News Archive - January 2021

Are we getting a tease for yet another update to Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate, or is it something new? One thing for sure, NetherRealm Studios are working on something, as NRS Senior animator Andy Senesac has shown via Twitter that they are working on something via pics from the motion capture studio of the building (for the first time in a long time due to COVID-19) as he preppers us all for something big coming up.

On top of that, Mortal Kombat YouTuber Kenny 'Unrooolie' O'Brien had the chance to visit NRS and took pictures from the studio, when he shows excitement for what is next to come from NRS.

O'Brien, for those of you who don't know, is a long time MK fan, and he is known to be a fan of the yellow Cyborg Ninja, Cyrax, who was featured in MK11U's story mode as an NPC alongside Sektor. Judging by O'Brien's excitement, this could indicate the transition of Cyrax, and perhaps even Sektor, as playable character, in complete contrast to Rain, Sindel and Baraka who were NPC's in Mortal Kombat XL's story mode but they never became playable until they came back in MK11U.

So let the speculation begin: Do you think that NRS working on a new MK11U update or something new? And if it's the first, what characters will this update include? Tell us in the comments below.

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A new patch has just been released for Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate on both PlayStation and Xbox. This patch isn't a big one, but it does include both balance changes (most of them are small, but there are a couple of big ones) and bug fixes. Here are the notes:

General Gameplay Adjustments

• Move list corrections
• Fixed minor issues with several augments
• Fixed minor visual & audio issues with several Brutalities

Character Specific Adjustments

• D’Vorah - Number of Wasps currently affecting an opponent will no longer sometimes be reset if Strepsiptera connects while opponent is in the hit reaction to Swarm
• Kano - The first hit of Snake Bite now has 1 more active frame and the second hit has 1 less startup frame
• Kano - The hit reaction to Figjam Amplified (Back Punch, Back Punch, Front Kick, Amplify) will no longer sometimes use the incorrect blood color against some opponents
• Kotal Kahn - Now has 1050 health (down from 1100)
• Kotal Kahn - Fixed issue with Eztli Totem providing higher then intended healing when stacked with other Totem types
• Kotal Kahn - Chicahtoc & Eztli Totems no longer have Kustom Variation restrictions in Kompetitive modes
• Kotal Kahn - The first hit of Yeyecame Disk Amplify now has slightly farther reach and the projectile now has 10 less frames of hit advantage
• Kung Lao - Sweeping Razor (Away + Back kick) while having no Hat now properly triggers Krushing Blow reset conditions
• Shao Kahn - Now has 1100 health (up from 1050)
• RoboCop - Now has 1050 health (up from 1000)
• RoboCop - Adjusted the hit region of Getup/Flawless Block Attack (Up + Back Punch)
• Sheeva - Dragon Drop is now off-screen for 2 more frames before her drop attack begins
• Sheeva - Dragon Stance now has 2 more startup frames
• Mileena - Poisonous Butterfly (Towards + Back Kick) now has airborne frames when Mileena is off the ground
• Mileena - The hit reactions to Kahnum Dash Amplify, Kahnum Dash Further Amplify, & Ridin' Dirty (Front Punch, Front Punch, Front Punch + Front Kick) now have airborne frames when Mileena is off the ground
• Mileena - Fixed a rare issue where Play Time (Towards + Front Punch, Back Punch, Back Kick) could leave a lingering visual effect on certain costumes
• Rambo - Slightly adjusted the hit regions & repel regions of Basic Training (Away + Front Punch)
• Rambo - Lieutenant Drop (Towards + Back Kick) now has airborne frames when Rambo is off the ground
• Rambo - Hidden M60 & Hidden M60 Amplify will no longer sometimes use an incorrect animation when Rambo is hit by Kronika's Reverse Time

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The History Behind the Warrior has once again invited to his channel Shawn Kittlesen, writer of the Mortal Kombat XL Comic and co-writer of the stories of Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate and Injustice 2. In this video, Kittelsen reveals the full process making the MK11U story, what is needed to be tackled on to make the story what it is, and some of the scrapped, cancelled ideas for the story as well as why they didn't make the cut.

Important note: Please do not take this video as what MK11U should've been or could've been, but instead a way to learn and know how NetherRealm Studios make these games and what are the ideas tossed around on the cutting room table!

Check out the full video below, enjoy:
Author's opinion: It's extremely interesting to hear the process of making the story for a Mortal Kombat game, and it's really crazy how many ideas they pitch for the story, and that they already start work on their stories like 3 years before the game releases, and how many things they need to take into consideration while doing all of them justice (no pun intended) without hurting any of them. MK11U's story was surely a successful and a fantastic one like all the stories that came before it, and now we can all see how and why.

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The official Mortal Kombat YouTube page has uploaded a new Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate video, announcing the winners of the After-Aftermath awards, showcasing up-to-date stats for the game in various areas, such as number of Fatalities performed, Mercies, Flawless Victories and more, and also giving top awards to several characters in the game such as best victory animation, most gruesome Fatality, fan favorite skins and many more.

Check out the video below, enjoy.
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The official Mortal Kombat (2021) Movie Twitter has released exclusive movie stills from the upcoming film. The images features many of the iconic kombatants from the video game series with two images featuring a kick boxer (Cole Turner) in some of the movie shots. Here is a gallery to take a look at for yourselves.
Roy Arkon also covered Entertainment Weekly's exclusive look of the film by director, Simon McQuoid, to see what we can expect from the movie. Mortal Kombat (2021) is expected to hit theaters and HBO Max on April 16, 2021.

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