“Cease typing Deadly Furries,” he yelled at himself

Evo 2022 marks the primary time I’ve truly sat down and watched each Prime 8 within the match, and I’ve to say that, apart from the dullness of Robocop vs. Robocop in Mortal Kombat 11, this yr has been large to look at. A number of of those Grand Finales have been fairly rattling epic. I’ve been enthralled watching these skilled fighters present simply what is feasible with full mastery of those combating video games. Sadly, blockbuster bulletins out of Evo have been fairly scarce this yr. The reveal of Marie as a playable character in Skullgirls 2nd Encore kicked issues off proper, however Saturday was largely quiet on this entrance. Go away it to Sunday’s King of Fighters XV Prime 8 to show issues round. We bought a bevy of bulletins following the Grand Finale, together with the affirmation of a brand new Deadly Fury/Garou.

There’s not a lot to go on there, however hey, it’s simply nice to know that that is in improvement. It has been fairly a while since SNK has taken a flip with this collection. The final authentic Deadly Fury/Garou recreation launched in 1999. No launch date or platforms got, however I can solely assume this recreation would be the spotlight of a future Evo match.

Exterior of that information, SNK additionally revealed what’s coming subsequent to its present hit fighter. Staff Awakening Orochi, consisting of Orochi Yashiro, Orochi Shermie, and Orochi Chris, arrives tomorrow, August 8, for the King of Fighters XV. This autumn, the fourth workforce of DLC characters will arrive for the sport as a crossover with the Samurai Shodown franchise. Haohmaru, Darli Dagger, and Nakoruru will make up Staff Samurai. To high all of it off, a second season of DLC was introduced for 2023 that can embody Shingo Yabuki and Kim Kaphwan in addition to crossplay between platforms.

Another bulletins out of Evo 2022 embody the addition of rollback netcode to Dragon Ball FighterZ, which is nice as a result of I need that recreation to have a protracted, lengthy life within the aggressive scene. It’s an excessive amount of of a pleasure to look at for it to not be on the primary stage. Rollback netcode can also be coming to Samurai Shodown subsequent yr.

CJ Andriessen

Simply what the web wants: yet one more white man writing about video video games.