Warner Bros. responds to Mortal Kombat 1 $10 Fatality outcry with two 'free' Fatalities

Warner Bros. has attempted to placate angry Mortal Kombat 1 players with two ‘free’ Fatalities following an outcry caused by the decision to introduce a $10 USD Fatality to the game’s already heavily criticised premium store.

Despite being sold as a full-price £59.99/$69.99 USD title, developer the latest entry in NetherRealm’s long-running fighting series includes a rotational in-game shop selling store-exclusive cosmetics – including costumes and gear – only available to purchase with real-world money (Mortal Kombat 11 also enabled players to buy cosmetics, but these could largely also be earned in-game).

While the premium store has already drawn plenty of ire from Mortal Kombat players, things came to a head last month when Warner Bros. and developer NetherRealm began selling store-exclusive Halloween Fatality animation for an eye-watering $10. In comparison, $20 would get you several full DLC characters in Mortal Kombat 11.