Mortal Kombat 1 beta starts Aug. 18 — here’s how to get in

The time is nearing for the latest addition to the Mortal Kombat franchise to be released. While everyone is still coming off the hype of learning that the game will be a reboot rather than another step in the long line of games, a Brazilian retailer might have leaked a key detail about what kind of game mode we can expect in the upcoming release, a single-player mode (Invasion) for Mortal Kombat 1.

Mortal Kombat 1’s roster reveals continue and this time the three fighters are the ninja Reptile, the demon Ashra, and Havik, the Cleric of Chaos. All three are shown off in the new trailer, called the Banished trailer, shows the allegiances each has. It appears that both Ashra and Reptile are fighting to protect Earthrealm while Havik wants to see it destroyed.

NetherRealm Studios have shared their Banished trailer for Mortal Kombat 1 at this year’s EVO.

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EVO 2023 has kicked off today and will continue throughout the weekend. This is the fighting game tournament if you’re unfamiliar with the event. Players gather to attempt to go through matches from a series of popular fighting games. Those games include everything from Guilty Gear Strive, Street Fighter 6, Tekken 7, Dragon Ball FighterZ, to Mortal Kombat 11. That’s just a brief look at some of the video games featured at the tournament. But between the fights, you might spot a reveal. It looks like Ed Boon has something planned for Mortal Kombat fans at this year’s event.

Ed Boon is seemingly teasing on Twitter (surprise surprise) that Reptile is going to be the next character announced for Mortal Kombat 1 during EVO.

The fighting game genre has many notable franchises. One of the earliest to earn iconic status is Mortal Kombat. It punched its way onto the arcade scene in 1992 and quickly found its way to the home console market, wowing players with at-the-time realistic visuals and controversial over–the–top gore. That controversial content ushered in the now-industry standard ratings system, but Mortal Kombat’s legacy has been defined by much more than that. For over 11 mainline installments, the series built gameplay innovations and an ever-growing roster atop its core 1-on-1 fighting system.

The promised beta test for MK1 preorders now has a set date.

Mortal Kombat fans are waiting on the next major installment to land in the marketplace later this year. However, we’re still in the dark if you’re itching to see the entire roster. But fortunately, NetherRealm Studios has been teasing fans with new character reveals over a series of teasers and trailers. Today, we’re finding out that the roster should contain a total of 24 fighters, according to a new report from Temple of Geek that surfaced online. This publication managed to speak with Dominic Cianciolo, the story director behind the upcoming game at SDCC. 

Mortal Kombat 1, a new start for the long-running and ultra-violent fighting game franchise is set to release in only a few months’ time. Before players get a chance to experience the full game, there will be a beta that will be available for a select number of days with specific roster members to both test the online of the upcoming release and give audiences a chance to learn how to play certain characters. This beta won’t be open to everyone, however, so allow me to tell you how to be a part of the beta as well as the days that it will be available. This guide will tell players how to access the Mortal Kombat 1 beta, the days the beta is active, and the roster available in the beta.

Mortal Kombat 1’s latest playable character reveal sees the time-controlling sand master Geras return after making his debut in Mortal Kombat 11.

Mortal Kombat fans think that they've spotted a few details in Geras' reveal trailer that point towards Mortal Kombat 1 having a gear customisation system.