Mortal Kombat 1's New Nostalgic Update May Make It Worth Revisiting

’s much-anticipated story expansion,, has been revealed as part of the game's San Diego Comic-Con 2024 panel alongside a free, nostalgic update that could give players a reason to revisit the 2023 fighting game. followed the "" ending for 's DLC, which saw Fire God Liu Kang recreate the universe after securing the power to alter the timeline and bring peace to the six realms, giving the series a fresh start in an attempt to welcome newcomers while retaining the lore of the past titles for established fans.

is set after the events of the story campaign and centers on the invasion of Titan Havik from an alternate reality, who seeks to spread chaos — or "" — across all of the timelines. Therefore, Liu Kang must rally his champions and put faith in his enemies to defeat this new threat, or else the New Era will be reduced to anarchy.

A Brutality is a bloody finishing attack in Mortal Kombat 1, but every version of these stylish moves have to be unlocked with specific button inputs.

The expansion also comes with, which adds six more fighters to the game, much like , which featured three characters and three guest fighters from other media alongside several Kameo characters. The three characters in are reimagined versions of characters who also play a part in ' story mode — and will be playable upon the DLC's launch -, such as fan favorite ninja Noob Saibot — who claims that Havik "" him in the trailer — and the now female Sektor and Cyrax.

As for the three nostalgic crossover guest fighters, whereas included 's Omni-Man, DC's Peacemaker, and ' Homelander, will include Conan the Barbarian (based on the version played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1982 movie), Ghostface from the series, and the T-1000 from . Much like with the previous, these characters will be coming at a later date, and there’s no confirmed release window for their arrival yet.

Pre-ordering also unlocks the following four new skins:

Players can't purchase separately, and the only way to get it is