The first official screenshots gave us a taste of things to come, but now the official Mortal Kombat 11 Gameplay Reveal is laying it on the line with a host of klassic and returning characters confirmed in the new trailer!

When Mortal Kombat X concluded its story, we left Raiden in a state of compromise after his efforts to purify Earthrealm's Jinsei spirit. The corruption wrought by Shinnok saw the fallen Elder God reduced to a severed head in Raiden's hand, delivered to the Netherrealm. In the Mortal Kombat 11 Prologue Trailer, we learn more about what happened -- and the consequences it will have!

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The celebrity guest list for Thursday's Mortal Kombat 11: The Reveal is fast growing, and it looks like there's going to be a heavy contingent from World Wrestling Entertainment! UFC Hall of Famer and current WWE Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey has confirmed her itinerary for the Los Angeles event with a post to Instagram:

He's harnessed the powers of a thunder god in WWE Immortals, hosted the unveiling of Firestorm for Injustice 2, and held the Tag Team Championships in WWE! Now Austin Creed, aka; Xavier Woods, is gearing up to don the Emperor's helmet for next week's Mortal Kombat 11: The Reveal event!

The Smackdown wrestler, and host of gaming channel UpUpDownDown, unveiled his Shao Kahn cosplay helmet tonight, via Twitter. He'll be dressed as one of only three characters revealed since the launch trailer, with more unveilings expected to come at the LA and London event!

The Mortal Kombat 11 render of Scorpion has at at last been revealed! NetherRealm Studios has shared the new teaser image of the undead spectre, and in his new attire he is sporting splashes of red (similar to the Shao Kahn and Raiden renders released earlier in the week). The same background image is used here as in the other two, establishing a consistent style for all the MK11 renders released so far.

We're just one week out from the official Mortal Kombat 11 Reveal Events, where Mortal Kombat Online will be offering our exclusive minute-to-minute live dual coverage from both London and Los Angeles! As the community event draws near Ed Boon, co-creator of the franchise took it upon himself to provide the official look of the new cover art for the game on his Twitter profile. Other WB Games properties also followed his lead publishing the artwork on other channels like the official Mortal Kombat 11 Twitter page. 

Building off yesterday's release of a new Shao Kahn render: NetherRealm Studios has shared a new image of Raiden, spotlighting the Thunder God's latest armored attire. Update: The full-size render has officially been released and can be seen with the smaller preview below.

NetherRealm Studios has released a new teaser image of Shao Kahn, in what appears to be an updated (more mellowed) version of the Krossroads from Mortal Kombat X! Across the social media platforms, the developers remind gamers what character they receive as an incentive for pre-ordering the game: