The King of Fighters XIII/KOF-i News Thread

[Gunsmith]

Atlus has just announced Nov 22 as the release date. Sorry guys, but we're all in the same boat.

[SonicTempest]

Damn. Well that's going to be an agonizing wait.

At least we got a new trailer out of it!


With KOF XI music, even. lol

[Loona]

For Europe it seems to be November 25th according to Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/King-of-Fighter ... 777&sr=8-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sadly, still no confirmation if they're supporting the pre-order bonus...

[ZeroSoulreaver]

Damn it, now I have that nagging painful feeling like when you hit your funny bone. There goes my October hype .

[Gunsmith]

For Europe it seems to be November 25th according to Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/King-of-Fighter ... 777&sr=8-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sadly, still no confirmation if they're supporting the pre-order bonus...

http://orochinagi.com/2011/09/finally-e ... -confirmed" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's a safe bet that Amazon are, they were the main vendor supplying the game online.

[Yuki Yagami]

Just hoping it's worth the wait... Or else...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09s-c2JVI40" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

For now, aggressive marketing is ESSENTIALLY needed to promote this in the US. Its success lies in your hands (fans).

[The Monster]

Damn son. Yeah I have to agree my hype for next month just got shot. But on the contrary perhaps something good will come out of this. They put a trailer out realitively fast , leaves me to believe they've got some more stuff to put out. And since it 's basically near UMvC3 launch , Crapcom is gonna take notice now. It really comes down more to them then us , but I deffinetely think spreading the word does help. Gonna be interesting now. Wonder what theyre fixing. Atlus and SNKP better step their marketing up pronto. That game informer video was the best thing theyve done thus far.

[torisuRSG]

For Europe it seems to be November 25th according to Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/King-of-Fighter ... 777&sr=8-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sadly, still no confirmation if they're supporting the pre-order bonus...

Unfortunately some retailers haven't yet updated their websites. The bonus isn't exclusive to any particular retailer - all are participating. If you remain uncertain please contact the retailer to confirm.

Thanks,

torisu

[Yuki Yagami]

Looks like the Japanese version is delayed as well...

http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/ne ... 80216.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

From Oct 27th to TBA 2011... (most likely 11/24-11/25), Also, I checked the Official KOF XIII site, it's now TBA rather than 10/27.

If it does not get enough support from everyone, then it's curtains...

[SonicTempest]

Blog post says they decided to delay it for quality reasons:
http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/ ... _xiii.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Oddly enough SNKP hasn't listed a specific date - they just updated the release to '2011'.

[kadosho]

Watched the new trailer, love it! Plus the engine looks even more smoother than last time around.
Bummer we have to wait a bit longer. As long as its a solid title, that's all that matters.

We definitely need to help spread the word somehow

[Yuki Yagami]

Time Out from the delay shenanigans...

http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/ ... st_44.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Mission Mode Continuation...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLckL4MGUT0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Takuma Mission Mode Level 4 Demo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I31Xe43eiHc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Kyo Classic Costume Mission Mode Level 9 Demo

[ZeroSoulreaver]

Those level 9 combos look crazy. Though it doesn't look that hard if you break it down in steps. This is great to see, reminds me of my BlazBlue days but with not so messed up timing.

[Loona]

For Europe it seems to be November 25th according to Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/King-of-Fighter ... 777&sr=8-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sadly, still no confirmation if they're supporting the pre-order bonus...

Unfortunately some retailers haven't yet updated their websites. The bonus isn't exclusive to any particular retailer - all are participating. If you remain uncertain please contact the retailer to confirm.

First of all, thanks for the reply, although it's a bit odd that I get one here before getting one here.

I figure RSG doesn't want to give off the impression of favoring specific retailers by mentioning them directly, but the retailers not mentioning a bonus that would help them ensure customers is also pretty weird.
Would I be reading too much into the "_some_ retailers haven't yet updated" bit if I took it to mean some already have? By inference, it would be nice to know which ones, and I wonder if it own be that troublesome for RSG to reward their diligence by outright naming them...

It's still pretty weird that they've updated a release date without updating further information - the american Amazon contemplates its own pre-order bonus in its KoF XIII page, and I take it the UK version runs on a similar enough template to apply something like that while in the process o changing the release date. Other than this, I'm not sure how to address amazon.co.uk about that specific product, and that looks mostly like a way for them to let users talk among themselves...

I'm all for using the Amazon redirect from ON once I have a confirmation, but for now I'd really rather play it safe.

[oroqi]