Mortal Kombat 1 Adding Disgusting Thanksgiving Fatality

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Mortal Kombat 1

By Dalton Cooper

Published Nov 10, 2023

Highlights

The inclusion of a Thanksgiving fatality in Mortal Kombat 1 has angered fans who feel that the game's premium price should exclude microtransactions.
A Seasonal Fatalities bundle will be released, featuring the Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Winter fatalities. Those who bought the Halloween fatality will get the other two Fatalities for free.
The announcement of the Seasonal Fatalities bundle on Twitter received mostly negative responses, indicating that fans are unlikely to be satisfied with the game's monetization strategy.

Mortal Kombat 1 is adding a disgusting Thanksgiving fatality, but anyone interested will have to be willing to pay extra. Mortal Kombat 1 released as a premium $70 experience, yet it has monetization more commonly seen in free-to-play games. As one might imagine, this has greatly upset the Mortal Kombat 1 community, with many fans taking to social media to vent their frustrations.

The decision to sell a Mortal Kombat 1 fatality as $10 DLC sparked outrage among fans. However, NetherRealm and Warner Bros. aren't stopping with the Halloween fatality. A Seasonal Fatalities bundle is coming next week, set to feature the Halloween fatality along with the Thanksgiving fatality and a yet-to-be-revealed Winter fatality. The Thanksgiving and Winter fatalities will be given to anyone that bought the Halloween fatality for free, but otherwise the Seasonal Fatalities bundle will be sold on its own. Pricing information is unavailable at the time of this writing, but if it sticks with the precedent set by the Halloween fatality, chances are good it will cost around $30, just $10 less than the Kombat Pack and $40 less than the base game.

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Setting aside the pricing controversy, footage of the Mortal Kombat 1 Thanksgiving fatality has appeared online in a gruesome clip shared by thethiny. The clip shows the Mortal Kombat 1 Thanksgiving fatality in its entirety, with Sub-Zero absolutely decimating the recently-added Omni-Man in what is easily one of the most disturbing fatalities in the entire game. Viewer discretion is advised, but those that can stomach it can check out the Mortal Kombat 1 Thanksgiving fatality and decide if it's worth the price of admission for themselves.

Mortal Kombat 1 Thanksgiving Fatality

Regardless of their quality, Mortal Kombat 1 selling fatalities is always going to be a controversial subject. Many feel that since Mortal Kombat 1 is a $70 game, it shouldn't have microtransactions at all, let alone ones that actually add to the gameplay as opposed to being purely cosmetic. The pricing of the fatalities has also upset some fans, as the Halloween fatality is a fourth of the price of Kombat Pack 1, a DLC that adds six new playable characters and other goodies instead of just a few fatalities.

The official Mortal Kombat 1 Twitter announcing the Seasonal Fatalities bundle noted that the WB appreciates fans' feedback, but the responses to that tweet have been largely negative. Ultimately, it seems unlikely that Mortal Kombat 1 will move away from its premium fatalities, and it's equally as unlikely that hardcore fans will ever be happy with this kind of monetization in the game.

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