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Today Ed Boon asked his twitter follows, which classic Mortal Kombat side/mini game would they personally like to bring back. And while we were extremely disappointed that Pong and Galaxian did not appear on the list, we were happy to see that one of our favorites gathered most of the votes. In the list were all the mini and not so mini games from Mortal Kombat: Deception and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon: Puzzle Kombat, Chess Kombat, Motor Kombat and Konquest mode. And without a surprise Konquest mode got the most votes. Have a look:


In fact Konquest mode first appeared in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance as sort of a training mode where you got to learn a lot about the story of the kombatants while training with them. For those of you willing to read a lot, we have all the story right here.

Most fans are however fascinated and a truly love Konquest mode's second incarnation in Mortal Kombat: Deception. In it you got to explore 6 different realms as the new-comer Shujinko and train, while meeting basically every fighter who has ever appeared in the franchise. This mode was for back in day a major undertaking. And to have it just as one of the games included in Mortal Kombat: Deception was a tremendous achievement from the development team. For your viewing pleasure, we dug up this video from our archives:
The so far final incarnation of Konquest mode was in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, where you witness the events that would lead to the Armageddon through the eyes of Taven, brother of Dagon and son of Argus, protector of Edenia. This mode is special as it borrows many mechanics from Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. It did sacrifice the free roaming and exploration aspects though.

Will we see Konquest return in Mortal Kombat 12? The Krypt in Mortal Kombat 11 got really close but a mode with a larger scale is definitely very welcome. Which version of Konquest mode is your favorite? Let us know in the comments.

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The currently running HBO Max TV Series The Last of Us, based on Naughty Dog's hit game series by the same name, delivered last night one of its very excellent episodes. Left Behind, which is the 7th episode of the series, focuses on Ellie's past, her time with FEDRA and her relationship with her best friend Riley.

In an earlier episode Ellie is shown to have a very strong connection to the Mortal Kombat franchise and especially Mortal Kombat II. This time we get to see why. Earlier in the episode while we are in Ellie's room we get a glimpse at one of the walls and right in the middle of the frame we are greeted by one of the original Mortal Kombat II posters:
This was however not enough. Later in the episode, an original Mortal Kombat II arcade machine plays a vital role in the plot and the fate of the two girls. Ellie and Riley enjoy several fights while we get to see the classic arcade game in one of the best TV Shows in recent years. Raiden, Mileena, Baraka all show up on screen for a brief cameo
This episode is written by Neil Druckmann who is also the writer behind the two The Last of Us games that the show is based on. On Twitter, Ed Boon decided to show his excitement for last night's episode and share a clip from it:

EdBoon wrote:I don’t remember the last time I was hooked on a show as much as THE LAST OF US.
So seeing Mortal Kombat featured as prominently as it was last night was a huge thrill.

To his tweet, Neil Druckmann answered with:

Neil Druckmann wrote:Was waiting for you to see it! Thanks for making all the times I skipped school so awesome!

This is a dynamic in the industry I would personally love to see more often. Congratulations to Neil Druckmann for this very excellent episode.

Did you like this episode of The Last of Us? We personally cannot wait to see what happens next. More excited we are however to see how Mortal Kombat will reciprocate the shown love.

This episode marks the third time Mortal Kombat has been referenced in The Last of Us. Have a look at these previous articles for more details on the previous two guest appearances:

- Mortal Kombat 2 Reference In The Last Of Us Remake
- Another Mortal Kombat Reference In The Last Of Us Media

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Mortal Kombat fans have been eagerly and somewhat patiently awaiting any new information regarding Netherrealm Studio's next game, not at all going after studio member in hopes that they would let something slip. From Injustice 3 to Mortal Kombat 12 to Mortal Kombat VS Marvel, we have heard it all during the last 3 years as NRS broke away from their typical release cycle.
It would seem though that the veil might very soon lift as Andrew Slabin, the Warner Bros. Discovery's executive vice president of global investor strategy unexpectedly announced that Mortal Kombat 12 will be released in 2023. The announcement (or the slip up) happened during an earnings call. Here is what he had to say:

And there's lots more to come, including the highly-anticipated Mortal Kombat 12 and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, games also set for release this year with ambitious launch projections.

Netherrealm Studios and Warner Bros. Discovery have not yet officially commented on the topic so stay close to MKSecrets.Net as we continue to follow the development of this story.

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Just over a year ago, we reported that there are still some hidden secrets in Mortal Kombat XL, Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate and Injustice 2 according to NetherRealm Studios' Stephanie "16-Bit" Brownback, in relation to a secret in MK11U that was stated to be hidden by another NRS/WB developer, Aaron "Dizzy" Davis, all the way back in 2020. Ever since, neither Dizzy's secret nor any other secrets have been discovered, until now.

A few days ago, Dizzy Tweeted that someone, who's a well known member of the NRS/WB nonetheless, has DM'ed him that he finally discovered Dizzy's hidden secret, and of course Dizzy quote-Tweeted his original Tweet back from 2020 to make sure there is no confusion on the matter:

On the next day, that community member turned out to be MK content creator Waz, and as you could already see from Dizzy's Tweet above, the secret in question is a character-specific Easter Egg, belonged to the gunslinger of Outworld, Erron Black. As you know, every character in MK11U has multiple match intros, round-victory taunts and victory outros. In on particular round taunt, Erron Black flips a coin a couple of times before he puts it back in his pocket. If you get that taunt while holding Up, instead of putting the coin in his pocket, he would toss the coin to the opponent. But that's not all, as there's an extra part to that Easter Egg, which at least at the moment it seems random, in which Erron Black will also tell to the opponent "keep the change". So Erron Black not only has a secret round-winning taunt, but he also has hidden voice-line included to it.

Here's a video from Waz's Twitter, showcasing the Easter Egg, at which he also clarifies that he only discovered the hidden voice-line while other members discovered the secret taunt and told him about it:

Of course, there are more secrets hidden, as we mentioned already, across multiple games, but the fact that at least one of them has finally been discovered 4 years after it was hinted, goes to show that there we can still discover them all as well. Whatever those secrets are, they are surely cool such as this one, and we will report to you about them as soon as they are discovered.

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We all know that Naughty Dog, the creators of the Last of Us franchise, are huge Mortal Kombat fans, and it clearly shows with the Mortal Kombat II poster that they added as a reference to MK in The Last of Us Remake. And now, the Last of Us has made another MK reference, except this time it's not in a video game form, but rather a TV show form.

On the latest episode of HBO's The Last of Us TV show. which is based on the game series, there was a scene in which the two main characters, Ellie and Joel, come to an abandoned building in search for supplies, and Ellie comes across an Arcade machine in the room. This scene also happened in the game (to be more accurate, in the Left Behind DLC), except that in the game, the Arcade machine was of a fictional fighting game called "The Turning", and there is character in that game called "Angel Knives" that had access to a finishing move with which she would punch a hole through the opponent's stomach before kicking the opponent's head off. That one in in itself was already an MK Easter Egg, particularly for MK's iconic Fatalities. In the episode, however, the Arcade Machine was changed to be an MK2 Arcade Machine, and the character that Ellie mentions is non-other than Mileena, and the finishing move that Ellie talks about was changed to be Mileena's "Man Eater" Fatality in MK2.

Here are both a video of the original cutscene from the Last of Us game, and a clip from the Last of Us episode with the MK2 Arcade Machine and the MK2 Mileena reference.

Always awesome to see references that are related to Mortal Kombat, either from MK for another franchise or vice versa, and this one is no exception.

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