History Creator / NetherRealmStudios

The studio worked on a two-year cycle, alternating between ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' and the Creator/DCComics-based ''VideoGame/{{Injustice|GodsAmongUs}}'' each time until ''VideoGame/Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019.

The studio currently works on a two-year cycle, alternating between ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' and the Creator/DCComics-based ''VideoGame/{{Injustice|GodsAmongUs}}'' each time.

* PlotIrrelevantVillain: This kind of character becomes a pre-order bonus in ''Mortal Kombat X'' and ''Injustice 2''. Averted with ''11'', whose PreOrderBonus villian character actually plays a role in the story.

* GuestFighter: A DLC mainstay in [=NetherRealm=] games since day one. With the exception of the ''Mortal Kombat'' characters in the ''Injustice'' series and [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]] in ''Mortal Kombat 9'', [=NetherRealm=]'s choices of guest fighters are all sourced from American non-video game pop culture.

* PlotIrrelevantVillain: This kind of character becomes a pre-order bonus in ''Mortal Kombat X'' and ''Injustice 2''.

* UpdatedRerelease: If you don't like paying separately for DLC, just wait about a year after each [=NetherRealm=] console game drops, and they'll put out a GameOfTheYearEdition with all the extra content available on-disc from the start, along with a few little extras. In ''Injustice'''s case, the ''Ultimate Edition'' was also an opportunity to port the game to new systems, namely the [=PlayStation=] 4 and UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation Vita}}.

They also used to be criticized for poor, laggy netcode, but this was amended with the ''XL'' update for ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' and their online play has been held in high esteem ever since, being a key factor in the selection of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' as a headlining game on the EVO Online 2020 game lineup after it initially got snubbed out of the intended offline EVO 2020 lineup that was cancelled by the [[UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic COVID-19 pandemic]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jb0FOcImdg They even gave a GDC talk about it.]]

[=NetherRealm=] Studio is an American video game developer based in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}. After [[Creator/MidwayGames Midway]] filed for bankruptcy, its assets for Midway Games Chicago were purchased by Creator/WarnerBrosInteractiveEntertainment. After a brief spell under the name WB Games Chicago, this newly owned property would eventually become [=NetherRealm=] Studios in 2010. The studio comprises many ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' veterans and is led by the series' co-creator Creator/EdBoon.

As such, their games tend to be divisive in the general UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity, but this hasn't crippled their popularity - in terms of sales figures, they're second only to ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''

They also used to be criticised for poor, laggy netcode, but this was amended with the XL update for ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' and their online play has been held in high esteem ever since, being a key factor in the selection of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' as a headlining game on the EVO Online 2020 game lineup after it initially got snubbed out of the intended offline EVO 2020 lineup that was cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jb0FOcImdg They even gave a GDC talk about it.]]

The studio currently works on a two-year cycle, alternating between ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' and the Creator/DCComics-based ''[[VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs Injustice]]'' each time.

* ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 Mortal Kombat]]'' (2011)

* GuestFighter: A DLC mainstay in [=NetherRealm=] games since day one. With the exception of the ''Mortal Kombat'' characters in the ''Injustice'' series, [=NetherRealm=]'s choices of guest fighters are all pulled from American non-video game pop culture.

The studio currently works on a two-year cycle, alternating between ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' and the Creator/DCComics based ''[[VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs Injustice]]'' each time.

* GuestFighter: A DLC mainstay in [=NetherRealm=] games since day one.

[=NetherRealm=] Studio is an American video game developer based in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}. After [[Creator/MidwayGames Midway]] filed for bankruptcy, its assets for Midway Games Chicago were purchased by Creator/WarnerBros After a brief spell under the name WB Games Chicago, this newly owned property would eventually become [=NetherRealm=] Studios in 2010. The studio comprises many ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' veterans and is led by the series' co-creator Creator/EdBoon.

They also used to be criticised for poor, laggy netcode, but this was amended with the XL update for ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' and their online play has been held in high esteem ever since, being a key factor in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' being chosen as a headlining game on the EVO Online 2020 game lineup after it initially got snubbed out of the intended offline EVO 2020 lineup that was cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jb0FOcImdg They even gave a GDC talk about it.]]

* DescendedCreator: Ed Boon still provides Scorpion's iconic "'''[[CatchPhrase GET OVER HERE!/COME HERE!!!]]'''", even though the role has been [[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] to Creator/PatrickSeitz and later Ron Yuan. Even when the games are dubbed in other languages (as was the case with ''Injustice'' and ''MKX''), the line is ''retained'' [[NonDUbbedGrunts in its original form]].

They also used to be criticised for poor, laggy netcode, but this was amended with the XL update for ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' and their online play has been held in high esteem ever since. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jb0FOcImdg They even gave a GDC talk about it.]]

* DescendedCreator: Ed Boon still provides Scorpion's iconic "'''[[CatchPhrase GET OVER HERE!/COME HERE!!!]]'''", even though the role has been [[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] to Creator/PatrickSeitz and later Ron Yuan. Even when the games are dubbed in other languages (as was the case with ''Injustice'' and ''MKX''), the line is ''retained'' in its original form.
* GuestFighter: A mainstay in [=NetherRealm=] games since day one.

* PlotIrrelevantVillain: This kind of character becomes a pre-order bonus in MKX and Injustice 2.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Boon wants the studio to develop games outside the ''Mortal Kombat'' universe. This desire was first realized with the release of VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs.

* UpdatedRerelease: If you don't like paying separately for DLC, just wait about a year after each [=NetherRealm=] console game drops, and they'll put out a deluxe edition with all the extra content available on-disc from the start, along with a few little extras. In ''Injustice'''s case, the ''Ultimate Edition'' was also an opportunity to port the game to new systems, namely the [=PlayStation=] 4 and UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation Vita}}.

* PlayingAgainstType: Boon wants the studio to develop games outside the ''Mortal Kombat'' universe.

* PlotIrrelevantVillain: This kind of character becomes a pre-order bonus since MKX.

[=NetherRealm=] Studio is an American video game developer based in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}. After [[Creator/MidwayGames Midway]] filed for bankruptcy, its assets for Midway Games Chicago were purchased by Creator/WarnerBros After a brief spell under the name WB Games Chicago, this newly owned property would eventually become [=NetherRealm=] Studios in 2010. The studio comprises many ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' veterans and is led by the series' co-creator Ed Boon.

* DescendedCreator: Ed Boon still provides Scorpion's iconic "'''[[CatchPhrase GET OVER HERE!/COME HERE!!!]]'''", even though the role has been [[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] to Creator/PatrickSeitz. Even when the games are dubbed in other languages (as was the case with ''Injustice'' and ''MKX''), the line is ''retained'' in its original form.

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'''[=NetherRealm=]''' '''Studios''' is an American video game developer based in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}.

After [[Creator/MidwayGames Midway]] filed for bankruptcy, its assets for Midway Games Chicago were purchased by Creator/WarnerBros After a brief spell under the name WB Games Chicago, this newly owned property would eventually become [=NetherRealm=] Studios in 2010. The studio comprises many ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' veterans and is led by the series' co-creator Ed Boon.

*** A mobile spinoff by the same name.

The studio's first outing, ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' in 2011, a reboot of the ''Mortal Kombat'' franchise, marked a return to form for the series that was praised by critics and fans alike. Boon expressed [=NetherRealm's=] desire not only to develop future ''Mortal Kombat'' titles, but also to branch out into new franchises. Their next effort was ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', a fighting game starring Creator/{{DC|Comics}} characters, and as with ''[=MK9=]'', was both a critical and commercial smash. Their next major release is ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', which continues the story line 25 years past the events of ''9'' and their first offering for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne. In 2015, they also released ''WWE Immortals'', a fantastical WWE fighting game for mobile devices that shares game mechanics as the ''Injustice'' mobile offering. They released ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' in 2017 that will be followed by ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' in 2019.

The studio's first outing, ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' in 2011, a reboot of the ''Mortal Kombat'' franchise, marked a return to form for the series that was praised by critics and fans alike. Boon expressed [=NetherRealm's=] desire not only to develop future ''Mortal Kombat'' titles, but also to branch out into new franchises. Their next effort was ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', a fighting game starring Creator/{{DC|Comics}} characters, and as with ''[=MK9=]'', was both a critical and commercial smash. Their next major release is ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', which continues the story line 25 years past the events of ''9'' and their first offering for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne. In 2015, they also released ''WWE Immortals'', a fantastical WWE fighting game for mobile devices that shares game mechanics as the ''Injustice'' mobile offering.

The studio's first outing, ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' in 2011, a reboot of the ''Mortal Kombat'' franchise, marked a return to form for the series that was praised by critics and fans alike. Boon expressed [=NetherRealm's=] desire not only to develop future ''Mortal Kombat'' titles, but also to branch out into new franchises. Their next effort was ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', a fighting game starring [[Creator/DCComics DC]] characters, and as with ''[=MK9=]'', was both a critical and commercial smash. Their next major release is ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', which continues the story line 25 years past the events of ''9'' and their first offering for the [=PS4=] and [=XBOX One=]. In 2015, they also released ''WWE Immortals'', a fantastical WWE fighting game for mobile devices that shares game mechanics as the ''Injustice'' mobile offering.

* {{Mascot}}: None other than Scorpion, who is, unsurprisingly, Ed Boon's favorite ''Mortal Kombat'' character.

* UpdatedRerelease: If you don't like paying separately for DLC, just wait about a year after each [=NetherRealm=] console game drops, and they'll put out a deluxe edition with all the extra content available on-disc from the start, along with a few little extras. In ''Injustice'''s case, the Ultimate Edition was also an opportunity to port the game to new systems, namely the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.

* GuestFighter: A mainstay in NetherRealm games since day one.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (2015)
** A mobile spinoff by the same name.