Preview: Mortal Kombat

The story begins after the events of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, but then returns to the period in which the first three games - Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II and Mortal Kombat 3 - occur. Due to a plot twist (the character Raiden now having knowledge of the future), the events of this time are slightly altered.

Release Date: April 19, 2011
MSRP: $59.99
Also on: PS3
RP-M+ for Rating Pending, Targeting a Rating of Mature or Above
Genre: Fighting 
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Developer: NetherRealm Studios
Online Play: 4 Versus

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Game Development:
Mortal Kombat was first hinted at by Ed Boon in January 2009, shortly after the release of the previous game in the franchise, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. In a November 2008 interview, Boon stated that he believed Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe's performance would reflect upon what features what would be put in "the next game". On June 18, 2009, Boon confirmed on his Twitter page that they were performing motion capture for the game and that it would not have superheroes in it. Dan Forden was also expected to return as the music composer for the game.

In late 2009, Boon stated that the franchise was going back to its bloody origins and the production team were aiming for a "Mature" rating, contrary to the "Teen" rating attained by the previous game. He even questioned "going too far" and showed concern about crossing the limit to "Adults Only" rating. Mortal Kombat was officially revealed on June 10, 2010 with a release for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2011. A trailer was released on that day, which showed the game returning to a 2D plane of fighting and also showcased other new features including a tag team mode.[45] On August 31, 2010, a teaser trailer for the game surfaced on IGN, entitled "Shadows", for the PlayStation 3 version. It includes one of the new tracks from the band Disturbed's latest album, Asylum, titled "Another Way to Die".

On September 28, 2010, a countdown was revealed to be on Mortal Kombat's official website, shown to end on Monday October 11, 2010. The words, "Kombat Begins In..." were placed above the countdown. After the countdown ended, a link to the Facebook page was added to the page. A Facebook application was also released that showcases a small, newer teaser trailer for the game. On October 4, 2010, an "Environment Bio" of the Mortal Kombat arena, "The Pit", was released stating in-game backstory as to the creation of "The Pit" as well as showed the evolution of the stage through the years.  A similar video was released on November 12, 2010, this time about "The Living Forest", giving background information on the level and its evolution through the Mortal Kombat titles. January 19th, 2011 had an environment biography release for the "Deadpool". On October 19, 2010, a new teaser was released, in the form of a character profile for Scorpion. On November 12, 2010, another character profile trailer was released, this time for Sub-Zero. On January 13th, 2011 Mileena also received a character profile trailer. On February 10 2011, Liu Kang received a character profile trailer.