Few issues have contributed as a lot to SNK’s success and enduring legacy because the studio’s many famed combating recreation franchises, from Samurai Shodown to Deadly Fury to The King of Fighters. As the following logical step for itself, the corporate has now introduced the established a brand new inside improvement studio within the type of KOF Studio, which has been charged with shepherding these franchises ahead.
SNK has introduced to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the King of Fighters franchise that it has established KOF Studio to “proudly keep it up 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 it up the storied legacy of our iconic combating recreation IPs whereas driving their evolution nicely into the longer term.”
For readability’s sake, that is basically the corporate formally renaming an current improvement crew that has already been 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 Crew 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 out for PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, PS4, and PC on April 21.
🎊 KOF thirtieth Anniversary Undertaking Half 30 🎊
To coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of THE KING OF FIGHTERS, we’re glad to announce the institution of KOF Studio!
KOF Studio will proudly keep it up the 30-year legacy of SNK combating video games whereas additionally bringing forth a brand new… pic.twitter.com/VgSsWnn0bK— KOF STUDIO (@KOFstudio_en) December 29, 2024
