Few issues have contributed as a lot to SNK’s success and enduring legacy because the studio’s many famed combating sport franchises, from Samurai Shodown to Deadly Fury to The King of Fighters. As the subsequent logical step, the corporate has now introduced the institution of a brand new inside growth studio within the type of KOF Studio, which has been charged with shepherding these franchises ahead.
Coinciding with the thirtieth anniversary of the King of Fighters franchise, SNK established KOF Studio to “proudly keep on the 30-year legacy of SNK combating video games whereas additionally bringing forth a brand new revolution”.
Over on the studio’s official web site, SNK writes (translation by way of Gematsu): “KOF Studio will proudly keep on the storied legacy of our iconic combating sport IPs whereas driving their evolution properly into the longer term.”
For readability’s sake, that is primarily the corporate formally renaming an present growth staff already accountable for most of its main combating releases.
As per the web site, SNK formally attributes KOF Studio because the developer of The King of Fighters 15, The King of Fighters 14, SNK Heroines Tag Staff Frenzy, and 2019’s Samurai Shodown, in addition to the upcoming Deadly Fury: Metropolis of the Wolves and untitled Samurai Shodown motion RPG. The previous is due for PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, PS4, and PC on April 21.
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To coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of THE KING OF FIGHTERS, we’re glad to announce the institution of KOF Studio!
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