[UPDATE]: It turns out the clip was, in fact, neither a game trailer, nor a film trailer. According to actress Jeri Ryan’s Twitter account, the clip was made by director Kevin Tancharoen to sell his vision to Warner Bros. Jeri said she did her role as a favor for a friend. Still doesn’t make the clip any less awesome. Dear WB: pick this sucker up! Or else…

The earliest reports came from Kotaku, but the Twitter stream has been steadily pumping out news and rumours about the mysterious video that appeared on YouTube. The clip appears to be a trailer for an upcoming movie adaptation of the Mortal Kombat series, offering a more realistic take on the franchise.

Starring Michael Jai White as Jax and Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade, the clip looks like a Nolanised Mortal Kombat universe, which comes off as much darker and more violent than the campness of the original adaptation. According to Kotaku, Warner Bros. wants to reboot the movie franchise, and if this clip is a teaser trailer for the movie, sign me up.

More will most likely be revealed at E3, considering the clip’s reveal this week. Keep in mind that this clip might have been released just to make a stir about an upcoming Mortal Kombat game.

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It’s dark days indeed… according to court documents posted on NetDockets, Midway is seeking an “execution of an asset purchase agreement for the sale of Midway’s Mortal Kombat franchise assets”

Around $3,755,000 in bonuses have been set aside by the flagging company for those who manage to offload the company’s rights. Mortal Kombat is undoubtedly their biggest franchise, and has been with the company since its inception.

It’ll be a strange day for the industry when Mortal Kombat will be sitting in the hands of a developer that isn’t Midway.

The plan: choose a game neither of us have played, and start recording the moment the disc hits the tray. No rehearsals. No planning. Unadulterated, unscripted commentary as we play.

The grand return of the main G&G series is here! To mark the occasion we bring in our first guest Lunchbox to play some Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe for Xbox 360.

With our comic book fantasies and fanfics brought to life we can’t help but be giddy. Watching Superman beat the crap out of Raiden never gets old by the way. So watch as we figure out the controls, test fatalities, and have a mini tournament. To include all of this the episode is longer then the rest. So make some tea and get comfortable.

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Midway has asked the amazing Ross to handpaint the Kollectors Edition (Not individually of course, might be a little painful!). The box also comes with a removable print, Bonus video content, and a short 16-page comic book.

The Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe Kollectors Edition (Xbox 360, Playstation 3) will hit the shelves in November with a price tag of $69.99.

Collectors editions are getting to become more of the same, we need something different, thats worth the $10-$100 extra. Maybe a cat helmet like Halo 3 gave us.

Today Midway announced the names of the full cast-list for Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe. The list is pretty much exactly what you’d expect, with all the major regulars and big names from both franchise making the cut, including Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Batman, and Superman, amongst a few little surprises.

Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe is due for release on PS3 and Xbox on November 10th.

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