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Smoke and Rain Announced for the ‘Mortal Kombat 1’ Main Roster [Trailer]
WB Games and NetherRealm are back to playing the reveal game for fighters in Mortal Kombat 1. Ahead of the latest installment’s release this Fall, the devs have announced that Rain and Smoke are the latest playable characters joining the main roster for Mortal Kombat 1, accompanied by a new “Lin Kuei” trailer.
Said new trailer focuses on Scorpion and Sub-Zero’s struggle to establish the Lin Kuei’s purpose in Liu Kang’s new Mortal Kombat Universe, with fellow Lin Kuei member Smoke joining the fray. Also revealed in the trailer is Rain, the High Mage of Outworld who has honed his craft of water magic into a fierce weapon and now hopes to learn the realms’ darkest and most powerful sorcery.
Rain and Smoke aren’t the only kombatants joining the Mortal Kombat 1 roster, as Sektor, Cyrax, Frost, and Scorpion can all be seen in the video as new Kameo Fighters. In case you’re unaware, Kameo Fighters are a new addition to Mortal Kombat 1, which provide a wide range of support moves and abilities during matches.
Mortal Kombat 1 will launch for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on September 19. And check out Reyna’s hands-on preview of the game from the recent online stress test.
Bloober Team appears to have something in the works related to Cronos: The New Dawn. At least, that would appear to be the case, thanks to an accidental reveal ahead of this weekend’s IGN Live event as part of Summer Game Fest.
In the list of title reveals during the event, something referred to as “Cronos: Lazarus” appeared in the list, but was quickly scrubbed. However, not before the internet picked up on it. Adding more fuel to the reveal were two screenshots posted to X by insider Intercelluar, which appear to show the official art. It’s not clear yet, but this is more than likely a new DLC for Cronos: The New Dawn, given that Bloober Team is already busy with multiple other titles, including the Silent Hill remake, and the recently-announced Layers of Fear 3.
If you haven’t checked out Cronos: The New Dawn (and you never read Aaron’s review of the game), the game is set in the haunting ruins of New Dawn, a world inspired by Nowa Huta, a real historical district in Kraków, Poland. Cronos: The New Dawn unfolds across two timelines: a post-apocalyptic future decaying in despair, and the gritty, industrial 1980s reality. This powerful duality blends retro realism, dystopian sci-fi, and a retro-futuristic atmosphere to create a deeply immersive world filled with tension, mystery, and terror.
Players step into the hunting suit of The Traveler — an enigmatic agent of the Collective, sent into zones scarred by the Change, a cataclysmic event that shattered time, memory, and flesh. What remains is a world suspended between past and future — haunted, hostile, and unravelling. Survival is anything but certain.
Thanks to RelyOnHorror for the heads up!