Tag: King of Fighters
News The King of Fighters 15 Gets Very Generous PS5, PS4 Demo
Features 15 fighters
Demos are making a comeback, and The King of Fighters 15 is the latest title to give PS5 and PS4 owners a taste. Originally released last year, this sampler is surprisingly generous, featuring 15 playable fighters, as well as Versus and Training Modes. You can’t transfer your data to the full release, but obviously this...
News King of Fighters 15 Comes Together with Full Crossplay
True kings play together
Crossplay has become a little bit of a lifesaver for games with smaller online communities. While it’s great that games like Fortnite and Rocket League enable you to play together, irrespective of console – the feature can be an essential means of establishing a healthy playerbase among less popular games. One particular...
News King of Fighters 15 Grabs a Cool Animated Trailer
Expectations shattered
SNK has released a rather hype King of Fighters XV animated short, drumming up some excitement ahead of the game's 17th February release date on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. The animation features a number of characters from the series, all of whom look lovely in their well-drawn 2D forms. To be clear, that's us knocking...
News King of Fighters 15 Isn't the King of File Size on PS5
Surprisingly big for a fighter
King of Fighters XV is only a couple of weeks away from its PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 launch. The solid-looking team-based brawler is set to be an extremely important title for SNK, as the veteran developer seeks to solidify its position on the modern fighting game pantheon. The new Samuari Shodown was great —...
Dream team
King of Fighters XV will launch with 39 playable characters on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 early next year. The anticipated SNK brawler got a new trailer at Gamescom 2021, which gives a brief overview of what to expect. Hopefully we get some raw, uncut gameplay footage in the near future. King of Fighters XV releases on the 17th...
News King of Fighters XV Delayed to Early 2022
Fight another day
Despite pumping out a new character trailer what feels like every other day, King of Fighters XV will not hit its targeted 2021 release window, developer SNK has confirmed. The PlayStation 4 brawler didn't actually have a confirmed date, but having been announced all the way back in 2019, it didn't necessarily look like a hefty...
News King of Fighters XV Looks Like a Real Step Forward in First Trailer, Screenshots
Launches 2021
Update: SNK has dropped its long awaited King of Fighters XV trailer (which was previously delayed). It's rather short, but together with the screenshots that we've included below, it's pretty much our first look at the game, which is aiming for a 2021 launch. The developer promises more information very soon — next week, if all goes...
News King of Fighters XIV Ultimate Edition Includes All DLC, Out Now on PS4 in Europe
20th in North America
SNK has gone ahead and announced King of Fighters XIV Ultimate Edition for PS4. Available digitally through the PlayStation Store, this edition of the 2016 brawler includes all the DLC characters and costumes that were released post-launch. That's eight new fighters (for a total of 58) and ten outfits. It also comes with ten...
News King of Fighters XV's Big Reveal Has Been Delayed
Was meant to happen today
Before the holidays, SNK announced that it would finally be showing King of Fighters XV off to the world in January 2021. The big reveal was scheduled for today — that's the 6th January — but the company's hit the brakes at the last minute. "Today’s announcement of KOF XV and SAMURAI SHODOWN’s Season Pass 3 which...
News King of Fighters XV Reappears with Character Confirmation, Promises Gameplay in January 2021
Let's Kyo
It's about time that we got an update on King of Fighters XV. The game was officially announced back at Evo 2019, but we've heard nothing since. Until now, that is. SNK's Yasuyuki Oda and Eisuke Ogura star in a new developer video that confirms the first three playable characters in King of Fighters XV. All three are returning fighters:...
News King of Fighters XV Announced, Now in Development
Taking back the crown
SNK has confirmed that King of Fighters XV is now in development. It received a tiny, tiny teaser at Evo 2019, which only showed the project's logo. No release window, or even systems were confirmed, although we're sure that SNK will clarify the latter soon. Are you a KoF fan? Get your combos together in the comments section...
News The King of Fighters '97 Schedules a Global Match on PS4, PS Vita
Will you KoF up for it?
In news that could only truly excite editorial director Damien McFerran, SNK has announced The King of Fighters ’97 Global Match. Despite the name, it’s scheduled to release in 2018 – sometime in the Spring, to be more precise. It's due out on the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. As alluded, the headline new addition to this...
Review The King of Fighters XIV (PS4)
Royal ruckus
While Capcom is rightly credited as the company which kick-started interest in the one-on-one fighting genre, there's another firm which built up comparable reputation in the field and – some would passionately argue – actually managed to trump the creator of Street Fighter on more than one occasion. SNK would become a household...
TGS 2015 The King of Fighters XIV Roundhouse Kicks onto PS4
Mai goodness
The latest game in the long-running King of Fighters franchise was today announced at Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference. Titled The King of Fighters XIV, the brawler will be coming to PlayStation 4, however developer SNK Playmore didn't reveal if it'll be exclusive to Sony's super machine.