Media holding company and esports tournament organiser WePlay Esports has announced it will host a Mortal Kombat tournament in its purpose-built arena in Kiev.
WePlay Dragon Temple will be the first fighting game tournament that WePlay has hosted.
The tournament takes place from December 10th-13th and will see players compete for a share of $60,000 (£44,775) in prize money.
Anton Gribovskiy, Americas General Manager at WePlay Esports, discussed expanding into fighting games: “We at WePlay Esports recognize that fighting games have all they need to become a form of mass entertainment, just like boxing and UFC.