SNK revealed the real name of the Splatoon girl in KOF XV – Isla – also confirming she’s Shun’ei’s rival and an important character in the story – we got to see her trailer, and some gameplay too thanks to Hamejun. MORE – Why Saber got added to Melty Blood Type Lumina? Terraria: Journey’s End
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SNK published a new trailer for KOF 15, revealing fan-favorite Athena Asamiya and her new character design for the game. METAL SLUG TACTICS – Everything we know so far Who is Athena Asamiya in KOF 15? Athena Asamiya is one of the cutest and most recognizable SNK characters. She is voiced by Haruna Ikezawa, who
SNK revealed Vanessa is back in The King of Fighters XV with a new trailer. The first female boxer of the series and iconic fighting mom is joining the KOF XV tournament with what seems to be some new lore in store. As always, this is KOF 15 trailers we’re talking about. Made for our
SNK’s Yasuyuki Oda revealed a trailer for Chizuru in KOF XV, revealing she’s forming Team Sacred Treasures with Iori Yagami and Kyo Kusanagi. This was one of the coolest announcements of the 2nd Annual Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable. SNK previously baited us by revealing Joe’s trailer after the Iori one, and before the Kyo
Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits), is going to add a new character from Guilty Gear as DLC. The 4th character of the current season pass will be from the Arc System Works flagship series. SNK chief producer Yasuyuki Oda revealed at the 2nd Annual Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable. 【SAMURAI SHODOWN】 That’s right! GUILTY GEAR is
Bandai Namco will be holding the 2nd Annual Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable, so here’s how to watch it. The event is happening February 21 at midnight ET. (Click here for a table with other time zones). The stream has an English version watchable on the Bandai Namco USA Twitch channel. However, if you understand
On January 8, SNK gave fans a first look at KOF 15, and we also learned Masami Obari will direct a special animated promotional short for the game. Soon after the announcement, Masami Obari commented on Twitter: Masami Obari: “I’m making a special short movie for KOF 15! This is my first time working officially
SNK released a twelve-minute video giving updates and announcements to numerous titles under their umbrella including King of Fighters XV and Season Three of Samurai Shodown. The presentation was supposed to release yesterday but was pushed forward to today. The showcase was hosted by Yasuyuki Oda and began with the reveal trailer for King of Fighters XV. Oda spoke with
On January 6, after initially teasing the event again, SNK suddenly announced the postponement of the KOF 15 reveal stream that was coming January 7. The stream was scheduled for January 6, 6 PM PT, or January 7, at 03 AM ET, and would have revealed the first trailer for The King of Fighters XV,
Longtime Capcom designer and Devil May Cry 5 director Hideaki Itsuno took to Twitter to ring in the new year and drop a tease for his next game currently in development. The tweet was pretty sparse as far as any real details and included a photo of the dev team hard at work on the
SNK is finally ready to show us KOF 15, with the announcement of a gameplay trailer reveal coming on January 7, 2021. The King Of Fighters XV, announced for a long while now, will finally see the light of the day. A short teaser trailer was published for the occasion. Including an interview with KOF
Following a string of reports that SNK was receiving heavy investment from Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, many were left puzzled. Why exactly is the Middle East jumping into bed with Japanese developers, and is this part of a broader strategy? Following an announcement from the MiSK Foundation (Mohammed
In surprisingly odd news, it’s been reported that SNK has been purchased by the Saudi-based Electronic Gaming Development Company that shortens down to ‘EGDC’, with the agreement being 100% funded by the Saudi Crown Prince. The news comes from the Korean site, Bloter, and EDaily, which have been shared through ResetERA (Thanks, Nintendo Life), and
Samurai Shodown has slowly been making its way to every platform around over the past few months, but as we move into the next generation of gaming consoles, the popular fighting title is now confirmed to be releasing on one of the new pieces of hardware. SNK Corporation announced today that Samurai Shodown is set to
The Tencent Games Annual Conference 2020 happened on June 27, with multiple new announcements from the biggest games company in the world. We’ve rounded up everything below. Metal Slug Code: J (Release Date: 2020) Metal Slug Code: J is coming to iOS and Android in 2020. It’s developed by TiMi Studios of the Tencent group.
SNK at New Game+ Expo announced King of Fighters R-2 and Samurai Shodown!2 are the two new games joining the NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection on Nintendo Switch. Here are some quick details from the press release on both games: King of Fighters R-2 includes 23 playable characters, with vivid and cute animations. You can also
The next fighter coming to Samurai Shodown is stepping in from another game entirely, and looks the part too. For Honor’s Warden will be joining the roster tomorrow (June 24) as part of a crossover between Ubisoft and SNK, and will be the last character to round out the game’s second season pass. Announced Tuesday
Last year, Samurai Shodown took me by surprise. I previewed SNK’s fighter at PAX, it instantly had its grip on me. It is one of the most approachable fighting games I have ever played, and that sentiment still rings true. It’s just so brilliant, with an awesome art style, and unique gameplay unlike anything else
SNK recently confirmed it is currently working on two Metal Slug games. (Shoutout to Gatorade for pointing it out, pity I cannot read Korean.) The first one will launch in 2020 on mobile and its development is 80% complete. This Metal Slug mobile game will mix the usual 2D-scroll run and gun gameplay of the
There has never been a better time to be a fighting game fan…. okay, maybe there has been a better time, but you cannot deny how fantastic the modern fighting game scene is. Sure, titles like Street Fighter 5, and Mortal Kombat 11 are expected to be decent. But even the lesser-known games bring something
Much of today’s fighting games, such as Street Fighter 5, Mortal Kombat 11, and Tekken 7, have their own esports leagues. So, it only makes sense for a title such as SNK’s Samurai Shodown to have one of its own. Well, it seems there may be plans to expand Samurai Shodown esports in the future.
The newest iteration of Samurai Shodown is one of my favorite modern fighting games. Along with Mortal Kombat 11 and Tekken 7, it is the reason I really began loving the genre. Its slow and intense combat, along with its brilliant cartoonish art style is such a departure from what we’ve become accustomed to with
Valentine Day 2020 happened and as usual when such events rolls around, Japanese games studios, artists, character designers and developers all shared some Valentine-themed artwork on Twitter. Mobile and gacha games all do their own events too, revealing new illustrations for their characters. In Japan, Valentine Day is about women giving presents to men, with
Shovel Knight Showdown isn’t the only fighting game with a variation of “showdown” in its title that you should be keeping an eye on this month. SNK’s Samurai Shodown is getting an update as well. In addition to various balance fixes, the developers will finally add Wan-Fu, the final character from the first Season Pass,
Like PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold, a Stadia Pro subscription for Google’s new cloud-based platform comes with some from games. While Google was coy about how often these titles would drop in the past, it seems like they will be coming monthly. At launch, Stadia Pro members (so everyone who owns Google Stadia at
Koei Tecmo revealed today that both Mai Shiranui and Kula Diamond will be joining Dead or Alive 6. Both characters are part of Dead or Alive 6‘s 5th DLC pack, which is a collaboration with The King Of Fighters XIV. Kula and Mai were introduced with a new trailer and will be available on June
Another week, another fighter is introduced to the upcoming SNK fighting game, Samurai Shodown. This time, we see Yoshhitora — who made his debut in Samurai Shodown V — join the fray along with a new trailer. An heir to the Tokugawa shogunate, Yoshitora wields seven swords; six of which are named after lovers, with
SNK’s Samurai Shodown is just over a month away from launch; in fact, its PS4 and Xbox One release date was just moved up to June 25. As we approach its release, the developers are making sure they highlight all the different fighters players will be able to use at launch. While previous trailers have
While Samurai Shodown was previously slated for a June 27, 2019 release, today SNK confirmed that the game will now be releasing for PS4 and Xbox One on June 25, 2019. In addition to this, a new trailer was released and the developers announced that those who pick up Samurai Shodown before the end of
To celebrate the launch of the upcoming Samurai Shodown, SNK is releasing an appropriated-themed transparent Neo Geo Mini. There are three main versions designed after popular fighters Haohmaru, Nakoruru, and Ukyo Tachibana. The limited edition console will release in Japan on June 27th for 15,000 yen and pre-orders will open on May 16th. The Neo