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Ed Boon Wants to Know What Fans Want the Next Mortal Kombat Game to Be Called

IGNFriday, November 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM

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Ed Boon Wants to Know What Fans Want the Next Mortal Kombat Game to Be Called
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Ed Boon is stirring up excitement in the fighting game community after releasing a poll asking fans what they’d like the next Mortal Kombat installment to be called.

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Why it matters
Culture sets the tone of public attention — what people argue about when the news cycle turns. Ed Boon is stirring up excitement in the fighting game community after releasing a poll asking fans what they’d like the next Mortal Kombat installment to be called.

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What happened

Ed Boon is stirring up excitement in the fighting game community after releasing a poll asking fans what they’d like the next Mortal Kombat installment to be called.

Why it matters

Culture sets the tone of public attention — what people argue about when the news cycle turns.

Background

IGN reported on this under culture. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

Timeline

  1. IGN published: Ed Boon Wants to Know What Fans Want the Next Mortal Kombat Game to Be Called

  2. Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

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