It was twelve months ago that the officially numberless reboot of Mortal Kombat created a new era for the series. Reigniting the MK flame across multiple arenas, the past year has given plenty of fans reasons to ruminate on the first anniversary of the release of Mortal Kombat on home consoles!

Atomhawk Design are a UK based digial art studio responsible for creating some of the most iconic pre-release imagery fans will remember from promotion. To mark the milestone occasion, they've added three new images to their existing gallery of stage and character concept art. Smoke, Shao Kahn's Throne Room and The Soul Chamber making up the anniversary inclusions!

The newly released material adds to an extensive gallery of Atomhawk character concept renders and previously released arena artwork. This, of course, hasn't been the only concept art released in time for the paper anniversary, however. Ed Boon revealed a rare glimpse of discarded cover artwork designs via twitter, during the week [full story].

Mortal Kombat Online has been pleased to celebrate the occasion by teaming up with Pop Culture Shock Collectibles to give away a special 1/4 Scale Scorpion statue, signed by the sculptor. A kontest winner will be chosen in May [full story].

2012 will also mark the twentieth anniversary of the first Mortal Kombat machine in arcades. Share your nostalgia for the classic by posting in the Year of the Dragon MKOmmunity thread. To get more milestones direct to your devices, follow @MK_Online and like us on Facebook.