Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe confirmed with trailer: Sub-Zero vs Batman

The year 2008 is showing us that the fighting game genre is far from dead. With titles like Super Smash Bros. Brawl , Street Fighter 4, Tekken 6, and the new King of Fighters  in the pipeline, it looks like we’ll be having full hands. But wait, there’s more! Midway has released a trailer for the most intriguing upcoming fighter yet: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe! Yep, it’s very much real, folks. Batman and Sub-Zero battle it out in the video after the jump!

What the heck? We had to do a double-take when we spotted the video above. It’s a brawl we didn’t conceive even in our wildest dreams, but it’s happening: Mortal Kombat‘s Sub-Zero is duking it out with DC’s Batman.

Yes, it’s the Batman and yeah, it’s the Sub-Zero. The trailer looks awesome and we are lost for words. If you haven’t heard, Midway Games is developing a new fighting title called Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe. Earlier rumor seems to be pretty much confirmed with this trailer, and the game’s actually already set for release in this year’s Fall aboard the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony PlayStation 3 platforms.

And will there be fatalities in this game? Previous rumors said there wouldn’t, but the ending of the trailer seems to show otherwise.

The year 2008 is steadily shaping up to be a comeback year of sorts for the fighting game genre. With Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe Joining the likes of Super Smash Bros. Brawl Street Fighter 4, Tekken 6, and the new King of Fighters  in the pipeline for the year, it looks like we’ll all be having very busy knuckles. We’ll keep you posted for more.

Via GamesRadar