<P> Fighting games have been a popular genre among tournaments since the late 90s . Mortal Kombat has its place in some of the world's biggest fighting game tournaments like Evo and Combo Breaker, as well as many local and online tournaments around the world . Since the 2011 Mortal Kombat game was released, the game has been one of the most popular games at these events . Between 2014 and 2017, however, the game was mostly absent from the tournament scene, due to NetherRealm Studios being focused on their Injustice series as their top priority . The 2011 Mortal Kombat is expected to return to Combo Breaker in 2018 . </P> <P> The series was subject of a major video game controversy and several court cases, largely related to its extremely violent content, especially in relation to the original game which paved a way for the introduction of the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) game rating system in 1994 as well as Australian Classification Board . Various games in the series have been banned in a number of countries . SuperData Research CEO Joost van Dreunen said, "Because of the obvious rift between gamers on the one hand and adult society on the other, Mortal Kombat set the tone for what constituted gamer culture ." </P>

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