`    Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (commonly abbreviated MK vs DC) is an upcoming scheduled crossover fighting game from Midway Games in the Mortal Kombat series, which will contain characters from both the  Mortal Kombat franchise and the DC Comics Universe. The game's story will be written by comic writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray. This will be the first game in the franchise that will not bear the ``M`` Rating as confirmed by the producer Ed Boon in a video interview.Video interview with Ed Boon, Game Trailers  Epic Games reports that the game is being developed using their Unreal Engine 3 and the release has been announced  for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms.Unreal Technology A specific release date has not yet been revealed, but a playable game demo is expected to be available in E3 2008 between July 15 and July 17.  ==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.Video interviw with Ed Boon, Gamespot 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.Interview with Ed Boon, TRMK.org  Sonya Blade and Flash were the next pair of characters officially confirmed for the game,The Flash and Sonya confirmed in MK vs. DCU with Shang Tsung and Catwoman being confirmed in the first MKast (a podcast detailing the production of the game).http://worldscollide.com/podcasts/MKast_Ep01.mp3 Liu Kang and Captain Marvel were the next two characters confirmed on Mkast #2.http://worldscollide.com/podcasts/MKast_Ep02.mp3  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.GameTrailers TV episode   ==Confirmed characters== Characters are listed in alphabetical order. {| class=``wikitable`` style=``text-align:center`` ! align=``center`` width=250 |Mortal Kombat characters ! align=``center`` width=250 |DC Comics characters |- |Liu Kang||Batman |- |Scorpion||Captain Marvel |- |Shang Tsung||Catwoman   |- |Sonya Blade||Flash |- |Sub-Zero||Superman |}  ==Gameplay== A released promotional video for the game shows Batman fighting Sub-Zero and portrays new gameplay modes.Promotional trailer  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. June 24, 2008 interview  ==Arenas== There are currently five confirmed arenas.Official Artwork page The ``Hell`` arena and the ``Lin Kuei Temple`` arena from Mortal Kombat will be available, as well as DC Comics locations Metropolis, the Batcave, and Gotham City.  ==References==   ==External links==  *Official website    `