Microsoft will release the first wave of content for Killer Instinct‘s second season beginning tomorrow. To celebrate, the consolemaker has announced (via Xbox Wire) some new details on just what fans can expect from the new season as well as a pretty slick launch trailer.
Eight characters will be added to Killer Instinct’s roster in Season 2. Four returning characters (TJ Combo, Maya, Riptor, and Cinder) will be joined by new combatants (“an ancient Babylonian sorcerer, an avenging ghost, a battle-hardened war golem,” and a final character that is still a big secret). These characters will compete in a remade game that now offers an Ultratech-influenced interface, a rebalanced Season 1 roster, an enhanced combo system (now with “aerial recaptures” to take combos from the ground to the air and back again), and an improved ranking and leveling system.
TJ Combo and Maya will both be added to the Xbox Games Store tomorrow. And players who get their Killer Instinct kicks with the Free-To-Play version will be able to use TJ Combo tomorrow as well.
