Injustice Fighter Pack 2 announcement at Gamescom on Aug. 23

The next set of characters coming to Injustice 2 will be revealed during a charity competition at Germany's trade show.

The event will pit Steve Aoki against fellow DJ Don Diablo in an Injustice 2 exhibition with $5,000 going to the Aoki Foundation, which has a "primary goal of supporting organizations in the brain science and research areas with a specific focus on regenerative medicine and brain preservation" and also supports "disaster relief, developmental disabilities and animal rights."

The stream will also feature the unveiling of the characters in Fighter Pack 2, which will be making their way to Injustice 2 later this year. While one of them was likely revealed in July, there is still a bit of speculation regarding the other characters, including one that NetherRealm Studios Creative Director Ed Boon said will get "the biggest wow of any character in the game."

The whole event will be streamed on the NetherRealm Twitch channel live at 5 a.m. CDT (noon local time in Germany, 3 a.m. PDT).

Breaking down Black Canary version 1.07 changes by NS Cupcake

NS Cupcake has created a new video breaking down the alterations made to Black Canary in the August 2017 update for Injustice 2.

Over the course of a 10-minute video, Cupcake details all the changes to Canary's strings and special moves visually for players at home. He then discusses how each change will affect players of the character and how people playing against Canary will have to alter their tactics. Lastly, Cupcake gives an overall opinion of the character after the patch.

Readers can check out the video after the jump.

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Injustice Watchtower details upcoming features, Starfire release Aug. 8

NeatherRealm Studios' stream on Aug. 7 revealed changes coming to Injustice 2 in the future along with a breakdown of new DLC character Starfire.

First up on the stream, the NRS team revealed new changes that will be coming to online play in the next Injustice 2 patch. This will include Ranked matches being first to three and a choice between Competitive and Regular Player Match. Competitive Player Match will disable gear. There will also be new filtering for gear so that players can sort through it more easily.

As for Starfire, NetherRealm Studios Community Specialist Tyler Lansdown confirmed that players who have purchased the the Deluxe or Ultimate editions of Injustice 2, or the Ultimate or Fighter packs, will get access to her on Aug. 8.

In a gameplay breakdown, NRS showed off Starfire's character trait which is a beam attack can serve as both a zoning tool and a combo ender. They also showed her various normal moves, special moves and their meter burn variations. Readers can check out the complete breakdown from the NetherRealm Twitch archives after the jump.

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Injustice 2 update brings balance changes, Bizarro, tournament shaders

The August update is now live for Injustice 2, and it has brought a bevy of changes to the cast along with some optional content for players.

First, the title's balance has been updated with the changes first discussed by NetherRealm Studios on July 25. These alterations include game-changing tweaks to characters like Aquaman, Black Canary, Brainiac and more along with smaller fixes to many others. The detailed change list can be found on the WB Games community site.

The other new additions are a Bizarro skin for Superman and tournament shaders for all characters in the game. These gold-plated outfits can be purchased using Source Crystals, with money from crystal purchases supporting "esports and community events." The trailer for the tournament shaders can be found after the jump.

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Watchtower stream highlights upcoming changes to Injustice 2

During the Injustice Watchtower stream on July 25, NetherRealm Studios unveiled changes that will be coming to Injustice 2.

For starters, not every character will receive alterations in the upcoming patch: Darkseid, Cyborg, Joker, Green Lantern, Harley Quinn, Blue Beetle, Firestorm, Scarecrow and Sub-Zero have no changes.

Big tweaks, meanwhile, are coming to Aquaman, Black Adam and Brainiac as the former two will lose some combos oppotunities—MB Tentacle Strike no longer launches and non-MB Black Magic no longer allows for combos—while Brainiac's character power has been revised to allow him to hold his trait in the new update. Small improvements and nerfs have also come to a host of other characters including Black Canary and Wonder Woman, who both received frame advantage buffs to certain strings, and Atrocitus, whose use of Dex-Starr will now spend the character power meter faster.

Readers can check out the Twitch archives with all the changes and a simplified change list gleaned from the stream after the jump. NetherRealm did not offer a date on the release of the patch or the official patch notes at this time.

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Starfire lights up Injustice 2 in new gameplay trailer, more reveals soon

The official trailer for Starfire has been released, showing players what to expect from the character when she releases sometime in August 2017.

Starfire looks to fight mostly at distance, using beams as most of her offensive special attacks. The trailer also shows her use a torpedo move, the ability to fly and a slow-moving energy orb that she can pop with other energy attacks.

In a quick cameo, the video also shows what looks to be a Bizarro skin for Superman, complete with fire breath instead of air breath.

During the All Access event that premiered the Starfire trailer, Ed Boon said that NetherRealm is currently working on the trailer for the next three characters that will debut "very soon," and that the last character will get "the biggest wow of any character in the game."

Readers can check out the Starfire trailer after the jump.

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Special stream to reveal Injustice 2's Starfire coming July 21

The last Fighter Pack 1 character coming to Injustice 2 will be shown during a special presentation from San Diego Comic-Con 2017.

Starfire will be revealed during a special DC All Access stream with Ed Boon starting at 1 p.m. PDT on July 21, 2017. She is the final character in the first wave of DLC characters that started with Red Hood in June.

The news was first hinted at by Boon early in July, but the Injustice Twitter account confirmed it with a picture of Starfire and details of the upcoming stream. 

Although Starfire will round out the first pack of DLC for Injustice 2, the June update to the title at first showed a total of nine additional character slots and Xbox recently confirmed that Black Manta will be one of those characters. It will be interesting to see if Boon reveals any details of fortcoming character packs during Comic-Con, or if for now Starfire is the only new information.

Black Manta revealed as Injustice 2 DLC character by Xbox ad

Although Injustice 2's June update left some players convinced they were going to be playing as one of Aquaman's classic villains in the future, Xbox Live has confirmed that Black Manta will be playable in the title.

A seemingly accidental ad on the Xbox Marketplace has revealed that players will be able to "Fight as Black Manta in Injustice 2" in the future.

The timing is confusing for Injustice fans, who haven't even received a trailer for the final character in Fighter Pack 1, Starfire, as this preview has made its appearance. That being said, NetherRealm's Ed Boon did allude to new information being unveiled at the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con 2017, so it's possible some questions might be answered on July 20-23.

Theo joins the Echo Fox roster

Echo Fox has announced another high-profile signing from the NetherRealm community in the form of Theo.

The player formerly known as Emperor Theo was one of the strongest players on the West Coast for the original Injustice, dominating the title at Wednesday Night Fights, placing highly at major events and tying for seventh place at Evolution 2014.

While Theo took a hiatus during Mortal Kombat X, "he is back with a vengeance for Injustice 2," Echo Fox team manager Antonio Javier said in an announcement video. The new signee has already made his mark, placing fifth at CEO 2017 after putting tournament favorite and now-teammate Sonic Fox into losers.

Theo will join Scar and SonicFox as the third member of Echo Fox's Injustice team.

Sub-Zero drops the temperature on July 11

The next DLC character for Injustice 2 arrives just days before Evolution 2017.

Sub-Zero will be released on July 11, 2017, according to a tweet from NetherRealm Studios Creative Director and Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon. The character was first revealed in early May and a gameplay trailer appeared on June 14.

Although he will be released before the Evolution, players will not see Sub-Zero at the event as DLC characters are banned in Injustice 2 tournament play until 30 days after their release.

Sub-Zero will put Injustice 2 opponents on ice in July

During a Warner Bros. Games live presentation at E3 2017, Ed Boon and Tyler Lansdown of NetherRealm Studios presented the gameplay trailer for the next DLC character coming to Injustice 2.

Sub-Zero joins Injustice this July with several of his classic Mortal Kombat moves including ice blast, slide, ground freeze and even ice clone. However, the character trailer also showed off a jumping ground slam and the ability to shoot ice clones like projectiles both in the air and on the ground. Sub-Zero even can generate more than one ice clone at a time using his character power.

As always, it's hard to tell which moves will be standard for the character and which will be locked behind gear, but players will likely find out in the coming days and weeks. For now, readers can check out Sub-Zero's trailer after the jump.

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ELeague Injustice 2 World Championship coming fall 2017

During the Twitch E3 Pre Pre Show, Ed Boon, Turner Sports esports VP Christina Alejandre and Zhi joined DJ Wheat to announce the Injustice 2 ELeague World Championship.

The event will represent the culmination of the Injustice 2 Championship Series, which includes the Pro Series, Gamestop Injustice 2 Hometown Heroes, Injustice 2 Path to Pro and Injustice 2 Liga Latina tournaments. Sixteen players from those events and an open qualifier will compete for a prize pool worth $250,00. 

ELeague will again be broadcast both on TBS and online once the league starts with the open qualifier on October 21, 2017. Readers can check out the series' trailer after the jump.

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Mask on: Red Hood coming to Injustice 2 on June 13

DC's Jason Todd will unleash his brand of justice on opponents when he releases for premium pack owners of Injustice 2 on June 13.

During the Injustice Watchtower stream, NetherRealm Studios Community Specialist Tyler Lansdown confirmed that players who have purchased the the Deluxe or Ultimate editions of Injustice 2, or the Ultimate or Fighter packs, will get access to Red Hood on June 13. Everyone else will have to wait an additional week.

As shown during the stream, Red Hood has moves including a mine, a throwing star, a special dive and of course gunshots. NRS also revealed that new characters are banned for 30 days after release.

Readers can check out the original Red Hood trailer after the jump.

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Injustice 2's June update brings fixes, hints at upcoming DLC

Injustice 2's June update delivered more than fans were expecting when it went live on June 5.

In addition to fixing many bugs throughout the game and tweaking a few aspects of one or two characters, the game also temporarily changed the character select screen to reveal the silhouettes of all the upcoming downloadable characters before being reverted to its original appearance.

While not all of the DLC fighters could be identified, two distinct head shapes seem to indicate the inclusion of both Black Manta and Raiden to the game and a tiny fighter who did not even fit the whole character portrait looks to be The Atom.

While Red Hood is not part of the June update, the official Injustice 2 Twitter account assures fans that more news is coming soon. Readers who want to speculate on the upcoming fighters can check out a screenshot of the altered character select after the jump.

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New videos show Sajam's "recipe" for learning Injustice 2

One of the stars of Cross Counter's newest show, "The Recipe," has created tutorials to help players better understand a competitive approach to the newest DC Comics fighting game.

Stephen "Sajam" Lyon has uploaded four videos in which he shows viewers how to identify basic strengths for any character in Injustice 2. Lyons discusses normals, combo strings and special moves, even stopping to cover command throws. The videos all run 10-15 minutes and feature Dr. Fate, Deadshot, Firestorm and Scarecrow.

Readers can check out the playlist after the jump.

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Mr. Freeze, Vixen, Jay Garrick, Grid join Injustice 2 as premier skins

Four more DC characters have been unearthed as part of the Injustice 2 roster thanks to premier skins.

Mr. Freeze, Vixen, Jay Garrick and Grid have all been discovered in the game's assets by players who already have a copy in their hands. While players knew about Reverse Flash, John Stewart and Power Girl because of the game's Ultimate Edition, these skins leave fans wondering how many more characters will be added to the game strictly in the form of skins.

Some images of the characters have been taken down on sites including Twitter and Test Your Might, but Shoryuken still has pictures up at this time.

Injustice 2's Ultimate content appears in pictures

Injustice 2's Ultimate Edition of the game includes three premium skins and two gear shader packs, and images of this content have arrived online.

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NeoGaf has the pictures, including a demon shader that makes Batman look very much like his Beyond counterpart.

Injustice 2's Ultimate Edition will cost players roughly $100 and goes on sale with the other editions of the game on May 16, 2017. While it is assumed that much of this content will be available separately, nothing has been confirmed at this time.

Injustice 2 Championship Series announced, $600,000 in prize money

Warner Bros. Entertainment is teaming up with ESL, Twitch, GameStop, Gamelta and PlayStation 4 to present a multifaceted event series for Injustice 2 that will offer $600,000 in prizes across its programs.

The Injustice 2 Championship Series will consist of one overarching global competition, the Pro Series, while the U.S., Europe and Latin America will each have their own individual leagues of play.

The different leagues will consist of online and sometimes offline play culminating in the global grand finals of the championship series in October, where it seems like players from all four leagues will compete. No information on which players will qualify for the global finals is available at this time.

For more information, including registration for the individual leagues, head over to the Injustice website.

Sub-Zero, Starfire, Red Hood are Injustice 2's first three DLC fighters

A new trailer has revealed the identities of the first three additional fighters in Injustice 2, and also offers hints at characters who may be joining the title in the future.

Sub-Zero, Starfire and Red Hood will all be part of Fighter Pack 1, which will come included with the Ultimate Edition of Injustice 2. There is currently no release date or pricing for player who want to buy the characters separately. 

While there is not much to the trailer itself outside the official announcement, the very ending shows silhouettes that seem to be other upcoming fighters for the game including two that look very much like Mortal Kombat's Raiden and Aquaman villain Black Manta.

Readers can check out the trailer and decide for themselves after the jump.

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Injustice 2 DLC news 'coming soon,' Ed Boon dropping hints?

Players will soon get info on Injustice 2's upcoming downloadable content, and it's possible Ed Boon is already alluding to details about it.

Boon, creator of Mortal Kombat and a creative director at NetherRealm Studios, loves to make hints about upcoming content or surprises in his tweets and has created anticipation for news about the Injustice DLC with a tweet on May 2:

For those wondering or asking... Injustice 2 DLC info coming soon. We suspect you will like what you hear!

The tweet is accompanied by a image of late night talk show host Conan O'Brien and his co-host Andy Richter. Is Boon hinting at an addition of Conan the Barbarian, or possibly fellow redhead Starfire? Is he just messing with his fanbase? For now, it's too hard to tell.