The latest DLC character to hit Mortal Kombat 11 is the undead anti-hero Spawn, a man of capes, chains, guns, hellfire, and all manner of general supernatural violence. Created in the 1990s by comic book icon Todd McFarlane, the hero has been adapted into a number of different pieces of media, including an HBO animated series, a feature film starring Michael Jai White, and a few video games (including a guest appearance in Soul Calibur II). Spawn looks amazing. His character model is big and colorful and incredibly detailed, and as I was told by WB Games, McFarlane had …

The very nice people at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment invited me to their offices to spend an hour playing with the Joker, the latest DLC character to be released for the gargantuan hit fighting game Mortal Kombat 11. As a lifelong MK fan, this is easily the greatest thing I’ve ever been asked to do as part of a workday, and I was eager to take the Clown Prince of Crime for a test drive before his release on February 4 (January 28 for everyone who purchased the full Kombat Pack). And after spending roughly 60 minutes beating the …