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Mortal Kombat 11 has been officially announced by NetherRealm Studios at The Game Awards, with a release date of April 23, 2019.

The trailer (teased by Ed Boon as an award for best sports/racing game), showed off a lot, including Scorpian vs Evil Raiden, weapons, classic Scorpion and best of all, lots and lots of gore. Check out the trailer below.

Though this is the first time we’ve seen Mortal Kombat 11, murmurings of its existence began in November after Spanish-language voice actor José Eduardo Garza Escudero tweeted his disappointment at being removed from the game by localization company Pink Noise Studios.

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A 16-bit Stranger Things Season 3 video game is in development by BonusXP,  Stranger Things series creators Matt and Ross Duffer announced at The Game Awards.

This co-op beat ’em up is based on the third season of the popular Netflix show. According to a Tweet from Netflix, Stranger Things 3: The Game is coming “to all platforms.” The trailer showed Chief Hopper, Lucas, and Steve fighting foes in various areas.

The first Stranger Things game developed by BonusXP was released on mobile devices in October 2017.

Miranda Sanchez is a senior editor at IGN. You can chat with her about video games and anime on Twitter.

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Giant Squid, the developer behind Abzu, announced The Pathless at the Game Awards, 2018.

The Pathless looks to be a beautiful stylized platformer centered on a woman and a bird she rescues who helps her traverse its giant, beast-peppered landscape.  No other details were revealed, but you can check out the trailer and stills for The Pathless below.

Lucy O’Brien is Games & Entertainment Editor at IGN’s Sydney office. Follow her on Twitter.

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Ashen is now available on the Epic Games Store and Xbox One, with Journey coming to the Epic Games Store soon for PC.

Ashen can be purchased for $40 USD on the Xbox One (and is part of Xbox Game Pass) and for PC through the Epic Games Store. Journey, which was previously exclusive to Sony consoles, is listed as coming soon.

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Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast announced a new esports program for Magic: The Gathering at The Game Awards 2018.

The program, which is coming in 2019, includes a $10 million prize bool across digital and tabletop Magic contests, with a $1 million Mythic Invitational at PAX East 2019. The Magic Pro League (MPL)  will establish a “new level of professional play” with 32 of the top ranked magic players worldwide. MPL players are offered play and streaming contracts worth $75,000, and members will play in weekly match-ups on Magic: The Gathering Arena.

The Mythic Champion events are new flagship competitions for Magic: The Gathering Arena and tabletop Magic, which feature MPL players battling against challengers from the Magic community. More details on how players can enter and climb the ranks to battle these MPL players will be revealed in 2019.

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