Even beforeMortal Kombat 11’slaunch, players have been theorizing which characters would be DLC fighters. SinceMortal Kombat 9, the series has been known to feature crazy guest DLC characters like Kratos, Jason Voorhees, Predator, Alien, and Leatherface, so with every new NeatherRealm fighting game speculation regarding DLC is always rampant. NeatherRealm Studios Creative Director andMortal Kombatcreator Ed Boon recently revealed that we can expect a DLC reveal soon.Ed Boon confirmed that we would be learning aboutMortal Kombat 11’sDLC soon through Twitter. While he didn’t provide a specific date and even gave himself plausible deniability by prefacing with the phrase “if all goes well,” the current plan seems to be revealing the contents of theKombat Packnext week.
As that tweet mentions,Shang Tsunghas already been confirmed as the first DLC character forMortal Kombat 11. TheKombat Pack, which players can buy for $39.99 in addition to the base game, teases that six DLC characters are coming. Hopefully, this means we will be learning about five brand new fighters next week.
While many players a surely speculating on who is coming to the game, many are looking to aprevious leakthat supposedly revealed the DLC roster. Unfortunately, this leak is likely not true asBruce Campbell denied his involvementwithMortal Kombat 11despite the fact that the leak listed Ash fromEvil Deadas a DLC character.
Whenever NeatherRealm Studios and Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment decide to reveal the contents of theKombat Pack, DualShockers will let you know.Mortal Kombat 11is currently available for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, and was actually the first game to be the top-selling title on all three major consolessince 2007.If you want to pick up a version ofMortal Kombat 11that includes both the base game and theKombat Pack,Mortal Kombat 11: Premium Editionis available on Amazon.Â