With rumors swirling that aMortal Kombatgame announcement is imminent, franchise co-creator Ed Boon is trolling fans on Twitter. Boon’s playful behavior on social media is no surprise toMortal Kombatfans. The NetherRealm Studios chief creative officer is well known to hint, tease, and wink about what’s currently being worked on at the studio. Now that an announcement is potentially happening soon, Boon’s embracing the opportunity to deliver some good humor before everything goes crazy.The latest rumors regarding NetherRealm Studios' upcoming project announcement have reached a fever pitch this week. The new rumor claims that NetherRealm is developing a soft reboot namedMortal Kombat 1, building off the time-twisting story events ofMortal Kombat 11. Further, therumors state thatMortal Kombat 1is tentatively planned for release in September, with an announcement to be made in just a matter of weeks. Needless to say, it’s a very exciting possibility forMortal Kombatfans.RELATED:Mortal Kombat 12 Gets Its First TeaserWhileBoon himself has been the root of manyMortal Kombatrumorsover the past month, today he’s throwing a wrench into early excitement among fans. In a recent Twitter post, Boon says, “Ummm…. for the record. We never konfirmed our next game is aMortal Kombatgame.” The message is accompanied by a GIF of J. Jonah Jameson as played by J.K. Simmons guffawing from the 2004Spider-Man 2film.
Many of the responses on Twitter are questioning exactly what Boon is implying, with some wondering if it’s even possible that NetherRealm could be announcing something that isn’t related toMortal Kombatsoon. Others aren’t buying into Boon’s trolling and think he’s just having fun with the situation. The use of “k” in “konfirmed” in his tweet, as well as the self-mocking J. Jonah Jameson laughing GIF are pointed to as clues that Boon isn’t trying to genuinely say fans should check their expectations.
Boon has been posting frequently aboutMortal Kombatover the past several weeks. One recent teaser tweet shows a clock jumping from 11:00 to 1:00, skipping 12:00 entirely. It’s accompanied by the message “Does anyone know what time it is? #MortalKombat.” Another post thanks fans aspart ofMortal Kombat’s 30th anniversaryand mentions “a (not so subtle) tease of what’s coming. #MortalKombat.”
It’s not impossible that there’s more to Boon’s tweet than meets the eye. Perhaps it won’t be exactly the kind ofMortal Kombatgame that fans are expecting. Maybe it will have an altered name, a subtitle, or willmore closely resembleInjusticewith DC character crossovers. Odds are that Boon is just having fun and teasingMortal Kombat fans, though. It’s likely just a matter of weeks before fans find out for certain.
