The Joker brings Friendship to Mortal Kombat 11, sort of. Our first look at the DC Comics villain in action shows off a fighter who’s very into horribly painful joke gadgets, like spring-loaded fists with brass knuckles on the end, and his faux friendship fatality is simply perfect. The Joker joins the MK11 roster on…

Mortal Kombat 11 will receive “krossplay” between PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as part of an upcoming patch. This makes the NetherRealm Studios-developed release the first fighter to bridge the gap between the two consoles. More details can be found here.

Matoka tribe champion Nightwolf is the next character to join the Mortal Kombat 11 cast. He’ll be available on August 13 for folks who have purchased the Kombat Pack and August 20 for everyone else.

Three more characters join Shang Tsung as part of Mortal Kombat 11's first Kombat Pack. The sorcerer will be joined by the animality-inducing Nightwolf, Sindel of the prehensile hair and guest character Spawn. There are two more guests to be revealed ... is that a chainsaw I hear at the end of the video?