Injustice 3 Rumored as NetherRealm's Next Game
NetherRealm hasn't announced its next project since Mortal Kombat 1 launched three years ago, but mounting evidence points to Injustice 3.
Mortal Kombat 1 launched nearly three years ago. NetherRealm still hasn't announced what's next. All signs point to Injustice 3.
MP1st reports Injustice 3 is in active development at NetherRealm. The site found an explicit mention of the game on the resume of an undisclosed artist working at Warner Bros. Games.
This tracks. Voice actors for Superman and Aquaman have teased their involvement in a sequel.
In September 2024, NetherRealm boss Ed Boon revealed the studio decided on its next game back in 2021. He said NetherRealm was "still fully committed to supporting Mortal Kombat 1 for a long time to come." Eight months later, Warner Bros. Games confirmed no new DLC characters or story chapters would come to the game. The community wasn't happy.
NetherRealm has gone silent since. An announcement feels overdue based on the studio's history. Injustice: Gods Among Us launched in 2013. Injustice 2 followed in 2017. NetherRealm released Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019, and it looked like the studio would alternate between franchises. Then came Mortal Kombat 1, a soft reboot, in 2023. We're due for a new Injustice — this year or next.