SNK has recently announced the newest DLC team to join the popular fighting game The King of Fighters XV.
The King of Fighters XV Team Samurai
EVO 2022 last Sunday was certainly exciting as tons of announcements were revealed. One of them was an update on The King of Fighters XV, which was getting some new stuff including a new team DLC. The newest team to join will be Team Samurai, which is comprised of characters from another popular fighting game, Samurai Shodown. It will include Haohmaru, Nakoruru, and Darli Dagger.
Reunion of SNK Heroes
The first two fighters have already joined The King of Fighters in previous entries as guest characters while Darli Dagger is a new addition. Their addition has also culminated in the reunion of SNK characters in one game: Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, King of Fighters, and Samurai Shodown. This will be the last team DLC for the first season.
Season Two Revealed
Aside from the new team DLC, SNK also revealed the second season for KOFXV. It will introduce a new set of characters that will join the roster. They revealed two characters that will be joining first, who are Shingo Yabuki and Kim Kaphwan. There was no gameplay footage or the other characters that will join them in a team. The upcoming season will be released sometime in 2023. They also revealed that crossplay is in the works.
Fatal Fury 2 is Coming!
There was also a big surprise for the fans of Fatal Fury as SNK revealed there will be a new Fatal Fury /Garou game in the future. It has now been greenlit with more details in the future.
The King of Fighters XV is now available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games.