplayer component and cater to the eSports crowd with improved match-making, personalisation systems, daily news and updated rewards.
As DualShockers notes, the game's developer NetherRealm hasn't officially mentioned the new fighting system yet, so apart from the vague description provided by GameStop, it's not clear how it will work. Based on the current information, it is suspected to work in conjunction with the iconic fatality system. Alongside this apparent leak, was a new image for the pre-order bonus Shao Kahn. Check it out below:
A community reveal event for MK11 will take place on 17th January 2019. Will you be picking up this game when it is released on 23rd April next year? Leave a comment below.
[source dualshockers.com]
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I can't wait to see how Mortal Kombat graces the Switch. Been a looong time since the last game on a Nintendo console.
Even though I find this series personally repulsive (the gratuitous gore and violence is a bit too much for me), it's awesome to see such a huge third-party game on Switch. I'll be interested to see how the Switch version handles the graphics as well, since this seems to be a very graphically intense game--and just plain graphic, too.
As soon as it hits the eshop I'm pre-ordering it.
Day 1 buy for me
I'm going to get this... It's been a long time since I played a Mortal Kombat game.
So glad this will be on the Switch!
Urgh esports, so what about the consumers who will be buying the game? especially when we are the ones spending the most money on these games.
Street fighter V was ruined by esports too and it's a shame this could be ruined the same way.
So no fanyboys crying fowl play?
typo
"official mention about the new fighting system system"
Yeap I'm still a Mortal Kombat fans even at my age now and can't wait for this new chapter in the series.
Mortal Kombat!
There...I did it for you!
I don't care how detailed are the brains of Raiden after I smash his skull in, this need to run smoothly especially in hand-held since it's the big selling point of the Switch version. Pretty hyped about this one, and playing Smash all those hours during the weekend really reminded me of how fun are BeU, just sheer game play and exhilaration.
I hope Panic Button is involved.
Would be nice to see a faster pace kombat system like Killer Instinct or dead or alive. Make the moves look less stiff.
@ilikeike Same here, I like a Doom, a No More Heroes, or a Madworld. I even like the slo mo x-ray bullet cam in Sniper Elite games (especially in the zombie one though). But this is too sadistically gruesome for me. However, it's interesting to see how it runs, and how it hopefully opens up the floodgate for third parties still holding back to "test the water".
Is there a way to turn all the gore off? 😇
@Shambo @ilikeike - Agree. The first one was somewhat of a novelty, but now it's just too graphic and sadistic. if I were a developer, I would be ashamed to tell my child that I spend a year helping create something as negative as this.
I wonder if they can get the Switch port running at 60fps? For a game like this I'd rather they cut back on graphical effects than half the framerate.
Mortal kombat back on a nintendo console l match made in heaven.
What happened to Raiden's face? Too many fatalities?
Afraid, this is another Killer Instinct XBox situation for me, where the gameplay will be solid, but the new art direction and visual designs, especially most redesigned faces of veteran characters will be hard to take. Guess I'm just picky when it comes to face design. After all, masked fighters and monsters seem to look better with every game.
Am I spoiled by Smash Ultimate? Even the 3rd Party characters look better than ever. There are no finishhim'd faces. No chicken-starving Redhair-Simon, no Overcharged-Ken, no Chibi-Cloud, or that horrible render that is Ghostly Adventures Pac-Man. All Smash characters seem to come out of their prime time, remastered. Can't say that about Raiden in MK11 unfortunately, but it's not the first time he looks like someone else.
@Fandabidozi Yes. You remove the cartridge or Uninstall the game.
I'm so glad to hear this announcement still! Makes it definitely seem like Switch is picking up steam again with this kind of support. ^^
Can’t wait to see gameplay and I will be preordering!
@DigiF4N now I'll have that stuck in my head all morning
@Zuljaras
Or just not buy it in the first place 🤔
@Fandabidozi Exactly!
One of the last MK games I played was Deadly Alliance on Gamecube and it kind of soured my attitude towards the series. There was no Liu Kang, the content was somewhat lacking, and I wasn't really fond of most of the new characters.
But I might dip back in it if it does come to Switch.
i have an x and a switch. but i will get it for the switch
I'm hoping there is a code so we can change the blood to sweat. I want it to look like MK on the SNES!
@YANDMAN Hopefully they are not involved - because if they are not, it may imply that the game was built efficiently to work for Switch (lower spec) from the start by the developers, rather than made for PS4 and then reworked / optimised.
@Hordak There was a code for sweat?
@FTL Anythings possible i guess, but i think that is highly unlikely.
@Flyinryan Mortal Kombat! Mortal Kombat! Mortal Kombat! Mortal Kombat! Mortal Kombat! Mortal Kombat!
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