Mortal Kombat 1 Fans Should Be Excited for August 22

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Mortal Kombat 1will be featured at Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 22, as confirmed by host Geoff Keighley on Twitter. TheMortal Kombatfranchise has had a major presence at Keighley’s events for years, withMortal Kombat 11first announced at The Game Awardsall the way back in 2018.

While its title may be confusing to some,Mortal Kombat 1is actually the follow-up toMortal Kombat 11. A reboot set in the new timeline created by Fire God Liu Kang,Mortal Kombat 1is taking the franchise’s narrative back to the beginning. Time will tell how fans ultimately react to this reset of theMortal Kombattimeline, but they will be treated to some fresh information on the game at Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 22 at 11am PT/2pm ET.

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This was confirmed by Gamescom Opening Night Live host Geoff Keighley, who revealed that not only willMortal Kombat 1receive a new trailer at the event, but thatgame director Ed Boonhimself will be making an appearance to present it. Details on what exactly thisMortal Kombat 1trailer has in store for fans have not been revealed at the time of this writing, soMortal Kombatfans will just have to tune in to Gamescom on August 22 to find out.

Even though theMortal Kombat 1release date isn’t until September 19, there’s plenty for franchise fans to look forward to this month. Besides the newMortal Kombat 1trailer that’s dropping atGamescom Opening Night Live, fans can also get their hands on the game themselves thanks to the pre-order beta.

From August 18 to August 21, anyone that pre-ordersMortal Kombat 1on PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X can try the game’s pre-order beta (PC and Nintendo Switch gamers are being left out of the pre-order beta test, unfortunately). Once theMortal Kombat 1betais live, fans will be able to play online as Liu Kang, Kenshi, Kitana, Johnny Cage, Li Mei, and Sub-Zero. They will also have access to the Klassic Tower and a variety of Kameo Fighters.

Kameo Fighters are a new concept forMortal Kombat 1wherein players can call on the aid of other characters to assist them in battle. Some fans have expressed their concern aboutKameo Fighters inMortal Kombat 1, but they can test the feature out for themselves if they decide to play the pre-order beta this weekend. The beta should do a good job of keeping fans occupied while they wait for the new trailer to drop on August 22.

Mortal Kombat 1launches September 19 for PC, PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series X.