Mortal Kombat 11 Withdrawn from the Regions of Indonesia, Ukraine, and Japan (UPDATED)
Update (22/04/2019, 20:39 WIB)
After a long time of no news, apparently the distributor of Warner Bros. explained that the cancellation Mortal Kombat 11 caused by the communism logo in the Erron Black character intro. According to one of the writers as well as an “insider” from Play-Verse (the media owned by Hengky’s store) who received confirmation directly from the distributor, Andika Tri Saputra Noor in the Indonesian PlayStation 4 Facebook group, Erron is seen in his intro carrying the head of a bald character suspected of Hsu Sao. with a hat with a red star logo which is also the logo of communism.
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Update (19/04/2019, 14:12 WIB)
The fix has been canceled? The distributor’s right to sell to Indonesia has been revoked. If you want to insist, you can’t even ask to be sent?
Posted by Hengky Tan on Friday, April 19, 2019
Hello! Mortal Kombat 11 will not be released in the Indonesian market to ensure that we are compliant with local laws within that country. Our decision may be further reviewed at a later date.
— WB Games Support (@WBGamesSupport) April 18, 2019
Hengky again received an official message from the distributor to confirm the cancellation. While Warner Bros. still said that they canceled it after we asked directly and refused to give further details about the reason.
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It will not be released in the regions of Indonesia, Ukraine, and Japan.
Offer more sadistic action than the previous series made Mortal Kombat 11 so it’s one of the oldest fighting games that fans have been waiting for. Dear, long wait fans Mortal Kombat especially Indonesia, Ukraine and Japan seems to have to end.
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Posted by Hengky Tan on Wednesday, April 17, 2019
According to one of the store owners officially licensed from PlayStation, Hengky Tanuwidjaja, the official distributor of Warner Bros. who handled the game said that the supply Mortal Kombat 11 canceled in Indonesia and everything related to the game, both the physical and digital editions, has been removed including the Steam page.
Hengky also added that the official could not give his reasons to the public because it was a very sensitive matter. Therefore, he offers a refund for those of you who have pre-ordered.
We have also searched directly on the official PlayStation region Indonesia website, which does not display the official game page at all. Even after we search manually. The official Steam Indonesia page doesn’t have a price at all. Indicate that Warner Bros. do not want to release it in the Indonesian region for some reason.
Reason for release cancellation Mortal Kombat 11 Of course, if it is estimated that it is an open secret, considering how sadistic the murder scenes that occur in the game are. Moreover, in the latest series he actually looks more brutal than the previous series. However, Hengky’s statement that it’s a “sensitive issue” doesn’t seem to be due to the brutality involved in the game.
Not only Indonesia, apparently the game was also not released in Japan. This is confirmed on the SteamDB page which also does not include the price of the game at all in Japan, including Ukraine and Indonesia. Even after we tried it using a VPN.
We have canceled the release of Mortal Kombat 11 in the Ukrainian market to ensure that we are compliant with local laws within that country. Our decision may be further reviewed based on changes to the laws. We apologize for any disappointment this might have caused.
— WB Games Support (@WBGamesSupport) April 17, 2019
In response to this, Warner Bros. responding to a question from one of his game fans from Ukraine. They said that they canceled the release of the game because they wanted to comply with the laws of the country. The decision may change as applicable law changes.
Mortal Kombat 11 will not be released in the Indonesian market to ensure that we are compliant with local laws within that country. Our decision may be further reviewed at a later date. We appreciate your understanding.
— WB Games Support (@WBGamesSupport) April 17, 2019
The same thing was also confirmed by them for the Indonesian market. They also argued that the cancellation was because they wanted to comply with the laws in force in Indonesia.
Several issues did emerge, such as the presence of a new character costume named Skarlet as reported by GameRant, which is quite sensitive to citizens and the law in Indonesia thanks to its logo. However, this cannot be proven concretely, considering that the costume is only available in the Russian region. Meanwhile, according to Hengky, several other issues stated that there were certain individuals who threatened Warner Bros. Asia not to release it in Indonesia.
We are currently in contact with Warner Bros. For more information, we will update this article after we get information from Warner Bros.
Mortal Kombat 11 It is scheduled to be released on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on April 23, 2019. Unfortunately you can’t enjoy the game either through Steam or PlayStation 4. Warner Bros. will re-review its decision in an undetermined time. While waiting, you can continue to follow the latest news about gamese through the following page.
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