• metal slug 7

    The Final Metal Slug 7 Trailer


    We can't wait to get our hands on Metal Slug 7. The game has been out in Japan since July, but us North Americans are going to have to wait a little longer until November 18th. Until then this new trailer should keep you guys busy while giving you one final tease before release.

    1:00 PM on Mon Oct 20 2008
    By Adam Barenblat
    1,857 views, 31 comments

    Most discussed Archaotic: Wow, this one is looking quality. Isn't it coming to PSN and XBLA too, though? Correct me if more »

  • tokyo game show 2008

    Lets TGS! Oh, Mai, Mai, Mai, Mai, Mai

    SNK Playmore knows how to draw a crowd at Tokyo Game Show — just line up five girls in Mai Shiranui cosplay get ups and let the booth babe hungry masses snap dozens and dozens of photos of their perfectly smooth knees. Then, hope that at least one of them will be interested in playing King of Fighters 2002 or Slot Panic on a cell phone.

    10:30 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    20,589 views, 80 comments

    Most discussed Metal Cleef: I'll go with #5... more »

  • snk playmore

    Metal Slug HD? Et Tu, SNK?

    How does one modernize an 8- or 16-bit classic? If your Capcom or Konami, you may decide that low-fi is the way to go, with Mega Man 9 and Gradius Rebirth going for that old-school look. On the other hand, you can go the Bionic Commando route, putting a high-definition spit-shine on your strictly retro gameplay. That's what SNK may finally be doing with the Metal Slug series, telling IGN that the company is "considering" giving the 2D shooter some visual polish "in a similar way to KOF XII."

    King of Fighters XII, you may recall, brings the classic SNK fighting series into the realm of high-def, with 100% hand-drawn sprites. It looks quite good. We just hope that SNK keeps what we like about Metal Slug intact. We don't want another Metal Slug 3D on our hands.

    HD Metal Slug in the Works? [IGN]

    7:00 PM on Thu Sep 18 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    3,844 views, 52 comments

    Most discussed BanZZaï: et tu ??? more »

  • wii ware

    Samurai Shodown II Hits Wii Next Week, Anthology Coming

    Following in the footsteps of the original Samurai Shodown, which hit the Wii in June, SNK Playmore announced today that Samurai Shodown II is coming to the Wii Virtual Console on Aug. 4, aka next week.

    The 2D fighter will run you 900 Wii Points and features 16 characters, a two player versus mode and tons of silly translations.

    The two Virtual Console releases seem to be setting the stage for Samurai Shodown Anthology which is set to hit the Wii in the forth quarter of the year for $30. That retail game will include Samurai Shodown, Samurai Shodown II, Samurai Shodown III, Samurai Shodown IV, Samurai Shodown V and, you guessed it, Samurai Shodown VI. Man, that's a lot of roman numerals.

    8:00 AM on Fri Aug 1 2008
    By Brian Crecente
    3,045 views, 64 comments

  • rumor smash

    SNK USA Is So Not Closing Down [Updated]

    Rumors are swirling that SNK Playmore, best known for Metal Slug and The King of Fighters, is closing its US offices this summer. What's more, apparently the company is letting go all American employees and officially no longer directly selling its games in the States. The Osaka-based game developer says that this is false. The company is relocating its US office. SNK Japan tells Kotaku: More »

    9:00 PM on Tue May 13 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    4,060 views, 42 comments

    Latest by ese: @Billkwando: Both mang. Maybe they fixed it or something. more »

  • snk

    Ring In The New Year With KOF, Metal Slug, Wet T-Shirts

    Christmas cards from developers are big thing in the West. Similarly, no developer in Japan would be rude enough to neglect sending cards commemorating the New Year. Metal Slug and King of Fighters developer SNK Playmore has already done the honors for this holiday, creating a batch of a half-dozen Happy New Year 2008 card mock ups that you can send to your favorite fan of whatever SNK Playmore games the kids are playing this year. Designs for Metal Slug (above), Samurai Shodown, The King of Fighters XII, The King of Fighters '94 and The King of Fighters '98 are all currently available for your downloading and redistributing pleasure.

    For your own enjoyment, plenty of wallpapers that are not holiday related, including some fabulous desktop worthy World Heroes Gorgeous pieces are just a downward scroll away.

    Happy New Year 2008 [SNK Playmore]

    6:20 PM on Fri Dec 28 2007
    By Michael McWhertor
    10,442 views, 36 comments

    Latest by Tetsuwan_Nikki: hmmm thats..weird more »

  • updates

    Metal Slug 3 Hits XBLA This Wednesday

    In my humble opinion, PSN is outrocking XBLA in terms of new and original titles. But more and more I'm seeing the two services as separate entities. PSN takes risks and finds incredible new talent and fresh IPs. XBLA gives us an easy way to play our old favorites.

    This Wednesday Microsoft is releasing SNK Playmore's heralded classic Metal Slug 3 to XBLA for 800 points. Now in 720p and featuring online co-op multiplayer, I'm almost glad I didn't pump a boatload of quarters into the game when I spotted a cabinet a few months back. But man I've gotta pick up a joystick for the 360 already.

    Metal Slug 3     [xbox]


    11:40 AM on Fri Dec 28 2007
    By Mark Wilson
    2,605 views, 82 comments

    Latest by Billkwando: @Langis: It's called sarcasm, as you probably full well know.....you know......deep down. more »

  • game announcements

    World Heroes Anthology Stateside This Spring

    Are you ready to beat up some historical figures? SNK Playmore USA is bringing yet another famous fighting franchise home to the PlayStation 2 with World Heroes Anthology, due out next Spring. It collects the entire World Heroes saga into one convenient package. You'll get World Heroes, World Heroes 2, World Heroes 2 Jet, and World Heroes Perfect. While their In Development page might have beat the press release to the punch, it's always nice to get an official target window. The game was released earlier this year in Japan with online fighting capability, though the press release for the game doesn't mention the feature, which one would think would be a pretty big detail to leave out. Still, with characters inspired by such infamous characters as Jack the Ripper, Billy the Kidd, Rasputin, Genghis Khan, and Jeanne d'Arc, it's like Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure gone horribly, horribly wrong - and that is beautiful. More »

    1:00 PM on Tue Nov 6 2007
    By Mike Fahey
    1,562 views, 35 comments

    Latest by ese: World Heroes 2 was pretty good, but World Heroes Perfect was where the money was at. more »

  • compilations

    North America Getting World Heroes Gorgeous

    When SNK Playmore announced a World Heroes compilation for the PlayStation 2 in Japan, it didn't necessarily cause a flood of tips to the Kotaku inbox. When we found out that it was dubbed World Heroes Gorgeous, however, the air raid sirens at the top of the tower whined for hours. When the internet was alerted, we were surprised to learn that, despite how you might feel about the World Heroes series of Neo Geo fighting games, everyone loves stuff that's gorgeous.

    Today, thanks to a tip from Jacques, we can prove commenter Scuba Steve wrong. The World Heroes comp is coming stateside, sadly devoid of its flamboyant superlative. SNK Playmore of the US of A has added the insipidly safe World Heroes Anthology... zzzzz... to its list of upcoming projects. Sorry, SNK, but unless we're promised something fabulously sassy and brassy, we're just not interested.

    In Development [SNK Playmore USA]

    4:20 PM on Fri Oct 26 2007
    By Michael McWhertor
    3,217 views, 27 comments

    Latest by wizardofcoz4126: While I will buy this game day one, in the back of my mind I feel this game will have more »

  • playstation 2

    World Heroes Gets Gorgeous!

    Anyone out there remember World Heroes, Alpha Denshi's not that great fighting game for the Neo Geo platform? There were only a handful of them, with sequels like World Heroes 2 Jet and World Heroes Perfect hitting arcades throughout the early nineties. Fortunately for those who have fond memories of the 2D fighter, SNK Playmore is releasing a collection of four World Heroes games for the PlayStation 2.

    And it might just have the best name ever: World Heroes Gorgeous! The emphasis is mine.

    Seriously, does it get any better than "gorgeous"? No, I don't think it does. Please take a few minutes to enjoy the ultimate fighting game name and mourn the loss of "turbo" and "hyper." They were good to us.

    7:20 PM on Mon Oct 15 2007
    By Michael McWhertor
    5,256 views, 36 comments

    Latest by sing4england: It is a shame that they didn't at least thought of doing a good remake of one of the versions more »