Ed Boon seemingly confirms Mortal Kombat 1 story DLC akin to Aftermath – WGB, Dwelling of AWESOME Critiques

Mortal Kombat 1 appears like it is going to be getting a considerable enlargement akin to Mortal Kombat 11‘s Aftermath DLC which continued the principle sport’s storyline.

The information comes through none apart from Ed Boon himself. Talking at a CCXP23 occasion in Brazil, Boon talked about what sounds an terrible lot like an Aftermath-style enlargement for Mortal Kombat 1. “Identical to we did with MK11, we’re going to launch a second half with extra story and we’ve got a giant shock after that,” he said.

The Aftermath enlargement was a chunky add-on that added a complete new marketing campaign persevering with the present story, characters, Friendships and extra. Nevertheless, the shock that Boon talks about is anybody’s guess. Contemplating what number of franchises have had visitor appearances, it may very well be absolutely anything, from a Mario crossover to My Little Pony.

Boon additionally talked about that he and the staff at Netherealm intend on supporting Mortal Kombat 1 for longer than they supported Mortal Kombat 11. They ended their help for the final sport round 2 years after it got here out.

Mortal Kombat 1 has seen its fair proportion of controversy because it launched, although. The particular Halloween Fatility price $10 when it got here out, instantly sparking outrage amongst followers who felt the value was absurd. Netherealm backpedalled on the pricing and supplied anybody who purchased it a free season move.

It appears they’re studying from their errors as the brand new Seasonal Fatality bundle is priced at $10, providing much more than a single Fatality for a similar worth However followers are nonetheless understandably upset {that a} $70 sport is pushing costly microtransactions within the type of Fatalities, costumes and Season Passes. If the previous sport is something to go by, Mortal Kombat 1 will probably be handled as basically a live-service title with fixed updates designed to maintain the cash rolling in.

Whether or not any of it will have an effect on gross sales is difficult to say, although. Inside its first month of gross sales, Mortal Kombat 1 managed to promote 3 million copies. Mortal Kombat 11 went on to promote over 15 million as of 2022 and introduced in over $500 million in revenue, so if MK1 has comparable legs then it’s going to undoubtedly be one other massive hit for Netherealm and Warner Bros.