Mortal Kombat X reveals Faction Wars online game mode

NetherRealm is bringing plenty of new features to Mortal Kombat X, but they aren't forgetting their roots. The latest trailer for the upcoming fighting game detailed plans for an "aggressive and elaborate online experience."

The first thing you do in MKX is pick a faction to take part in the Faction Wars. Faction Wars mode is essentially a "persistent meta game" that tracks the challenges you complete and puts points towards your faction. The challenges will be issued by NetherRealm every week and there will be one faction that wins every week (depending on how many faction members complete the challenges given to them).

Once a week for 24 hours the entire faction system will be invaded by another realm, bringing all the factions together against a common enemy.

Players will be able to rank up within the faction and unlock custom faction wars that are specific to the faction you picked.

Everything you do in the game (including what you do in game modes and story) puts points towards your faction and everything you do within your faction effects other aspects of the game. Essentially, the entire game is interconnected – so long as you're playing online.

These are the factions that you will be choosing from: