Here's When You Can Beat Up Your Friends In The Mortal Kombat 11 Beta

You've seen us play it. You've seen the roster so far. Now you can try Mortal Kombat 11 for yourself, in the upcoming closed beta.

U.S. players who purchase the game can access the beta beginning Wednesday, March 27 at 8 a.m. PST and ending Sunday March 31 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Pre-ordering also nets you Shao Kahn, the series' notorious villain and emperor of Outworld who seeks to conquer every realm.

We recently spoke with two physicists about the plausibility of Mortal Kombat's fatalities – including Scorpion's classic spine rip. Also, check out our hands-on preview of Mortal Kombat 11's story mode, which introduces time travel into the series' outlandish plot.

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