BatBuzz is all over the Net and it seems appropriate that Midway announced this weekend at Comic-Con that the Joker will be a playable character in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. Since fatalities have been announced, it will interesting to see how the Joker plans on getting the last laugh.

The confirmed characters in the game so far include:

Batman
Superman
Flash
Green Lantern
Captain Marvel
Joker
Catwoman

Scorpion
Sub Zero
Liu Kang
Sonya
Kitana
Jax
Shang Tsung

Here is a bonus pic of another Bat-character, Catwoman

Finally a Street Fighter game in the third dimension with dynamic camera angles and over-the-top action that the long standing series deserves. Capcom releases their E3 video for their true sequel to the franchise showcasing the fighters “focus moves” that are pretty much their super specials that seem to pause the screen, and zoom in for a facial expression before they release their fatal fury on their opponent.

With the advent of the new XMB and PlayStation Home, an improved PlayStation Network rivaling that of XBox Live has had me worried how long this continually improving service would remain free. Eric Lempel, the PlayStation Network Director of Operations, informs Next-Gen and all of us Sony faithful that PSN intends to, in fact, remain free of charge. In the article Lempel states:

I think being free is always an advantage. The fact that it’s free is nice for consumers who want to try out the online experience, those who may be new to it and may not be ready to commit to spending dollars, and that’s a really good message for us. Being free also gives them the opportunity to spend the money that they may have spent on a subscription on online items or online games instead.”

This is comforting news to PS3 owners as PSN becomes more and more relavant.