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NetherRealm Studios

NetherRealm Studios is a Chicago-based video game developer and the studio behind the Mortal Kombat series. It is part of Warner Bros. Games.

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NetherRealm Studios is a Chicago-based video game developer and creator of the Mortal Kombat series. Its official site identifies the studio as part of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, while Warner Bros. Games credits it as developer of Mortal Kombat 1.[1]

NetherRealm is part of Warner Bros. Games. The acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery placed that games portfolio under Skydance ownership as of October 6, 2026.[2][3]

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  1. [1]NetherRealm Studios — Official site — Studio overview and Mortal Kombat identity.
  2. [2]Warner Bros. Games — Mortal Kombat 1 — Official developer credit.
  3. [3]Skydance — acquisition completion — Confirms the October 6, 2026 close and resulting ownership chain.

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