Mortal Kombat X Tournament Scheduled To Take Place in Mumbai

Every gamer knows how busy it gets around summer time. Leading publishers and developers launch their biggest titles around May and June time frame to boost sales.

According to some estimates, franchise games like Grand Theft Auto (GTA) and Call of Duty (COD) regularly break the $1 billion sales mark in a matter of days. However, franchise game series like Mortal Kombat gets a lot less attention.

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This might change once the new Mortal Kombat X hits the Indian market on April 14, followed by tournament soon after. Dubbed as the Mortal Kombat Cup, the tournament will take place in Mumbai on May 2 and 3 at Oberoi Mall. Registrations for the tournament are already open on the website of e-xpress Interactive Software, the distributor of the Mortal Kombat in India.

Interestingly, the winner of the Indian leg will get a cash prize of Rs. 20,000. The second place will get Rs. 7,500 and the third place will get Rs. 2.500 as cash prize. Not only that, the winner of the Indian leg will get to represent India in the International tournament which would take place in Paris on July 4 and 5.

Mortal Kombat X will be made available purchase for the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on April 14.