A recent job listing posted byNetherRealm Studios hintsat the potential for next generation iterations of its popularMortal KombatandInjusticeseries. This doesn’t come as a shock to most as it was presumed that these titles would be continuing on with the start of the new generation, but serves as a sort of confirmation of that assumption.
The information comes from a job listing for a Software Engineer and reveals some other interesting information about the future of those franchises. Of course, this shouldn’t be taken as an official announcement aboutMortal KombatorInjustice, as those games could still be quite far away, but it seems that NetherRealm is at least starting to work on them.
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Naturally there is no title for either of these games, although fans may be able to make some kind of educated guess about that. If the games simply follow their current numbering scheme, then fans could expect to seeMortal Kombat 12andInjustice 3, though the names may be different for next gen releases.
Some notable mentions in this job description include the prerequisite of experience withUnreal Engine 4. NetherRealm says that the nextMortal KombatandInjusticegames will use an Unreal 4 based engine, a direct upgrade from their most recent games,Mortal Kombat 11andInjustice 2, which both use Unreal 3 based engines at the moment. It’s not entirely clear how this upgrade will affect gameplay, but it does show that the team is trying to step up their game and create a more polished product.
Along those lines, NetherRealm is also hiring a Senior Advanced Graphics Engineer with the goal to “developstate-of-the-art graphics technology for PS5, and Xbox Series X.” Considering thatMortal Kombat 11was already a huge graphical leap when compared to previousMortal Kombatgames, it will be interesting to see just how much further next generation hardware allows NetherRealm to go withMortal Kombat 12andInjustice 3. The company also posted a job listing for a Senior Technical Animator to push the visuals of these next generation games even further beyond what fans may be expecting.
All of this acts as a teaser for what the future of theMortal KombatandInjusticefranchises hold. With any luck,NetherRealm Studios will come out with an official announcementabout these games sometime soon, but until then fans will just have to wait. It also serves as a sneak peak of what next generation consoles will be capable of in general.
NetherRealm Studios is hiring forMortal KombatandInjusticeon PS5 and Xbox Series X.
