A WB Games artist accidentally listed Injustice 3 on their resume, adding to voice actor confirmations and Ed Boon hints. Here is a full breakdown of every leak, timeline clue, and what it means for DC fans waiting almost a decade for a sequel.
Injustice 3 appears to be in active development at NetherRealm Studios, according to a resume leak that surfaced on 29 April 2026. A Warner Bros. Games artist explicitly listed “Injustice 3 (TBD)” as a current project alongside Hogwarts Legacy 2 and two unannounced titles. Combined with voice actor confirmations from 2025 and years of hints from creative lead Ed Boon, this is the strongest evidence yet that DC’s flagship fighting game series is finally returning after nearly a decade of silence since Injustice 2 launched in May 2017.
How Did the Leak Happen?
The original report came from MP1st, which discovered the resume of an active Warner Bros. Games artist listing multiple AAA projects. The artist’s identity was withheld for confidentiality, but a screenshot of the relevant section was included in the report. The resume clearly showed project tags for “Hogwarts Legacy 2 (TBD),” “Injustice 3 (TBD),” and “2 Unannounced Projects” under the artist’s Warner Bros. Games experience.
This type of accidental leak is not unusual in the games industry. Injustice 2 itself was reportedly leaked before its official announcement by a WB Games artist sharing early concept art details on 4chan. Resume and LinkedIn slip-ups have become one of the most common ways unannounced projects surface, often proving accurate.
Voice Actors Already Confirmed It
The resume leak did not arrive in isolation. In August 2025, Superman voice actor George Newbern reportedly told a fan at a convention that he was “currently working on Injustice 3.” Around the same time, Green Lantern voice actor Phil LaMarr gave a similar confirmation, according to reports first shared by content creator Danny Soul and later covered by outlets including ComicBook.com.
Additionally, MultiVersus dataminer Multiverse Suzie shared separate evidence pointing toward Injustice 3 development around the same period. None of these claims were officially confirmed by Warner Bros. or NetherRealm Studios, but with three independent sources now aligned over the course of a year, the pattern is difficult to dismiss.
What Has Ed Boon Said?
NetherRealm founder and creative lead Ed Boon has dropped numerous hints over the years. In 2024, he revealed that the studio had already decided on its next project and had been working on it in some capacity since 2021. He did not name the game at the time, but in an earlier Q&A session he was asked “Is the next game a sequel?” and responded: “If you call Injustice 3 or Mortal Kombat 12 sequels, then likely.” Since Mortal Kombat 1 (effectively MK12) shipped in September 2023, the logical next step in NetherRealm’s historical alternating cycle would be an Injustice title.
Boon has also spoken publicly about having “plenty of ideas” for Injustice 3 and expressed his desire to return to the franchise. DC Studios CEO James Gunn confirmed that he held discussions with both NetherRealm and Rocksteady Studios about developing future DC game properties, adding further weight to the idea that Injustice was on the table.
WB Games’ 2027-2028 Franchise Strategy
In February 2026, WBD global streaming and gaming chief JB Perrette told Variety that 2025 had been “a year of reset” for the gaming division. He acknowledged the company had been “distracted chasing too many IPs across too broad a set of studios” and said it was refocusing on four core franchises: Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and DC.
Perrette’s key quote was: “The real fruits will start coming in ’27-’28 when we return to some of our biggest franchises.” Shortly after this statement went public, a senior NetherRealm Studios animator shared the quote on social media and added “we cooking,” which the community widely interpreted as an indirect confirmation that the studio’s next major project is targeting that window.
Injustice fits squarely within the DC pillar of WB Games’ four-franchise strategy. The pending Paramount-Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery could influence announcement timing, but the development itself appears to be well underway regardless of corporate restructuring.
The 2021 Nvidia GeForce Now Leak
The Injustice 3 trail stretches back even further. In September 2021, a massive hack of Nvidia’s GeForce Now database exposed over 18,000 game titles in the internal library. Among them was an entry labelled “Injustice 3: Gods Will Fall.” At the time, without further corroboration, it was treated as speculative. Five years later, with voice actor confirmations, a resume leak, and Ed Boon’s own statements all pointing in the same direction, the Nvidia listing looks increasingly likely to have been legitimate.
Whether “Gods Will Fall” remains the subtitle is unknown. The title could have been a working name or placeholder, but it fits the series’ darker tone perfectly.
Why Injustice Matters to the Fighting Game Genre
Injustice: Gods Among Us launched in April 2013 and carved out a unique space in the fighting game landscape. By setting its story in an alternate DC universe where Superman becomes a tyrant after the Joker tricks him into killing Lois Lane, NetherRealm created a narrative framework bold enough to rival any comic book event. The game combined Mortal Kombat’s technical fighting mechanics with DC’s iconic roster, introducing environmental interactions and stage transitions that became genre benchmarks.
Injustice 2 arrived in May 2017 and earned an 87 Metascore on PS4 from 90 critic reviews, with 98% positive ratings. It introduced the Gear System, allowing deep character customization, and delivered one of the most acclaimed story modes in fighting game history. It was the highest-grossing console game in Q2 2017 according to Time Warner’s earnings report, topping digital sales charts in the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand during its launch window.
When Could Injustice 3 Release?
NetherRealm’s recent development cycles have averaged three to four years. Mortal Kombat 1 released in September 2023, and its active DLC support concluded around May 2025. If the team transitioned to full Injustice 3 production before that, a 2027 release window is plausible.
Looking at historical patterns, NetherRealm typically announces its games four to six months before release. Ed Boon teased Mortal Kombat 1 roughly five months before its launch. If Injustice 3 is targeting an April or September 2027 release, an official announcement could come at Summer Game Fest in June 2026 or The Game Awards in December 2026. ComicBook.com’s analysis suggested the game could be announced “before this year comes to a close.”
The Mortal Kombat 2 movie, releasing on 8 May 2026 with a confirmed Ed Boon cameo, also creates a natural media spotlight for the NetherRealm brand that could serve as a runway for a game reveal.
What About the Roster and Platforms?
No official details exist about Injustice 3’s character roster, platforms, or gameplay systems. However, educated speculation is possible based on the series’ history and the current DC landscape.
Injustice 2 featured 28 base roster characters and 10 DLC fighters including guest characters like Hellboy and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A third entry would likely expand this further, potentially incorporating characters from the new DC Universe being built under James Gunn’s leadership. The 2025 Superman film introduced new versions of classic characters that could influence Injustice 3’s roster direction.
Platform-wise, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC are near certainties for any AAA 2027 release. Whether Nintendo’s current platform or a potential Switch successor would be included remains speculative.
Community Reaction and Concerns
The leak generated massive engagement across social media, with major DC fan accounts and fighting game content creators covering the news within hours. The general sentiment skews positive, driven by nearly a decade of anticipation, but concerns exist too.
Some players questioned whether Injustice can match Mortal Kombat’s commercial performance, noting that Injustice 2’s lifetime sales, while strong, came in below MK titles. Others expressed frustration that Mortal Kombat 1’s support was cut short, seemingly to redirect resources. The most common community wish is for NetherRealm to avoid the live-service pitfalls that plagued other WB titles and deliver a complete, content-rich fighting game at launch.
Key Takeaways Before an Official Announcement
- Injustice 3 has not been officially announced by Warner Bros. Games or NetherRealm Studios.
- Development has likely been ongoing since at least 2021, based on Ed Boon’s own statements.
- Three independent leak sources (artist resume, voice actors, Nvidia database) now point to the same conclusion.
- WB Games confirmed a return to its biggest franchises in 2027-2028, with a NetherRealm animator responding “we cooking.”
- A reveal could come as early as Summer Game Fest 2026 or The Game Awards in December.
- An estimated 2027 release aligns with NetherRealm’s historical 3-4 year development cycle.
- Platforms remain unconfirmed, though PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC are widely expected.
Injustice 3 is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated fighting game reveals in years. With evidence stacking up from multiple credible angles and WB Games’ own leadership pointing toward major franchise returns, the question is no longer whether Injustice 3 exists but when NetherRealm will finally pull back the curtain. Stay tuned to the GamerMarkt Blog for updates as more details emerge.
