Scorpion and Sub-Zero, please

It's no secret that NetherRealm Studios' creative director Ed Boon has been teasing us all over the past few weeks. In an unnecessarily convoluted manner, he has been mysteriously counting down to something on his Twitter account, which we're led to believe may be Mortal Kombat X. Fortunately, it appears that the cat is out of the bag a bit early: the next Mortal Kombat is on its way.

The announcement came after a Reddit user posted a picture of a black poster, which showed a cracked spine, as well as the franchise's iconic logo, and the query: "Who's next?" While people have rightly questioned the legitimacy of this convincing evidence, Boon performed a fatality on the speculation by updating his Twitter avatar and header with the poster's dragon emblem and slogan, and added: "Ahhh...that fits better!"

The iconic symbol has been simplified to a black-and-white image with a couple of minor changes – most notably a redesign made to the dragon's eye. Further details have yet to be revealed, but the strange countdown continues in the meantime. What do you think of this premature reveal? Are you pumped up for the possibility of exciting, spine-chattering kombat on the PS4? What do you think of the slightly altered logo? Get over here in the comments section below.

[source reddit.com, via twitter.com, gameinformer.com]