There isn't many details, but the press release had this quote from Ed Boon about it. To us it makes it sound like it's a port of Mortal Kombat (2011) with specialized Vita features instead of a new game. This would make sense because the game's Unreal Engine 3 will run on the PS Vita.
The NetherRealm team is committed to making sure that we follow up the success of 2011's Mortal Kombat with an equally compelling experience on the PlayStation Vita. The original game content and new features we developed for the PlayStation Vita will provide gamers with the best fighting game experience available on the new mobile platform." - Ed Boon, Creative Director, NetherRealm Studios
One interesting point of note, is that they say the game is going to be playable at the Vita preview Vita Hill Social Clubs which are opening across the US today. I have received word that the game will not be there starting today, but to stay tuned to the PlayStation Blog for more details on when it and other new Vita games will be available to play before the Vita launches on February 22nd, 2012.
WB Games has announced today that Mortal Kombat (2011) will receive a re-release that contains every downloadable fighter and costume skin/fatality released as DLC. The new Komplete Edition will also include digital downloads of the Mortal Kombat: Songs Inspired by the Warriors album released last year and a download of the 1995 film Mortal Kombat on PSN and Xbox Live. Check for this release in stores on Tuesday, February 28th.
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition delivers the critically acclaimed game, all previously released downloadable content (DLC), plus digital downloads of the 2011 release of Mortal Kombat: Songs Inspired by the Warriors album with a bonus track, and the 1995 Mortal Kombat film on the PlayStation(R)Store or Xbox Live Zune. The DLC includes fan-favorite warriors Skarlet, Kenshi and Rain, as well as the infamous dream stalker Freddy Krueger. The game also offers 15 Klassic Skins and three Klassic Fatalities (Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Reptile). Mortal Kombat: Songs Inspired by the Warriors is a collection of electronic music inspired by the game and is executive produced by JFK (of the DJ/production duo MSTRKRFT and Death From Above 1979).
No word on pricing. This is was the second of the threeNetherRealm surprises mentioned by Ed Boon.
First we'd like to issue a big congrats to the winner's of the autographed copies of Mortal Kombat (2011): David King (PS3) and Wilbur Smith (Xbox 360). They should be getting their prizes soon along with a few extra MK goodies thrown in for good measure.
The next contest is the grand daddy. We're giving away two Mortal Kombat (2011)Tournament Edition Sticks that are autographed by various members of NetherRealm Studios. We had the NetherRealm Studios team autograph the Mortal Kombat embossed plexi-glass cover to keep the autographs away from harm while also providing a nice way to display the autographs when open. We have one for each system, so enter for your system of choice or both if you play on both systems.
Autographs included on the stick are: Steve Beran, Ed Boon, Mike Boon, Rigo Cortes, John Edwards, Paulo Garcia, Tony Goskie, Hans Lo, Carlos Pesina, Mike Taran, Alan Villani & John Vogel
You will also receive some additional MK goodies in your package, so cross your fingers!
You can enter the contest via the Widgets below, may take a second to load
There is sadly no Best Fighting Game of 2011 acceptance speech to show you, as Spike felt the award wasn't exciting enough to unveil on the main show. Instead, the award was just announced it between other awards to make time for more celebrity guests like Charlie Sheen who made it known he was there just because he was paid well to be there. Seeing that Spike is also home to the UFC it would have been a perfect opportunity to have a UFC fighter give the award for "Best Fighting Game" so they could fill their celebrity presenter quota.
Perhaps the biggest shocking announcement came during the internet-only pre-show. According to GameSpot, Ed Boon was interviewed and gave a few clues into his "unexpected surprise". According to Ed, NetherRealm Studios is working on a second non-Mortal Kombat title, the first being their recently released iOS game: Arkham City Lockdown. Skip to 5:00 into the below video to see Ed's acceptance of the award and mention what NetherRealm Studios is working on next.
UPDATE 4:31pm:The Unofficial Apple Weblog also caught up with Ed Boon on the surprise release of Batman: Arkham City Lockdown. Boon mentioned that there may be other iOS projects in the works at NetherRealm.
And this isn't the last we'll see of Netherrealm Studios on Apple's mobile platforms, according to Boon. "Oh, yeah," he told me, "we have a number of things in the works. But nothing we can say just yet.
