Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits), is going to add a new character from Guilty Gear as DLC. The 4th character of the current season pass will be from the Arc System Works flagship series. SNK chief producer Yasuyuki Oda revealed at the 2nd Annual Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable. 【SAMURAI SHODOWN】 That’s right! GUILTY GEAR is
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On January 8, SNK gave fans a first look at KOF 15, and we also learned Masami Obari will direct a special animated promotional short for the game. Soon after the announcement, Masami Obari commented on Twitter: Masami Obari: “I’m making a special short movie for KOF 15! This is my first time working officially
SNK released a twelve-minute video giving updates and announcements to numerous titles under their umbrella including King of Fighters XV and Season Three of Samurai Shodown. The presentation was supposed to release yesterday but was pushed forward to today. The showcase was hosted by Yasuyuki Oda and began with the reveal trailer for King of Fighters XV. Oda spoke with
Samurai Shodown has slowly been making its way to every platform around over the past few months, but as we move into the next generation of gaming consoles, the popular fighting title is now confirmed to be releasing on one of the new pieces of hardware. SNK Corporation announced today that Samurai Shodown is set to
Last year, Samurai Shodown took me by surprise. I previewed SNK’s fighter at PAX, it instantly had its grip on me. It is one of the most approachable fighting games I have ever played, and that sentiment still rings true. It’s just so brilliant, with an awesome art style, and unique gameplay unlike anything else
It has been a very, very long time coming for the PC release of Samurai Shodown, but as of today, the finalized release date for the game has finally been unveiled. Planned to arrive in a little over two weeks, SNK Corporation today revealed that Samurai Shodown will finally come to PC on June 11. As it
Samurai Shodown first launched on PS4 and Xbox One last summer to high reviews and solid sales. Earlier this year, the team at SNK Corp successfully ported the game to Nintendo Switch and they’re not finished yet. In a new spring store update from Epic, it was revealed that Samurai Shodown is coming to the
There has never been a better time to be a fighting game fan…. okay, maybe there has been a better time, but you cannot deny how fantastic the modern fighting game scene is. Sure, titles like Street Fighter 5, and Mortal Kombat 11 are expected to be decent. But even the lesser-known games bring something
Much of today’s fighting games, such as Street Fighter 5, Mortal Kombat 11, and Tekken 7, have their own esports leagues. So, it only makes sense for a title such as SNK’s Samurai Shodown to have one of its own. Well, it seems there may be plans to expand Samurai Shodown esports in the future.
The newest iteration of Samurai Shodown is one of my favorite modern fighting games. Along with Mortal Kombat 11 and Tekken 7, it is the reason I really began loving the genre. Its slow and intense combat, along with its brilliant cartoonish art style is such a departure from what we’ve become accustomed to with
Recently, the president of the massive fighting game tournament, EVO, updated fans on the current registration numbers via Twitter. Evo 2020 Registration Leaderboard – February Edition 1) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2) Tekken 7 3) Street Fighter V: Champion Edition 4) Granblue Fantasy: Versus 5) Soul Calibur 6 6) DragonBall FighterZ 7) Under Night In-Birth
Fighting game community rejoice! The Evo 2020 game lineup has been revealed, with a few notable surprises that will make for an interesting event. During the recent Evo Twitch stream, Evo co-founder Joey Cuellar and competitive fighting game player Mike Ross revealed the Evo 2020 game lineup, which consists of eight recent fighting games and
After a few additional months of waiting, SNK Corporation is finally ready to bring the critically-acclaimed fighting game Samurai Shodown to Nintendo Switch platforms in February. SNK made the announcement today via a press release that it will finally begin rolling out Samurai Shodown on Switch next month on February 25, 2020. This marks one of
As 2019 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games and what were their personal highlights within the last year. Unlike the official Game of the Year 2019 awards for DualShockers, there are little-to-no-rules on our individual Top 10 posts. For instance, any game — not just
This year has been an odd year for gaming, hasn’t it? We may not have followed a boy and his godly father or became a cowboy in one of the most realized worlds in a video game, but 2019 was filled with bangers, some of which I will remember for years to come. With it
Shovel Knight Showdown isn’t the only fighting game with a variation of “showdown” in its title that you should be keeping an eye on this month. SNK’s Samurai Shodown is getting an update as well. In addition to various balance fixes, the developers will finally add Wan-Fu, the final character from the first Season Pass,
Like PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold, a Stadia Pro subscription for Google’s new cloud-based platform comes with some from games. While Google was coy about how often these titles would drop in the past, it seems like they will be coming monthly. At launch, Stadia Pro members (so everyone who owns Google Stadia at
There’s no doubt about it that Samurai Shodown is one of the year’s best fighting games but as of now, SNK’s latest entry is only available on PS4 and Xbox One. Fortunately, the game will soon be coming to the Switch and we now have a better idea of just when that port will be arriving.
The latest Samurai Shodown DLC fighter trailer showcases Kazuki Kazama’s skillset, which not only features brutal sword slashes but his devastating (and literal) firepower. Kazuki is the brother of Sogetsu and the co-protagonist of the series since first introduced in Samurai Shodown IV. In previous titles, Kazuki is a sharp contrast to his brother in
Nintendo has held some kind of Nintendo Direct in September nearly every year since the program’s inception, and 2019 will be no different. People have been speculating about a new Nintendo Direct ever since an officially licensed Overwatch Nintendo Switch case leaked on Amazon, and today Nintendo finally confirmed on Twitter that one is coming
Metal Revolution is an upcoming robot fighting game from NEXT Studios. The team has mixed minimalistic controls with deep gameplay and a “cyberpunk robot” theme to make a fighter that hopes to stand out as something new. Give the new trailer a look below. Visually, I was immediately reminded of Overwatch. Both games have that
Another week, another fighter is introduced to the upcoming SNK fighting game, Samurai Shodown. This time, we see Yoshhitora — who made his debut in Samurai Shodown V — join the fray along with a new trailer. An heir to the Tokugawa shogunate, Yoshitora wields seven swords; six of which are named after lovers, with
SNK’s Samurai Shodown is just over a month away from launch; in fact, its PS4 and Xbox One release date was just moved up to June 25. As we approach its release, the developers are making sure they highlight all the different fighters players will be able to use at launch. While previous trailers have
While Samurai Shodown was previously slated for a June 27, 2019 release, today SNK confirmed that the game will now be releasing for PS4 and Xbox One on June 25, 2019. In addition to this, a new trailer was released and the developers announced that those who pick up Samurai Shodown before the end of
To celebrate the launch of the upcoming Samurai Shodown, SNK is releasing an appropriated-themed transparent Neo Geo Mini. There are three main versions designed after popular fighters Haohmaru, Nakoruru, and Ukyo Tachibana. The limited edition console will release in Japan on June 27th for 15,000 yen and pre-orders will open on May 16th. The Neo
The latest edition of Samurai Shodown is set to arrive on PS4 and Xbox One next month and ahead of that time, SNK Corporation has decided to unveil another character that will be on the roster. Charlotte is now the sixteenth official character that has been announced to be joining the Samurai Shodown team this time around
SNK’s Samurai Shodown will be out in just about a month and a half, though new characters are still consistently being revealed. Today, Shiki was confirmed to be returning in this new Samurai Shodown game with her own action packed trailer. You can see her in action in the video below: ; Shiki first appeared
SNK published today another trailer for the brand new Samurai Shodown, introducing the female warrior Darli Dagger. She’s one of the three brand new characters in this Samurai Shodown reboot along with Wu-Ruixiang and Yashamaru Kurama. Darli’s fighting style relies on her brute strength. She overpowers her opponents with her giant dented blade, which she uses just
Courtesy of Fighters Generation, we’ve got a handful of new screenshots from SNK’s upcoming Samurai Shodown reboot. The images show some returning warriors like Ukyo Tachibana, Hattori Hanzo, Genjuro Kibagami, Charlotte, and Yoshitora Tokugawa, as well as some close-ups of the three new characters Darli Dagger, Wu-Ruixiang, and Yashamaru Kurama. You can check out all of the new
Hot off the heels of announcing the release date for Samurai Shodown, SNK has today released a new trailer showing off the move set of one of the game’s fighters. Today’s video highlights Nakoruru, a female fighter that comes with an eagle companion to battle against foes. Through the use of her eagle pal, Nakoruru can