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“Season 3: The Cryomancer” for ‘Mortal Kombat 1’ Brings New Cosmetics; Krossplay Confirmed for February 2024 [Trailer]
Sub-Zero gets his time in the spotlight with the launch of Season 3 for Mortal Kombat 1. Entitled “The Cryomancer”, this season’s content centres around the arrival of Sub-Zero as the main boss in Invasions mode, with several ice-themed costumes available for players to unlock.
Available now on PC and consoles, Season 3: The Cryomancer features new challenges, story elements, boss battles, and over 150 rewards for players to grab, including exclusive character skins that are all earnable through Invasions or Kombat League. Costumes available include: Icy Resolve Sub-Zero, Icy Edenian Kitana, Winter History Geras, Frigid Guardian Tanya, Brisk Box Office Johnny Cage, and Cryoblaze Scorpion.
In addition, DLC Kombatant Quan Chi is now available via early access for those who snagged the Kombat Pack. For those who haven’t picked up the pass, Quan Chi will see a wide release on December 21.
Lastly, NetherRealm has announced that Krossplay will be added to Mortal Kombat 1 as a free content update in February 2024. The Season 3 update has included a Wi-Fi filter, allowing players to accept online matches based on an opponent’s internet connection. Both updates will support consoles and PC players.
Mortal Kombat 1 is out now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
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Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.