The difference between game and movie reveal always makes me laugh. The game announcements were accompanied by multi-million dollar trailers, which were tipped with revelations, and some fans crept online to avoid the reveal of the debut trailer. . Meanwhile, movies are often first revealed at random through an excel sheet five years before they come out, or mentioned casually during an earnings call – which is exactly how Warner feels. Bros. Discovery announces the existence of Life and death battle 12.
At the WB earnings call last night, one of the company’s executives said “there’s a lot more to come, including the highly anticipated Mortal Kombat 12 and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.” They go on to say that both games are “released this year, with ambitious launch predictions in mind.” No trailers, social media posts or posters were included to celebrate the announcement, although MK co-creator Ed Boon teased fans with a tweet said, “So who heard the news about Injustice 3?”
Mortal Kombat 12’s existence is no surprise considering how successful the series has been lately, but developer Netherrealm has alternated between MK and DC superhero Injustice. By that logic, Injustice 3 should be the next movie, but I suppose a tough WB Discovery merger could make it a risky proposition.
Either way, next year will form an all-star lineup for fighting games. Street Fighter 6 will release this June and Tekken8 may also appear in the same window.
Mortal Kombat wasn’t treated to a compelling trailer, but WB’s other major release Suicide Squad appeared on State Of Play last night with a big presentation to confirm that, yes, here To be another looter shooterand yes, there will be a battle pass.
