Concerned that future add-on content for Mortal Kombat will be limited to new fighting environments and alternate costumes only? You needn’t be, as developer NetherRealm Studios has just confirmed that extra fighters will join the title’s current character roster soon after release.

In an interview with the cheeky chappies at CVG, Producer Hans Lo spilled a tin of Heinz on the topic:

"[The two we're adding] are Kenshi, who players will recognise from previous MK games, and more excitingly we're adding Scarlet.

Anyone who knows the history of Mortal Kombat will tell you that back in the days of the arcade - when they did just palette swap characters to come up with multiple fighters in the game - there was a glitch in one of the old arcade machines that caused the Jade/Katana/Milena female ninja to glitch and turn red. People always thought it was a hidden unlockable character and it wasn't, it was purely a programming glitch. They've always speculated and in fact it was the fans who named her Scarlet to begin with.

She's no longer a glitch - she's an actual character, and she'll be coming pretty soon post-launch."

Furthermore, MK2 sub-boss Kintaro (Goro’s bigger, bulkier counterpart) is also said to be planned for the fighter who, like Kenshi and Scarlet, will have his own unique fighting style, moves, Fatalities and X-rays.

And there we were thinking we couldn't possibly want this game any more…