Here is the first real gameplay video from the totally-redrawn and high-res King of Fighters 12. What more is there to say, you know we are fighting game suckers here at GR.

We told you yesterday that Sam Shodown II was coming to Xbox Live, we just did not know when. Well, it is tomorrow. Along with Shotest Shogi and Rocketbowl, Samurai Shodown II will be available for download with the Wednesday content for Xbox Live Marketplace. All games will cost 800 points, even Samurai Showdown II.

In case you missed it, a page for Samurai Shodown II has appeared over at XBox.com. Apparently, the game is going to be available on the Xbox Live Arcade. NO release date or price are known yet, but expect more info soon.

SNK has revealed their official plans to make available Samurai Shodown II for the Wii Virtual Console on August 4, 2008. Click read more for the full info.

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Wall, NJ – July 31, 2008 – SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION, the U.S. publishing arm of the SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION, announced today the forthcoming release of SAMURAI SHODOWN II for Wii™ Virtual Console™ on August 4th 2008.

SNK has officially announced Metal Slug 7 for the Nintendo DS. The game will be released this fall, click read more for the info, click the link for the screens.

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Glendale, CA - June 27, 2008 - Ignition Entertainment, a UTV Enterprise and worldwide publisher and developer of videogames, in conjunction with SNK Playmore announced today that Metal Slug 7 for Nintendo DS™ will be released this fall.

SNK has announced that a compilation of its arcade classics will be coming to the Wii, PSP, and PS2 later this year. The collection includes such games as baseball Stars, Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Magician Lord, Metal Slug, Top Hunter, and more! Great stuff. Click read more for the full info.

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SNK PLAYMORE and Ignition Entertainment are pleased to announce the upcoming release of SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 for PlayStation®2, PlayStation®Portable and Wii™.

Folks, if 2008 is not the year us 2D fighting fans got our last hurrah, then there will be no year for it at all. The new King of Fighers XII game is not only completely hand-drawn, but the sprites are all high-res as well! This means the animation is of Guilty Gear quality or better! Way to go SNK. Couple this game with Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, the new Arc game BlueBlaze, and Street Fighter IV, and you have one hell of a parting shot for 2D figher fans. 2008 should keep us busy for years to come!

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Wall, NJ - Jan. 18, 2008 - SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION, the U.S. publishing arm of the SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION, today announced SNK ARCADE CLASSICS: VOLUME 1 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the PSP(r) (PlayStation® Portable) system.

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Wall, NJ -- Nov. 6, 2007 -- SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION, the U.S. publishing arm of the SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION, today announced WORLD HEROES ANTHOLOGY for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.

SNK is set to join the Wii Virtual Console lineup with Fatal Fury, the oldest fighting game in the SNK lineup. This will be followed up by World Heroes and Art of Fighting. Keep an eye on the VC lineup for these games, all you SNK fans.

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1st October 2007 – The retro hits just keep coming with Wii’s Virtual Console with over 140 titles currently available to download. Soon Wii owners will be able to re-experience the greatest arcade games of the 90s with a selection of releases from the NEOGEO. These will join classic games from Nintendo, SEGA and Turbografx already available on Wii Virtual Console.