A new day is dawning in Mortal Kombat 1 and in this new reality choice will be yours. The choice to enjoy the game digitally with a basic launch -- or in early access, maxed out with all the trimmings as part of a blockbuster new Kollector's Edition! Read on for a preview of the bonuses on offer:

As revealed with the official announcement trailer: German design duo Coarse is partnering with Mortal Kombat to create a 16.5" Liu Kang statue that will also appear in the game as a unique playable color variant. Take a closer look at the goods in preview graphics below.

You might remember Coarse from creating a minimalist revision of Scorpion's design for the Mortal Kombat X Kollector's Edition, later reprised for DLC in palette swapped Sub-Zero Blue Steel.

Exclusive to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series retailing at $249.99: the Kollector's Edition also includes print artwork, a decorative kollector's box, steel case, 1,450 bonus Dragon Krystals game currency, and access to pre-order bonus Shang Tsung, and The Kombat Pack downloadable content available at a later date.

A $109.99 Premium Edition includes the downloadable extras, 1,250 Dragon Krystals, and the same Early Access starting September 14th as Kollector's Edition. The Kombat Pack offers both versions six additional playable characters, five added Kameo Fighters, and a Johnny Cage skin featuring the inspirational likeness of martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme.

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Mortal Kombat 1 will be available in wide release for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC starting September 19th. Save the date with the MKO Calendar and receive notices by downloading the MKO App via Google Play and App Store.

Will you be nabbing the Kollector's Edition? What do you think of the Klassic Warrior Shrine style Liu Kang statue? Share your choice in the comments below, and dive deeper into the new era in the Mortal Kombat 1 forum!

Fire God Liu Kang remakes the Mortal Kombat Universe as a new dawn begins in Mortal Kombat 1. The fight is in your blood as a new reality unfolds on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Watch the new trailer and get more details right here:

The trailer brings things back to a simpler time, but the intrusion of pre-order bonus playable character Shang Tsung unleashes turmoil upon the klassic kombatants, inspiring the wrath of MK11's FIre God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat 1 will include an immersive new story mode featuring your favourite characters like you've never seen them, with new gameplay mechanics and fatalities.

Premium and Kollector's Edition releases will grant players early access September 14th, with an official street date of September 19th with prices beginning at $69.99. The $249.99 Kollector's Edition includes a 16.5" Liu Kang statue designed by COARSE, who created a memorable bonus for the Mortal Kombat X Kollector's Edition, with matching in-game skin, art prints, a steelbook case, and 1450 "Dragon Krystals" (in-game currency). Kollector's Edition is PlayStation and Xbox exclusive.

We can see some of a klassic returning roster in the trailer with emphasis on choice. Confirmed returning playable characters include: Liu Kang, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, Kung Lao, Kitana, Mileena, Johnny Cage, and Shang Tsung, as well as Kameo Fighters -- a separate unique roster of assist characters who create expanded gameplay possibilities.

The announcement also confirms a downloadable content Kombat Pack included with Premium Editions including a Johnny Cage skin featuring the likeness of inspiration and iconic martial arts movie star Jean-Claude Van Damme available at launch, as well as six additional playable characters and five Kameo Fighters.

Mortal Kombat 1 will continue to feature rollback netcode for responsive online play, with PlayStation Plus, Xbox Live Gold, and Nintendo Switch Online passes required for online play -- but not the main game. PC versions are being handled by QLOC with digital versions of the game to be sold via Steam and the Epic Games Store.

What are your first reactions to the trailer? What do you hope to see as we learn more about the complete game? Vote in MKO User Poll and tell us everything in the comments below! Choose to continue your discussions on the new Mortal Kombat 1 forum!

It's official! The first teaser for the next Mortal Kombat video game will drop tomorrow! The developer has confirmed the time and date with a new 14 second clip that continues the motif of a ticking clock -- and functions as a bit of a teaser itself. Watch and speculate right here:

The trailer advances the countdown, confirming "it is time" on May 18th, 6AM PT. The info fades over an alarm clock stuck at 1, which cracks, adding evocative imagery to the video title of Tomorrow Is A New Dawn. Small, but potentially significant details.

Mortal Kombat 11 left the MK timeline in tatters as the Titan Kronika endured defeat after twisting the past and present together. Liu Kang and Shang Tsung battled for control in the aftermath, and although Ed Boon has confirmed the sequel will continue where MK11 left off -- exactly what that means for time & space remains to be seen.

MK first rebooted its timeline in 2011 with Mortal Kombat: a retelling and reshaping of events that were first depicted in the 1992 arcade game and its two subsequent sequels. To avert Shao Kahn's victory over Armageddon, the thunder god Raiden sent images to his earlier self, inadvertently creating a grim new reality explored in Mortal Kombat X.

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With the series celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year, much speculation has been focused towards the possibility of yet another timeline reboot. A return to a previous era, such as the original game. Is this the new dawn that awaits? Share your thoughts in the comments and be with us tomorrow for the big reveal!

"It is almost time" was the title of a recent teaser trailer and its the bio line for the official Mortal Kombat twitter account -- but that's not all that's new for MK social media. A changing of the dress begins the ritual of a new game, but what does a blank avatar and header mean? Get your speculation started -- it's almost time!

It's almost like a spotlight waiting for a subject, but the emergence of a white avatar and header on the official Mortal Kombat Twitter page suggests much, while revealing little. We've included a screenshot a little further down for posterity.

They've already pretty literally told us it's almost time, but we could take it that the whiteout means something is imminent. How imminent? Chief Creative Officer Ed Boon has literally spelled out that "this week should be fun", while online rumor mongers are talking up tomorrow.

As much as we would discourage from investing too heavily in unverified sources, there's some precedent for a quick turnaround, in this case. Back in 2014, Ed Boon switched to a white avatar immediately before switching it out to reveal new Mortal Kombat X dragon logo! Update: ... and just like that, they boldly confirmed Thursday - it is time!

Could there be deeper meaning hidden within the blinding white abyss? Gaze long enough and you'll see some squiggly pixel artifacts before they begin gazing back at you, but with all this talk of something being "almost" time, and the expoding sands of the MK30th celebration -- perhaps time is of the essence?

The new Mortal Kombat was confirmed in February during a Warner Brothers Discovery press call, and will 'make sense' according to Ed Boon. We haven't made sense of his mysterious online broadcast, but the head of NetherRealm has already teased a returning character.

What do you hope to see from the next game? Share your wildest theories in the comments below and find & discuss more teasers and speculation in the Future Mortal Kombat forum! It's almost time, kombatants!

The clock is ticking towards the next Mortal Kombat and if time wasn't already on our minds -- it certainly is after a freshly dropped teaser trailer. The numbers don't quite add up, but they could be telling us a whole lot. Watch the video now:

The significance of the ticking clock beginning at 9 might not seem immediately apparent, but as it passes 10 and begins to oscillate rapidly at 11 -- it becomes all too clear that the Mortal Kombat timeline begun with the ninth game, and most recently disrupted in Mortal Kombat 11, is on the developer's minds.

The minute hand accelerates straight back to 1, and in a year marking the 30th Anniversary of the original Mortal Kombat -- that number takes on some heavy signifcance! This could be a sign of new beginnings, or perhaps a teaser for an imminent release date.

Last year series co-creator and Chief Creative Officer Ed Boon teased that NetherRealm Studios' next game would make sense, and the developer has recently been celebrating the series' milestone, but how literally the return to 1 should be taken from the teaser trailer remains to be seen.

There have been multiple noteworthy attempts to remaster the first MK, and in 2020 a mysterious Mortal Kombat Kollection Online was rated by the Pan European Game Information standards board, fuelling speculation that the oft aborted project might find its way to publication.

Retrospection has clearly been a feature of the 30th Anniversary year, but before we place too much expectation on a revisitation of the 1992 original, we should also remember that Ed Boon has been discussing the 3D era begun with Deadly Alliance, and described cult favourite Tremor as very likely to return.

Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath left players with questions about the state of the MK timeline as Fire God Liu Kang visited the legendary Great Kung Lao hundreds of years in the past, and Shang Tsung threatened further conquests. There is also the existence of Mortal Kombat: Onslaught to consider -- a story driven mobile game coming soon.

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Ed Boon may have also mysteriously teased to various other characters from throughout the MK series history. All that's certain is that we will see the next game this year! So what do you think the trailer means? Share your theories in the comments below and keep the discussion brewing in the Future MK forum!