The rumor mill has been working overtime since NetherRealm Studios shared an image of Tyler Lansdown's visit to Nerdist. The Instagram image - featuring NetherRealm's bearded male Kombat Kast host, and someone who may or may not be Nerdist's Chris Hardwick - has drawn attention for the bloody polar bears appearing on a screen behind.

We can't rule out the possibility that the blood splattered, gore-faced polar bears are from a completely unrelated, incidental image. Given that they were there to play Mortal Kombat X, though, we also won't blame anyone leaping to the conclusion that this may be our first look at a Stage Fatality or even some form of Animality!

Brutality finishers made a formal return during the last Kombat Kast Stream - revised to force players to initiate their kombo while the match is still playing! Even so, stage fatalities and a new finisher have remained on the table since E3 2014. Faction Kills are a possible explanation for the unseen move [read more].

34.2% of fans felt we were onto something when Mortal Kombat Online featured a story on the concept of Stage Animalities. Could this be a hint? Register to share your thoughts or knowledge on the Mortal Kombat X forum!