"Mortal Kombat 1 Reveals T-1000 In-Game and Pro Tour Details"

Let's be frank: Mortal Kombat 1 is facing a decline. The anticipated Season 3 content appears to have been scrapped due to disappointing sales figures, and the latest trailer for the Pro Kompetition, the game's esports circuit, can only be described as underwhelming.

The Pro Kompetition 2025 boasts a total prize pool of $255,000. In today's competitive gaming landscape, this amount is modest, even by Fighting Game Community (FGC) standards. Many top players have voiced their concerns over the low prize money, highlighting that it's not sustainable to travel internationally for tournaments that offer only a few hundred dollars at best.

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This year, we're likely to see two major pools of players: one competing in North American tournaments, and the other in Europe. These groups will only converge at EVO 2025, which remains the premier event of the year.

While there are efforts to generate excitement and build hype, and the in-game image of T-1000 certainly stirs some emotions, the overall picture for Mortal Kombat 1 is rather disheartening.