SNK Playmore has announced the publisher’s intention to enter the fighting game arena once more, and release another entry to the King of Fighters franchise with The King of Fighters XIII.

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The amazing looking hand drawn 2D fighter, King of Fighters XII, is still set for a release in late August in Europe, in spite of an earlier release date announcement for the US.

King of Fighters XII will be available in the US on July 28th, according to a tweet on the game’s official Twitter, but Ignition Entertainment have confirmed that European gamers will still have to wait until August 28th.

What a shame.

Have you seen the debut trailer for The King of Fighter XII? You haven’t? Well, then you need to head on over here quick-smart. We can wait.

Watched it? You saw the stunning, one hundred percent hand-drawn 2D characters and backgrounds, all flowing fluidly together to create a beautiful, cohesive whole? Good.

Now you can visit the official The King of Fighters XII teaser website, where you can get exclusive screenshots and wallpapers for the game, as well as register on the site to receive more news in the coming months and weeks before its release.

If you’re a fan of 2D fighters, then you should definitely look forward to The King of Fighters XII, heading to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in July.

After releasing a frankly gorgeous trailer for The King of Fighters XII, SNK Playmore and developers Ignition Entertainment have announced that the game will be available this July on Xbox 360 and PS3.

The one hundred percent hand-drawn animations and backgrounds in The King of Fighters XII mark the first time in a long time that the series has received a serious graphical overhaul, after the last few entries to the franchise re-used sprite animations from the older games. SNK Playmore’s Masaaki Kukino said:

“Our development slogan for KOFXII is “KOF Re-Birth” and we’ve aimed to create an entirely new King of Fighters game. To make this a truly unique fighting game, we’ve revolutionized the graphics by creating state of the art visuals - and made no compromises in that process whatsoever.”

Previous EGM/1UP editor, now New Business Development Director of Ignition Entertainment, Shane Bettenhausen added; “I couldn’t think of a more appropriate way to commemorate The King of Fighter’s 15-Year Anniversary than with a gorgeously animated, high-definition installment that updates the KOF legacy for a new generation.

“While other fighting games have abandoned the time-consuming process of creating beautiful 2D art, KOFXII fully embraces the refined aesthetic beauty that only human hands can produce.”

Look forward to The King of Fighters XII on Xbox 360 and PS3 this July.

If you’re a fan of 2D fighters, you have to watch this debut trailer for The King of Fighters XII – it looks absolutely amazing!

The producers of The King of Fighters XII profess that the game is one hundred percent hand-drawn, and if that’s the case, it makes the visuals that much more of an achievement. The smooth character animation and super detailed background art add up to a thing to behold.

While fans of The King of Fighters series have been subjected to remakes and mash-ups in the past, XII looks like it’s going to wipe the past away. Watch below!

The King of Fighers XII is said to be launching soon, on Arcade units first, and then PS3 and Xbox 360 a little later.