Playstation Plus members can download the Mortal Kombat Demo today and then it will be available to regular PSN members next week.

The demo comprises of 4 Characters – Scorpion, Sub Zero, Mileena and Johnny Cage. and 2 Arenas – The Living Forest and The Pit

I haven’t played a Mortal Kombat game since the Snes/Megadrive era. But I’m glad to say Mortal Kombat has got a lot faster. Double tap to dash It feels more like a hybrid between the new and the old. Fluid movement means stringing together combos is much easier than I remember from back in the day

Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe

With the 4 characters, playing 4 fights in the ladder option there isn’t much variety (in this demo at least) of the character costumes so I found myself sometimes getting confused mid air throw to who I actually was.

Theres a stage is pretty cool as off in the distance you can see two other fighters battling it out

Liu Kang's X-Ray Move

The major new edition to Mortal Kombat this go around are those of X Ray moves which are brutal moves that slow down the action and are a kin to that of Street Fighter 4′s Ultra Combo’s.

The other day MK announced their ‘Challenge Tower’ mode which looked pretty interesting.

Yes you read right, you can pre order a preowned copy of Dragon Age II at Game for the 18th, a week after the game comes out. I didn’t think retailers were playing such hard ball but this is just plain dirty.

Ah EA and your marketing team. We’ve had some fun over the past few years haven’t we?