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MK vs. DC Universe enters ring Nov. 16

Midway's first all-new Mortal Kombat installment on the Xbox 360 and PS3 throws down against comic foes next month.

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It has been a dubious proposition from the beginning. How can Midway make a new Mortal Kombat game that lacks the franchise's seemingly requisite guts, gore, and excruciating executions? Today, Midway revealed just when gamers will learn the answer to that question, saying that Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe will arrive for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America on November 16, with the European release following on November 21.

The reason for the T for Teen rating, of course, stems from Midway's partnership with DC Comics. Despite that rating, creator Ed Boon assured GameSpot in an interview that Mortal Kombat's first all-new appearance on the 360 and PS3 would retain the franchise's signature brand of hyperviolent fighting.

In all, MK vs. DC Universe will include 22 fighters, 11 from each brand. To complement Midway's lineup of bloodied soldiers, such as Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Raiden, DC will lend a number of its prize fighters, including Superman, Batman, and The Joker. And to help explain exactly how the MK and DC universes became intertwined, Midway has signed on comic scribes Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Grey to write the game's story.

For more on MK vs. DC Universe, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

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Yes! Time to go preorder it!

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Im pretty intrested in this actually. Except for the fact it's released around some many other top titles ill dought ill play this for some time.

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I will be buying this,I"m a huge DC fan but I will probably wait until the price goes down first. I think this is an interesting mix, if Marvel vs Capcom happened,why can't this?.

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I'm actually interested, if only because I'm so tired of the traditional MK violence gimmicks. Lets be blunt ladies and gentlemen, MK has been through so many iterations and gaming has come so far in the meantime, that it's been rendered totally irellevant. Is MK still MK with a T rating? Probably not in the sense that it used to be, but who cares if it has gameplay improvements and the DC universe to draw on? Before Hitman, or games so realistic you could see each rivulet of gore slide down the teeth of your chainsaw gun, MK was unique in it's level of violence... but now spinning like a helicopter and beheading someone cartoonishly is just silly. Besides, I'd rather play a good fighting game without such a painfully overused gimmick... I mean, Babalities? Animalities? Doesn't that kinda scream: "CONCEPT OVERUSED!!!"

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Trust me kbaily, you're not the only one...

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i wont be buying this MK with out its traditional fatalities is not MK if you want a M rated game put MK vs KI (Killer Instinct) even my brother is a MK fan and he don't want me to buy it

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I've got some pretty mixed feelings about this game. Pretty sure I won't be buying it. Maybe I'll rent it just to try. But these 2 factions should just never cross.

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for sure i will buy it

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damn. too many games and such little time. i wish they'd put half the big releases out around the summer.

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I'll play for the Batman but I doubt I'll play for long.

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I will pick this up for the Xbox 360

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Am I the only one who thinks this is stupid. You can't have Mortal Kombat without bloody fatalities.

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looks kool cant wait to make SuperMan " Come Here " - with Scorpion baby!

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eh..I'll wait till this goes greatest hits to pick it up.

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mortal combat vs.comic heroes:) looks funny and childish:)Mortal combat is something serious and brutal but comic heroes are...comic..heroes..

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man i cant wait. this is going to rock.

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anything is better than mortal kombat armageddon, the alex ross cover looks pretty awesome though

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Pleeeeease include a second video of Cooking With Scorpion! lol (NO, I'm not kidding xD)

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love mk hope its good

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The JOker? U mean Heath Ledger style or the clown from the series? Heath R.I.P

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amazing.. i am looking forward to playing it

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what an update. . . . no reptile, no bane, eh. im more excited for street fighter.

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Not looking so good... I'd rather wait for tekken...

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want blood

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It just bothers me how every Mortal Kombat game has such stiff animation. If you see the vid clips notice how their legs move but their bodies have very little movement. Saying that, I thought this game was dumb when I first heard of it but now I'm kinda into it because of the joker and batman. I might not get it for $60 but when it drops to $30 I will.

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LOL tell me about it... that's all we need... Christian frickin Bale terribly voicing batman.

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Hopefully we can rip Batman's head off with SubZero!! And hopefully we won't have the stupid voice like in Dark Knight....

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I like the MK series... or used to like it, before it went to 3D, MK: DA is the worst and since then I haven't touched one. But I'm seriously thinking on giving this one a chance, at least they took out the awful weapon system.

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TOO MANY GAMES TO GET IN NOVEMBER! >_

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Anyone complaining that the game got a T rating is validating that MK was nothing but gore and flash over substance of any kind to begin with.

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every body will wait for street fighter 4 this is a 30 dollar game at best 22 charichters this game better not be 60 bucks what are they thinking this is next gen

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22 characters is ok but they could release more free downloadable characters later!

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maaly81- 40 characters= crap game, because you know why then its Armageddon all over again with no trademark fat. which was garbage, 20-25 is plenty enough but they need to be Mature, but midway are sellouts and went T like idiots, this game at best is a rent-a-game

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This game could be epic. It could also be an Epic Fail. I hope it's the former not the latter.

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Mortal Kombat game rated T!!!!!!!!!

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all in all this seems like a rather uhh lame game..they tried to breathe life into the mk series using DC? I think Ed Boon should just use a fatalilty on the franchise and send it to the great beyond for good.

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Mortal Kombat peaked at UMK3

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i agree with Joser15. im not to sold on this one yet. Halo 3 Recon looks sick so far though.

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Im guessing 22 characters at the begining and maybe a handful of unlockables?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> haha wow wth, why would you post that

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Dang, I need a Ps3

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roster is too small. should be at least 40 characters. some that nobody even heard of from DC side

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can't wait to use the flash!!!!!!

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I wonder whos better Mortal kombat or Dc universe?

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i dont kno... its gonna b 1 those games wer ya jus gonna hav 2 wait 4 gamespot 2 rate and decide on ur own or jus rent...

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THIS is what you call an update?

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lol so true

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aquaman is a girl

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