Earlier this year, Digital Eclipse revealed Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, which includes Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 2, Mortal Kombat 3, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Mortal Kombat 4, and more. At the time of this announcement, the studio merely said this collection of arcade classics would debut at some point this year, but a leak via the Xbox app may have given us a release date.
Over the weekend, the Xbox app had the collection listed with a 29th/30th September release (those two dates depend on where in the world you are). I’ve had a quick look now, and this date is no longer mentioned, though evidence still exists online thanks to eagle-eyed screenshotting fans.
Many have now surmised that the team at Digital Eclipse will announce (or, perhaps that should now be confirm) the release date for Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection during Evo USA, which kicks off this Friday. Stay tuned for more!
We first got word of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection during last month’s PlayStation State of Play. “Step into the arena and choose your fighter,” reads the collection’s official blurb.
“Experience the legendary origins of the franchise with the iconic arcade classics that started it all – alongside a curated selection of most-loved home versions for the Super NES and Sega Genesis. Dive deeper with rare and fan-favorite releases across the Game Boy, Game Gear, Sega 32X, Game Boy Advance, and more – a celebration of the franchise’s groundbreaking legacy.”
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The upcoming Legacy Kollection will also allow for players to “explore Mortal Kombat lore” on its release, thanks to “a timeline of the original series’ storyline and comprehensive character histories that offer stories, secrets, and glimpses behind the scenes at their creation”.
Elsewhere in franchise news, the Mortal Kombat film sequel – aptly named Mortal Kombat 2 – is slated for release this October. The team recently gave us two teasers for the upcoming adaptation, one focusing on Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage, and one including the wider cast and some general torso splitting.