MORTAL KOMBAT 12
For some time now, NetherRealm Studios has followed a pretty consistent pattern of alternating between Mortal Kombat and Injustice games, and now that Mortal Kombat 11 is in the rearview mirror, most people expected that Injustice 3 would be next. Earlier this year, however, journalist Jeff Grubb claimed in an episode of Giant Bomb Show Grubbsnax that the studio has actually started working on Mortal Kombat 12. According to Grubb, given NetherRealm’s shaky future within Warner Bros. right now, and the shaky future of WB Games as a whole, the studio didn’t want to begin working on a project that would require the use of licensed characters, especially if they end up getting sold off in the future. Of course, there are a lot of variables here- for instance, we don’t know if WB Games will sell NetherRealm Studios (they say they won’t), and there’s also been some speculation that the studio could be working on a Marvel vs DC game. Given NeatherRealm’s pedigree, people will be interested no matter what they’re working on, but we do hope we get some clarity on that not too long from now.
