Barely a week after Mortal Kombat celebrated its 30th anniversary, NetherRealm Studios have announced Mortal Kombat: Onslaught, a new collection role-playing game featuring the series’ first mobile-exclusive cinematic story experience.
While the studio are currently believed to be working on a number of projects concurrently (including Mortal Kombat 12 and possibly Injustice 3), today’s announcement is sure to whet the appetites of die-hard fans keen to sink their teeth into some fresh content.
Along with news of Mortal Kombat: Onslaught comes an incredible piece of key art, featuring Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Raiden, Shinnok, Kitana, Shao Kahn, Quan Chi and Jade doing battle in what looks like the far reaches of the Netherrealm.
Warner Bros. Games today announced Mortal Kombat: Onslaught, a new collection role-playing game (RPG) launching globally in 2023 for mobile devices. Developed and co-published by award-winning NetherRealm Studios, Mortal Kombat: Onslaught will feature the first mobile-exclusive cinematic story experience for the franchise, where players must build a team of fighters from a vast roster of characters – and unleash them in massive real-time group battles to stop a dark and dangerous threat from wreaking havoc across the realms.
This title will be the newest mobile entry for the Mortal Kombat franchise since the release of Mortal Kombat Mobile, which has amassed more than 150 million installs and is one of the top five most downloaded fighting games on iOS and Android. Mortal Kombat is also celebrating a major milestone this month with their 30th anniversary – a testimony to the enduring popularity and critical acclaim of this legendary franchise.
“Mortal Kombat is a legendary franchise and pop culture phenomenon, and it continues to engage players and advance the fighting genre across multiple platforms,” said David Haddad, President, Warner Bros. Games. “Mortal Kombat: Onslaught is a testament to why Mortal Kombat has been a top gaming franchise for over 30 years, as the NetherRealm team continues to innovate and bring new gameplay to fans.”
“We are pushing the boundaries of Mortal Kombat to allow players to experience the franchise in new ways, while still staying true to its core visceral nature,” said Ed Boon, Chief Creative Officer, NetherRealm Studios. “With Mortal Kombat: Onslaught, we reimagined Mortal Kombat into a strategic team-based collection RPG with fast-paced, group melee combat that both new and existing fans can enjoy.”
Mortal Kombat is no stranger to portable devices, with a rather lacklustre port of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 released for iOS in 2010 by Electronic Arts. It was later pulled; a fresh and entirely new app was developed by NetherRealm Studios and released in 2015 for both iOS and Android devices. Although various kombatants, features and updates in general have been plentiful over the years, Mortal Kombat Mobile has largely been a simplified experience when compared to its console counterparts. While details are scarce at the moment, it certainly seems that this game will be an exception and is likely to be much grander in scale.
Mortal Kombat: Onslaught is set to launch in 2023. What do you think of today’s announcement, and who would you love to see join the roster? Be sure to let us know across our various social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
