Overview

• Mortal Kombat 1 has sold over 6.2 million copies, surpassing Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 to lead current-generation fighting game sales.
• NetherRealm officially ceased development of new character and story expansions less than 21 months after the game’s September 2023 launch.
• On August 8, co-creator Ed Boon shared a new balance patch and launched community surveys on fighter adjustments and DLC pack formats.
• The studio will continue issuing balance updates and maintenance fixes but will not release further DLC characters or narrative chapters.
• Many players have expressed disappointment over the abbreviated content cycle, especially in light of Mortal Kombat 1’s lower lifetime sales compared to Mortal Kombat 11’s 15 million copies.