If you noticed a brief outage at the start of the week - don't fear. Mortal Kombat 11 has undergone server maintenance and a raft of updates in the lastest hotfix patch. Read on for NetherRealm Studios' official details on all the changes you need to know:

History has never been far behind in Mortal Kombat. Is it future, or is it past? Mortal Kombat 11 introduces a time-bending possibility that the present could be the battleground for both!

April 23rd saw the official introduction of Kronika and a fresh batch of kombatants whose goals threaten the realms, time, and reality itself! With in-game customization, revised gameplay, and a dramatic time-twisting story -- the only constant through it all is the fighters! Therefore there's never been a more compelling time to take stock and ask: Who is the Supreme Mortal Kombat Champion?

The annual voting tournament returns to dissect and assess the current state of the series. MK Online invites the entire kommunity to enter the Fan Koliseum for another year of daily polls that will challenge sixty-four fighters from past and present in elimination battles! Read on for the updating battleplan, poll results, and links to the latest match-ups you can comment on on the forums:

Five new Mortal Kombat 11 mini-bios have been added to the official website, leaving just eight characters unaccounted for on the present menu of twenty-nine options. This includes an official English translation for the Jax blurb mistakenly posted in German, last month. Read on:

He brought sweeping change to Outworld in Mortal Kombat X. Now the reigning Emperor Kotal Kahn is back to face dangers from the past in Mortal Kombat 11! The latest gameplay trailer pits him against a returning Jacqui Briggs! Watch:

A stand-out introduction in Mortal Kombat X: Kotal Kahn has emerged as one of the most unique new fighters to join the series! The reigning Emperor of Outworld is back in Mortal Kombat 11, refining an iconic Mesoamerican design in the latest official character render. Take a closer look:

After a week off: the Kombat Kast developer stream returns with a twofer for characters going under the preview spotlight! Thanks to an explicit teaser we already know Kotal Kahn is one of the fighters being revealed. Be watching right here to find out who numero dos is:

There won't be any Kombat Kast this week, but when the developer stream returns in seven days, we can expect a closer look at Kotal Kahn! How do we know? They teased the return with a veiled glimpse at one of Kotal's deadly new moves! Take a look:

The past and present will collide for the future when Mortal Kombat 11 introduces the chronal threat of Kronika! The latest trailer for Story Mode reveals the assembling of allies who wish to fix the timeline - and those who wish to subvert it! Retro and Mortal Kombat X klassics return! Watch:

After an initial taste of things to come; third-party data collector SteamDB has updated with a massive list of new Mortal Kombat 11 achievements that appear to point to several new and returning characters. Beware of potential spoilers ahead:

It's been four years since Mortal Kombat X was first announced and unveiled at E3 2014!

Along with a couple of series favourites; initial previews thrust a mysterious new generation of fighters into the spotlight. Their stories were told in MKX, a mobile game, comic book tie-ins, and the expanded edition of Mortal Kombat XL. A couple of franchise legends even made the leap into Injustice 2 in time for last year's 25th Anniversary celebration!

At every step of the way, MK Online has invited fans all over the world to take stock of characters new and old. This year our annual tradition is turning our attention towards the future of the series! We're thinking about what happened last, and what will happen next, while asking the eternal question: Who is the Supreme Mortal Kombat Champion?

You'll decide the answer as the ultimate fan voting tournament returns to Mortal Kombat Online for another year! We're inviting every fan to make their voice heard in the Fan Koliseum as we speculate about the future of the series! Read on to learn more about the ins and outs of this year's unique tournament! Keep scrolling for regularly updated results and links to each battle!