Mortal Kombat X Release Date Revealed At Gamescom, Along With The Return Of Kitana?

Mortal Kombat franchise co-creator Ed Boon keeps dropping interesting hints regarding the game's status and the return of a certain fan favorite female character.

Mortal Kombat X News Roundup: What We Know So Far

But when will we hear anything concrete? From the horse's mouth:

RT @MK_BigD @noobde When will we find .. new about MKX? Its been a while and no hints =( EB: I won't play GAMES or try to COMpete with you.

— Ed Boon (@noobde) July 30, 2014

No Kiefer Sutherland In MKX 

Gamescom will be from August 14 to 17 in Cologne, Germany. Boon also hints at Kitana (as yet an unconfirmed character) to return.

RT @mkisswag @noobde but kitana died so she can't be In mkx EB: Ha! You realize this is Mortal Kombat, right? ;) — Ed Boon (@noobde) July 30, 2014

Kitana seems like a no-brainer to return, but let's take all this with a grain of salt until we have some official confirmation, eh? Keep your eyes peeled for more Mortal Kombat X (pronounced "ex", not "ten") on GnG as we keep you up to speed on all the latest regarding Outworld and the Earthrealm. Mortal Kombat X is scheduled to drop somewhere in 2015 on PC, PS4, PS3, Xbox One and Xbox 360.