Mortal Kombat 11

Mortal Kombat 11
Cover artwork featuring Scorpion
Developer(s)NetherRealm Studios[a]
Publisher(s)Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)Ed Boon
Producer(s)Graeme Bayless
Designer(s)John Edwards
Programmer(s)Gavin Freyberg
Artist(s)Steve Beran
Writer(s)
  • Dominic Cianciolo
  • Shawn Kittelsen
Composer(s)Wilbert Roget II[3][4][b]
SeriesMortal Kombat
EngineUnreal Engine 3[7]
Platform(s)
ReleasePS4, Windows, Xbox One
  • WW: April 23, 2019
Nintendo Switch
  • NA: April 23, 2019
  • EU: May 10, 2019
Stadia
  • WW: November 19, 2019
PS5, Xbox Series X/S
  • WW: November 17, 2020
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Mortal Kombat 11 is a 2019 fighting game developed by NetherRealm Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It is the eleventh main installment in the Mortal Kombat series and a sequel to Mortal Kombat X (2015). The game was announced at The Game Awards 2018 and was released in North America and Europe on April 23, 2019, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One—with the exception of Europe's Switch version which was released on May 10, 2019.[8] It was released on Stadia on November 19, 2019.[9]

Upon release, the console versions of Mortal Kombat 11 received generally favorable reviews, which praised the gameplay, story, graphics, and improved netcode, but it received criticism for the presence of microtransactions and over-reliance on grinding. An expansion was released on May 26, 2020, entitled Aftermath. It includes an additional story mode, three new characters, new stages, and the return of stage fatalities and the friendship finishing move. An enhanced version of the game containing all downloadable content up to that point, titled Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate, was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on November 17, 2020. A sequel, and series reboot, Mortal Kombat 1, was released on September 19, 2023.[10]

  1. ^ Davenport, James (18 January 2019). "Mortal Kombat 11's PC port should be much better than MKX's was". PC Gamer. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. ^ Chris, Moyse (21 January 2019). "Mortal Kombat 11 for Switch being developed by Shiver Entertainment". Destructoid. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Mortal Kombat 11!". RogetMusic.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  4. ^ Roget, Wilbert [@WilbertRoget] (December 7, 2018). "Overjoyed to announce I'm writing the #MK11 cinematic soundtrack! Dream come true project, the MK franchise has been a huge part of my life since I was 10 and introduced me to arcade games, game music, and the martial arts. More news in the coming months :-) #gamemusic #gameaudio" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "MORTAL KOMBAT 11". Dynamedion.com. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  6. ^ NetherRealm Studios. Mortal Kombat 11. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Closing credits, 7 minutes in, Dynamedian.
  7. ^ "Prepare to Spill Blood, Dismember Foes in Mortal Kombat 11". Hardcore Gamer. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  8. ^ Pramath (January 29, 2019). "Mortal Kombat 11's Switch Version Delayed To May 10 in Europe". Gaming Bolt. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  9. ^ "Mortal Kombat 11's release on Stadia".
  10. ^ "Mortal Kombat 1 Revealed, Releases In September - GameSpot". www.gamespot.com. Retrieved 2023-05-18.


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