MK vs DC!!??? WTF? Update: Sub Zero Render

[RelentlessRolento]

Update:

Sub Zero render:

http://www.pro-gamers.fr/images/stories/News/galerie/multi/MKVSDC/Subzero_Render.jpg


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Update:

Scorpion Render and some interviews:

http://kamidogu.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3525

Interviews:

http://www.gametap.com/articles/gamefeatures/mortal_kombats_creator_talks-05072008

http://www.crispygamer.com/_GeneratedPages/Interviews/Interview831.aspx
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Update:

seems like the game will actually include blood. if you visit http://noob.com/ you will be greeted by a "There Will Be Blood" movie poster. Obviously this implies exactly what you think... there will be blood.


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Gameplay Trailer
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tzXuZxiZa9Y

also, no fatalities... very sad IMHO


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Update...????

WTF??????????? MK vs DC might be true... that may be Batmans arm actually... >_< wtf???????????

http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2008/04/mkdc.jpg

http://kotaku.com/381294/next-mortal-kombat-ismk-v-dc

note this may strongly be fake

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Update!

http://www.noob.com/rain02.jpg

"Embargo Lifts Tomorrow"

expect news at 4pm tomorrow.

also, in pic seems to be scorpion fighting either Rain or Subzero.


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Yes we know the series has gone into suck mode, but supposedly ed boon is redoing the series again with influnce strangely coming from gears of war's gore.

for the countdown to the news, go here:

http://noob.com/

please no more of the new 3d crap on previous systems like this:

http://www.midway.com/images/MKA/MKA_Noob_Chameleon.jpg

[freakyzeeky]

What are all those numbers in the background for? :-k
Do you think it could be a code of some sort? ;)

[DesertEagleXIX]

Why did I hear the producers were going for a "T" rating? Late April Fool's joke?

EDIT: I thought I was going to get rick rolled going to noob dot com

[RelentlessRolento]

yeah, they are code but nobody knows what they mean...:

e s y r o t s l i f e l <----life, story
e e r f d n a l s i v e <----free, land
r s v e d e n i l n o d <----online, vs
t o d d a e r d e i l a <----lied, read, dot
u l w o r g a e e s v c <----growl, see
r k o m b a t d p h e r <----kombat
n i n i a r a e p s d a <----spear, rain
a m e m i r c e a e r n <----crime
r e v i t c e p s r e p <----perspective
o z i e w d a r k t a r <----dark
u e c m o n e v h o m e <----home, venom
n e t m a o d e e l b t <----bleed, net
d r i i n o r t l o o f <----fool, tron
e f m l t e l e p o r t <----teleport
l e t s a g e v w i i w <---- let's age wii

[freakyzeeky]

Why did I hear the producers were going for a "T" rating? Late April Fool's joke?



Good Lord, I hope it is a joke...

[freakyzeeky]

yeah, they are codes, but nobody knows what they mean...:

Woah... how was THAT figured out!? :shock:

[RelentlessRolento]

easy... just the alphabet

[Chacrana]

Man, fuck tha alphabet.

[RelentlessRolento]

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2005/08/11/business/11alphabits.jpg

[Chacrana]

That shit was plain and boring. I hated it.

[RelentlessRolento]

the frosted ones weren't bad with the marshmallows, but a sad excuse for lucky charms.

[Chacrana]

As the Gears of War CAG folks know, I prefer Cocoa Puffs, though I really want Count Chocula.

The thing I hate about school is that I've got no bowls/silverware/milk, so I can't enjoy Cocoa Puffs. But when schools done in a couple weeks. Oh Lordy.

[freakyzeeky]

easy... just the alphabet

Ohh, haha... Umm, I knew that. Really. #-o

[RelentlessRolento]

As the Gears of War CAG folks know, I prefer Cocoa Puffs, though I really want Count Chocula.

The thing I hate about school is that I've got no bowls/silverware/milk, so I can't enjoy Cocoa Puffs. But when schools done in a couple weeks. Oh Lordy.

Strangely I have a freind (not in art school) who's done paintings of Count Chocula, Frankenberry, and Boo Berry.

[relicbane]

:lol:

[Salmonday]

It's a word search puzzle. There are words going vertical and diagonal as well as horizontal, both forwards and back. There's "turn around" and "freeze" in there, for instance.

[InuFaye]

MK12 on the Wii complete with waggle controls.

It will also be a text adventure game.

[RelentlessRolento]

Update!

http://www.noob.com/rain02.jpg

"Embargo Lifts Tomorrow"

expect news at 4pm tomorrow.

also, in pic seems to be scorpion fighting either Rain or Subzero.

[InuFaye]

Its MK vs DC.

With A Teen Rating.

[magic25]

I would wager that's Batman's arm.

[RelentlessRolento]

well, I do hear the game runs on the Unreal III engine and is confirmed for PS3 and 360 already.

[PR Mega X]

I'm trying so hard to care...but then images of the fatalities from Armageddon come to mind, and I suddenly hate Mortal Kombat again.

[RelentlessRolento]

well, reserve any opinions until tomorrow. it's a 50/50 chance this will be good or bad.

[Dyson]

I enjoyed MK Armageddon, although the fatality system was garbage.

If this game really is MK vs DC then color me fucking sold. I've been dying for a good hero fighting game, this could fill in for no Marvel vs Capcom 3.

[RelentlessRolento]

out of all the recent 3d ones, deception was the best. Armageddon felt like a step back IMHO. even with all the characters, the story took a huge hit with just text endings... lame!

[Roufuss]

I would wager that's Batman's arm.

Yea, Kotaku even has a pic up of a face off between Sub-Zero vs Batman that Mortal Kombat Online was claimed to be "leaked" to them.

Teen or not, I'd probably buy this... but what happened to Ed Boon's speech about how the next Mortal Kombat will reboot the series, get rid of most of the characters, and be the most violent game yet?

[DesertEagleXIX]

With A Teen Rating.

Hey, what do I win?!?!

[RelentlessRolento]

WTF??????????? MK vs DC might be true... that may be Batmans arm actually... >_< wtf???????????

http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2008/04/mkdc.jpg

http://kotaku.com/381294/next-mortal-kombat-ismk-v-dc

[Jest]

If there is any blood in this game I will be EXTREMELY disappointed.

That looks a little tiny to be Batman's arm. Maybe Catwoman's leg?

[RelentlessRolento]

If there is any blood in this game I will be EXTREMELY disappointed.

That looks a little tiny to be Batman's arm. Maybe Catwoman's leg?

Green Arrows third leg.

Also, I will be very disappointed if there isn't blood. Any MK game without blood is just wrong IMHO.

[RelentlessRolento]

note a strong chance this is fake.

[gunm]

I sure hope this is fake.

Marvel VS DC on the other hand....

[bardockkun]

What the fuck?!

If it were Batman: Dark Knight Returns era, I'd understand, but I doubt that. Jesus, that has to be fake unless DC has given hope on their own games being even slightly good...

[Blackout]

This could turn out pretty cool. I really enjoyed Deadly Alliance and Shaloin Monks offered up some good co-op action. If it happens, I hope they include MK Trilogy amount of characters.

[Mid Boss]

Green Arrows third leg.

Also, I will be very disappointed if there isn't blood. Any MK game without blood is just wrong IMHO.

Same. Honestly, though my first reaction to this is WTF it's gotta be fake, if it isn't then they damn well better not pussy out and go with a Teen rating. If MK vs. DC doesn't give me the option to kill Superman in a variety of bloody ways, then what the hell is the point?

[RelentlessRolento]

oh wow this sucks... sad to be the bearer of bad news ...

http://kotaku.com/381302/mk-v-dc-has-little-blood-no-fatalities

[Mid Boss]

Well, if that's true then any interest I would have had pretty much goes flying out the window. If I can't dismember the Flash, I'm just not that interested.

[akilshohen]

I would hope there would be 2 games. A MK vs DC and a regular MK8, DC is just such a tame license to me.

[Roufuss]

Well, if that's true then any interest I would have had pretty much goes flying out the window. If I can't dismember the Flash, I'm just not that interested.

Wow, you seriously thought DC would allow its characters to be dismembered and for fatalities to be in?

Cmon now, I know you guys are smarter than that.

[Mid Boss]

Wow, you seriously thought DC would allow its characters to be dismembered and for fatalities to be in?

Cmon now, I know you guys are smarter than that.

I know that, but what the hell else are you supposed to think about when faced with the idea of a Mortal Kombat vs. DC game?

[Roufuss]

I know that, but what the hell else are you supposed to think about when faced with the idea of a Mortal Kombat vs. DC game?

A game that is being used as a vehicle to propel Mortal Kombat back into the mainstream and as a tool to boost Midway and DC's profits and revenue. Nothing more, nothing less.

Hopefully, they also make a decent game out of it, but I doubt the casual audience cares about MK at this point... however, to fix that, throw in a little Batman (who is popular again), some other DC characters, some older MK characters (this is why it's classic sub-zero already) that some of the 9 million people who bought CoD 4 remember from their childhood (because, after all, getting that many people buying your game is the holy grail), advertise the shit out of it, and pull a profit to pull Midway out of a slump and use those funds to make a really kick ass MK game.

Or MK vs DC 2.

[DomLando]

I am hoping this is fake.

[MarkMan]

Bring it on! :D :D :D

[bardockkun]

No Fatalities and blood...

DC vs. Abuncha multi-colored ninjas

[InuFaye]

Are you making this game MM?

I told you this was it like a day ago.

[Chase]

I'm a DC comics nerd and will buy this. Well, unless it sucks beyond all salvation - and I don't normally prefer the Mortal Kombat series (Boon, you suck). Sinestro versus Scorpion? Sure.

[shipwreck]

Ah, Midway, constantly reminding me that it was a good move to sell your stock years ago.

I'm a pretty big MK fan, and this just sounds horrible to me.

[KaneRobot]

I like Mortal Kombat games.

I like DC Comics.

But this sounds like a fucking abortion. No thanks.

[InuFaye]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/Skrunch/2v3saae.jpg

[Wombat]

As a fan of MK and huge DC fanboy bordering on obsession, I have high hopes, but I will reserve judgement until we have more concrete information.

[LiK]

Wombat, i have no hope for this considering how bad all the recent MK games have been. i wish Capcom got the DC license and did a Capcom vs DC game to counter the Marvel vs Capcom series. and this might be 3D as well so that's another bummer.

[Monsta Mack]

They should throw in Fatalities as that is pretty much the life and blood of MK. Just have it so DC characters can do the same.

[eswat]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/Skrunch/2v3saae.jpg
Well... at least they might keep friendships?

[JohnnyFoxDarko]

Wait, no fatalities?
Trash.

[KaneRobot]

Wombat, i have no hope for this considering how bad all the recent MK games have been.

The only recent "bad" MK game was Armageddon. Deadly Alliance, Deception, and Shaolin Monks were all good or better.


I hate throwing around the term "sell out" since it's cliched and annoying, but MK dropping fatalities and blood just to appease the owners of the license they are working with, in hopes to latch on to the popularity of past games like Marvel vs. Capcom...yeah. That's selling out.

[InuFaye]

The only recent "bad" MK game was Armageddon. Deadly Alliance, Deception, and Shaolin Monks were all good or better.

:rofl:

I can't tell if you are being serious or not.

The last time I played a good mortal kombat game was 3 on the xbla.

[KaneRobot]

:rofl:

I can't tell if you are being serious or not.

The last time I played a good mortal kombat game was 3 on the xbla.
:rofl: :rofl: :lol: :dunce: :rofl: :puke: :lol: :rofl: :dunce: :puke: :rofl:

If you didn't get at least some enjoyment out of Deception or Shaolin Monks, I can't help you.

[KingBroly]

Mortal Kombat: No interest whatsoever
Mortal Kombat vs. DC: Interested as hell
Mortal Kombat vs. DC w/ no Blood or Fatalities: No interest whatsoever*

* - Will change if it's coming to PS3 with user created mods being allowed

[PR Mega X]

Ah, Midway, constantly reminding me that it was a good move to sell your stock years ago.

I'm a pretty big MK fan, and this just sounds horrible to me.

I'm with you, Shipwreck. I own all the MK games (aside from Special Forces -- I had to sell that trash), but this sounds awful. To randomly mix in DC characters is bad enough, but to remove fatalities, a fucking staple of a the series? Count me out. I was excited for the reboot, and now I'm sad to hear what's actually become of this franchise.

[Chacrana]

Wow, you seriously thought DC would allow its characters to be dismembered and for fatalities to be in?

Cmon now, I know you guys are smarter than that.

The problem is that violence was the point of Mortal Kombat. It sure as hell doesn't have gameplay to back it up, so it seems like the gimmick this time around is just DC characters... which isn't particularly interesting.

The one thing this has made me want to do is go back and play some more MVC2.

[seanr1221]

What the hell?

[Rei no Otaku]

The whole problem MK has with sucking ass is going to make me pass on this one...

[eswat]

Ed Boon performed a Fatality on the MK franchise?

[InuFaye]

Mortal Shitfest kombat Did a fatality to itself with Mortal Kombat 4.

[evyrew]

MK II was the best in my opinion. MK 3 was going in too many directions, the art style shifted, and some of the newer characters were lacking.

Of the recent MK games, deadly alliance was meh, deception was better, shoalin monks was a fun rent. I liked Armageddon best. I think it was because of the extras... create-a-character, the okay adventure mode, huge roster, and *cough* kart racing.

Mortal Kombat vs the Jumping Shark

[trq]

The problem is that violence was the point of Mortal Kombat. It sure as hell doesn't have gameplay to back it up, so it seems like the gimmick this time around is just DC characters... which isn't particularly interesting.

Word.

As one of the better posts on Kotaku put it: this is a "me too" answer to "Marvel vs Capcom" ... ten years too late.

[daminion]

I spent a good portion of my college life playing MK I - III.

However my tastes have moved on in the past several years and I can no longer devote the time involved in learning and remembering all those moves.

[Chacrana]

I spent a good portion of my college life playing MK I - III.

However my tastes have moved on in the past several years and I can no longer devote the time involved in learning and remembering all those moves.

There's like... 6.

[hohez]

games radar has the trailer

http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/xbox-360/news/mortal-kombat-vs-dc-universe-first-trailer/a-200804189373994062/g-20060321132945404017

[InuFaye]

I have played hentai games better then that.

[tangytangerine]

Considering how bad the 3 last gen games were, why bother making a game that will likely be rated Teen? I didn't include Shaolin Monks in there, since that's really more of a side story.

[bobo2k4]

Ah well...everyone is going to be too busy playing street fighter 4 to care about this.

[Chacrana]

somehow it reminds me of Street Fighter The Movie The Game in that it looks slow and choppy as shit. And it has no potential.

[InuFaye]

somehow it reminds me of Street Fighter The Movie The Game in that it looks slow and choppy as shit. And it has no potential.

That game is good.

Just because the characters dont look like they do in SF2 is no reason to bash it.

[H-Town Info]

:puke:

[Roufuss]

The problem is that violence was the point of Mortal Kombat. It sure as hell doesn't have gameplay to back it up, so it seems like the gimmick this time around is just DC characters... which isn't particularly interesting.

The one thing this has made me want to do is go back and play some more MVC2.

With you and the general hardcore audience who is shitting on this game? No, it probably isn't interesting.

To Joe "Casual Gamer' Sixpack, who enjoys Halo 3, Madden, and the constant vs movies, going "OMG, Sub-Zero vs Batman? Fucking AWESOME", they are sold. Teaming up favorite characters from their past, with people like Batman (who they will say "Man, Dark Knight, AWESOME, yea Batman!) means you've got their attention.

And that is who most publishers shoot for with games like that... it's certainly not people like us. I'll definitely try it out, but I know that people on CAG aren't Midway's target audience with this.

We'll look at it as selling out, Midway looks at it as cashing in.

[Strell]

You already can't tell what's going on during fights in Batman movies. Is the camera going to zoom in and out and have bad angles and blur everything in this game too?

Stupid.

[kell]

For those who are hardcore MK fans, I can understand your dismay at adding DC characters to the roster. I am a Soul Calibur fan and think it is goofy how they are adding DV and yoda.

I used to really like MK, I really liked I and II. However, I haven't touched one since. But the opportunity to play as Batman or Superman may make me give it a try. So, yeah, roufuss is right this isn't for the long time fans this is most likely to increase the audience of the series.

[Roufuss]

You already can't tell what's going on during fights in Batman movies. Is the camera going to zoom in and out and have bad angles and blur everything in this game too?

Stupid.

Did you watch the trailer?

I had no idea what was going on there either. This game looks horrible imo, and looks to STILL be using the same engine, fighting and graphics, that the Xbox and PS2 used.

That trailer does nothing to make me excited. Everyone looked stiff as hell and poorly animated too.

But it will sell a metric fuckton.

[Strell]

Roufuss.

You can't leave for six months or a year or something, come back, and be this naive. Aye?

Aye.

[Roufuss]

Roufuss.

You can't leave for six months or a year or something, come back, and be this naive. Aye?

Aye.

Ha, naive about what :p

[bardockkun]

If they keep it fast paced (for once in a Mortal Kombat game) then I see the potential it has to not suck, but still...this just seems too out of the blue for me.

[RelentlessRolento]

this is till very fucked up.

[Roufuss]

this is till very fucked up.

No different than Marvel and Capcom?

Lego and Star Wars?

Star Wars and Soul Calibur?

Robocop and Terminator?!?! (Whoa, old school)

Solid Snake in Smash Bros?

Spider-Man and Wolverine in Tony Hawk?

I don't know, I'm less shocked about this for some reason than I was with Yoda in SC 4... I guess because DC has a number of "dark" characters they could use for this very easily (IIRC, I haven't read comics in awhile, but I remember DC having a nice little set of dark characters). It's odd, but I don't know, weird things are starting to become common place as games become more mainstream it seems.

[trunks982]

if this was mentioned on april 1st, u guys will be saying its a joke.

[RelentlessRolento]

No different than Marvel and Capcom?

Lego and Star Wars?

Star Wars and Soul Calibur?

Robocop and Terminator?!?! (Whoa, old school)

Solid Snake in Smash Bros?

Spider-Man and Wolverine in Tony Hawk?

I don't know, I'm less shocked about this for some reason than I was with Yoda in SC 4... I guess because DC has a number of "dark" characters they could use for this very easily (IIRC, I haven't read comics in awhile, but I remember DC having a nice little set of dark characters). It's odd, but I don't know, weird things are starting to become common place as games become more mainstream it seems.


My reason why its fucked up is because MK thrives on violence while DC is polar opposite. It's like if you threw Micky Mouse during Vietnam. Yeah the star wars thing was pretty crazy (equal to this IMHO) but the fact that the characters work alongside the gameplay mechanics works.

[guyver2077]

This Is So Fucking Awesome!

[InuFaye]

This Is So Fucking Awesome!

JUST LIKE STREET FIGHTER:THE MOVIE:THE GAME

amiright?

[Whambamm]

I'm not really feeling this. One of the saving graces of the Mortal Kombat universe to me has always been the cool fatalities. If you take that away, it'll just be a below average fighter.

[guyver2077]

JUST LIKE STREET FIGHTER:THE MOVIE:THE GAME

amiright?


hell yea (dusts off old saturn version)

:)

[Roufuss]

Characters confirmed:

Sub-Zero, Scorpion

Batman, Superman

No fatalities CONFIRMED straight from Ed Boon

From Midway's Gamer's Day

[InuFaye]

I didn't see that coming.

[Roufuss]

I didn't see that coming.

I'm curious about how obscure they will get with this.

Chances are we won't be seeing anyone like Rocket Red or Blue Beetle.

Probably the core Justice Leaguers (Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter) then some people like Aquaman and Green Arrow.

I could see Darkseid and Shao Kahn as the "bosses".

[eswat]

What about animalities? I'd like to see Batman turn into a bat and bite Sub-Zero's head off.

Yeah... guessing those won't be in this either.

[guyver2077]

yea that no fatalities part is a real deal breaker..

mk=fatalities

i will keep hope though...

[Roufuss]

yea that no fatalities part is a real deal breaker..

mk=fatalities

i will keep hope though...

Kotaku mentioned it was because DC didn't want that happening to their characters, so that's why there is no fatalities.

I got a feeling we're just going to see classic MK characters vs classic DC characters, no surprises here.

[Kfoster1979]

I'm not really feeling this. One of the saving graces of the Mortal Kombat universe to me has always been the cool fatalities. If you take that away, it'll just be a below average fighter.


Agreed!! I still remember being a Kid playing MK at the arcade and ripping out a spine. :D Not to say I wont pick this game up, but what would have been a day 1 might be a price drop. I do reserve the right to change my mind at any given time so Midway, Boon, and DC, show me some good stuff before release day.

[Roufuss]

From 2007:



As you will see in the lines to follow, Boon clearly reveals that the new title is being built from the ground up, adding nothing but new stuff to the franchise:

"The only thing I can say at the moment is we are going to do a reset, we're going to throw everything from the previous Mortal Kombats, we're going to start from scratch and try to introduce as many new characters as possible, new features, new stuff like that and take advantage of the amazing presentation, graphics that all of a sudden you can do, things that are a lot more real", he explained.




Ed Boon, you fucking liar... everything the dude always says is a lie, right down to his shit about "This Mortal Kombat has a super secret NO ONE WILL FIND" that always ends up being a total lie.

[InuFaye]

He is not a total liar.

There are new characters, and no more fatalities.

[RelentlessRolento]

I'm still hoping for wildstorm characters... the authority fits more with MK than JLA due to it's violence and character designs.

[bornrunnin31]

For some reason I'm very intrigued by this, yet I know it won't be worth it since the past few MK games have been crap.

[RelentlessRolento]

so far from what gamespot says, ed boon states that the game wont be rated M...???

[MarkMan]

DC doesn't want any of their precious getting hurtz :)

Dude, whos gonna fuck with Superman, seriously?

[Roufuss]

I'm still hoping for wildstorm characters... the authority fits more with MK than JLA due to it's violence and character designs.

Possbility since the title is "Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe", I guess leaving it open to things DC owns as well.

[refusedchaos]

epic fail! why cant they go back to the good old MK Trilogy days??? no brutal killing scences? WTF man, fuck you DC!!

[Chase]

The problem is that violence was the point of Mortal Kombat. It sure as hell doesn't have gameplay to back it up, so it seems like the gimmick this time around is just DC characters... which isn't particularly interesting.

The one thing this has made me want to do is go back and play some more MVC2.

At night, and sometimes during the day - or while driving, I pray for Marvel vs. Capcom 2 HD Remix released on Xbox Live. :drool:

[RelentlessRolento]

At night, and sometimes during the day - or while driving, I pray for Marvel vs. Capcom 2 HD Remix released on Xbox Live. :drool:

I think it'd be more worth it to pray for MvC3

[SMMM]

My reason why its fucked up is because MK thrives on violence while DC is polar opposite. It's like if you threw Micky Mouse during Vietnam. Yeah the star wars thing was pretty crazy (equal to this IMHO) but the fact that the characters work alongside the gameplay mechanics works.

http://i30.tinypic.com/25hd6ac.jpg

When the hell did Mickey Mouse ever do that?

[RelentlessRolento]

http://i30.tinypic.com/25hd6ac.jpg

When the hell did Mickey Mouse ever do that?

I phrased myself badly... I meant that the star wars characters work in soul calibur in a gameplay perspective...

micky mouse in veitnam did not.

[Thomas96]

they could have left the MK out... DC has more than enough characters for a full fighting game. People aren't that interested in MK anymore. So if Midway has a new license, use it for a new game instead of tacking it to the MK franchise. I love MK, but I think the world has seen enough MK.. move on Ed Boon... move on.

The fighting looks good, so I can't wait to play it and see the full character roster.

[KingDox]

I really doubt this will any good. Didn't the MK guys say MK:Armageddon would be the last MK game for a really long time?

I really doubt this game will be any good. Besides who but the hardcore fans get excited about fighting games any more?

[elwood731]

I'm curious about how obscure they will get with this.

Chances are we won't be seeing anyone like Rocket Red or Blue Beetle.

Probably the core Justice Leaguers (Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter) then some people like Aquaman and Green Arrow.

I could see Darkseid and Shao Kahn as the "bosses".

Wouldn't Lobo have to be a character? I mean, that's got to be in the contract somewhere, right? It just seems too perfect.

[bardockkun]

I'm just having a hard time picturing Superman in this game. First off too damn bright to fit in with the game (even with all the gangs of multi-colored ninjas) and secondly is all I can imagine is him punching Scorpion to the sun.

Lobo though would indeed be a perfect fit in the game though. Lobo and basically The Authority from Wildstorm would make more sense then half the characters in the DC Universe.

[opportunity777]

No fatalities ='s stinky goat balls.

There is no reason to do a MK crossover without the proper treatment.

I want to see Superman killed.

[RelentlessRolento]

yeah, lobo better be in there... he's the only DC character that makes sense to me really.

[hufferstl]

Would a 2D mortal Kombat with 40+ characters and online fighting be sweet or what?? I just can't get into the 3D MKs.

[CheapyD]

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/5168/ouchalitypq5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[FriskyTanuki]

I'm intrigued by the crossover and I look forward to seeing some more substantial gameplay footage before making a judgement.

[Scorch]

Didn't the MK guys say MK:Armageddon would be the last MK game for a really long time?

No, they said it was the last MK game on the current gen systems. The next one would be for the next-gen systems (PS3, X360)

[SeanNOLA]

I think it'd be more worth it to pray for MvC3
Not gonna happen. EA bought the rights to any more "Marvel vs." titles, so unless you really want to see "Marvel vs Madden" or "Marvel vs James Bond" this might be your best bet...that is to say, let's never play another superhero fighting game ever again. ever.

[relicbane]

I was wondering how they were going to handle fatalities since Batman doesnt kill. Also Superman wouldn't be that tough since he is vulnerable to magic based attacks as well as kryptonite :D

I hate to say it but I actually want to try this game when it comes out. Not going to buy it, but I would love to rent it :lol:

[FriskyTanuki]

Not gonna happen. EA bought the rights to any more "Marvel vs." titles, so unless you really want to see "Marvel vs Madden" or "Marvel vs James Bond" this might be your best bet...that is to say, let's never play another superhero fighting game ever again. ever.
Uh, no. That was dissolved (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/29/ea-marvel-fighting-game-no-longer-in-development-partnership-di/)a few months ago. And to add to the breaking news, EA hasn't had the Bond license since I believe two E3s ago.

[TheUnsane1]

Don't forget that Vertigo characters are DC characters. V or Hellblazer anyone?? I don't think you could get much cooler then a Hellblazer vs Scorpion fight.

[lordwow]

Lame.

[HumanSnatcher]

Wow,...just WOW. Like Communism, it sounds good on paper but blows in practice. MK with no fatalities is like having a gun and no bullets. Only way that this would even REMOTELY work is if they took the fighting mechanics of Tekken or similar and put in there. Either way, no fatalities? Fuck that. I thought it was bad enough that MK:DA only had 1 fatality per person....

Hell, I refuse pretty much to buy Gran Tourismo games because Sony won't shell out for model damage. So much for a "racing simulator" :roll:

[Rig]

I have almost never enjoyed the MK series. Sure, when I was younger, it was cool to see a Fatality. But to me, it's a boring fighting game in general (even before the more recent garbage).

That being said, I love comic book characters, and a well done DC game would be awesome. But not paired with MK. Blech.

That trailer to me already looks to be off to a bad start. When Batman gets pushed out of the building, he gets hit with two generic (looking) punches, and then counters with what look like two more generic punches.

I'm betting that every character will have the same punch (and maybe kicks or something) attack as they fall out of a building/window, etc.) Lame to me if true.

All of this is IMO (and my own speculation), of course.

[HumanSnatcher]

Wheres SF Vs MK? Thats really what I want to know...

[RelentlessRolento]

apparently "there will be blood" in the game. go to noob.com for proof.

http://noob.com/

[benjamouth]

I can live without fatalities TBH, I can never remember the button combinations anyway.

This might be good.

[primetime]

apparently "there will be blood" in the game. go to noob.com for proof.

http://noob.com/

I thought I saw some blood in the trailer. Unless that is referencing something else.

[BigHerm]

I thought I saw some blood in the trailer. Unless that is referencing something else.

Yes its referencing the fact that there will be milkshakes in the game!:hot:

[RelentlessRolento]

updated OP

[Trakan]

That Scorpion render looks terrible.

[Owen]

apparently "there will be blood" in the game. go to noob.com for proof.

http://noob.com/

If you hold the left mouse button and drag below the picture, you will see the text

In case you were wondering....

[RelentlessRolento]

That Scorpion render looks terrible.

agreed. the series needs a new designer IMHO

[bardockkun]

I'm just curious if they're going to redesign Superman in someway or form because I still can't imagine him as he is appearing in the game. Unless they decide to go with the story and give him something like "Kryptonian Armor."

[Professor Oreo]

That Scorpion render looks terrible.

Really? I kinda dig it.

I also like the fact that they redesign the costumes for every sequel instead of doing a higher-res version of what was done before. Must be tough to redesign the same character over an over and still have it look new, but still be immediately recognizable as the same character.

[coolsteel]

That Scorpion render looks terrible.



Too plain, not sure how I feel about this game, reserving judgment for now.

[RelentlessRolento]

I actually would wish they'ed have less detail in the costume... over the years MK has been adding too much to the already great simple costume designs.

[heavyd853]

I agree, scorpion's yellow drape thing looks like its made out of those old pillows you'd find at your grandparents house when you were like 6.

[RelentlessRolento]

update: sub zero render

http://www.pro-gamers.fr/images/stories/News/galerie/multi/MKVSDC/Subzero_Render.jpg

[Apossum]

Update:

Sub Zero render:

http://www.pro-gamers.fr/images/stories/News/galerie/multi/MKVSDC/Subzero_Render.jpg


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facepalm

[RelentlessRolento]

i share your pain.

[Trakan]

I think he looks way better than Scorpion.

[RelentlessRolento]

agreed. then again most of the recent Sub Zeros look better than most of the recent scorpions.

[heavyd853]

Whats up with all the frozen arm sub zero's in the recent MK's, that just looks stupid! You don't see a dragon coming out of liu kang's ass do you!?

[RelentlessRolento]

I personally like it. makes total sense IMHO, but yeah, he could go for a change.

[sleepy180]

Fatalities are back!

http://forums.midway.com/mortal_kombat_vs_dc_universe/b10806/28631438/p1/

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/mortalkombat/news.html?sid=6192868

Tells what theyll be showing at E3, and other stuff.
This stood out:

GS: Have you made any more headway on the fatality versus finishing moves?

EB: Yes we have. All of the MK characters and all of the DC villains will have fatalities. The DC heroes who don't kill that often will have brutalities that will function just like fatalities but don't actually kill the opponent.

EB: Going into this, we've had a number of conversations with DC about what people's reactions will be. We have been pleasantly surprised as to how cooperative DC has been with us. They understand that their universe isn't as violent as Mortal Kombat's and that there would be a lot of assumptions that the game would be a "watered-down MK." So from that standpoint, we know that is where a lot of player's concerns would be. With that, our discussions with DC are mainly based on individual items that may or may not be too violent or are not in brand with their characters. Certain animations, blood effects, and sound effects that we have in the game are really pushing the T-rating envelope.



Woot this game just did a 360 and now i'm waiting to see how it turns out.

[RelentlessRolento]

I'm still wondering how you can do a fatality and keep it T rating...???? brutalities make sense, but other than that...???

[kristianator]

I'm still wondering how you can do a fatality and keep it T rating...???? brutalities make sense, but other than that...???


scorpion makes the opponent a sandwich, with salmonella-infested tomatoes

joker gives the opponent a cigarette

FATALITY

[thelonepig]

I'm still wondering how you can do a fatality and keep it T rating...???? brutalities make sense, but other than that...???

I agree. I thought that Heavenly Sword and Uncharted were pushing the T-rating with the blood. It sounds like they may have to lobby this one back and forth with the ESRB a la Transformers and Hancock with the movie ratings board.