•: November 21, 2008 Mode(s), Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is a video game between and the, developed and published by (their last entry in the franchise before they would go bankrupt in 2009 and sold the franchise to ). The game was released on November 16, 2008 and contains characters from both franchises. Its story was written by comic writers. Despite being a crossover, the game is considered to be the eighth installment in the main Mortal Kombat series, as evidenced by the naming of the tenth entry by this count:. The game was followed by a in 2011 and by in 2013. The game takes place after, Earthrealm's god of thunder, and, Metropolis' defender, repel invasions from both their worlds.
An attack by both Raiden and Superman simultaneously in their separate universes causes the merging of the Mortal Kombat and DC villains, and, resulting in the creation of Dark Kahn, whose mere existence causes the two universes to begin merging; if allowed to continue, it would result in the destruction of both. Characters from both universes begin to fluctuate in power, becoming stronger or weaker. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe was developed using ' and is available for the and platforms. It is the first Mortal Kombat title developed solely for. Most reviewers agreed that Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe was entertaining and made good use of its DC Universe license, but the game's lack of features as opposed to past installments of Mortal Kombat and toned-down finishing moves garnered some criticism.