The co-creator of NetherRealm Studios recently teasing Mortal Kombat 12. A number of supposed leaks have also been released over the past few months.
As for its rival, while the Street Fighter series released its first installment in 1987, its sequel Street Fighter 2 was the entry that ended up revolutionizing fighting games and inspired the creation of other games in the genre. It was even the success of Street Fighter 2 that led Midway to greenlight the development of Mortal Kombat, although the developers took pains to be as different from it as possible. Some of the significant ways Midway differentiated its fighting game from Capcom’s include its realistic digitized graphics as well as its more graphic or gory depiction of violence. Mortal Kombat’s violent Fatality finishing moves also became the series’ most recognizable element.
In a series of Tweets, Mortal Kombat co-creator Street Fighter 2 and its introduction of combos to the genre.
While Mortal Kombat lost some of its popularity in the 2000s, it received a soft reboot in 2011. This triggered the beginning of a renaissance for the franchise. The changes in 2011’s Mortal Kombat and its follow-ups, Mortal Kombat X and Mortal Kombat 11, helped bring the fighting game series back to the forefront of the genre.
It’s always interesting to hear stories about the origins and beginnings of some of the world’s most popular video game franchises. And it’s fortunate that Mortal Kombat is still alive and well to this day, 30 years later. It's also always great to hear from its creators to learn more about the series' history and the processes that went into making these games.
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