Brutalities Confirmed For Mortal Kombat X, Next Character Reveal Coming "Very Soon"

[UPDATE] During a live-stream today, NetherRealm officially confirmed that Brutalities will return in Mortal Kombat X. There will be more than 100 in all. Some were shown off during the presentation, and as you'd expect, they are brutally violent. In addition, NetherRealm teased that the next Mortal Kombat X character reveal will be coming "very soon."

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Mortal Kombat X developer NetherRealm Studios has announced a live stream coming later this week, and based on the language, it's all but confirmed that we'll be getting a look at the game's Brutalities.

NetherRealm's Twitter account sent out the image below, scheduling the Twitch stream for this Thursday, February 26, at 4 PM Eastern/1 PM Pacific. It includes the phrase, "It's going to be brutal," which, combined with a tweet from creative director Ed Boon in response to someone asking about Brutalities, makes them appear to be a lock.

Brutalities are hard-to-pull-off finishing moves that were introduced in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. They're one of the many types of Fatalities the series has offered, along with the Animalities, Friendships, and Babalities.

Although Brutalities haven't been in many of the Mortal Kombat games, including 2011's Mortal Kombat, NetherRealm had already (perhaps inadvertently) confirmed their existence in X: A video it released included a reference to a bonus that players would receive for pulling one off.

Even if you're not interested in Brutalities--which will presumably not skimp on the violence, given what we've seen so far, there may still be reason to tune in. The live stream is likely to also reveal a new character, something Boon teased earlier this month. Maybe that masked gunslinger?

Mortal Kombat X releases on April 14 for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PC.