Mortal Kombat Has Gone Gold!

Yes, you heard correctly! The long awaited revamping of the Mortal Kombat series (Mortal Kombat 9 technically) has finally gone gold! If you’ve played the PlayStation 3 demo of the title (available now via the PlayStation Network) you will probably be as excited as we are about this news!

Being developed by NetherRealm Studios, led by Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon, the newest chapter of the iconic fight franchise marks a triumphant return to the series’ mature presentation and a reinvention of its classic 2D fighting mechanic. Driven by an all new graphics engine, the fan favourite Fatality is back and presented in more gory detail than ever before.

In addition, Mortal Kombat introduces a number of new game-play features including tag team, a deep story mode, and, exclusively for the PS3, Stereoscopic 3D. Players can choose from an extensive line-up of the game’s iconic warriors and challenge their friends in traditional 1 vs. 1 matches, or take on several new game modes including Challenge Tower and the soon-to-be-announced online modes.

Mortal Kombat will be released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (with Kratos as a bonus character) on April 21st.