We only expected to see anything new about KoF XIV, but SNKP released something new before that – a new trailer: Andy is now confirmed in the cast, with a slightly revised look like everyone else so far, and other visual tweaks can also been seen – namely, Kyo now has brown hair instead of the black he had in previous […]
Read moreA few weeks ago, we reported that SNK Playmore might be withdrawing from the Pachislot business. Today, the company has officially released a press statement to announce their withdrawal from the Pachislot industry. With the Pachislot division shut down, SNK Playmore will focus on their games and licensing business. For games, the company will leverage their partnership with Ledo to […]
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The Secret Society, Dream Cancel, and various members from the KOF community have once again teamed up to create another High Stakes KOF XIII tournament being hosted at the infamous Next Level Arcade, a frequently visited venue of many great players of all games. Arturo “nycfurby” Sanchez of Team Spooky is confirmed to be streaming the event at twitch.tv/nycfurby as […]
Read moreAccording to a report by Pachinko industry site Pachislot Village, SNK Playmore will be shutting down their Pachislot business. They reported that SNK Playmore currently has no new Pachislot machines on file for approval in the new couple months. Separately, a report on Yugi-Nippon reported that the SNK Playmore will close their Tokyo office at the end of this month. […]
Read moreComing from just about the middle of the East Coast in Raleigh, NC, the third installment of The Fall Classic tournament series is happening from Sept. 11-13, 2015. The Top 8 of the KOFXIII tournament will be streamed Sept. 13 12PM EST (9AM PST) by Bifuteki. You can follow the streams and event schedule here. Brackets for those wanting to […]
Read moreLast year SNK Playmore took legal against Square Enix, filing a criminal complaint due to the fact that SE’s publishing branch did not consult them about using content from their games in the “High Score Girl” manga (which heavily covered arcade games from the 90s), and some time after Square Enix took legal against against SNKP in retaliation. As […]
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Read moreA while ago, we reported that SNK Playmore was possibly in talks to be acquired by a Chinese company called Leyou Technologies. The news originated from a stock filing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Though the exact name of the target company was not identified in the document, the details highly suggest that it was SNK Playmore. Since then, […]
Read moreEven if you play KoF mostly for the competitive side of things and don’t really care about the game’s story, you must have at least spent some time in XIII’s Arcade mode to unlock Billy and Saiki. In the process, you may have read or skipped all the pre-match exchanges between every pair of characters that meets in the game’s […]
Read more** This story is developing. We will be updating this article as more information comes to light** There is a rumor that SNK Playmore has been acquired by a Chinese company circulating around. The rumor is based on a recent disclosure of interest document submitted to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by Leyou Technologies Holdings. As a rule, publicly listed […]
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