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Injustice: Gods Among Us is the best-selling game of April 2013

injustice-boxartAccording to The NPD Group’s accounting of the best-selling games from April 2013, NetherRealm Studios’ Injustice: Gods Among Us delivered a superhero-sized punch to the competition last month. The Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii U fighter zoomed into the top spot, ahead of another April release, Deep Silver’s Dead Island: Riptide. Other new releases were mostly shut out of the top ten, but Defiance, an MMO shooter based on the Syfy show of the same name, managed to make it to the fifth spot.

Bioshock Infinite continues to sell strong, rounding out the top three, and a pair of 3DS-exclusive games scared up spots in the top ten: Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (#6) and Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins (#9).

The full top ten list for April 2013 can be found right here:

1. Injustice: Gods Among Us (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U)
2. Dead Island: Riptide (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
3. Bioshock Infinite (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii U)
5. Defiance (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
6. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)
7. NBA 2K13 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, PSP, PC)
8. Skylanders Giants (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, 3DS, Wii U)
9. Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS)
10. MLB 13: The Show (PS3, Vita)

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Batgirl cripples The Joker in new Injustice: Gods Among Us trailer

The Killing Joke is one of the most famous Batman stories of all time. In the disturbing, The Joker believes that any sane man can become insane after one “very bad day.” To test this theory, he shoots and cripples Barbara Gordon, AKA Batgirl, in front of her father, Commissioner James Gordon. The Joker’s plan doesn’t quite work out as Barbara Gordon rechristens herself Oracle and becomes the supreme source of information for Gotham’s supers and she later regains the ability to walk and retakes the mantle of Batgirl.

All of which leads us to the brand new Batgirl trailer released today for Injustice: Gods Among Us. The world’s favorite librarian dons her batsuit and delivers a massive beatdown to The Joker (who’s wearing his Killing Joke costume).

Batgirl will be available on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace soon. A Killing Joke costume pack will also be available as a separate download. Wii U owners will be able to download the character this Summer.

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Injustice: Gods Among Us DLC will be available for Wii U this Summer

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If you own the Wii U version of Injustice: Gods Among Us, you may have noticed that you weren’t able to add Lobo to the game’s roster of DC Comics characters. Don’t worry, the developers at NetherRealm heard you and they took to Twitter to assure Wii U owners that downloadable content for the game will be available on the eShop this Summer:

PS3 and Xbox 360 owners were able to download Lobo yesterday and Batgirl will be available for the two platforms “soon.”

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Holy second DLC! Batgirl will be added to Injustice: Gods Among Us soon

injustice-batgirlWB Games and NetherRealm Studios have confirmed that Batgirl will join the Injustice: Gods Among Us roster as a downloadable character soon. According to the game’s Facebook page, the first trailer featuring Batgirl will be available next week. Presumably, the Batgirl DLC will be priced at $5/400 Microsoft Points, just like Lobo.

And speaking of Lobo, Injustice’s first DLC character will be available on May 7.

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Lobo trounces an unprepared Batman in this Injusice DLC trailer

NetherRealm previously announced that Lobo, “The Main Man,” would be making an appearance in Injustice: Gods Among Us as the first downloadable character. Today, they’ve unveiled the first footage of the intergalactic bounty hunter in the game… and he’s putting a beatdown on Batman! Stick around for his finisher, it’s worth it.

Lobo runs Batman down with his hovercycle, blasts him in the face with exhaust, and then flips him a pixelated middle finger! You gotta love Lobo.

Lobo will be available to download on May 7.

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Injustice, Dragon Fantasy, Capcom Arcade Cabinet: 1984 Pack added to PS Store

injustice-7This week’s PlayStation Store update was a bit late due to some network mainenance, but if you’re a fan of superhero smackdowns or old school RPGs, it’s definitely worth a look.

Leading the pack this week is NetherRealm’s Injustice: Gods Among Us. The team behind Mortal Kombat has created a DC Comics brawler that pits Batman against Superman in a battle over the soul of the very world. Also available this week is Dragon Fantasy: Book I, an 8-bit-styled RPG that is the second game in Sony’s monthlong celebration of indie games, “Spring Fever 2013.” The game is available for $9.99 as a PSN/Vita Cross-Buy title.

What else can you look forward to this week? How about the side-scrolling beat ’em up Sacred Citadel, Capcom Arcade Cabinet‘s “1984 Pack,” and Team Ninja’s Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge? All three are available on the PS Store now.

Hit the jump for even more new releases and head over to the PlayStation Blog for a look at this week’s new game add-ons. (more…)

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Injustice: Gods Among Us will add Lobo as its first DLC character

injustice-loboNetherRealm Studios boss Ed Boon hinted at it last month, and now, it looks like Lobo has been all but confirmed as the first downloadable addition to Injustice: Gods Among Us. The concept art you see to your right featuring the alien bounty hunter and the game’s logo leaked online recently.

Lobo is a larger-than-life personality and will likely add some comic relief to Injustice as a DLC character. NetherRealm is planning to add four characters to the game over the next few months, each of which has bee priced at $5 apiece. You can also get all four at a discount if you pre-purchase the Injustice Season Pass, which is available on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace for $15.

Injustice: Gods Among Us was released for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U yesterday.

UPDATE: NetherRealm has confirmed Lobo will be Injustice’s first DLC character.

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Injustice: Gods Among Us iOS Review: Pow! Tap! Swipe!

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NetherRealm’s DC Comics fighter, Injustice: Gods Among Us, is now available in stores for the PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360. But did you know that NetherRealm also released an iOS version of their superhero smash up a few weeks ago? Instead of trying to graft the complex mechanics of a modern-day fighter onto a mobile device, the team decided to turn it into a card-based fighter with experience points and upgradeable attacks…

…And microtransactions, of course. (more…)

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