Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
	The King of Fighters XV Delayed to Q1 2022

  

KOF XV producer Yasuyuki Oda made the announcement that The King of Fighters XV release window has been postponed to the first quarter of 2022. The official statement from SNK confirms the continued rising cases of COVID-19 in Japan has affected the original development schedule for KOF XV and is the main cause for the delay. KOF XV was originally announced back at EVO 2019 with the logo reveal, but it wasn't until early this year that the first gameplay footage was shown. The visuals have even evolved and improved over the past few months in recent trailers, and SNK reaffirmed that the decision for the delay is to ensure the "quality" of KOF XV. Read the full official statement from SNK's Yasuyuki Oda, below:   A message from KOF XV producer, Yasuyuki Oda There are many fans who are anticipating the release of KOF XV in 2021, however at this point in time, we unfortunately have to announce that KOF XV will now be launching within the 1st quarter of 2022.  The development timeline we set out to reach in the beginning has been affected by the ever-still rising cases of COVID-19 within Japan. We have made the ultimate decision in the end that the product’s quality must come first, and so with that decision comes an altered release window. We sincerely ask for your kind patience and understanding as our development teams continue to work hard on KOF XV as we draw closer to its release.    It's unclear how this decision will impact SNK's "Wednesday Night KOF XV" character reveals moving forward, but as far as tonight's reveal goes, SNK confirmed that a gameplay trailer for Samurai Shodown's Amakusa will debut this evening at 10pm (EST) in place of the next KOF XV reveal. To put things in perspective... judging by the current release schedule of KOF XV trailers, the game was looking like a late Q3-Q4 release prior to the postponement. So the delay is essentially just a few months. Stay tuned on TFG for upcoming KOF XV news.
Sources:  Official Website,  SNK Global (Twitter)     Related News  |   May 2021 Blue Mary Revealed for The King of Fighters XV Last week, SNK announced Clark Still and Ralf Jones for KOF XV. This week's character reveal is one of the final DLC characters released for KOF 14, Blue Mary. As usual, the new gameplay trailer is about one minute long, previewing Blue Mary's updated moveset and grappling fighting style. Watch the full gameplay reveal trailer for Blue Mary and check out some new HD screenshots of The King of Fighters XV, inside:   Related News:  (5-26-2021): Blue Mary Revealed for The King of Fighters XV,    (5-19-2021): Clark and Ralf Revealed for KOF XV,    (5-12-2021): Leona Heidern Revealed for KOF XV,    (5-5-2021): Ryo and Robert Revealed for KOF XV,    (4-28-2021): Chris Revealed for The King of Fighters XV,    (4-28-2021): Samurai Shodown Hibiki Character Render & Colors,    (4-28-2021): SFV Art Director Takes Guess on Next KOF XV Character   Related TFG Links:  The King of Fighters 15,  Blue Mary | TFG NEWS
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