Mortal Kombat 12 Release Date & Story Leak: Convincing But Possibly Fake

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A new leak teases a release date and story details for the upcoming Mortal Kombat 12, but fans are doubting its validity. Players have been speculating on what NetherRealm Studios’ next project could be since it announced that it was ending support for Mortal Kombat 11 last summer, with guesses ranging from a third Injustice title to a brand-new Marvel fighting game. Recent leaks, job listings, and even vague social media posts from NetherRealm developers have all indicated that Mortal Kombat 12 will be the next big project for the famed fighting game studio.

However, there hasn’t been any official announcement that Mortal Kombat 12 is even in development, much less when the highly-anticipated sequel will be released. Fans tuned into The Game Awards 2021 livestream last December in hopes of an MK-related announcement amid the many promising video game trailers and award presentations, but Mortal Kombat 12 was nowhere to be seen. Likewise, there was speculation that MK co-creator Ed Boon would announce Mortal Kombat 12 during his Hall of Fame induction speech at this year’s DICE Awards in February — something that Boon himself joked about on social media after not making any mention of his studio’s rumored project at the event.

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Now, a new leak supposedly sheds some light on Mortal Kombat 12’s plot, roster, and release date. Twitter user Gaming Updates and Countdowns recently posted this information regarding MK 12 a few days ago, claiming that the next installment of the storied fighting game franchise will be “another reboot with new characters.” This leak also hints that Mortal Kombat 12 will run on “a new game engine,” and that the game will be released