Get over here?
It looks like NetherRealm’s next project has been officially confirmed asMortal Kombat 12, and in a bit of an unconventional way: during an earnings call.
Speaking on an earnings call today, Warner Bros. head David Zaslav confirms thatMortal Kombat 12is in the works. The comment arrived during a section where Zaslav was discussing the success of gaming efforts under WB:
“[…] And there’s lots more to come, including the highly anticipatedMortal Kombat 12andSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, games also set for release this year with ambitious launch projections.”
The mention ofMortal Kombat 12comes as a bit of a surprise as, well, that hasn’t really been talked about up to this point. We’veheard rumorsthat NetherRealm Studios was forgoing a newInjusticeentry to keep theMKtrain going, and even seensome teases from Ed Boonon the matter, but nothing official had been confirmed prior to today’s call. Now, it looks like a newMortal Kombatisn’t just on the way, but for this year too.
We’ve reached out to Warner Bros. for clarification, and will share more as we learn more.
Cue theMortal Kombattheme
It hasn’t been too long since the release ofMortal Kombat 11in2019. The entry brought the time-hopping adventures of the rebootedMKuniverse to a neat close, but NetherRealm continued to updateMortal Kombat 11afterwards with both theAftermathstory and theUltimateedition. There’s a blank slate open for the future of the story, at least.
Add on the fact thatMortal Kombatreclaimed a main stage spot for this year’s Evo fighting game tournament series, and you could definitely retroactively justify some red-yarn-conspiracy. Still, to haveMortal Kombat 12dropped so casually in an earnings call? It certainly doesn’t make for a boring news day. Hopefully we’ll see more soon about what NetherRealm’s up to with this newMortal Kombat.
