Mortal Kombat 2 Is Winning The Race To Become Mortal Kombat 2

What's in a name? That's the question that Mortal Kombat studio CCO Ed Boon is asking, as he recently set up a few polls asking for opinions on what the next Mortal Kombat game should be called. According to Boon, three possible names were on the table: Mortal Kombat 12, Mortal Kombat 13, or Mortal Kombat 2.

"Footnote: Some people are assuming the title with the most votes will determine where we take the story," Boon wrote online. "That’s not the case. We’ve just had difficulty kounting lately."

The current naming convention for Mortal Kombat doesn't make much sense if you've taken a break from the franchise. The series made a successful comeback in 2011 with Mortal Kombat, the ninth installment in the franchise. This was followed by Mortal Kombat X in 2015 and Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019, which brought the original storyline that began in 1992's Mortal Kombat to a close. …