GC 2021 Press release

King of Fighters XV Release Date Announced During Gamescom Opening Night Live

Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition will release on February 17, 2022 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Xbox Series X|S

Larkspur, Calif (August 25, 2021) – During the Gamescom Opening Night Live show, Koch Media, a leading global publishing partner, and SNK CORPORATION, announced that the fighting game King of Fighters XV: The King of Fighters will be launching on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and the Epic Games Store on February 17th, 2022.
View the full length trailer on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/_o7Ip64-Sio
King of Fighters XV features 39 characters including classic popular characters, resurrected fan favorites, and those crucial to the unfolding events. This is the first time the heroes from each saga have come together making this an unmissable moment in the King of Fighters storyline. The latest installment in the King of Fighters saga continues from the previous title’s Story Mode. Heroes from the Orochi, NESTS, and Ash Sagas have all joined King of Fighters XV, and this time, the story is coming to an explosive climax.
King of Fighters XV features the classic 3v3 team battle system, as well as a number of new features, such as SHATTER STRIKE, a new mechanic that enables players to counter enemy attacks. Additionally, players will experience an improved MAX Mode, as well as MAX Mode (Quick), with a rush function that will allow for combos to be carried out by rapidly pressing attack buttons. All these features, including some revamped and vibrant special moves, will ensure some explosive fights and exciting gameplay for new and veteran players alike.
King of Fighters XV will support 1-2 players local as well as 2-8 players online play. The game features a wide variety of online modes, including RANKED MATCH, CASUAL MATCH, ROOM MATCH, and ONLINE TRAINING. There’s also a new DRAFT VS mode, which pits you against an opponent as you try to nab your favorite character before they can. Rollback netcode has been adopted for the best online experience.
The gallery features will include not only character voices and King of Fighters XV in-game cinematics, but also a special animated short, directed by world-renowned artist Masami Obari.
Additionally, the new DJ Station features over 300 popular songs from the entire King of Fighters series. Players will even be able to customize their fights to have their favorite tracks playing in the background. 
Pre-orders begin today on the following editions on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Xbox Series X|S:
King of Fighters XV Standard Edition - $59.99
  • Contains the base game 
King of Fighters XV Day One Edition - $59.99
  • Contains the Terry “Garou: Mark of the Wolves” DLC outfit
  • Only available as a physical retail sku
King of Fighters XV Deluxe Edition (Digital) - $84.99
  • Contains the base game plus three days Early Access
  • Plus the KOFXV Team Pass 1 (Includes Team 1 & 2 DLC that includes three characters per team, six characters in total)
  • The exclusive Leona “Classic Leona” outfit - digital SKU only
Digital content available:
KOF XV Team Pass 1
DLC Characters "Team 1" +"Team 2" combo pack(two teams, six characters) - $29.99
DLC Characters "Team 1" 3 DLC characters(1 Team) - $15.99
DLC Characters "Team 2" 3 DLC characters(1 Team) - $15.99
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About SNK
Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, SNK develop, publish, and distribute interactive entertainment software on a global scale. Known for such franchises as THE KING OF FIGHTERS, METAL SLUG, and SAMURAI SHODOWN, SNK continues to focus on their rich console game and arcade history.
About Koch Media 
The Koch Media Group is a global developer, publisher and distributor of video games, VR games, gaming hardware and merchandise.  
The group’s publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe, America, Australia and Asia. Koch Media has more than 25 years of experience in the digital media business and has risen to become a leading global publishing partner. The Koch Media Group runs a multi-label strategy with fully owned publishing units such as Prime Matter, Deep Silver, Milestone, Vertigo Games and Ravenscourt, publishing games for consoles, PC and VR platforms across all physical and digital channels. 
Additionally, as global publishing partner Koch Media has formed long-term multi-national publishing collaborations with numerous game publishers including Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Capcom, CI Games, Giants Software, Kalypso, Koei Tecmo, Konami, Paradox, Sega, SNK, Square Enix, Techland, Tripwire, Warner Bros, and many others.
With its parent company in Höfen, Austria, and the Publishing HQ in Munich, Germany, Koch Media owns local publishing companies in Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Australia, the United States as well as Japan and Hong Kong. 
The Koch Media Group owns ten game development studios: Deep Silver Volition (Champaign, IL / USA), Deep Silver Dambuster Studios (Nottingham / UK), Deep Silver Fishlabs (Hamburg / Germany), Warhorse Studios (Prague / Czech Republic), Milestone (Milan / Italy), Voxler (Paris / France) , Flying Wild Hog (Warsaw, Kraków, Rzeszów / Poland), Free Radical Design (Nottingham / UK) and Vertigo Games (Rotterdam /The Netherlands), DigixArt (Montpellier, France).Additionally, the Koch Media Group collaborates with numerous independent development studios around the world.
Part of the Koch Media Group is also Koch Films, a leading European independent film distributor with business primarily in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy as a cinema, TV, online and Home Entertainment distributor. The Koch Media Group also owns Gaya Entertainment, a leading video game merchandise company in Munich, Germany, and the Quality Assurance Facility in Olomouc, Czech Republic.  
Koch Media is an Embracer Group company.