The next Mortal Kombat game is coming soon from NetherRealm Studios, and it’s going to be a big deal! Mortal Kombat 1 is going to give the whole Mortal Kombat world a fresh start with lots of new stuff like game modes, features, characters, deadly finishing moves, and more.
If you’ve already ordered Mortal Kombat 1, no matter which gaming system you’re using, like PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, or PC, you’ll get a new character to play with, Shang Tsung.
And if you choose the premium edition, you’ll get to play with future DLC characters before others. Plus, you’ll also get a special skin that makes a character look like Jean Claude Van Damme and some other cool stuff.
Mortal Kombat 1 Release Date and Time
Mortal Kombat 1 is coming out on Tuesday, September 19th, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC all over the world.
But if you bought the fancy premium version of Mortal Kombat 1, you can start playing it earlier, on Thursday, September 14th, at 10 AM PDT / 12 PM CDT / 1 PM EDT / 6 PM BST. The folks at NetherRealm Studios confirmed this in a Steam post. If you got the regular version, you’ll have to wait until September 19th to play.
Mortal Kombat 1 Early Access
If you want to play Mortal Kombat 1 before it officially comes out, you can get a special version of the game called the Premium or Kollector’s edition. If you buy one of these, you can start playing the game five days early, on September 14, 2023. The exact time you can start playing depends on where you live:
- 10 a.m., September 14 if you’re in the Pacific Standard Time (PST) zone.
- 1 p.m., September 14 if you’re in the Eastern Standard Time (EST) zone.
- 6 p.m., September 14 if you’re in the British Summer Time (BST) zone.
- 3 a.m., September 15 if you’re in the Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) zone.
But remember, these times might change as the release date gets closer. Based on what we know from the PlayStation 5 timer, these are the likely times when Mortal Kombat 1 will be officially available.
Mortal Kombat 1 Launch Trailer
Mortal Kombat 1 will be officially available to everyone next week. But if you already bought the special Kollector’s Edition or Premium Edition of the game, you can play it earlier.
To celebrate this, the game’s creators, NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. Games, have shown a video called a launch trailer. This video shows some of the violent and intense scenes that players will experience in the game.
Welcome to the New Era. Will you fight for peace, or embrace the khaos? #MK1 pic.twitter.com/3RexJuvyoP
— Mortal Kombat 1 (@MortalKombat) September 12, 2023
Mortal Kombat games are famous for their graphic violence, and this new game seems to have even more of it. In the trailer, you can see the starting lineup of characters in the game and some of the new finishing moves called Fatalities.
Mortal Kombat 1 Accessibility Options
In Mortal Kombat 1, there will be lots of helpful features for players who need them, like audio descriptions and messages that tell you what’s happening on the screen while you’re playing. You can see the complete list of these features by clicking here.