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SNK starts up new studio to 'evolve' its fighting game franchises

Game Developer

The just-established KOF Studio is tasked with continuing key SNK fighting franchises like Fatal Fury and King of Fighters.

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Drag-themed fighting game Drag Her! ends development

Game Developer

A promising game cashing in on growing enthusiasm for drag performers couldn't find necessary funding.

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Playground fights led to the sister’s power house Blind Bend Studio

PreMortem.Games

But fortune smiled upon Teninke, when her brother eventually “outgrew” his gaming phase, leaving the console all to herself. Among the assortment of games, at Teninke’s disposal, one stood out like a shiny pearl. Seeing that was hard and I always found myself in the middle of a fight beside her. said Teninke.

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70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability

Game Developer

With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.

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Yasuyuki Oda on why it's taken over a quarter of a century for a new Fatal Fury game

GamesIndustry.biz

The Fatal Fury fighting game series stretches all the way back to 1991, when SNK Corporation released Fatal Fury: King of Fighters for arcades. A quarter of a century after Mark of the Wolves came out, we find ourselves sitting in SNK's booth at the Tokyo Game Show, eagerly playing the upcoming Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.

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Former Bungie general counsel says the game industry must unionize

Game Developer

Don McGowan, the former Bungie CLO who pursued Destiny 2 cheaters and players that threatened his coworkers, wants developers to fight for their rights.

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'We have way more power than any corporation:' Union workers call on developers to fight for their future

Game Developer

Unionized workers feel the video game industry is at an existential crossroadsso how did we get here, and what happens next?

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