

NetherRealm Studio's latest job ad states that the studio is seeking a Principal Software Engineer "to drive the next generation console graphics vision for the Mortal Kombat and Injustice franchises. “At the same time, you don’t have to use any of these Batman or Superman characters that might be tied up in licensing if you try to get rid of NetherRealm or sell it to whoever.” Mortal Kombat 11 launched way back in 2019, marking a solid four-year wait for fans of a little (or a lot) graphic gore and violence in their fighting games.

“It lines up with the reality and it lines up with what I’ve heard, where Mortal Kombat 12 would make the most sense because that’s a game they know will make money, it will sell well… Mortal Kombat 11 was great, it’s doing well, but if you come out with Mortal Kombat 12 it will also sell and do well,” Grubb said speaking on the Giant Bomb. Speaking on a new Giant Bomb video, it's implied that the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Warner Brothers Games has led to NetherRealm changing projects. Discovery Q4 financial call today, CEO David Zaslav revealed that Mortal Kombat 12 is on the way, and might even be out this year. Many suspected that Injustice 3 was in early development and primed for NetherRealm's next release, but according to influential in-the-know journalist Jeff Grubb, that might not be the case (thanks VGC). Heres your big surprise for the day: During the Warner Bros. Nothing has been confirmed so far by the studio or WB Games about this matter. 28 January 2022 Jonathan Andersen, a NetherRealm senior production manager may have revealed a big clue that the studio’s next game could be Mortal Kombat 12. There was also an email where a part of it reads as: “our fans eagerly scrape the internet for any trace” of Mortal Kombat information, adding: “Take extra care with this material.” This has brought fans to wonder if this was a deliberate leak since it came from an actual NetherRealm official. Follow the link to read more.Ī now-deleted tweet from NetherRealm senior production manager Jonathan Andersen showed his desk which contains artworks from Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, and Injustice 2, as well as his monitor which showed a file named MK12_Mast… Intriguingly though, it does seem as though Boon might be hinting that the game won't be Mortal Kombat 12 or Injustice 3. How reliable these leaks are, we don't know, but it's not against the realm of possibility.Įd Boon has just teased the next game from NetherRealm Studios and it looks like the studio is working on something big, with Boon claiming that he will “get in a lot of trouble” if he says too much.
