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'Injustice 2' rumors: NetherRealm Studios teased new demo, beta version soon; Red Hood coming to the roster confirmed?

| Dec 14, 2016 03:10 AM EST

NetherRealm Studios confirmed the development of "Injustice 2" for the PS4, Xbox One and possibly for the PC.

New details for "Injustice 2" will feature a new demo and beta version tease, as well as a possible new DC character coming to the roster.

It seems that DC and gamings fans will see another DC character joining the roster of "Injustice 2" as "Mortal Kombat" creator and game producerEd Boon tweeted that Jason Todd/Red Hood could be added in the game very soon.

Boon made another character petition asking gaming and comic book fan as to which three of the Robins will be joining "Injustice 2". The choices include the current Robin Damien Wayne, Dick Grayson/Nightwing and Jason Todd. Jason Todd won the poll having 57 percent of the votes followed by Nightwing at 25 percent and Damien Wayne at 15 percent, Cape Crusades reported.

Red Hood has been one of the few DC characters being rumored into "Injustice 2's" roster with other characters such as Beast Boy, Starfire, John Constantine, Captain Cold, Black Canary, The Atom, Firstorm, Poison Ivy, Ra's al Ghul and many more.

Boon added that characters from the Watchmen will likely be added to the sequel, along with guest characters outside of the DC realm such as Spawn and "Mortal Kombat" fan-favorite Sub-Zero.

So far, the playable characters in "Injustice 2" are Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, Supergirl, Blue Beetle, Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Atrocitus and Gorilla Grodd.

In other news, Boon answered a fans question about a possible new demo or a beta version of "Injustice 2" as he tweeted an answer saying that there is a "chance" it could happen.

No official word yet as to when NetherRealm Studios will announce or even confirm a new demo for the sequel, and it might happen sometime next year.

Warner Bros. Marketing Manager Brian Goodman teased new gameplay features for "Injustice 2". Goodman told Gamereactor that Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios are working on the structure of the sequel's storyline.

Goodman explained that they are going to make sure the plot for "Injustice 2" would be perfect story-wise and will have gamers play it again for the second time. Goodman added that they are a number of new single player modes for "Injustice 2", as well as a set of online game modes and even a co-op gameplay soon.

It was noted that the decision to include branching storylines within "Injustice 2" was not only for the sake of giving players replayability, but to enable the team to revisit certain events in the sequel and the whole DC Universe.

NetherRealm Studios previously addressed the concerns over the "Gear System" in "Injustice 2" as gaming fans fear that the use of it could make the game unbalanced. Goodman explained that he and the game developers anticipated that the hesitation from the fans and the are developing it "intelligently" to deliver something new and unique for both gaming and comic book fans. He admitted that the gear system could indeed give off an unfair advantage to some players, but there are game modes that will cater to the players concerns to make in balanced as possible.

The sequel will likely launch on the first quarter of 2017 which is roughly on January-March based on GameStops marketing plan. It is also theorized that gamers will likely gain more interest in "Injustice 2" since Wonder Woman is included in the roster and with her solo film coming on June next year, the sequel will gain a huge boost of attention.

"Injustice 2" will launch sometime in 2017 for the PS4, Xbox One and PC platforms.

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