[summary]Ignition Entertainment Ltd. and SNK Playmore announced on March 3 that The King of Fighters XII is releasing worldwide in July 2009 on Xbox 360 and PS3 systems.[/summary]






Glendale, CA – March 3, 2009 – Ignition Entertainment Ltd., a UTV
Enterprise, a worldwide publisher and developer of videogames and SNK
Playmore announced today that The King of Fighters XII is releasing
worldwide in July 2009 on Xbox 360® and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment
system.

The legendary 3-on-3 fighting game series that united rival brawlers from
SNK Playmore’s classic arcade franchises celebrates its 15th Anniversary in
style with the release of The King of Fighters XII. For the first time in
its history, this epic martial arts showdown has undergone a complete
graphical overhaul. The antiquated character sprites used over the past 14
years have been dropped in favor of all-new, high-resolution fighters
fluidly animating across painstakingly detailed, 100% hand-drawn
backgrounds.

“Our development slogan for KOFXII is “KOF Re-Birth” and we’ve aimed to
create an entirely new King of Fighters game. To make this a truly unique
fighting game, we’ve revolutionized the graphics by creating state of the
art visuals - and made no compromises in that process whatsoever,” said
Masaaki Kukino, SNK Playmore.

“I couldn’t think of a more appropriate way to commemorate The King of
Fighter’s 15-Year Anniversary than with a gorgeously animated,
high-definition installment that updates the KOF legacy for a new
generation.” said Shane Bettenhausen, New Business Development Director of
Ignition Entertainment. “While other fighting games have abandoned the
time-consuming process of creating beautiful 2D art, KOFXII fully embraces
the refined aesthetic beauty that only human hands can produce.”

For a sneak peek at The King of Fighters XII, check out The King of Fighters
’98: Ultimate Match– for PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system packed
with footage and content of The King of Fighters XII in every game – in
stores today!

Stay tuned to Ignition Entertainment for more information, including
screenshots, trailers, and loads of details on new game play features!

ABOUT SNK PLAYMORE:
Headquartered in Osaka, Japan , SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION (SNK) develops,
publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software in Japan ,
North America, Europe and Asia . Founded in 1978, SNK is one of the largest
privately held interactive entertainment content providers in the world.
Known for such franchises as THE KING OF FIGHTERS, METAL SLUG, and SAMURAI
SHODOWN SNK continues to be an industry leader by focusing on their rich
arcade history. More information on SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION can be found at
www.snkplaymore.co.jp SNK PLAYMORE USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of SNK
PLAYMORE CORPORATION.


ABOUT IGNITION ENTERTAINMENT LTD:
Ignition Entertainment Limited is a UTV Media Communication company.
Ignition was created by a core team of gaming industry veterans with the
purpose of building upon their successful track record to develop and
publish within the international games industry. You can find more
information about Ignition Entertainment Ltd. At www.ignitionusa.com

ABOUT UTV SOFTWARE COMMUNICATIONS LTD:
UTV Software Communications Ltd. is India’s foremost Media & Entertainment
Company with leadership position in four Verticals that includes Motion
Pictures, Broadcasting, TV Content and Interactive (i.e. Animation and
Gaming). Listed on the Mumbai Stock Exchange with the Motion Pictures
business listed on the AIM, London Stock Exchange. Walt Disney Inc. holds a
strategic stake in UTV. It has subsidiaries with offices across India, the
UK and USA. More information on the group is available at www.utvnet.com

I never knew that they were going to come out with a KOF game in such a short time .
When i comes out I'm going tro be the first one to buy it.

The sucky part is that they're gonna cut out, like, a kajillion characters. We're only gonna have 20 characters as compared to the last few rosters, but at least it'll look amazing.

Hmmmmmm... sounds pretty intresting. I hope that this game doesnt turn out to be an utter failer. Otherwise ima stick to playing Guilty Gear or Tekken

K' isn't there! D: ;~;

I'm sticking with BlazBlue. >_>

Oh, and the trailer showed some cheesy effects.

Actually If I remember correctly I thought they redid the sprites by hand back in KOF '97 or '96.

Oh well... I could be wrong.

I could care lees who's on the roster as long as they bring back the classic Terry Bogard, as I'm not a fan of his Mark of the Wolves move set, and Kyo plays like he does in KOF XI I'll be happy.

Quoted^(ref) Raisurinu (on 11 March, 2009, 07:30 AM PDT) —

K' isn't there! D: ;~;

I'm sticking with BlazBlue. >_>

Oh, and the trailer showed some cheesy effects.

okay...... still -Kinoshinta I gree with u. I don't know if Kyo is ur fav character,
but he is mine. I also put him on my Mugen game. and If u don't know what mugen is
just check my post in anime media.

The graphics make me think of SFIV, a little.
I'd say they'd almost ripped off the effects, but... I dunno. Just a feeling.

Oughta be good, though.