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SNK EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag KOF XII for 360 finally gets its patch, online fixes 26 Well it's about time. The Xbox 360 version of King of Fighters XII has finally been patched to fix its various online troubles and stability issues. Its PS3 counterpart was issued some time ago, ... New characters revealed for KOF Sky Stage 14 The official blog for SNK's upcoming arcade title King of Fighters: Sky Stage was updated today, unveiling two new characters. If you haven't already solved this great mystery by looking at the p... Metal Slug XX comes to PSP, underwear pre-order bonus 16 Hey, look at that, it's a new Metal Slug. Who knew? I didn't, because if I had, I would have pre-ordered it in Japan, where doing so apparently nets you the sweet pre-order bonus of a pair of und... Review: The King of Fighters XII 123 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The old Dickens passage might never have applied so well to a videogame as it does the release of SNK Playmore and Ignition Entertainment's KO... Terry Bogard statue is neat, but its hat fails 18 Along with our retail review copies of King of Fighters XII (officially out tomorrow for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3), Ignition also sent over a Terry Bogard figure/statue, which arrived today. Th... SNK Playmore promises optimized online for KOF XII 13 We all know how frustrating it can be when an intense online battle is crippled by lag or poor network performance. It's enough to make you want to punch somebody in the face, especially if you w... SNK and Ignition launch KOF XII DOT Graphics Gallery 20 If you're an SNK fan, you're probably more than a little excited for the upcoming release of King of Fighters XII. Trust me, I've spent the better part of this afternoon playing it, and you've go... A Star Radish gameplay video, growing in the wild 9 Ok, if you aren't some sort of SNK enthusiast, bear with me here. Earlier this year, on April Fool's Day, SNK Playmore announced a game called Star Radish, an 8-bit Neo Geo shmup made by a "... King of Fighters XII coming July 28, new vids to celebrate! 26 The end of July is going to be a good time for fans of 2D fighters: the genre has seen a resurgence in popularity over the past couple of months, and SNK's King of Fighters XII is only one of man... Worms 2, King of Fighters '98 comes to XBLA this week 19 Because Worms was totally awesome on Xbox LIVE Arcade, Team 17 made a sequel, Worms 2: Armageddon. Sure, the name is uninspired, but it is by all accounts pretty awesome, and it’s coming ou... Engrish Marketplace entry for Garou is ludicrous 31 Garou: Mark of the Wolves is coming to Xbox Live Arcade today, and despite costing 800 Microsoft Points, it's already providing mass entertainment completely free of charge. Garou's summary on th... Garou, Droplitz hit Xbox LIVE Arcade this week 15 So it appears as if Japanese players won't be getting all of the SNK love -- Garou: Mark of the Wolves will be coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday for 800 MS Points. Fans of Fatal Fury and ... Japan XBLA gets Garou: Mark of the Wolves next week 8 So the Japanese Xbox Live Arcade has a confirmed date for the release of SNK's lovely fighter Garou: Mark of the Wolves: June 24th, where it will launch at the price of 800 Microsoft Points ($10)... King of Fighters XII: fighter videos of Athena and friends 18 We may not have more fresh moose knuckle for you today, but these videos are still hot in a videogame-y and non-sexy way.While pictures are nice, seeing this hand-drawn game in action is a true j... Pre-E3 09: King of Fighters XII tournament inside look 21 Destructoid put our Terry Bogard hats on and raided the King of Fighters XII championship tournament, hosted by Ignition Entertainment, SNK PLAYMORE, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) an... Pre-E3 09: King of Fighters XII launch trailer 17 We're headed to an industry King of Fighters XII tournament tomorrow, and I'm pumped. I suck, and I'll embarass myself, but I'm going to do my best to do Destructoid proud. I have no chance of wi... King of Fighters XII online play detailed 11 If you're like me, you're good and ready for the console release of King of Fighters XII on the PS3 and Xbox 360 this July. A big draw is going to be the online play, and today we have a breakdow... SNK's fake April Fool's Day game becomes real 19 This year, in our list of April Fool's Day jokes, you may have seen SNK's Star Radish, which was a fake Neo Geo game. No one was fooled by the webpage for the salad shooter, but some said that th... King of Fighters XII website goes live, invites fan art 7 The King of Fighters XII site is go. The opening page is kind of an eyefu*k, but I think that was the point. The site is packed full of videos, sound bytes, imagery and lots of other cool stuff t... Garou: Mark of the Wolves coming to the US? Rated by ESRB 21 You might have known that Japanese Xbox 360 owners were getting a version of the 1999 SNK game Garou: Mark of the Wolves, but now an update from the ESRB webpage points to a US version coming soo... The King of Fighters Sky Stage looks as crazy as it sounds 25 Among Microsoft's 31 Xbox 360 game dump all over Japan, the most curious of the curious Xbox LIVE Arcade titles was revealed -- SNK's The King of Fighters Sky Stage. Yes, this is an overhead shoo... Come play King of Fighters XII, Street Fighter IV challenge 10 Last year Anime Matsuri (Houston, Texas, April 10-12) was one of the first to have Tekken 6 available for play. This year they follow that debuting tradition with the highly anticipated King of F... Sexy The King of Fighter XII comes to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 this summer 28 You know when your own PR is calling past games in your series "antiquated" (as in "antiquated character sprites used over the past 14 years"), it's time for a change. Enter T... Oh, the humanity! Samurai Shodown II on XBLA is actually 800 MS Points, not 400 27 Remember back on Monday when I told you about how Samurai Shodown II would hit Xbox LIVE Arcade (today) for the seemingly awesome price of 400 Microsoft Points? Yeah, well apparently the XBLA pre... King of Fighters '98 hitting Xbox Live Arcade 19 The official list of games that will be appearing at the Tokyo Game Show has been released, and with it comes the news that King Of Fighters '98 - Ultimate Match will be heading to Xbox Live Arca... SNK has developed an RPG for busy gamers 23 I really love the RPG genre but I almost never manage to actually finish one. There are three sitting on my desk right now, some of which I've barely scratched the surface on. And, when I finall... Samurai Showdown II comes to the Wii VC 21 I love me some SNK, and one of my favorite things to come from them is Samurai Showdown. I don't know why, though. I suck. Seriously, I'm horrible. I'm solely responsible for 72% of Haohmaru's to... Destructoid review: SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 34 I can't convey to you how bad I wanted a Neo Geo console back in the day. Unfortunately, the price always held me back. I remember one particularly bad time where I traveled quite a distance to f... SNK Playmore story turns crazy: Destructoid finds the sanity 33 Yesterday I wrote an article about how SNK Playmore was closing its US doors while Ignition US would handle distribution of the company's game. It looked like people would lose jobs, not least Be... SNK Playmore is closing once again [Update] 58 I just received word from a source of mine that SNK Playmore, the Neo-Geo creator responsible for such classic titles as The King of Fighters and Metal Slug, will soon be closing its doors, at le... Destructoid review: Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Volume 2 35 While I am a big fighting game fan, I'll admit I know much more about the Capcom and Sega fighting titles than I do of SNK's Fatal Fury series. But what better way to learn than from a disc of so... GDC 08: SNK Playmore is the king of fighters 29 After a bit of a hike from the Moscone Center, I finally made it to SNK Playmore's press room. My relatively unhealthy blogger body didn't agree with the San Francisco hills, but the journey was... Samurai Shodown VI finally playable on U.S. consoles by way of anthology 53 I hope that none of you have had the misfortune of missing out on the Samurai Shodown games, as they're some of the best 2D fighters ever produced. But if you have been avoiding the series for wh... This week's VC releases: Bub, Bob, David, Cathy, and Roddy say 'Happy New Year!' 13 According to Nintendo's official press release, "you've got some outrageous new options" for New Year's Eve. For your sake, I certainly hope that none of your options are playing Virtua... SNK to bring more 2D fighting madness to the PlayStation 2 21 As far as SNK Playmore is concerned, 2D fighting never dies. The publisher will be releasing two more fighters on the PlayStation 2 this October. Neo Geo Battle Coliseum and The King of Fighters ... September sees Neo Geo games on Virtual Console ... in Japan 28 SNK has confirmed that Neo Geo games will officially be coming to the Japanese Virtual Console this September. The new format will cost gamers 900 Wii Points per title, which is $190 less than th... Movietoid continues: King of Fighters movie in pre-production 17 More video game related movie news out of Cannes, as word from Variety is that a film based on the SNK Playmore title, King of Fighters, is readying to film in Hong Kong early next year. Flashe... SVCCFDS ships; acronymiousness is next to godliness 24 (Editor's Note: No, it isn't a word, and you shouldn't be bothering your professors at this late hour anyway. -- Nex)SNK vs Capcom: Card Fighter's DS is the video game equivalent ... Art of Fighting Anthology announced for PS2 14 SNK fighting fans, take note: your favorite company has a whole heap of compilations to offer you this summer. Today, SNK Playmore announced their intentions to publish Art of Fighting Anthology,... Dokidoki Majo Saiban site open! Touching is very good.... 30 Remember how there was some hullabaloo over a "supposed" DS game that would really exploit the "touching is good" slogan? Most people discounted it as photoshops, and the whol... Fatal Fury trucker hat contest weiners! 68 HUDSON CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED! Thanks to everyone who participated in last century's Fatal Fury wear the hat and look awesome contest.  We've just received the winner's list ... Classic SNK games coming to PS3 and possibly 360 5 SNK has officially received approval from Sony to offer their classic Neo-Geo games via the PlayStation Store. This means that games like Metal Slug might make it onto your PlayStation 3! While, ...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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