Mortal Kombat 1 - Khaos Reigns

NetherRealm Studios rebooted its 32-year-old Mortal Kombat universe with last year's release Mortal Kombat 1, redefining the balance of power and giving classic characters new origin stories. This week, NetherRealm will continue the story of MK1 with the Khaos Reigns expansion, which introduces new (reimagined) characters and new conflicts.

Mortal Kombat 1's story ended in total chaos, much to the delight of Havik, the masochistic leader of Chaosrealm who seeks to disrupt Liu Kang's new order. Khaos Reigns will welcome newcomers Cyrax and Sektor — newly reinvented as armored warriors — and Noob Saibot — now a twisted creation of Havik — to the cast, and will take the story of Mortal Kombat forward into uncharted territory.

Ahead of the expansion's release, we spoke to Mortal Kombat series co-creator Ed Boon about what fans can expect in MK1's second year, how NetherRealm picks new additions to the game's roster, and what he thinks of Karl Urban as Johnny Cage.