Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios have announced that international DJ Dimitri Vegas and actor Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, also known as The Mountain from HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” will battle head-to-head in Mortal Kombat 11 via two different live matchups at Gamescom 2019 in Cologne, Germany.
First, Gamescom attendees can watch the EDM artist, Vegas, face-off in Mortal Kombat 11 against the Icelandic strongman, Björnsson, in the “The Music vs. The Muscle” matchup at the Google Stadia consumer booth, located in Hall 9 of the Koelnmesse, on 22nd August at 3.30 p.m. BST. Mortal Kombat 11 on Stadia will also be playable for the first time at the Stadia consumer booth during show hours.
Immediately following, fans can catch the second matchup on 22nd August at 4.30 p.m. BST as Vegas and Björnsson duke it out again on Mortal Kombat 11 at the Xbox Open Doors fan experience within the Gloria Theatre. This match-up will be livestreamed and can be viewed on Mixer and the NetherRealm Twitch channel. During this livestream, the new trailer for the upcoming Dimitri Vegas as Sub-Zero character skin will be revealed. The skin will be available for all Mortal Kombat 11 owners on 22nd August for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch.