It seems that sci-fi Alien hunter Predator will be joining horror icon Jason Voorhees in the new Mortal Kombat game. The news was first leaked via the Xbox Games Store, and then confirmed by fighting game news site EventHubs. Both the Predator, and Jason will be joining returning Mortal Kombat characters, Tanya and Tremor as downloadable content. All four characters will be available for purchase separately, some time after the game is released. Alternatively, they can be accessed sooner by purchasing them together as part of the Kombat Pack.

So as to keep the Predator from feeling too lonely, there will be three movie-themed alternate character skins released alongside him. These will consist of "Commando Johnny Cage", "Infrared Scorpion", and "Carl Weathers as Jax". (I'm assuming "Carl Weathers" means his character Dillon from the movie Predator, as opposed to Apollo Creed from the Rocky movies. Though honestly, I'd be happy either way.) You can enjoy all the movie/gaming mashup madness after Mortal Kombat X launches on April 14th.

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