POSTED:  Thursday, December 3rd, 2020	(July 2022)
	The King of Fighters XV First Details, Artwork, New Logo

  

Today, SNK dropped the first details, concept art, and a brand new logo for The King of Fighters XV. We also now know the first KOF XV gameplay trailer will be released on January 7th, 2021. Lead artist and creative director Eisuke Ogura also shared concept illustrations for the first 3 characters to be confirmed for KOF XV: Kyo Kusanagi, Benimaru Nikaido, and Shun'ei. SNK mentioned that team composition in KOF XV will "differ greatly" from KOF14 and are calling KOF XV the "most ambitious" KOF title to date. Scroll down to check out all of the new content, along with the official character announce trailer featuring producer Yasuyuki Oda and Eisuka Ogura. [UPDATE] Check out the full concept artwork gallery for more.   SNK confirmed that Shun'ei will be the lead protagonist of KOF XV's storyline. Below is the official character announcement trailer featuring commentary from producer Yasuyuki Oda and creative director Eisuke Ogura.   [UPDATE] The trailer above also teased rough sketches of Leona Heidern and K' — possibly confirming them for KOF XV, as well. These sketches appear in the trailer with a black background. Below are reverse "black and white" versions of those sketches.        Additionally, news on SamSho (2019) Season 3 will also be revealed Jan. 7, 2021. Stay tuned on Fighters Gen for more KOF XV news and future reveals!
Sources:  SNK Japan (Twitter),  IGN (YouTube)    RELATED NEWS  |   AUGUST 2019 The King of Fighters Series Celebrates 25th Anniversary One of SNK's most defining and successful 2D fighting franchises turns 25 years old this year. The King of Fighters established itself in August 1994 by bringing together teams of characters from SNK's other IPs such as Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Ikari Warriors, Athena, and even SNK sports games into a "dream match" fighting game.    Related News:  (11-21-2020): New King of Fighters XV Info Coming in 2021,    (11-21-2020): Rumor: Street Fighter 6 Coming in 2022,    (11-5-2020): High-Res Fighting EX Layer Character Art (feat. Terry Bogard),    (10-28-2020): Next Samurai Shodown (2019) Character is from The Last Blade,    (10-14-2020): Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol. 2 PS4 Physical Edition,    (10-3-2020): Breakers Collection Coming to PS4, PC, XB1 & Switch in 2021,    (9-29-2020): KOF 2002: UM Rollback Netcode Beta Begins October 2020,    (9-24-2020): Lady Geese Howard is Coming to KOF: All-Star,    (7-25-2019): KOF x TEKKEN Crossover Announced, Official Artwork   Related TFG Links:   KOF XV,  KOF XIV,  Kyo,  Benimaru,  Shun'ei | TFG NEWS
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