The King of Fighters XIV released worldwide last week. While it might have seemed that the stream of promotional videos would screech to a halt, there’s one more video (and perhaps others in the future?) left to see.

This is something to be avoided if you are particularly invested in experiencing the mythology of fighting games independently of any spoilers.

Find below Atlus USA’s statement and promo movie on this mysterious revelation to The King of Fighters XIV. Also, be sure to keep an eye out for more details on The King of Fighters XIV World Championship, the invitational tournament for KOF XIV players scheduled for 2017!

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Have you been able to check out The King of Fighters XIV? At the moment, the newest entry in the KOF series has released worldwide. Atlus and SNK-Playmore have recently announced a major tournament event for The King of Fighters XIV, set for January of 2017 at the moment. Titled the KOF XIV World Championship, it will be an invitational-style tournament that will host some of the world’s strongest KOF XIV competitors. More details to be announced in the future!

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The King of Fighters XIV releases worldwide for Playstation 4 next week! August 23rd, 25th, and 26th are the release dates for North America, Japan, and Europe, respectively. AtlusUSA has produced some promotional material for two well-known teams in the King of Fighters franchise – K’ Team, and the Women Fighters Team. The Women Fighters Team has a new combatant in Alice, who previously only appeared in one of SNK-Playmore’s Garou-series pachinko games. She’s a fan of Terry Bogard and even wears a Fatal Fury-themed hat.

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This week’s The King of Fighters: XIV trailer features the Ikari Warriors – Ralf, Leona, and Clark. Another classic KOF team. Despite their tough and grizzly appearance, a lot of the attacks here are pretty flashy (even comical?) and the theme music is upbeat. Ralf, apparently, has a flair for the dramatic:

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This week’s The King of Fighters XIV trailer features Team Psycho Soldier. Everyone here should be familiar to KOF fans. The composition of this team – Athena, Sie, Chin – surpasses the force of time itself. Athena has been an idol forever, Kensou has been in love with with Athena forever, Chin has been…in love with alcohol forever. Don’t ruin a good thing, right? Unless you want to go for a wardrobe change, like Kensou did for this game.

Check out the trailer and Atlus’s description for the characters below!

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Today is the release date for The King of Fighters XIV’s demo! If you’re sick of waiting and watching other people play, this is your chance to get a taste of the game. Additionally, this week’s trailer features Team China, featuring Tung Fu Rue, and two new characters. Shun’ei of Team China will be available in the demo. Below, find Atlus’s press statement, and the team trailer.

In a little over a month, The King of Fighters XIV will release around the world. The wait is drawing to a close.

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Hopefully our anxious King of Fighters fans got to enjoy The King of Fighters XIV at EVO2016! Grand Finals concluded with fighting game expert Xiao Hai taking the victory – congratulations to him. If you missed out, then check out this archived twitch.tv broadcast.

A demo for The King of Fighters XIV was also announced at EVO2016 this past weekend! This PSBlog entry from John Hardin announces the news and offers some nice tips in terms of a brief character overview of the seven characters available. We’ll also attach a story trailer and a trailer for the new villain Antonov, alongside new screenshots (look at the PS4 theme!) and an Atlus press statement below – if you were watching the EVO2016 games on Sunday, then you might remember the story trailer!

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