With the reveal of the first trailer for the next game - Mortal Kombat was thrust back into the spotlight! Mortal Kombat X became an instant worldwide trend just one week ahead of its debut at E3 [Expo Preview]. The influx of interest was fuelled by a canny teaser campaign in May, but the pre-release interest hasn't been going all one way!

Gamespot report May PlayStation Network sales saw Mortal Kombat (2011) finish #4 in the top PS3 sellers! It did not chart among the Top 20 in April.

Project Lead Ed Boon revealed the Mortal Kombat X original story will "sort of" be a sequel to the 2011 smash hit, but it's "hard [to] explain." [read more] Register to join the speculation on the Mortal Kombat X forums! Thanks to MKOmmunity User McDaniel for tipping us off!