Today, Ignition unveiled new King of Fighters XII info that’s sure to please fighting fans that miss the arcade experience of days past. Although word of online play was previously announced, the depth of it was kept on the hush hush. But not anymore! KOF XII will feature global online play (no region restrictions!), and [...]

Ignition Entertainment, the U.S. publisher of  King of Fighters XII, has deftly handled the promotion of SNK Playmore’s much-anticipated hi-definition fighter by catering to its dedicated fanbase. As detailed a few days ago, Ignition Entertainment allowed the fans to decide which box art would grace the covers of the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 home [...]

If you’re one thats keen on playing fighting games with a control pad, two thoughts immediately come to mind:  1) you probably didn’t endure rigorous arcade competition back in the heyday of arcades, and 2) my Geese Howard in King of Fighters ’98: Ultimate Match will totally beast you. Totally. Dedicated stick-warriors and those that [...]

Months ago, when the news initially broke regarding SNK Playmore’s decision to revamp its long-running King of the Fighters franchise with gorgeous, high-resolution graphics, fighting fans began salivating (heck, there’s still a puddle on my pillow).  Almost from the beginning, Ignition Entertainment (the company handling the publishing job stateside) began an interaction with the fans [...]

Created in in honor of the 10th anniversary of the most popular entry in SNK Playmore’s long-running fighting franchise, King of Fighters ’98: Ultimate Match attempts to do what die-hard KOF ’98 fans consider an impossibility: Honor SNK Playmore’s landmark fighter by actually improving upon the foundation laid by the near-perfect original. Indeed, this release [...]