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Ed Boon, the Creative Director at NetherRealm Studios, stopped by the PlayStation LiveCast studio yesterday to show off a little bit of Injustice 2 at the 2016 E3 Expo.

All six announced characters (Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Supergirl, Atrocitus, and Gorilla Grodd) get a chance to fight it out and the gameplay video even shines a spotlight on returning features like Super Moves, the Clash System, and stage transitions. Also, for the record, Aquaman still has the coolest Super Move… though Supergirl’s isn’t far behind.

Injustice 2 will be released for the PS4 and Xbox One sometime next year.

The field has been whittled down to the “Fatal 8” for the Season 3 Finals at today’s Mortal Kombat X ESL Pro League event, and you can head over to NetherRealm’s Twitch channel right now to witness the rest of the bone-shattering action. But Creative Director Ed Boon also unveiled the first gameplay trailer for Injustice 2 during the broadcast, and in case you missed it, we’ve got it right here:

In case you missed it, here is the Injustice 2 gameplay teaser! #MKXProLeague pic.twitter.com/nnmTZfh4Do

— ESL Mortal Kombat (@ESLMortalKombat) June 12, 2016

Injustice 2 will be released for the PS4 and Xbox One sometime in 2017, and Boon has promised that a lengthier look at the game will be unveiled during next week’s E3 Expo.

All the teases and leaks in the world can’t take away from an impressive Announcement Trailer… and that’s just what NetherRealm has given us for Injustice 2. Set to be released for the PS4 and Xbox One in 2017, Injustice 2 revives a dark corner of the DC Universe… where a deranged Superman plots to return to his role as the supreme leader of Earth:

Injustice 2 continues the epic cinematic story introduced in Injustice: Gods Among Us as Batman and his allies work towards putting the pieces of society back together while struggling against those who want to restore Superman’s regime. In the midst of the chaos, a new threat appears that will put Earth’s existence at risk.

Batman, Superman, Aquaman, and The Flash will return for a second round of fighting, alongside newcomers like Supergirl and villains such as Atrocitus and Gorilla Grodd. But regardless of who you pick, players will be able to customize the characters in Injustice 2 like never before. According to NetherRealm, players can “personalize iconic DC characters with unique and powerful gear earned throughout the game,” as well as “take control of how their characters look, fight, and develop across a variety of game modes.”

We’ll likely learn more about Injustice 2 during next week’s E3 Expo.

With the release of Mortal Kombat X last year, NetherRealm Studios is likely planning something new for their new project. But that something new might be a return to the twisted alternate universe of Injustice: Gods Among Us.

For the last few days, Ed Boon, NetherRealm’s Creative Director, has been posting tweet after tweet (and four more after that) about DC’s superheroes. The developer also erased the Mortal Kombat Dragon from his profile picture and replaced it with a “II” symbol.

Boon has a reputation for playful antics on his Twitter feed, and this Injustice 2 tease could just be an elaborate hoax. But the 2016 E3 Expo is less than two weeks away, and it’s just as likely Boon is doing his part to stir up interest in the announcement as NetherRealm’s resident hype man.

Either way, we’ll probably learn more about NetherRealm’s next project soon.