The King of Fighters XV Reveals 6 DLC Characters With Trailer & Screenshots; 6 More Coming in 2022

Today SNK released a new trailer of its upcoming fighting game The King of Fighters XV, focusing on the post-launch DLC coming in 2022.

The first DLC will come in March, and it’ll be Team Garo, including Rock Howard, Gato, and B. Jenet.

The second DLC, which will complete the Team Pass 1, will come in May. Team South Town will bring back a bunch of villains with Geese Howard, Billy Kane, and Ryuji Yamazaki. Each DLC on its own is priced at 1,870 yen each, while the Team Pass is priced at  3,300 yen and included in the Deluxe Edition.

A second Team Pass will come this year starting in the summer with the third team of three characters, and ending in the fall with a second team of three, for a total of 12 DLC characters in a year. This means that by the end of 2022 we’ll have 51 characters in total in the game.

You can check out the assets below.

If you want to see more of The King of Fighters XV, you can check out the first trailer, the first gallery of screenshots, and the trailers that revealed Shun’ei, Meitenkun, Benimaru Nikaido, Iori Yagami, Yashiro Nanakase, Joe Higashi, Kyo Kusanagi, Chizuru Kagura, Andy Bogard, Yuri Sakazaki, Terry Bogard, King, Mai Shiranui, Shermie, Chris, the duo Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia, Leona Heidern, Ralf Jones and Clark Still, Blue Mary, Luong, Vanessa, Ramón, King of Dinosaurs, Athena Asamiya, Antonov, Ash Crimson, Kukri, Isla, K’, Heidern, Dolores, Whip, Angel, Krohnen, Maxima, Kula Diamond, and Elisabeth Blanctorche. You can also take a look at a glimpse of an anime short directed by anime legend Masami Obari.

Here’s how SNK describes the game officially:

SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS!
Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!

Since its debut in 1994, the KOF fighting game series has been driving the world to new heights of excitement with its appealing characters and unique game system. Six years have passed since the last title in the series, and now KOF XV surpasses all of its predecessors in terms of graphics, systems, and online experience!

• A total of 39 playable fighters at launch!
  Classic popular characters, heroes and villains revived from the dead, new challengers, and more! The most epic dream match in KOF history is about to begin!
• KOF’s story reaches its climax!
  The latest KOF Saga continues from the previous title in Story Mode. This time, the story is coming to an explosive climax!
• The culmination of the series’ battle system
  Inheriting the series’ traditional 3-on-3 team battle, KOF XV also features the exciting new “SHATTER STRIKE” mechanic. Enjoy an unprecedented sense of speed and hype fighting game action!
• Easy and versatile online play
  KOF XV features rollback netcode. There are also a variety of battle options that allow you to choose how you want to play!
• KOF XV is fully packed with content to enjoy
  Includes a Gallery with movies and voice samples, and a new DJ STATION with over 300 popular songs from the KOF series and more.

The game will release for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on Feb. 17, 2022.