After a brand new full version of Mortal Kombat 1 appeared in shops, followers started questioning if assist for the newest Mortal Kombat was completed. Now, writer Warner Bros. has confirmed their worst fears: Netherealm is transferring on.
“We’re listening to gamers’ requests for continued recreation assist of Mortal Kombat 1, and, whereas we are going to proceed to assist Mortal Kombat 1 by means of stability changes and fixes, there won’t be further DLC characters or story chapters launched from this level on.” mentioned the official Mortal Kombat X account, earlier than brutally performing a fatality on somebody.
Whereas Mortal Kombat 1 was no slouch by way of gross sales, it’s secure to say that in comparison with Mortal Kombat 11 it struggled. Inside its first 12 months on sale Mortal Kombat 11 had hit round 8 million copies bought, whereas Mortal Kombat 1 achieved round 4.5-5 million in its first 12 months. MK11 went on to surpass 15 million copies bought, and whereas MK1 will undoubtedly proceed to shift copies, it definitely shouldn’t be going to meet up with its predecessor.
Let’s be clear, although: 5 million copies bought is one thing many builders can be ecstatic about. The struggling Warner Bros. gaming division, although, was in all probability pinning quite a lot of hope on Mortal Kombat 1.
Netherealms cessation of assist might need lots to do with poor gross sales of the Khaos Reigns enlargement. No official numbers have been launched, however insiders started reporting that the enlargement was a flop, leading to future DLC and new fighters being cancelled. Folks then started to take a position that assist for Mortal Kombat 1 would finish early in comparison with Mortal Kombat 11, which obtained simply over two years of assist.