The official release of Mortal Kombat 11 is almost upon us! Some fans have got their hands on a copy early, but tomorrow, April 23rd, will officially see the wid release of the game we're all here to see. That leaves just enough time for NetherRealm Studios to have their last word in the final pre-release Kombat Kast! Watch it with us right here:

The final pre-release developer stream will go live at the usual time of 3:00PM CST. We aren't exactly sure what's in store, but with the new era launch trailer and Shao Kahn trailer giving up some of the final surprises, there isn't much left to cover.

Frost, the upcoming Pro Kompetition, and downloadable content are some of the things we may get a sniff at. You can find out exactly what happens by watching it with us right here and joining the discussion & reactions on the Mortal Kombat 11 forum!

Good news for PC users — Steam has offered user the ability to preload Mortal Kombat 11, which means they can download the game in advance of its actual launch on April 23. Although the game will not be accessible or playable immediately, it will be ready and waiting so that come launch day, MK players can dive right in.

It's probably a good idea to do it early, as the game files are fairly large at 60 GB! Although the process it fairly straightforward, the following screenshots show how it's done:

Thanks to WicketSabbath for notifying us over Twitter! Speaking of Twitter, be sure to follow MK_Online on Twitter. We've also got a Discord and a Facebook as well!

Will you be pre-loading the PC version? Or sticking withe one of the console versions? Be sure to reply to this thread in the MK11 Forums and share your comments!

Thanks to the folks at Numskull Designs, who specialize in officially licensed video game and movie-based clothing and other merchandise, fans will get some retro-themed classic MK merchandise! We've recently posted a few pictures, but thanks to Numskull we will be able to show you some of this merch as we unbox live on our Twitch Stream!

Sample of Numskull's MK Merch, courtesy of MKJasper

The stream will air tomorrow -- April 20, at 12 PM noon Eastern/11 AM central! We'll also be covering the latest in Mortal Kombat 11 news. So be sure to pop in here when the time comes!

Christopher Lambert, who famously portrayed Lord Rayden, God of Thunder and Lightning in the first Mortal Kombat film in 1995, has once again been re-united with the franchise! In a commercial for Mortal Kombat 11 that aired exclusively in French-speaking countries, he was depicted playing against another player—as Raiden, of course—and winning! Check out the trailer below.

A big thanks to @MKJasper (MortalKombatKollector on Instagram) for doing the English subtitles on this one!

We're excited to announce our first guest for Fatal Friday. Click below to see the announcement reveal trailer:

You read that correctly! Cyborg from the popular Mortal Kombat podcast, The Netherkast, will be joining us and providing some very colorful commentary on the show. The Netherkast has been a staple in Mortal Kombat podcasts, and has aired over 100 episodes, with a multitude of different podcast shows such as "Random Select" and "The Warrior Shrine."

Cyborg is a great friend of our site, and we're really excited to work with him in our first ever debut of "Fatal Friday". Tune in with Fatalkade and join them live, April 26th, at 9 PM Eastern/8 PM Central time right here on our website! When the time comes, be sure to check out the livestream.