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With the release of the Khaos Reigns expansion for Mortal Kombat 1 a little over a month away, Ed Boon has today shared a short teaser of what to expect come Thursday. No longer male (Kameo aside), Cyrax can be seen squaring off against Sub-Zero who questions her allegiance to the Lin Kuei. Doing away with the cyber initiative notion of automation, Cyrax seems to maintain her human attributes while fighting in what can only be described as an Iron Man-like suit. Cyrax retains much of her signature moves, including explosive bombs, spinning blades and nets. It looks like her…

NetherRealm Studios took to the stage at San Diego Comic Con in late July to announce content for the hotly anticipated Year 2 expansion of Mortal Kombat 1. Subtitled “Khaos Reigns,” the new expansion will feature additional story content and pick up in a world poisoned by chaos and anarchy thanks to Havik.

Year 2 for Mortal Kombat 1 has been officially announced via an hour long panel held at San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Subtitled “Khaos Reigns,” the new expansion will feature additional story content and pick up in a world poisoned by chaos and anarchy thanks to Havik. Kombat Pack 2 has also been announced, and will include Noob Saibot, Sektor and Cyrax (both of whom are now female), as well as guest characters Ghostface, Conan and T-1000. As widely expected, Animalities also make a triumphant return to the series for the first time since their inception in 1995’s Mortal Kombat 3.…

Mortal Kombat 1 has been available for close to a year, releasing in September 2023 to generally positive reception, albeit a little mixed on many fronts. Somewhat of a departure to the tried and tested formula, the title introduced a radically different timeline which saw Rain become a mage of Outworld, Scorpion and Sub-Zero united as brothers in the Lin Kuei clan, Takeda portrayed as a cousin of Kenshi rather this his son, among others. Story aside, the game’s single player Invasions mode has hardly been a hit, the Kameo system leaves much to be desired and the decision to…

A lover of games, movies and all things pop culture, Alan Lee delivered a standout performance as Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat 1. Drawing inspiration from Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa’s 1995 movie portrayal, Alan crafted his own unique depiction that cements him as one of the franchise’s all time greats.

Mortal Kombat 1’s first Kombat Pack is about to receive its fifth and final instalment as Takeda Takahashi wraps up what the studio is referring to as “Year 1”. To celebrate this significant milestone, NetherRealm Studios have unleashed an epic gameplay trailer featuring Takeda in all of his glory. Wielding his signature serrated whips, Takeda made his first appearance in 2015’s Mortal Kombat X as one of the “Kombat Kids” alongside Cassie Cage, Jacqui Briggs and Kung Jin. Although originally written into the series as Kenshi’s estranged son, this new timeline indicates that he is now a cousin of Kenshi’s,…

Kameo fighter Ferra will have her release delayed by one month, and will instead launch alongside the final Kombat Pack 1 DLC fighter Takeda on July 23. Confirmed via a post on the official X account of Mortal Kombat, the team at NetherRealm Studios have decided to spend extra time to ensure that she “can assist to the best of her abilities.” Given her small stature and unique play style, we applaud the team for making this difficult decision to ensure that she her gameplay is not exploited. Both Ferra and Takeda Takahashi, son of the blind swordsman Kenshi, both…

NetherRealm Studios have announced two Twitch-exclusive skins for Tanya and Sub-Zero ahead of Final Kombat this weekend.

Data miner Interloko has discovered an unexpected name drop after combing through audio files in the latest update to Mortal Kombat 1. In addition to introducing Homelander, Season 6 of Invasions, a number of skins, bug fixes and tweaks, a brand new Mileena announcer voice was also listed in the official patch notes. While it has yet to be made available to fans for purchase, Interloko managed to extract audio files and collate them in a video for fans to hear ahead of time. Skipping forward to 5:18 and 5:21 in the above YouTube video, you can clearly hear two…

NetherRealm Studios this morning unleashed the sixth season of Invasions subtitled The Reptile, which is focused around the Zaterran warrior Reptile. Season 6 includes new challenges, story elements, boss battles and rewards, including skins for the majority of the main roster based around its theme. A minor update to the mode includes the ability to change your direction of travel while moving between nodes, a point of contention for many, especially when covering large distances. Season 6: The Reptile is available now until July 23. In addition, Homelander joins the main Mortal Kombat 1 roster via early access for Kombat…