

The set would re-emerge the following year as the Mortal Kombat Arcade Edition, which was pretty much just a straight port of the original games for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.įans did get to see a glimpse of what the HD Kollection could have looked like when makeup artist Tanea Brooks shared behind the scenes photos to her website showcasing Kitana, Sonya, Shao Kahn, Kung Lao and other fighters in costume.Īlthough there's never been confirmed details on the cancellation, the simplest explanation is that the project was started at Midway before the company went under and Warner Bros. While it was never officially announced, online retailers listed the HD Kollection with a November 2010 release date before being pulled. Instead, brand new actors were brought in, new art was created and production was seemingly well underway. What is known, however, is Other Ocean Interactive were tasked with the project, and that it was not going to use the original assets from the arcade games. one of these days I'll post an article explaining how the MK HD edition never came to be. Heck, we don't even know if that screenshot is just a mock up or of an incomplete build because the Liu Kang model is from MK2 while Sonya is pulled from MK3. Obviously, we're in 2021 now, and we still don't really know anything new about the trilogy remake. one of these days I'll post an article explaining how the MK HD edition never came to be."

Back in November of 2015, Boon posted a screenshot of the Courtyard stage with Liu Kang and Sonya with the text "Hi-Res Kombat.
