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SNK’s Evo 2024 announcement for KOF XV confirmed Vice and Mature would the game as DLC characters, and now the company pinned down the release date. Both of them will be available starting on December 12, 2024. That is also when KOF XV Ultimate Edition will launch, as well as a 2.40 rebalancing patch.

The Vice and Mature DLC characters are being sold as a pair for KOF XV. You can get the two of them together for $9.99. Past voice actors are returning to play both of them. Mature is once again voiced by Yu Shimamura, who has been the character since KOF: World. Mayumi Sako is Vice, and has been since KOF XIV. 

As for the KOF XV Ultimate Edition, it will be out on December 12, 2024, and it will cost $59.99. This is how much the standard, base version of the game costs now. For that price, you get the main game, Team es 1 and 2, the Fighter , Vice and Mature, the Terry Bogard Garou costume, and the Leona classic costume. 

There’s no word on what’s next for KOF XV and The King of Fighters series as a whole. Characters like  Duo Lon and Hinako Shijo showed up before Vice and Mature, and they launched in 2023. However, we do know SNK is working on Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. Many KOF mainstays will appear in that game, such as Mai Shiranui, the Bogard brothers, and Rock Howard.

The King of Fighters XV is immediately available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the Vice and Mature DLC characters will debut on December 12, 2024. 

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Ahead of Evo 2024, SNK seemed to be teasing that King of Fighters mainstays Vice and Mature would return for KOF XV. Now it is confirmed, with the duo debuting in December 2024 on all platforms. 

When SNK first suggested the reveal, it put together overlapping silhouettes. This made it seem as though there was potentially only one character, instead of two. However, the two women’s signature hairstyles and outfits were still visible. 

Here is the official reveal trailer. As the two aren’t appearing until the end of the year, there’s no gameplay for either of them yet. However, the video does show how both of the women will look in the new game. Their costumes, which match each other only with different color schemes, were both on display. The announcement trailer also confirmed that they will both be released on the same day alongside each other.

Vice and Mature are the only KOF XV DLC characters confirmed for 2024 so far. The last two fighters to the cast both showed up in the second half of 2023. These were Duo Lon in September 2023, followed by Hinako Shijo in November 2023.

The King of Fighters XV is immediately available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC.

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SNK shared a silhouette of the KOF XV Evo 2024 DLC reveal, and it could be Vice and Mature. While the image is combined into one black shadow, it almost seems to look like two characters are overlapping on top of each other. 

Here is SNK’s announcement on social media. As pointed out by a named Lyraaaaaaa, the shadows near the characters’ heads are a clear distinction. Mature is taller than Vice and wears her blonde hair in a ponytail with exaggerated bangs. Meanwhile, Vice is slightly shorter and has short, brown hair. Both women wear matching outfits with frilled cuffs, which explains why the arms match. Also, they each wear skirts with slits on opposite sites, which would make it look like one skirt for the silhouette. Finally, as both are Orochi descendants who work for Rugal Bernstein and appear on the same team in past entries.

The last KOF game both Vice and Mature appeared in was The King of Fighters XIV. They were a part of Yagami Team with Iori. Likewise, both of them were paired up with him in KOF XIII. However, on occasion they do work with others, such as when the two were on the Mature Ladies Team with Vanessa.

It’s actually been a while since a new KOF XV DLC character appeared. The last one was Hinako Shijo in November 2023. Before that, Duo Lon ed in September 2023.

The King of Fighters XV is immediately available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

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A new KOF XV character breakdown video appeared on the SNK Youtube channel, this time showcasing Najd the Saudi vigilante. The video goes over how her moves work and the overall strategy she encourages. It could prove useful to anyone wanting to play her or just anticipating lots of players trying her out online when she launches in Summer 2023.

Najd's playstyle focuses on getting in close, breaking your opponent's defense, and then hitting them with an attack that can power up her Specials. She does this with a variety of moves like overheads and cross-ups, before using the opening to land a move called Anticipated Power. Successful hits with Anticipated Power increase the level of her special, Retribution of the Unknown. That is a leaping attack that gains speed, knockback and new follow-up opportunities based on her level of power.

You can watch the full KOF Najd Character Breakdown below:

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Earlier in July 2023, Najd appeared in a character trailer along with the announcement that she would be playable at EVO 2023. Meanwhile, back in June 2023, KOF XV received crossplay in an update also featuing the character Goenitz. SNK's has previously done character breakdowns for Goenitz and Sylvie Paula Paula.

KOF XV is available on the PS4, PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X, with Najd arriving as DLC sometime in Summer, 2023. Najd will be available separately for $5.99 or as part of the $29.99 Fighter .

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The wind-wielding Goenitz will appear in KOF XV later this month as part of a free update that also brings cross-play. Goenitz will be available as both a playable character and a boss challenge with unlockable rewards. Ahead of the update, which goes live on June 20,2023, SNK released a character trailer.

Here's the new KOF XV Goenitz trIler, which you can view below:

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Goenitz is a member of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi, along with Shermie, Yashiro and Chris. Defeating Goenitz in Boss Challenge mode will reward players with a new stage, The Strange Plateau, and a new BGM, "Trash Head -KOF XV ver-." It will also award a new costume and a title.

The addition of cross-platform play will allow players on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, or PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, or Windows Store to face each other regardless of platform. It was previously announced as part of the update roap, and an open beta test appeared in late April 2023. 

The next character set to arrive is Najd, the Saudi Arabian vigilante.

KOF XV is immediately available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and the Windows Store, and the update containing Goenitz and cross-play will go live on June 20, 2023

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SNK posted a new KOF XV Character Breakdown video focused on the Sylvie Paula Paula showcasing her moveset in The King of Fighters. The teaser gives a technical look at what she can do in this entry for players wanting to prepare for the character’s arrival. Branding a new style with a dark color palette reminiscent of gothic Lolita fashion, her attack list relies heavily on lightning and electric attacks.

The Sylvie Paula Paula Character Breakdown trailer shows her playstyle focuses mainly on dashing moves and hard-hitting close combat, due to her melee attacks’ short range. Some attacks like Magne-Missile, Super Magnetic-Pop, and Guillo-Ton help players pressure their opponents at close range.

As for her special moves, these attacks mainly compensate for the distance with moves such as Thunderous Drip. It shoots a bolt of lightning through the floor across the stage. Magneto-Trapo grabs enemies at mid-range, then lets her stomp on them closer for follow-up combos.

You can take a closer look at the full list of moves for Sylvie Paula Paula on The King of Fighters XV in the Character Breakdown trailer here below.

https://youtu.be/opH5ZzvvnDA

Sylvie Paula Paula first appeared in KOF XIV as one of the game’s new fighters, but she didn’t return for the next installment until now. Sylvie was first announced for KOF XV as part of the Season 2 DLC characters along with Najd and Goenitz, the latter planned as a free update for Summer 2023.

The King of Fighters XV is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. The Sylvia Paula Paula DLC will release on May 16, 2023.

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A KOF XV special animated short is now available to watch on YouTube. SNK commissioned popular anime director Masami Obari to direct the short ahead of the game's official release. Once the game releases, the full short will also be available to watch via the game's gallery mode.

Director Masami Obari is a notable figure within the King of Fighters and Fatal Fury franchises. Obari directed the 1994 animated feature film Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture. He also worked on two other Fatal Fury OVAs as a character designer. He later formed his own animation studio, Studio G-1, and directed anime such as Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector and Gundam Build Fighters, among many others.

In 2021, SNK announced that Obari would direct the special animated short alongside the official reveal of KOF XV. Later, the official SNK Twitter shared a short clip of the animation with some parts cut to avoid spoiling characters that were unannounced at the time. Obari himself since commented on the special animated short via Twitter and thanked SNK for giving him the opportunity.

You can check out the KOF XV animated short in its entirety below:

https://youtu.be/_3rzUgD53h4

KOF XV will appear on February 17, 2022 on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.

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