Mortal Kombat's Ed Boon Responds To MK12 Announcement Wishes
Series Co-Creator Ed Boon has responded to dashed hopes about a Mortal Kombat 12 announcement that didn't materalize as expected. Many an MK fan believed Boon would formally unveil details regarding the long-rumored Mortal Kombat 12 during his AIAS Hall of Fame induction speech at the DICE Awards last week. Unsurprisingly, no such reveal took place during the award ceremony.
The last Mortal Kombat entry, MK11, hit store shelves in early 2019, yet receiving a long tail of post-launch support via free updates and paid DLC releases. Developer NetherRealm Studios rolled out two premium Kombat Packs in total, with the first featuring Shang Tsung, Nightwolf, Sindel, Spawn, The Joker, and The Terminator. The studio followed up these guest fighters with Aftermath, a story expansion that also introduced Fujin, Sheeva, and RoboCop as playable characters. Finally, Mortal Kombat 11's Kombat Pack 2 launched in late 2020 with Rain, Mileena, and Rambo in tow. While some MK faithful had hoped for a Kombat Pack 3, NetherRealm's July 2021 announcement that post-launch support would cease halted such wishes in their tracks. Naturally, it didn't take long for the MK12 rumors to pile up, especially in the wake of job listings that hinted at NetherRealm's efforts on a 12th mainline installment.
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Some fans were dismayed by the lack of a Mortal Kombat 12 announcement at the DICE Awards, having anticipated a spectacle of some kind during Ed Boon's Hall of Fame induction speech. Now Boon himself has responded to the disappointment, specifcially pointing out a tweet that noted viewers in the DICE Awards chat were "angry" when the never-promised Mortal Kombat 12 reveal failed
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