Ed Boon confirms NetherRealm is definitely making another Mortal Kombat game

Mortal Kombat is not going anywhere. Ed Boon has now said NetherRealm Studios is “definitely pursuing another Mortal Kombat game,” the clearest sign yet that the studio is already moving beyond Mortal Kombat 1 and keeping its flagship fighting series in motion.

The part Boon did not say matters just as much as the confirmation itself. In a Collider interview in early May 2026, he said NetherRealm is also working on other projects, but he would not identify which game comes next. That leaves the long-rumored Injustice 3 still in the conversation, while also keeping the door open to another Mortal Kombat project taking priority. Boon’s wording was careful, but it still pointed in one direction: Mortal Kombat remains an active pillar for the studio.

That signal lands after a clean transition out of Mortal Kombat 1. Warner Bros. Games announced the game on May 18, 2023, describing it as a reborn Mortal Kombat universe created by Fire God Liu Kang and noting that the franchise had sold more than 80 million units worldwide. Mortal Kombat 1 launched on September 19, 2023, and after its post-launch support ended in May 2025, NetherRealm and Warner Bros. said no additional DLC characters or story chapters would arrive and that the team would shift focus to its next project.

Sales have only sharpened the sense that NetherRealm is not walking away from the series. Mortal Kombat 1 has reportedly passed 8 million copies sold as of April 2026, giving the reboot-era entry real commercial weight even after the end of new content. Boon’s confirmation suggests the studio is not treating MK1 as a one-off reset, but as the latest chapter in a franchise still strong enough to anchor its next cycle.

The timing also fits the wider Mortal Kombat push outside games. Renewed attention around Mortal Kombat 2 has kept the brand visible as Warner Bros. Games and NetherRealm decide where to take the fighting series next. Boon would not tip his hand on whether fans should expect Mortal Kombat or Injustice first, but he made one thing plain enough for the genre to hear: another Mortal Kombat game is already in the works.