A new threat is coming to the DC Universe created by Injustice: Gods Among Us! New heroes and villains will enter the fray to face this emerging danger in Injustice 2! See who it is in the official story trailer below:

2013's Injustice: Gods Among Us saw Batman and his resistance earn victory over a Regime mounted by a Superman gone mad. These scenes are revisited in the trailer, before revealing ominous onlooker and trailer narrator: Brainiac!

The Kryptonian artificial intelligence has sinister grand designs for the world of corrupt heroes, who themselves appear divded! The trailer hints at new characters who'll join the battle: Robin, Bane and Poison Ivy all familiar to fans of The Dark Knight!

In the same vain as Goro in Mortal Kombat X; the trailer concludes with a preview for pre-order bonus character: Darkseid! The evil New God ruler of Apokolips was a feaure character in Injustice Mobile and returns to consoles as an armored extra.

Injustice 2 is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One starting May 16, 2017. New character gameplay will be revealed January 24th during a NetherRealm Studios livestream.

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With little to no Injustice 2 news coming over the past few months, we've been left wondering about a great many details. At least one of the big ones can be checked off the list -- Ed Boon revealing the release date earlier today:

Not one to miss a chance for ambiguity, Boon didn't use the words "release date" in his picture tweet -- or any words at all. The May 16th date has, never the less, been acknowledged by other NetherRealm Studios staff as the release destination. This officially debunks false dates spread within fandom.

This will mark the first NetherRealm fighter to arrive outside of April since Warner Brothers acquired the developer, and Midway assets, in 2009.

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The extra month will help put a little more distance between the superhero sequel and NetherRealm's massively successful 2015 release: Mortal Kombat X.

MKX had the distinction of the longest post-game downloadable content cycle of any Warner Bros fighting game to date. Kombat Pack 2 pushed a disc release of Mortal Kombat XL out to March, 2016.

May will also gives Evo tournament organizers two months to hype and prepare Injustice 2 for admission to their World Championship in July. An announcement concerning representation will be made later this month [full story].

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With almost no significant Injustice 2 news coming from NetherRealm Studios over the past few months, it's starting to feel as if time were standing still on the 2017 project. What would a frozen moment in the Mortal Kombat developer's lives look like? A lot like this, apparently:

The soon-to-be viral shenanigans are described by YouTube poster Shannah as "NRS employees lolly-gagging around the office". We prefer to think of it as the explanation for why so many in Mortal Kombat X suddenly have a beard.

Standing still en masse has become the latest craze sweeping the internet over the last month or so. The "Mannequin Challenge" has encouraged large groups to hone their stationary craft in a variety of creative ways. NetherRealm's effort may be the first to feature quite so many implied entrails, but that claim is unverified at the time of this report.

Music is Trouble by Cage The Elephant. Enjoy their alternative rock sound while trainspotting for MK favourites like Dan "Toasty" Forden and Carlos "Raiden" Pesina. Other NetherRealm staffers are available.

If viral video memes are your kind of thing, flash back to 2014 for the now classic NetherRealm Ice Bucket Challenge. It's very cool. (That's right).

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Since the release of a teaser trailer in November; we've been wondering which NetherRealm Studios fighting game will receive selection for the 2017 Evo World Championship in July.

NetherRealm fighting games have become a fixture of the annual tournament event since Mortal Kombat received admission in 2011. With the release of Injustice: Gods Among Us in 2013, we saw two titles represented at the championship [read more] -- the DC fighter ultimately replacing MK until Mortal Kombat X.

Now with Injustice 2 on the horizon, tournament head honcho has taken to Twitter to poll NetherRealm competitors on which game they'd rather see at the next event.

If there was room for only one, what would you choose? #Evo2017

— Joey Cuellar (@MrWiz) December 27, 2016

From 2,717 followers who voted, the newer option of the DC fighting sequel gained 59%. A late surge of support for Mortal Kombat XL earned an approximate 1,114 votes (41%).

In a poll of broad fandom, MK Online asked fans which game they expect or hope to see. At the time of this writing, 47.8% chose both NetherRealm titles. Injustice 2 recevied only 12.6%, with Mortal Kombat X the preferred individual choice at over 39%.

An official announcement for the 2017 Evo World Championship line-up will be broadcast Tuesday, January 24th!

Speculation points to a customary April release, but Injustice 2 is yet to receive any official date of availability. Should Warner Brothers decide to put more distance between their two fighting franchises, we may see Injustice 2 pushed beyond the July event. Increased DLC support pushed the release of komplete edition Mortal Kombat XL out to October, last year.

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Supergirl is one of the exciting new additions coming to Injustice 2 in 2017, and after months of relative quiet from the developer, IGN have a new NetherRealm trailer showcasing her special moves!

Supergirl differentiates from her famous cousin Superman with a nimble style of Kryptonian power. She glides effortlessly across the battlefield, inflicting freeze breath combos at close quarters -- and super-fast heat vision bursts from afar! A character with great potential for versatile management of the opponent!

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