Warner Bros. Games today announced that actress Megan Fox will be lending her voice and likeness to playable character Nitara in Mortal Kombat 1, the next installment in the acclaimed videogame franchise developed by award-winning NetherRealm Studios, releasing on 19 Sept. “I grew up playing Mortal Kombat and I can’t believe that I’m voicing a character in the new game.” said Megan Fox. “It’s an honor to be a part of one of the greatest video game legacies of all time “ A new trailer was revealed showcasing Nitara as the latest main roster fighter in Mortal Kombat 1, including a first look at gameplay and story elements related to the vampire heroine. Hailing from the dark and desolate realm of Vaeternus, Nitara fights to protect her race of vampires and utilizes her ferocious claws, razor-sharp fangs, and aerial abilities to take on any opponent in her path.
Mortal Kombat 1 Reveals First Look At Sindel
22.08.2023 - 20:51 / thegamer.com / Johnny Cage / Quan Chi / Sonya Blade
Mortal Kombat 1 has just given us our first look at Sindel during Gamescom Opening Night Live, as well as gameplay featuring Shao Kahn. The two will be joining the main fighter's roster.
If you don't know Sindel, the original timeline depicted her as Edenian, while the second timeline made her an Outworlder and eventually a Revenant. More importantly, she's Kitana's mother, ruling as queen of Edenia. And in the newest, third timeline, she is the "empress". Shao Kahn, meanwhile, has been demoted to general. Sorry, bud.
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According to a new character bio revealed by the official Mortal Kombat Twitter account, Shao Kahn was born of a "proud military family" and expected to be a soldier, but he had a disability that "infuriated his father". As such, he developed an "extreme program" to reshape Shao Kahn into a "physical colossus", making him the "perfect soldier". Right now, he is sworn to serve Sindel, but if her rule "ever endangers Outworld, he will be the first to try and end it."
This new trailer also confirmed the previously leaked Shujinko kameo, an obscure and infamous Deception-debuting 3D era character who was supposed to take Liu Kang's place following his death. His name literally means protagonist in Japanese, and in the original timeline, he unleashed Dragon King Onaga, the then-next big bad. It's unclear what his role will be in the new, new timeline.
Shujinko wasn't the only new kameo revealed today, as we also got a look at Motaro. Another Mortal Kombat 3 alumni, this Centaurian villain has little story or lore, but is part of an ever-burning war with the Shokan people. AKA Goro's species, who they deem as inferior and weak. In the original timeline, he killed Johnny Cage, and between MK3 and Armageddon, the Shokan people inflicted a curse upon them that turned them into bipedal minotaurs. Luckily, they're back to their Centaurian ways in MK1.
But in the second timeline, i.e. MK9 to MK11, Raiden killed Motaro during the Outworld invasion. Fire God Liu Kang was a little more merciful it seems.
So far, the entire confirmed roster includes the following:
That's not including the first Kombat Pack, which NetherRealm confirmed includes Omni-Man, Peacemaker, Quan Chi, Ermac, and Homelander. That also means the current Kameos roster consists of Cyrax, Shujinko, Motaro, Frost, Goro, Jax Briggs, Kano, Kung Lao, Sareena, Scorpion, Sektor, Sub-Zero, Sonya Blade, and Stryker. However, despite being DLC, fans did spot Quan Chi in the story mode, slumped over and knocked out cold. Don't expect Homelander to make an appearance, though.
Mortal Kombat 1 releases in less than a month on September 14, 2023, for
Mortal Kombat 1 Shows First Look At Jean-Claude Van Damme Skin
Mortal Kombat fans will know that NetherRealm has been trying to get Jean-Claude Van Damme in an MK game foir quite some time, ever since the series first launched way back in the 90s in fact. Mortal Kombat 1 will finally achieve that ambitious goal thanks to its Van Damme DLC skin for Johnny Cage, which we've now been given our first look at in a new interview with series creator Ed Boon.
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Mortal Kombat 1 Has Microtransactions For Skins, Gear, "And More"
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Mortal Kombat 1 Live-Action Trailer Stars Dave Bautista
Warner Bros. Games has dropped the live-action trailer for the next installment to NetherRealm Studios’ best-selling videogame franchise. The video serves as a homage to the iconic ’90s commercial “Mortal Monday,” featuring Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista, who can be seen amassing people from all walks of life and empowering them to unleash the fight within.
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