NetherRealm’s Next Game Planned “A Long Time Ago” Confirms Studio Boss

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Summary

NetherRealm Studios is preparing for their next project, despite working on Mortal Kombat 1.
Studio boss Ed Boon hints at the next game without revealing specifics to avoid trouble.
Mortal Kombat 1’s final DLC character T-1000 is in preparation, with a potential August announcement for the next game.

While Mortal Kombat 1 was just released in September 2023, and more DLC is on the way, it looks like NetherRealm Studios is already preparing for its next project.

This was revealed by studio boss Ed Boon during an interview, where he confirmed that even during the development of Mortal Kombat 1, they already knew what they wanted to do next.

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Speaking in The Fourth Curtain podcast (via Eventhubs), Boon talks about NetherRealm Studios’ process in crafting their future projects. “It’s not like when we finish a game, we go ‘What are we going to do next?’ we decided what we were going to do a long time ago,” Boom explains.

Continuing with the topic, Boon states, “The next game hasn’t been announced, I’d love to give you that exclusive, but I’d probably get in big trouble.” Adding to that, “We’re supporting Mortal Kombat 1 with additional characters and what not, and we’re planting seeds for the next game,” Boon notes.

Logic would point to the studio’s game as the next Mortal Kombat entry, wich would be called Mortal Kombat 2? Mortal Kombat 1 – 2? I honestly do not know given the title refresh of the series. It’s either that or maybe a new entry in the Injustice franchise? Given the last time there was a new entry in the DC Universe fighting series was back in 2017, I’d say the time is ripe for a new one.

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Before we move on to whatever NetherRealm’s next project is, that won’t be out for a while, as the studio is busy preparing what could potentially be Mortal Kombat 1’s final DLC character in the T-1000. It’s currently unknown whether we’re getting another DLC pack once Khaos Reigns is officially complete.

If we are to hear what’s next from the studio, regardless if it’s a new DLC pack or a new game, chances are it’ll be sometime in August, since Mortal Kombat 1 has been confirmed to be part of the Evo 2025 lineup. The good news for NetherRealm is, parent company Warner Bros. has publicly stated how they want to focus on the Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat, and DC properties when it comes to games.