{"id":12707,"date":"2014-06-02T06:39:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T13:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theculturednerd.com\/?p=12707"},"modified":"2014-06-02T06:39:41","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T13:39:41","slug":"mortal-kombat-x-officially-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=12707","title":{"rendered":"Mortal Kombat X Officially Announced with Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theculturednerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bo4usiltbh9apopz0dj5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-12722\" src=\"http:\/\/theculturednerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bo4usiltbh9apopz0dj5.png\" alt=\"bo4usiltbh9apopz0dj5\" width=\"576\" height=\"662\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFor the last several weeks Ed Boon, the creator of the Mortal Kombat franchise, has been teasing on this twitter account an upcoming game with a very not-so-subtle countdown. But now he and\u00a0NetherRealm Studios,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff0052;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noobde\/status\/473449233350406144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0that the next\u00a0Mortal Kombat\u00a0game will be called\u00a0Mortal Kombat X.\u00a0\u00a0and according to the trailer below will\u00a0launch in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Without further ado, here is the trailer:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who&#039;s Next? - Official Mortal Kombat X Announce Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ci6lMQNLKZU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Check out the official press release below:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>London, UK. \u2013 2nd June, 2014 \u2013 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced Mortal Kombat X, NetherRealm Studios\u2019 next highly anticipated installment in its legendary, critically acclaimed fighting game franchise that propels the iconic franchise into a new generation. Mortal Kombat X is scheduled for release in 2015 for the PlayStation\u00ae4 and PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC. Mortal Kombat X will make its first public appearance at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2014 in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMortal Kombat is our acclaimed, world-renowned franchise and we are now advancing the fighting genre with Mortal Kombat X,\u201d said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. \u201cNetherRealm Studios is best in class at delivering games fans love and they are taking their iconic brand to the next level with Mortal Kombat X.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMortal Kombat has always been about over-the-top, visceral fighting and with Mortal Kombat X we wanted to utilise the power of new-gen consoles to give players our most intense game yet,\u201d said Ed Boon, Creative Director, NetherRealm Studios. \u201cThe team has worked hard to make sure Mortal Kombat X delivers everything fans expect along with new characters, new game modes and an all new graphics engine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mortal Kombat X combines cinematic presentation with all new gameplay to deliver the most brutal Kombat experience ever, offering a new fully-connected experience that launches players into a persistent online contest where every fight matters in a global battle for supremacy. For the first time,Mortal Kombat X gives players the ability to choose from multiple variations of each character impacting both strategy and fighting style. Players step into an original story showcasing some of the game\u2019s most prolific characters including Scorpion and Sub-Zero, while introducing new challengers that represent the forces of good and evil and tie the tale together.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Mortal Kombat X, please visit www.mortalkombat.com and www.facebook.com\/MortalKombat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mortal Kombat X will be coming to PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nFor the last several weeks Ed Boon, the creator of the Mortal Kombat franchise, has been teasing on this twitter&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=12707\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Mortal Kombat X Officially Announced with Trailer&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videogames-2","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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