Ed Boon is stirring up pleasure within the combating sport neighborhood after releasing a ballot asking followers what they’d like the subsequent Mortal Kombat installment to be referred to as.
It’s been a tough time for Mortal Kombat followers. The collection’ newest sport, MK1, formally stopped receiving new content material updates in Could 2025, and its presence at aggressive tournaments has been lackluster, at greatest.
Gamers are longing for extra information on the subsequent sport within the franchise, which co-creator Ed Boon confirmed was formally within the works in Could 2026. It’s been fairly quiet since then — however now, it seems that Boon is testing the waters to see what followers predict.
On November 6, 2026, Boon revealed two polls on X/Twitter. The primary requested, “What would you need the subsequent Mortal Kombat to be referred to as?” giving choices for Mortal Kombat 13, Mortal Kombat 12, and Mortal Kombat 2. (To this point, 43% of individuals have voted for Mortal Kombat 2, with 33% selecting 13 and 23% selecting 12.)
His second ballot is way extra intriguing, asking: “With two nice Marvel combating video games being made by totally different groups, which might you prefer to see come out subsequent? Marvel Tokon 2 by Arc System Works, or Marvel vs Capcom 4?” (Unsurprisingly, the overwhelming majority of followers selected MvC4.)
With 2 nice Marvel combating video games being made by totally different groups. Which might you prefer to see come out subsequent?
Marvel Tokkon 2 by Arc System works.
or
Marvel vs Capcom 4
— Ed Boon (@noobde) November 6, 2026
That is an fascinating question coming from the developer of the Injustice collection, and an odd one, provided that the chance of one other Marvel vs Capcom sport taking place anytime quickly — if ever — appears extraordinarily unbelievable. The FGC has already tied itself in knots about Tokon’s participant depend and tough PC launch, whereas, mechanically, there’s a major divide as as to if or not it’s really enjoyable at a aggressive degree. Alternatively, the MvC collection appeared to die a gradual, painful loss of life with Infinite, although it has obtained a second wind over the previous few years (in no small half due to the Past fan mod).
This query follows oodles of rumors relating to the subsequent Injustice sport, which has been all however outright confirmed by Boon. Followers have already uncovered resumes from stunt performers that record Injustice 3, and rumors that playtests have been underway for the sport surfaced earlier this 12 months.
Boon reacted to the rumors again in September in response to a tweet claiming that NetherRealm was testing Injustice 3, Mortal Kombat 13, and / or Mortal Kombat 9. “All false,” he wrote. “Recognize the curiosity & enthusiasm, however simply because a sport isn’t presently being examined externally doesn’t essentially imply the sport isn’t in growth.”
For now, we’ll simply have to attend and see what Boon and NetherRealm have in retailer for his or her subsequent sport. Within the meantime, you possibly can learn our interview with the solid of the Avenue Fighter film, who stated they’re greater than keen to participate in a crossover movie with the solid of the Mortal Kombat franchise. Boon even responded to our report, saying that he’d slightly have a Avenue Fighter x Mortal Kombat sport earlier than a film will get made.