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    King Of Fighters XII For US, Europe In 2009

    You'd have thought this news was to be simply expected, not highlighted, but in these days of not-getting-SFIV-cabinets, you can't take anything for granted: Ignition Entertainment have today announced that they'll be publishing console versions of SNK's King of Fighters XII in the US and Europe. And that's about all they announced. No price, no intended platforms, not even a vague release window, though with it not due in Japanese arcades until next April, don't go expecting it too soon. More »

    5:00 AM on Wed Nov 19 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    2,122 views, 34 comments

    Most discussed dommafia: that last guy is almost an exact copy of ken :\ Actually more like Ken and Dan had a baby more »

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    Mai Shiranui Ravaged

    Joining fellow SNK character Iroha from Samurai Shodown, Mai Shiranui is the latest game female to appear in the Queen's Gate art books. Fully licensed by SNK, the book is illustrated by Mahiru Izumi. Queen's Gate is a spin-off of Queen's Blade, which is a Lost Worlds style "combat picture book game."

    Have a closer look after the jump. Pics are NSFW. More »

    6:40 AM on Fri Oct 31 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    30,938 views, 69 comments

    Most discussed Twoflower: Wow. SNK are literally whoring out their characters now, if they're letting a hentai anime artist draw her porn-style. more »

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    SNK Announces New Corporate President

    Osaka-based game maker SNK announced that it has a new company president. Starting today, Soichiro Hosoya will take the reins of the SNK, who's best know for its King of Fighters franchise and Metal Slug series. "SNK will ramp up all current projects for the new growing stage and I promise to do my best with vigorous dedication," said Hosoya. Previously, Hosoya was the SNK's Director of Game Titles. He will be taking over from current president Koichi Toyama.

    Hit the jump for a full statement. More »

    4:00 AM on Thu Oct 30 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    1,056 views, 7 comments

    Most discussed TheBakachan: I hope someday SNK goes back into arcade hardware, and makes another revolutionary hardware platform. On a related note, I doubled more »

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    Booth Showcase: SNK Is The King Of Fighters, Boobs

    We close out our TGS booth tours with SNK’s. Thanks for stickin' around. It was both larger and more impressive than last year’s mild effort, thanks in most part to the presence of an row of eight playable King of Fighters XII arcade cabinets. Oh, and two 60” LCD’s showcasing that action, helping make it easily the most visually impressive game of the show. The rest of the stuff in their booth (ie anything not King of Fighters) was standard SNK fare: boobs, more boobs and mouse pads with boobs on them.

    7:00 PM on Tue Oct 14 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    8,908 views, 16 comments

    Most discussed roscoe: at least your wrists won't get sore... or will they? more »

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    How Are The King of Fighters XII Cabinets Linked?

    In Western arcades, the 1player and 2player joysticks are typically side-by-side for fighting games, and in Japanese arcades, the sticks are only side-by-side for co-op play. Fighting games traditionally have cabinets placed back to back in rows so that you cannot see the player you are fighting — that is, unless you actually look over the cabinet. Bad manners! Regarding how the cabinets are linked, Street Fighter IV is hardly traditional. More »

    10:00 AM on Fri Oct 10 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    10,266 views, 39 comments

    Most discussed Modus_Operandi: Why are the Japanese so fuckign anti-social when ti comes to gaming? They have to be dragged kicking and screaming more »

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    These Fighters Are In The King of Fighters XII

    We've heard that King of Fighters XII has been dated for Japanese arcades new April, and now we hear about the game's ever expanding line-up. There are 11 playable characters in the show floor demo: Terry, Kim, Athena Asamiya, Leona Heidern, Ralf Jones, Kyo Kusanagi, Shen Woo, Ryo Sakazaki, Benimaru Nikaido, Robert Garcia and Ash Crimson. Three characters were announced as well: Iori Yagami, Andy Bogart and Raiden.

    12:00 AM on Thu Oct 9 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    6,288 views, 66 comments

    Most discussed KeroseneClimax: "Say what? It's no fluke. This is why I'm here every year." As long as Terry is showing up, I'm always more »

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    Do You Need A Hero? Metal Slug 7 Trailer


    It's really hard not to be a complete sucker for Metal Slug. Luckily, the seventh game in the series is headed to the Nintendo DS November 18th. Please feel free to never stop making sequels to this game, thanks!

    4:30 PM on Thu Oct 2 2008
    By Adam Barenblat
    3,298 views, 49 comments

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    Here, Another Gorgeous King Of Fighters XII Trailer


    And this one's not some shaky cam one, either. It's a proper one. A long, proper one, that shows off better than any before the hundreds of frames of animation that have been poured into each character.

    6:20 AM on Fri Sep 26 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    6,079 views, 117 comments

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    SNK Talk KOFXII's Gorgeous, Gorgeous Graphics

    You know one of the key differences between product and art? It's in the craftsmanship. Lots of people can churn out a 3D model of an alien, few can hand-draw and then animate lush, vibrant, 2D sprites. So those that can, we treasure. And we treasure SNK! Speaking yesterday at the Tokyo Amusement Show, King Of Fighters XII producer Masaaki Kukino spoke at length about not just their upcoming fighter, but its "traditional" graphics:

    Overall, it's a very hard process that could take 16 months for even an experienced designer to do alone. In terms of data, the character size is about four times larger [than in previous installments]. But when considering the extra errors that come about in doing the [bigger] pixel art, the trouble is more than four times what it used to be.

    Each character in KOFXII has around 400 to 600 [sprite] patterns. Every single one of them is hand-drawn, and it's something that we're proud of. I'll only say it here, but we believe that this is something that no other company can imitate, something that only SNK Playmore can do.

    Amazing.

    King of Fighters XII knuckles up next year     [GameSpot]

    6:20 AM on Fri Sep 19 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    10,928 views, 88 comments

    Most discussed Barts: As much as I am overjoyed to see one of myfavourite beat'em-ups return in splendid form, I would like to more »