Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon has revealed that Jean-Claude Van Damme will appear in Mortal Kombat 1 as the character Johnny Cage, fulfilling a longstanding desire of the game's creators.
NetherRealm has released a day-one patch for Mortal Kombat 1 on consoles and Switch, which includes improvements to accessibility options, character tuning, UI enhancements, and additional finishing moves, as well as bug fixes and new features for Switch players.
Dataminers have discovered potential upcoming DLC characters and seasonal Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1, including Jade, Cassie Cage, Kung Jin, Noob Saibot, Cyrax, Ghostface, T-1000, and characters tied to Halloween, although NetherRealm and Warner Bros. Games have not commented on these findings.
Mortal Kombat 1 development chief Ed Boon teases potential upcoming DLC characters, including horror villains like Michael Myers, Pinhead, Chucky, Jigsaw, and Ghostface, sparking excitement among the Mortal Kombat community.
Ghostface from the Scream series may be added to Mortal Kombat 1, as hinted by a recent datamine and a social media post by the game's director Ed Boon, although nothing has been officially confirmed yet.
Ed Boon confirms that there won't be a trailer for Omni-Man at New York Comic Con, but teases the possibility of horror movie characters being added to Mortal Kombat 1 in the future.
NetherRealm Studios revealed new information about Mortal Kombat 1's first Kombat Pack, including the replacement of Johnny Cage with Janet Cage and the release windows for upcoming DLC fighters.
The DLC for Mortal Kombat 1, including various new characters, is expected to be released starting in November 2023, with some characters arriving in winter 2023/2024 and others in spring and summer 2024.
NetherRealm Studios has released a teaser trailer for Mortal Kombat 1 DLC crossover character, Omni-Man, voiced by J.K. Simmons, with the full character blowout expected closer to the November 2023 release.
NetherRealm Studios has unveiled new details about the upcoming Kombat Pack for Mortal Kombat 1, with characters like Quan Chi and Peacemaker scheduled for release in Winter 2023/2024 and the surprise replacement of Johnny Cage with Janet Cage.
NetherRealm Studios has released a teaser introducing Omni-Man as a DLC character in Mortal Kombat 1, alongside other upcoming characters, and the Premium Edition of the game will include all DLC characters at no additional cost.
Warner Bros. is facing backlash from the Mortal Kombat community after announcing a new Halloween-themed Fatality that will be sold in the premium store, raising concerns about the game's monetization.
NetherRealm has released a patch exclusively for the Nintendo Switch version of Mortal Kombat, though the details of this update are currently unknown.
