Roster

According to interviews, the characters are being chosen mainly looking for parallels between the characters from both universes. For one, Sub-Zero seems to have been chosen as Batman's face-off, according to the game art and trailer. Ed Boon has said that some of the characters' abilities, especially on the DC side, have been toned down to make them balanced within the game. A case of this, Ed Boon mentioned, is that Superman is no longer as invulnerable as he usually is, for example he may now be hurt by Scorpion's spear.

During the MK vs. DC panel at Comic-Con, Kitana, Jax, The Joker, and Green Lantern were all confirmed as part of the roster

At the Leipzig Games Convention, Wonder Woman, Deathstroke, Kano and Raiden were confirmed as part of the roster.

Mortal Kombat characters

Jax
Kano
Kitana
Liu Kang
Raiden
Scorpion
Shang Tsung
Sonya Blade
Sub-Zero



DC Comics characters

Green Lantern
The Joker
Wonder Woman
Superman
Shazam
Deathstroke
The Flash
Catwoman
Batman

which are

green lantern
jax
joker
kitana

more info soon

Roster

According to interviews, the characters are being chosen mainly looking for parallels between the characters from both universes. For one, Sub-Zero seems to have been chosen as Batman's face-off, according to the game art and trailer.[5] Ed Boon has said that some of the characters' abilities, especially on the DC side, have been toned down to make them balanced within the game. A case of this Ed Boon mentioned, is Superman no longer as invulnerable as he usually is, for example he may now be hurt by Scorpion's spear.

Sonya Blade and Flash were the next pair of characters officially confirmed for the game,with Shang Tsung and Catwoman being confirmed in the first MKast (a podcast detailing the production of the game). Liu Kang and Captain Marvel were the next two characters confirmed on Mkast #2.

In a recent interview with Ed Boon, he confirmed that two characters will be revealed at this year's E3 conference and four other characters will be revealed at this years Comic Con.

Confirmed characters

Characters are listed in alphabetical order.

Mortal Kombat characters DC Comics characters
Liu Kang Batman
Scorpion Catwoman
Shang Tsung Captain Marvel
Sonya Blade Flash
Sub-Zero Superman

Gameplay

A released promotional video for the game shows Batman fighting Sub-Zero and portrays new gameplay modes.

It has been announced that the game will feature a story mode, playable from two different perspectives, one from the DC side, and one from the Mortal Kombat side, and depending on which side players choose, they will see the characters from the opposite universe as the invaders of their own.

Gameplay-wise, the game promises to add several new things, as well as remove some old mechanics. For instance, it has been stated that there will be no mini-games as there were in the last two installments of Mortal Kombat (such as the Puzzle Kombat and Chess Kombat games in Mortal Kombat: Deception).

Intertwined with the fights there will be new gameplay modes featuring totally different game dynamics to the usual fight. These modes are "Free-fall Kombat", which is activated automatically after throwing the opponent to a lower level in the arena. The player can fight in the air during the fall, after which the winner will land on his opponent, which will probably affect the course of the fight; and "Klose Kombat", which is a mode you can enter during a fight, causing the characters to lock with each other and the perspective to change to a close-up of the two, to make for an interval of close-quarters fighting (much like in boxing games).

During fights, characters will show permanent signs of damage, such as bruises, blood marks, and broken or torn clothing pieces.

Online play has been announced as a feature, but no further details have been given.

On June 24, 2008, in a recent interview with Ed Boon, he confirmed that all of the MK characters and DC villains will have fatalities, while DC heroes will have brutalities.

Arenas

There are currently five confirmed arenas. The "Hell" arena and the "Lin Kuei Temple" arena from Mortal Kombat will be available, as well as DC Comics locations Metropolis, the Batcave,Gotham City, and Central City.