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Latest Mortal Kombat teaser points toward a timeline reset or soft rebootPotentially called Mortal Kombat 1
Potentially called Mortal Kombat 1
Image credit:WB Games
Image credit:WB Games
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The vague clip has set fan theories alight as Mortal Kombat’s history with time travel began with MK9’s sort-of rebooted timeline, which is conveniently the number that the red clock hand starts at in the teaser. From there the hand ticks past (MK)10 and (MK)11, stutters for a bit, and then completely springs past (MK)12 to land on 1.
Going back to the past has already been conveniently set up duringMortal Kombat 11and its Aftermath expansion as Kronika’s hourglass was used to reshape the timeline, sending old-timer Liu Kang back to an era before the events of the very first game. Or something to that effect. Playing through Mortal Kombat’s campaigns is always fun, but with so many alternate versions of characters, I’ve somewhat lost my mind trying to keep up. So maybe a soft reboot is needed.
We can expect an official announcement in the coming days or weeks, but 2023 is already shaping up to be a killer year for fighting games. The all-star lineup kicks off withStreet Fighter 6next month, and the upcomingTekken 8could arrive within the year too.
