Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces
Mortal Kombat X esports Competitive Series and $500,000 USD Prize Pool
Following the Successful ESL Pro League Seasons, the Expanded Program Offers More Ways to Compete and Win Playing the Latest in the Legendary Fight Game Franchise
Burbank, Calif. March 30, 2016 Coming on the heels of the second pro league finals, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced an expansion of Mortal Kombat X esports by launching a new competitive series in April that includes the ESL Mortal Kombat X Pro League Season 3 and the ESL Challenger Cup, as well as official sponsorships of local tournaments across North America and Europe. The total prize pool for the program is $500,000 USD and with new characters now available to play in the recently released Mortal Kombat XL, the time has never been better for fans across the globe to compete and win while enjoying the best selling fighting game from NetherRealm Studios.
Mortal Kombat has always been about friends going head-to-head in couch competition. With Mortal Kombat X, these players now have multiple ways of jumping into the tournament scene to prove their skills and win cash, said Ed Boon, Creative Director, NetherRealm Studios and co-creator of Mortal Kombat. This is the biggest commitment weve made to the esports scene and with our newly enhanced online experience, were looking forward to seeing the intense match-ups at the various tournaments were supporting.
The third season of the ESL Mortal Kombat X Pro League begins April 3 with the best players from around the world facing off for supremacy during an eight-week online season. Sixteen finalists across North America, Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and for the first time, Latin America, will convene June 12 in Burbank, Calif. for a live showdown in front of a studio audience. PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system players will be fighting to win a piece of the $200,000 USD prize pool, which will be distributed among the eight finalists, granting more players than ever a chance to earn a share of the prize.
The ESL Mortal Kombat X Challenger Cup kicks off April 2 and offers an all-new way for PlayStation®4 system and Xbox One gamers who are not competing in the ESL Pro League to battle online for cash and prizes. Open tournaments across North America, Europe, CIS and Latin America will be held weekly through the end of June, with monthly finals to be streamed live.
Additionally, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios will continue to support local tournaments across North America and Europe with sponsorships and contributions to prize pool funding.
Fans can continue to show their support for Mortal Kombat X esports by purchasing the Blue Steel Sub-Zero or recently released character skin via the PlayStation®Store or Xbox Marketplace. A portion of the proceeds goes towards supporting Mortal Kombat X tournament prize pools.
For more information on ESL Mortal Kombat X Pro League Season 3and the ESL Mortal Kombat X Challenger Cup Series, please visit ProLeague.com/MKX. For the latest updates, follow Mortal Kombat on Facebook and Twitter.
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PLEASE don't tell me this is it!
F you Ed Boon!
Edit: I am pissed off, for the... 5th time because of this fucking game! What did we do to deserve this?
It's like they get off fucking over the PC community, he knew exactly what he was doing.
+1I honestly don't think any game has ever made me feel robbed more than MKX, I legit feel like they stole my money it was so broken and unfit for purpose so I'm really pissed at this clown, it's a shame Steam refunds weren't a thing back then.
I don't think Ed can get a PC version through the suits.
I blame this more on WB, than Ed.
I honestly don't think any game has ever made me feel robbed more than MKX, I legit feel like they stole my money it was so broken and unfit for purpose so I'm really pissed at this clown, it's a shame Steam refunds weren't a thing back then.
I don't think Ed can get a PC version through the suits.
I blame this more on WB, than Ed.
Let's dispense of the fiction that Ed Boon doesn't know what he's doing; he knows exactly what he's doing.
That level of trolling is just disrespectful. Surely he's aware his tweets really suggested something PC related. I don't have the game for PC, but it just makes me mad.
On the flip side, I feel like this means MKX will probably still be getting support in 2016. Seems like they want to keep this game relevant, which is great.
But Ed is the twat trolling, not WB.
I don't think Ed can get a PC version through the suits.
I blame this more on WB, than Ed.
Ed got out there and said that PC version was going to be a great version before it came out, openly lying about the quality of that port.
Dude gives zero shits, allowing that PC port to launch on fire and then not even pushing for Kombat Pack 2 and the rollback update after the PC version sold 500k is just fucked up. If he gave a shit about the PC community he would've said something by now but he's too busy trolling it instead.
Lol, I doubt it, the backlash would be too strong. I think a patch for steam users makes sense. I'll definitely play a few online games on that version if it happens. It's the right thing to do NO?Maybe it's MK XL for PC...Windows 10 Store exclusive, lol
So they are really going after cpt and capcom huh? I mean they already utterly destroyed sfv on sales. Now they wanna try to take over tournament scene... Also lol at people thinking they're going to update PC version lmaoooooooooo....
So they are really going after cpt and capcom huh? I mean they already utterly destroyed sfv on sales. Now they wanna try to take over tournament scene... Also lol at people thinking they're going to update PC version lmaoooooooooo....
500 thousand dollar prize?? Oh wow!
Maybe I should try to get good in MKX!
Because the Capcom ProTour money already has a destination, as we all know...
It's Infiltration.
500 thousand dollar prize?? Oh wow!
Maybe I should try to get good in MKX!
Because the Capcom ProTour money already has a destination, as we all know...
It's Infiltration.
500 thousand dollar prize?? Oh wow!
Maybe I should try to get good in MKX!
Because the Capcom ProTour money already has a destination, as we all know...
It's Infiltration.
It's a real shame that XL isn't worth the effort on an evergreen platform that already hit half a million sales despite the issues and poor reception, we can't even get just the netcode update. It's even worse that Ed is taunting those buyers.
That MK money is going to SonicFox. They should just honestly just rename this tournament to "SonicFox's college fund".
Also Ed Boon is a twat.
Congrats to Sonicfox
500 thousand dollar prize?? Oh wow!
Maybe I should try to get good in MKX!
Because the Capcom ProTour money already has a destination, as we all know...
It's Infiltration.
What a dick. I was actually planning on picking up XL on ps4 soon but I don't wanna support these guys anymore.
I just don't get it.
There is certainly a market out there on PC so this doesn't make any business sense.