{"id":29313,"date":"2023-05-22T11:03:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T10:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/netherrealms-ed-boon-discusses-mortal-kombat-1-name\/"},"modified":"2023-05-22T11:03:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T10:03:48","slug":"netherrealms-ed-boon-discusses-mortal-kombat-1-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/netherrealms-ed-boon-discusses-mortal-kombat-1-name\/","title":{"rendered":"NetherRealm&#8217;s Ed Boon discusses Mortal Kombat 1 name"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.reedpopcdn.com\/Mortal-Kombat-1---Official-Announcement-Trailer-1-33-screenshot-(2).png?width=1920&amp;height=1920&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=80&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\"> <\/p>\n<p>\nNetherRealm CCO Ed Boon has explained why the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mortal-kombat-1-release-date-set-for-september-set-in-reborn-universe\">recently announced Mortal Kombat 1<\/a> has that name.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe most recent numbered game in the series was Mortal Kombat 11, so some fans are confused by the return to Mortal Kombat 1.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWhile this new game is a reboot of the series, it&#8217;s not a remake of the 1992 original.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/netherrealms-ed-boon-discusses-mortal-kombat-1-name\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; eurogamer.net<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NetherRealm CCO Ed Boon has explained why the recently announced Mortal Kombat 1 has that name. The most recent numbered game in the series was Mortal Kombat 11, so some fans are confused by the return to Mortal Kombat 1. 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