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ed_boon.jpgCVG had a chance to sit down and talk with Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon, and he has suggested that the next installment in the franchise will most likely be on next-generation consoles, going so far as to state that NetherRealm Studios hasn't even begun work on a sequel, yet.

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Boon told CVG that his Chicago studio has not yet begun work on the successor to the highly acclaimed 2011 Mortal Kombat reboot, and suggested that work on the game is earmarked for next generation systems.

Ed Boon
"We definitely want to do something new with it, we feel we have to introduce something into the mix."

"We definitely want to do something new with it, we feel we have to introduce something into the mix."

"If you introduce another edition of your game on the same console, you cannot provide a radically different experience."

"If you introduce another edition of your game on the same console, you cannot provide a radically different experience."

"I'm sure, if we were to do a new Mortal Kombat game on next generation systems, I think we would be able to provide dramatically different experiences."

"I'm a big fan of fighting games, but some of them I've seen are just a re-skin of the same game with much prettier graphics and new characters."

"Effectively it just delivers the same experience, and over the course of time these games sell less and less and less and less. I think you need to offer something that hasn't been done before. Like with Injustice, no one has done what we're doing with the game's backgrounds, and I think that's a big part of why it will appeal to fans."
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NO!!!! Curse you and your godliness Ed Boon!!!
Well this isn't really shocking to me, I kind of had a feeling that the next MK would be on the next-gens consoles but at least we'll getting the next best thing....Injustice: Gods Among Us Kai - Thumbs Up
Well this isn't really shocking to me, I kind of had a feeling that the next MK would be on the next-gens consoles but at least we'll getting the next best thing....Injustice: Gods Among Us Kai - Thumbs Up
Yeah did too have idea going for next gen systems. Guess backgrounds will be like Injustice for the new one unless it is adventure Mortal Kombat.
Is he talking like MK with Killer Instinct type with combos and Ultra combos? I would have liked to see another one on current systems, maybe MK Gold remake for the current systems. Mortal Kombat on next-generation is going be Sweet!!, NR studious going take their time on new MK I would say, can't wait!
IMO,there's only benefits for the series.
Sure I'll be missing MK as much as all of you,but thanks to NRS that they'll provide us with Injustice at least.
I just don't want MK to turn in Street Fighter-like multiupdated jokes.
We'll stay strong to see another game.
I'm glad its going to next gen. I hope they bring back the Mortal Kombat Deception style konquest.
I'm glad its going to next gen. I hope they bring back the Mortal Kombat Deception style konquest.
Yeah hope NetherRealm does, maybe someone send tweet out to the Studios and they do it
I hope y'all only mean Deception like by size and freely moving from realm-to-realm. not the whole useless ass character like Shujinko (or thanks to 2011, Taven), not being able to progress unless you complete some dumbass sparring session, the numerous paradoxes/continuity errors/inconsistencies; I couldn't list it all if I had a week...probably....
Yeah Deception by size and realm to realm minus a Shijunko type character
I liked shujinko
^OH NO'S!!!!! Quick, bath in mixture of garlic, herbs, tomato juice, blood and purified water before the next blood moon!!!!! Kabal - Yikes
MK10 or whatever should look in new graphics. The renders I really enjoy before the games comes out. So what if they start with clean slate of kombatants I wander what names they would have? Some that popped in my head I tried to not make like normal names of course.

Pyrus, Dazmin, Daeko, Skilt, Necor, Azor, Cho Lin, Kacille, Quared, Ursalor, Kona, Jamat, Bogom, Bacel, Raban, Mexus, Felix

Anyone got any random names* Like any of mine
MK10 or whatever should look in new graphics. The renders I really enjoy before the games comes out. So what if they start with clean slate of kombatants I wander what names they would have? Some that popped in my head I tried to not make like normal names of course.

Pyrus, Dazmin, Daeko, Skilt, Necor, Azor, Cho Lin, Kacille, Quared, Ursalor, Kona, Jamat, Bogom, Bacel, Raban, Mexus, Felix

Anyone got any random names* Like any of mine
Good ones but don't think they are going to rid of characters that have been for 20 years just yet maybe few of them. Think they should have kin to some like Scorpion's son, Kung Lao cousin/brother, Shang Tsung daughter etc.., that's what want to see but don't want see them with all new characters.
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