After a week or two of teases and rumours circling, Warner Bros. Games and NeatherRealm Studios have announced Mortal Kombat 1.

The reveal trailer for Mortal Kombat 1 is a beautiful introduction to this soft reboot of the franchise, with some very gory finishers, of course. 

Check out the reveal trailer below.

Of the announcement of Mortal Kombat 1 this morning, Ed Book, Chief Creative Officer at NeatherRealm Studios and co-creator of the Mortal Kombat franchise, said:

“Mortal Kombat 1 marks a new beginning for the franchise and we couldn’t be more excited to share this original storyline and fresh take on classic characters with our fans. We’re also introducing our Kameo Fighter system which brings a unique roster of partner characters into the mix, and we are looking forward to showing this feature as well as more new elements of the game very soon.”

You can pre-order Mortal Kombat 1 from tomorrow, May 20, with two editions of the game being available, one of which does get you early access to the game on Sept. 14. All pre-orders will receive bonus Shang Tsung playable Character and access to the Beta.

  • Mortal Kombat 1 Standard Edition will be available physically and digitally on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC, including Steam and Epic Games Store.

  • Mortal Kombat 1 Premium Edition will be available physically and digitally on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store) and will include all Standard Edition content, along with the Kombat Pack, early access to the game beginning Sept. 14, and 1,250 Dragon Krystals (in-game currency). The Kombat Pack will feature a Johnny Cage character skin with the likeness of famed actor and martial artist, Jean-Claude Van Damme (available at launch), early access to six new playable characters (available post-launch), and five new Kameo Fighters (available post-launch).

Mortal Kombat 1 will release on September 19th on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

What do you think? Are you pre-ordering Mortal Kombat 1? Let me know in the comment section below.