Mortal Kombat 1 Announced With Skull-Krushing Trailer, Launches September 19

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Warner Bros. Games has finally announced Mortal Kombat 1, a reboot and reimagining of the universe that's been created by the Fire God Liu Kang. The fighting game is slated to release September 19 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X, and Nintendo Switch, and has also dropped a cinematic trailer offering glimpses at the characters' new looks, some brutal fatalities, and new Kameo Fighters. Pre-orders grant access to the powerful sorcerer Shang Tsung, alongside beta access in August, reserved exclusively for PS5 and Xbox Series S/X players. The news comes after the game (Mortal Kombat 12) was confirmed during Warner Bros. Discovery's quarterly earnings call, followed by franchise creator Ed Boon occasionally throwing cryptic teasers on his Twitter.

The Mortal Kombat 1 trailer opens with a voiceover from Liu Kang saying, “It is time!”, and introducing the new realm he created — an idyllic paradise of sorts, with friend Kung Lau, recognisable by his razor-brimmed hat, working as a humble farmer. Elsewhere in the world, the steel fan-wielding Kitana continues ruling the Outworld with her loyal retainer and sister-clone Mileena. While there's no explicit mention of what caused the world to reset, we can assume it to be a result of Mortal Kombat 11's multiple endings, one of which ensured a new and better timeline, undoing Kronika's mistakes. Towards the end, Liu Kang had ascending into a god, the effects of which seem to carry over into MK1.

The serenity in the Mortal Kombat 1 trailer is soon broken as lead characters Scorpion and Sub-Zero discover a blood-red eclipse in the far distance — resembling the ones in the Japanese manga Berserk and FromSoftware's Dark Souls 3. “For the storm is brewing,” Liu Kang narrates as he descendants