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By KakuchopureiVerified|March 7, 2025|0 Comment
Behind every successful man is an equally successful woman. Behind every famous fighting game franchise, there's always a woman or two to show men how it's done. Nothing exemplifies girl power than a sole woman in a fighting game. Or in this current generation, 1/4th of the title's roster. To celebrate International Women’s Day this weekend...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|August 26, 2024|0 Comment
Game company SNK is celebrating 30 years of The King of Fighters with a special 30th anniversary website and more. Apart from a spiffy website with a ton of KOF and Fatal Fury characters like Terry Bogard and Kyo Kusanagi, SNK will be launching 30 programs and announcements starting from today until 13 September. Here's the breakdown: Part ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|July 25, 2024|0 Comment
Kotobukiya will be adding a new SNK character in its bishoujo roster, The sixth member SNK Bishoujo series is military badass Ikari team representative Leona Heidern from the King of Fighter series. The adopted daughter of Heidern made her debut in KOF '96 and has an array of slashes and acrobatic assassin moves just like her adoptive father. Th...
By Lewis LarcombeVerified|July 22, 2024|0 Comment
Capcom has unveiled an exciting new teaser trailer for Street Fighter 6, featuring the iconic Terry Bogard from the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series. This legendary fighter is set to make his debut in the World Tour mode of Street Fighter 6 as part of the game's downloadable content (DLC) in Autumn 2024. The teaser offers a thrilling glimp...
By Lewis LarcombeVerified|December 1, 2023|0 Comment
EVO Japan 2024 game lineup has officially been announced. With registration commencing, Some of the best fighting game players in the world will come together to fight for a piece of the ¥14 million prizepool. This year is a bit different as EVO has announced that they are introducing a participation fee to enhance the overall quality of conten...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|June 13, 2023|0 Comment
"Koko desu ka?" Those infamous words from The King of Fighters 1996's uber-boss Goenitz will be ringing in people's ears in 2023 when The King Of Fighters XV's next free update goes live on 20th June; that's next week. Not only will KOF XV get crossplay across all existing platforms -PC, Xbox, and PlayStation- but will also get Goenitz as a p...
By KakuchopureiVerified|December 21, 2022|3 Comments
For the rest of the list, head here. For #27, head here. #26. The King of Fighters XV (PS5, Xbox Series X | S, PS4, PC) Inheriting the series' traditional 3-on-3 team battle, The King of Fighters XV or KOF XV as it's simply known was released back in February in a landscape of already-existing fighters like Guilty Gear Strive and Tekken 7. ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|November 24, 2022|0 Comment
The King Of Fighters XV's Season 2 Pass will start rolling out on January 2023. SNK has launched a trailer announcing its arrival. It also mentions that character balance and refinements, along with classic character Shingo Yabuki will be out first in January 2023. For those not in the know, Shingo is Kyo's pupil in the art of fighting. He has s...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|August 31, 2022|0 Comment
Capcom and SNK are fighting game juggernauts then and now, so it only made sense for both of them to team up at one point to make a crossover fighting game between the two factions. That happened with 2000's Capcom VS SNK and 2001's Capcom VS SNK 2, with both games being very popular in their time. Will there be a revival for this? It's a possib...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|August 8, 2022|0 Comment
After The King of Fighters XV grand finals at EVO 2022, SNK made a slew of grand announcements. Chief of them is the next slew of DLC characters for KOF XV. First up is Team Samurai, which consists of characters from Samurai Shodown: Haohmaru, Nakoruru, and Darlie Dagger. The trailer only showed off the character models in-game (definitely lifte...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|April 30, 2022|0 Comment
Xiaohai is a name you hear often in high-level The King of Fighters and 2D fighting game play. Without him, there wouldn't be other Chinese and Taiwanese players like ET picking up the KOF mantle and keeping the scene alive. So when you hear him craft up his tier list for the recently-out The King of Fighters XV, you would darn well listen. His ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|April 5, 2022|0 Comment
The company that made The King of Fighters XV and other classic 2D action and fighting games is pretty much fully owned by Saudi Arabian royalty. In late 2020, the company known as Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC), that is owned by Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, previously purchased a 33% stake and became SNK's larges...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|March 21, 2022|1 Comment
KOF XV has one more surprise in store: the addition of SNK uberboss Omega Rugal as a playable character. This DLC was announced during the Japan Fighting Game Publishers roundtable that happened an hour ago. Apart from him being a free DLC character, SNK will also release a special Boss Challenge version of him, where he's more powerful and will...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|February 28, 2022|0 Comment
While there aren't any standout The King of Fighters XV figures and statues up for pre-order right now, company Flying Fish has the next best thing. The statue and figure-making company just announced pre-orders for The King of Fighters '97 Orochi Shermie, the Orochi version of sexy wrestler fighter and fan of eye-covering long bangs Shermie fro...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|February 21, 2022|0 Comment
The King of Fighters XV is out now for all major platforms, and it's doing great so far on SNK's side. According to Steam Charts (via Eventhubs), KOF XV has hit an all-time peak of 8,205 players. At this point in typing, the game is being played by 6,049 people for the last 24 hours. This puts KOF XV as one of the best launch SNK titles on PC so...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|February 20, 2022|0 Comment
While it'll take some time for The King of Fighters pro players and content creators to make up a definitive bunch of KOF XV tier lists for competitive play, here's a good alternative to sate your thirsts. Pro gamer Justin Wong, known for having a lot of people pull off EVO Moment 37 on him during online play, just published his own KOF XV tier ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|February 19, 2022|0 Comment
Platform(s): PS4 (version reviewed), PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series Genre: 2D fighting game with 3v3 and legacy mechanics If anything, SNK clearly knows its audience and niche. Rather than making a mass appeal 2D fighting game from scratch, the company sticks to what it knows best and just pile it on for its loyal fanbase and top players. Th...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|January 20, 2022|0 Comment
A new gaming generation means another new King of Fighters game to rival Capcom's offering. The King of Fighters XV was announced and features a nifty art style, some new battle mechanics in its 3v3 combat, and the return of fan favourites. Here are the revealed characters so far, each with their own trailers. Team Rival Isla https://www.yout...
By Alleef AshaariVerified|November 29, 2021|0 Comment
SNK has announced that The King Of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Final Edition will finally be getting a highly-anticipated feature via a new major update. Something that online players will definitely appreciate. Rollback netcode. The King Of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Final Edition will receive a major Steam update this winter, adding major ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|July 6, 2021|0 Comment
SNK and Koch Media will be partnering up to release the former's sequel fighting game The King of Fighters XV on a global scale. The game will be out for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, and PC (Steam and Epic Games) in Q1 2022. Just like past entries, the fighting game pits fighters in a 3v3 match featuring characters from Fatal Fury, Art o...
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