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 sport assist of Mortal Kombat 1, and, whereas we’ll proceed to assist Mortal Kombat 1 by steadiness changes and fixes, there is not going to be further DLC characters or story chapters launched from this level on.” stated the official Mortal Kombat X account, earlier than brutally performing a fatality on somebody.
Whereas Mortal Kombat 1 was no slouch when it comes to gross sales, it’s protected 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 offered, whereas Mortal Kombat 1 achieved round 4.5-5 million in its first 12 months. MK11 went on to surpass 15 million copies offered, and whereas MK1 will undoubtedly proceed to shift copies, it definitely just isn’t going to meet up with its predecessor.
Let’s be clear, although: 5 million copies offered is one thing many builders can be ecstatic about. The struggling Warner Bros. gaming division, although, was most likely pinning a number of hope on Mortal Kombat 1.
Netherealms cessation of assist might need rather a lot to do with poor gross sales of the Khaos Reigns growth. No official numbers have been launched, however insiders started reporting that the growth was a flop, leading to future DLC and new fighters being cancelled. Individuals then started to take a position that assist for Mortal Kombat 1 would finish early in comparison with Mortal Kombat 11, which acquired simply over two years of assist.
