Warner Bros. is having a tough time in the world of video games. Gotham Knights underperformed, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was a critical and commercial disaster last year, and Monolith Productions has just been shut down alongside its Wonder Woman game. To top it off, MultiVersus‘ post-launch support has come to an end, and its online servers are set to be shut off on May 30.
Though it had a strong start during its early access period in 2022, MultiVersus struggled to keep its player-base invested for the long-term, and its long stint of dormancy certainly didn’t help things. MultiVersus never managed to regain momentum following its full launch last May, and though the news of its cancelation is sad, it’s not too much of a surprise. MultiVersus is going to leave behind a strange legacy, but it’s one that Mortal Kombat might want to carry forward.
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MultiVersus’ Roster Never Lived Up to its True Potential
MultiVersus had a very strong premise out of the gate. Crossover platform-fighters had become all the rage thanks to games like Super Smash Bros. and Brawlhalla, and Warner Bros. seemed like the perfect fit for one, with it being home to an array of beloved franchises, each one home to a plethora of heroes and villains who would make great fighting game characters.
The early days of MultiVersus lived up to this potential. 17 characters appeared on MultiVersus‘ Beta roster, with 16 of those coming from a wide variety of Warner Bros. properties, ranging from cartoons like Steven Universe and Adventure Time, to DC comics like Batman and Superman, to more adult-oriented series like Game of Thrones.
Spread across its five post-launch seasons, MultiVersus added a total of 20 new fighters. Generally speaking, these new additions to the roster were just as varied, including characters like Samurai Jack, the PowerPuff Girls, Beetlejuice, Agent Smith, Jason Voorhees, and Marvin the Martian. That said, there’s still a wealth of long-requested WB characters who never made it to MultiVersus, but all hope might not be lost just yet.
Mortal Kombat Should Fill The Void Left by MultiVersus
The Mortal Kombat franchise is no stranger to guest fighters. 2011’s Mortal Kombat added Freddy Krueger and God of War‘s Kratos, and then Mortal Kombat X threw the floodgates open with Alien, Predator, Jason, and Leatherface. Guest fighters have become more prevalent than ever, with Mortal Kombat 1 having a total of six in its current line-up, which makes up around 17% of the total roster.
It wouldn’t be too out of place, then, if the next Mortal Kombat picked up where MultiVersus left off. Also owned by Warner Bros., Mortal Kombat could add its own assortment of WB franchise characters, specifically targeting long-requested characters that never made it to MultiVersus, such as fighters from Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and Harry Potter. Of course, these characters would need to suit Mortal Kombat‘s M-rated gameplay, but that shouldn’t be a problem for anyone in Game of Thrones, and shouldn’t be too much of an issue for the Lord of the Rings‘ cast.
- Released
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May 28, 2024
- ESRB
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T For Teen // Fantasy Violence, Language
- Developer(s)
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Player First Games
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