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03.09.2023 - 15:25 / eurogamer.net / Jean Claude Van-Damme / Will Get / Will
Mortal Kombat 1 will be playable five days early for players who buy the fighting game's Premium Edition.
That's according to modder and reverse engineer Thethiny, who noticed that Steam has updated its Mortal Kombat 1 store listing to confirm that for those prepared to pay for the fancy edition, they'll get playable character Shang Tsung and five days early access, starting from 14th September.
Interestingly, the listing also reveals a little more about Mortal Kombat 1's microtransactions, too.
According to the fighting game's details on Xbox, in-game currency Dragon Krystals – 1250 of which will also be included in the premium edition – can be used to «purchase cosmetic features for your fighters such as skins, palettes, gear, and more».
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Other DLC up for grabs include the aforementioned Shang Tsung, the Jean-Claude Van Damme-themed Johnny Cage skin, and plenty of in-game currency bundles, of course.
Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon has called the balance between delivering the violence fans want and the need to sanitise games in order to stream them a «dilemma».
Boon recently reflected on the importance of enabling influencers and content creators to monetise their Mortal Kombat 1-flavoured content, but acknowledged that if there was a mode that «turned off all the blood or something», it would «strip away an entire layer» of Mortal Kombat's very identity.
Did you know Mortal Kombat 1 includes audio descriptive fatalities?
For everyone who doesn't have a Premium Edition, Mortal Kombat 1 will be available on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC from 19th September.
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Anyone who picks up a copy of the Premium Edition will have access to the Kombat Pack, this is where you’ll find the confirmed Mortal Kombat 1 DLC characters.
The co-creator of the Mortal Kombat series and director of Mortal Kombat 1, Ed Boon, has revealed that it was a consideration during the most recent game’s development to have every single character played by a recognizable actor.
Mortal Kombat 1 is upon us, and the iconic fighting game series comes full circle and restarts the timeline, adjusting what we knew about all of the Mortal Kombat 1 characters. While we rethink what we knew about the series with Mortal Kombat 1, co-creator and director Ed Boon has talked about the reboot in the context of both Tekken and Street Fighter’s return, and how he felt when Jean-Claude Van Damme went to do the latter’s less-than-favorable ‘90s movie instead of his own videogame.
I've loved the recent Mortal Kombat games, but if there's one thing they have not been good at, it's celebrity cameos. From Ronda Rousey as Sonya, to the Dimitri Vegas skin for Sub-Zero, to most recently Megan Fox as Nitara, more often than not the appearance of a famous face in these games means that you're about to be subjected to voice-acting more grisly than the fatalities. So I'm frankly a little horrified to find out that Ed Boon's dream for Mortal Kombat 1 was for all the fighters to be played by different household names.
Some fans aren't happy with how she delivered her lines.
With the game out now, the full Mortal Kombat 1 roster has been revealed and it includes 22 playable characters at launch with one more available as DLC.
NetherRealm Studios has rolled out a day one patch for Mortal Kombat 1.
It's pretty much expected nowadays for the majority of the big fighting games to have some kind of cross-play support, what with them being primarily multiplayer focused experiences. Street Fighter 6 had crossplay at launch, as will Tekken 8 when that releases next year, but it seems like Mortal Kombat 1 fans will have to wait a little bit before they can go a few rounds with someone on a different platform.
NetherRealm Studios' latest 2D fighter, Mortal Kombat 1, is right around the corner. Premium and Kollector Editions of the game go live this Thursday, September 14, and the regular edition goes live next week on September 19. Ahead of the game's release, NetherRealm has released the official launch trailer, featuring four minutes of new gameplay, fatalities, gore, and more.
NetherRealm Studios has released the launch trailer for Mortal Kombat 1, which launches next week worldwide. Premium and Kollector’s Edition owners can start on September 14th, so this should be a good preview of what to expect.
Mortal Kombat 1 just got a brand-new launch trailer that finally revealed the long-leaked Reiko.