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King of Fighters XV Game Reveals Trailer for Athena Asamiya
posted on by Alex Mateo
SNK began streaming on Thursday a trailer for its The King of Fighters XV game to highlight the character Athena Asamiya (voiced by Haruna Ikezawa).
Along with Mai Shiranui and Yuri Sakazaki, Athena is part of Team Super Heroine.
SNK will release the game on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Windows 10, Steam, and the Epic Games Store in the first quarter of 2022.
SNK delayed the game to the first quarter of 2022 due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic affecting the development schedule. The game was originally scheduled to launch in 2021.
The game's initial roster includes: Shun'Ei, Meitenkun, Benimaru Nikaido, Iori, Joe Higashi, Kyo, Chizuru, K', Leona Heidern, Mai Shiranui, Andy Bogard, Yuri Sakazaki, Terry Bogard, Yashiro Nanakase, King, Shermie, Chris, Ralf, Clark, Blue Mary, Luong, Vanessa, Ramon, and King of Dinosaurs.
SNK released The King of Fighters XIV, the latest installment in the franchise, for PlayStation 4 in August 2016. SNK then released the game for PC via Steam in June 2017.
The series is inspiring a Chinese-animated CG film titled The King of Fighters: Awaken that will debut simultaneously worldwide in 2022.
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