Month: February 2015

Ever since Mortal Kombat X newcomer Cassie Cage was announced, fans were eager to know if her iconic parents would be making their way to the upcoming title. The developers have been coy regarding their inclusion, but a few recent pieces of news may be hinting that they are ready to formally announced Johnny Cage as a playable character.

Shortly after the NetherRealm Studios stream today, creative director Ed Boon jumped on Twitter to drop a few more teasing remarks regarding character reveals. Following community manager Tyler Lansdown’s broadcasted promise that new details were coming very soon, Boon sent out one message asking if that meant tomorrow, continuing a few hours later with a picture of a cage that’s also supposedly related to Friday’s news.

While not confirmation that we’ll be seeing a playable version of Johnny tomorrow, a preview for this weekend’s issue of the Mortal Kombat X comic lends more credence to that possibility.

According to Comic Vine, the leading man has followed Sonya Blade into Outworld to help her locate their daughter after she was abducted by forces located there. While we won’t go into too many details to save spoiling it for anyone, this is Johnny’s first appearance in the comics, and the importance of his quest and the status he’s held in the video game series thus far make us think he’ll be around for some time.

So, what do you think? Are we gonna see Johnny tomorrow? Let us know what you expect in the comments.

Sources: Ed Boon via NeoGAF, Comic Vine

Along with a new playable character and various balance changes, tomorrow’s Killer Instinct update will also add ranked leagues to the game’s netplay.

Upon starting up this mode, your first ten matches will determine if you are graded as bronze, silver, or gold. After your tier placement is decided, you will be matched up with players of the same skill level, allowing you to test yourself against equals and gain points towards the next rank. Players will also find themselves placed in sets against opponents outside of their tier on occasion for a chance to earn more points.

However, there’s one more rank above gold where only the best of the best will reside. Killer tier matches will play out with different rules, sticking to the best-of-three format of tournament matches while restricting counterpicks. At the end of the month, the top 32 players will be awarded Pro status and forever immortalized in the leaderboards.

These ladders will be the perfect way to track your progress as you level up your Killer Instinct skills, and give those in the upper echelons even more incentive to keep playing.

The ranked league beta begins tomorrow once Killer Instinct is patched to ver.2.4, so be sure to jump in and go for the gold.

Source: Xbox via NeoGAF