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SNK Devs Once Put Goku In King Of Fighters 98
In the latest instalment of Polygon’s ongoing deep dive series on the making of classic fighting games, veteran developer Toyohisa Tanabe revealed that his team at SNK was experimenting with crossovers as far back as King of Fighters 98.
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1992 Neo Geo Game Just Had Its “Taiwan” Names Removed
Baseball Stars 2 was released on the Neo Geo in 1992 (one year after the greatest baseball game ever made, which it has a lot in common with), and for the last 28 years has been just fine with teams like the “Tokyo Ninjas” and “Spanish Galleons”. The “Taipei Hawks”, however, have just been removed…
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Movie Infringed On SNK’s Mai Shiranui Design, Says Chinese Court
In 2018, the movie Warrior Angels was released in China. It’s a fantasy comedy with characters, like above, that certainly resemble iconic those from The King of Fighters. Now, a court in Beijing ruled that the movie violated SNK’s copyright.
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The Year In Fighting Game Championships
Fighting games have never been as big or monetarily supported as they were in 2019. Every major fighting game franchise had a developer-backed tour leading into a major championship, many featuring some of the largest prize pools of all time. But if it’s never been easier to make a career out of playing fighting games,…