Mortal Kombat X (2015 video game)

Mortal Kombat X is an upcoming fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series. It is being developed by NetherRealm Studios for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows, with its release scheduled for 2015.

Gameplay
The game will allow players to choose between multiple versions of each character, with each version providing differences in gameplay. The game is also to feature the return of X-Ray moves introduced in the previous title. The press release promised "all new gameplay" featuring "a new fully-connected experience that launches players into a persistent Online game|online contest where every fight matters in a global battle for supremacy."

Plot
The game is said to include a new, original storyline "showcasing some of the game's most prolific characters including Scorpion and Sub-Zero, while introducing new challengers that represent the forces of good and evil and tie the tale together."

Characters
Mortal Kombat X will feature 24 playable characters. Some of the characters will be returning characters such as Scorpion, but the game will also have "tons" of new characters such as D'vorah and Cassie Cage. Here is a list of known playable characters:

Returning Characters:

 * Scorpion
 * Sub-Zero

New Characters:

 * D'Vorah
 * Ferra/Torr
 * Cassie Cage
 * Kotal Kahn

Development
NetherRealm Studios started publicly hiring for the eighth generation development in April 2012. In July 2013, a new Mortal Kombat game was announced to be in development and was said to be released alongside the film series' reboot in September 2015. At the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con, Lance Sloan, producer of the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy, confirmed the next Mortal Kombat game to be in production, and that there were intentions of a simultaneous release between the game and a new Mortal Kombat film. In February 2014, actor Kiefer Sutherland revealed his involvement in this "huge game". According to Karen Strassman's (the voice of Kitana and Mileena in 2011's Mortal Kombat) acting resume, the game's working title was Mortal Kombat 2. The game's poster was leaked and a new logo was revealed on May 28, 2014, with the game being teased to be possibly announced on June 2 and speculated to be titled Mortal Kombat X.

On June 2, 2014, the title was indeed officially revealed as Mortal Kombat X, alongside an official reveal trailer featuring a fight between the iconic characters Scorpion and Sub-Zero. The game will make its "first public appearance" at E3 2014, starting on June 10.