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Garou: Mark of the Wolves (
Multiple changes to Garou were made to show a bigger difference from previous games due to most characters being new. The character of Rock Howard was created by Nobuyuki Kuroki in 1998. Both he and Yasuyuki Oda wondered what type of hero would succeed Terry Bogard in Fatal Fury's latest game, Garou: Mark of the Wolves. While they were not confident with Rock, they still decided to make him as the new protagonist. Rock was designed to contrast previous 'masculine' Fatal Fury characters by giving him a more bishonen appearance, something Nobuyuki Kuroki felt the sequel needed to balance the cast and an issue he felt Real Bout suffered. Similarly, Hotaru was given a moe inspired look to balance the playable characters. Terry was also redesigned, labeled as "cool" by the SNK staff was because they thought Terry's previous look had become outdated. Kengo Asai, who previously worked in Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer, Money Puzzle Exchanger and The Last Blade, is also involved in development of the game.
Garou: Mark of the Wolves general gameplay mechanics and art style are changed to more closely resemble SNK's The King of Fighters series using a similar button layout ( 
for weak/light punch, 
for weak/light kick, 
for strong/heavy punch and 
for strong/heavy kick). However, chaining normal attacks into each other tends to be strict on timing, and may involve heavy usage of the recurring feint mechanic ( 
+ and or 
+ and ) in order to cancel them smoothly, much like older games within the Fatal Fury series. Stage gimmicks and plane-changing, as seen in previous titles, were removed.
May 2026
- SNK announces the VS Studio, a subsidiary company with focus in fighting games. Katsuhiro Harada, Bandai Namco and Tekken series' former producer, is the CEO (Link)
- A new Mr. Karate is confirmed as DLC character for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
- World Heroes Perfect is now available for Steam, as part of the project Neo Geo Premium Selection (Link)
April 2026
- SNK will be exhibiting a streaming in homage to Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves 1st anniversary. The streaming will be hosted by Takashi Kondō (Terry Bogard's Japanese VA), Chika Anzai (Preecha's Japanese VA) and Hayato Konya, director of the game. A major update will be announced in this streaming (Link)
- SNK anounces the NEO GEO AES +, a new console based on the classic brand, to release in November 12, 2026(Link)
- SNK opens new motion capture studio at Osaka Headquarters (Link)
March 2026
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is the winner of the EVO Awards 2026, in the category Best Game Release (Link)
- Mai Shiranui is the winner of the EVO Awards 2026, in the category Best Character (Link)
- The King of Fighters '98 is confirmed as a main title for the SNK World Championship 2026 (Link)
- Kenshiro, from the Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) series, is confirmed as a DLC crossover character for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
January 2026
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is confirmed for the Esports World Cup 2026, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Link)
- Kim Jae Hoon, Blue Mary, Nightmare Geese and Wolfgang Krauser are confirmed as Season 2 DLC characters for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, along with 2 unknown characters (Link)
- The first qualifiers for the SNK World Championship is set from January 29 to February 1, 2026, in Illinois, USA
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December 2025
- The first qualifiers for the SNK World Championship is set from January 29 to February 1, 2026, in Illinois, USA (Link)
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- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is the winner of The Game Awards 2025, in the category Best Fighting Game (Link)
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is confirmed as one of main games on EVO USA 2026 (Link)
- The King of Fighters XV and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves are confirmed as some of main games on EVO Japan 2026 (Link)(Link)
November 2025
- SNK is one of the companies participants of the Esports Cup Nation (ECN), which will set in Riyadh on November, 2026 (Link)
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is nominated for The Game Awards 2025, in the category Best Fighting Game (Link)
October 2025
- Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle is now available for Steam, as part of the project Neo Geo Premium Selection (Link)
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is confirmed for the Esports World Cup 2026, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Link)
September 2025
- Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers is now available for Steam, as part of the project Neo Geo Premium Selection (Link)
- SNK opens a new headquarters at the "oak meguro building" in Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan (Link)
August 2025
- SNK World Championship will happens between October 31 and November 2 in Atlanta, with $4.1 million in prizes. Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, The King of Fighters XV, Samurai Shodown (2019) and Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior are the playable titles (Link)
May 2025
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves ranked among the top best selling games on Steam in April (Top #12) (Link)
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves makes a partnership with Japanese singer Ado, and releases the song FREEDOM (Link)
- SNK Wiki reaches the mark of 6000 pages!
April 2025
- SNK will be exhibiting a streaming with matches of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. The streaming will be hosted by Takashi Kondō (Terry Bogard's Japanese VA), Ami Koshimizu (Mai Shiranui's Japanese VA) and Chika Anzai (Preecha's Japanese VA) (Link)
- Hokutomaru is officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
- DJ Salvatore Ganacci is officially confirmed to be a playable character in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Teaser Trailer)
March 2025
- Cristiano Ronaldo is officially confirmed to be a playable character in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Teaser Trailer)
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves announces a collaboration with 11 world-class DJs. 19 song tracks will be released (Link)
- Second open beta for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is announced and will be available from March 26 to 31. Tizoc appears as a playable character, the Offline Mode (Versus and Training) and two new stages are available (Link)
February 2025
- Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi and Mr. Big, from the Art of Fighting series, are confirmed as DLC characters in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
- Kain R. Heinlein, Rock Howard, Terry Bogard, Hotaru, B. Jenet, Mai Shiranui, Preecha and Vox Reaper are the eight characters present in the first open beta for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
- Kain R. Heinlein is officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
- Samurai Shodown (2019) is confirmed as one of the games on EVO USA 2025 extended lineup (Link)
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is confirmed for the Esports World Cup 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Link)
January 2025
- The open beta for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will be available for PS4/5, Xbox Series X/S and Steam from February 20 to 24, 2025 (Link)
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves opens its pyshical pre-orders for PlayStation 4/5 and Xbox Series X/S (Link)
- The King of Fighters XV is confirmed as one of the games on EVO USA 2025 extended lineup (Link)
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is confirmed as one of main games on EVO USA 2025 (Link)
December 2024
- Gato is officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
- The King of Fighters XIII Global Match will be available on Steam on February 20, 2025. The former version will be removed from the store on January 23 (Link)
- The King of Fighters XV is confirmed as one of main games on EVO Japan 2025 (Link)
November 2024
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will have a playable demo in the DreamHack Stockholm 2024 (Sweden) (Link)
October 2024
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is confirmed as one of main games on EVO France 2025 (Link)
- Kim Dong Hwan is officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will have playable demos in Brasil Game Show 2024 (Brazil) and Thailand Game Show 2024 (Thailand)
September 2024
- Ken Masters and Chun-Li, from Capcom's Street Fighter series, are confirmed as DLC guest characters in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
- SNK will be exhibiting new informations about Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, The King of Fighters XV and Samurai Shodown (2019) in its booth and streaming on TOKYO GAME SHOW 2024. The streaming will be hosted by Takashi Kondō (Terry Bogard's Japanese VA) and Ami Koshimizu (Mai Shiranui's Japanese VA) (Link)
August 2024
- SNK launches a website and commemorative X account to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The King of Fighters series (Link)
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will be released on April 24, 2025 (Link)
- Mai Shiranui is officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
- A new demo of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will be available on Gamescon, in Cologne, Germany, from August 21 to 25 (Link)
July 2024
- Billy Kane is officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
- SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos will be released for PlayStation 4, GOG and Nintendo Switch after the EVO USA 2024. The game is already available for Microsoft Windows (Steam) (Link)
- Kevin Rian is officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
- Mature and Vice are officially confirmed as Special DLC characters in The King of Fighters XV, set to be released in December 2024 (Link)
- More details about Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves and the announcement of the DLC character(s) for The King of Fighters XV will be revealed in a developer panel on EVO USA 2024, on July 19 (Link)
June 2024
- The King of Fighters All Star will end its services on October 30, 2024 (Link)
- SNK opens its division in Singapore, called SNK Games Singapore, expanding its global reach (Link)
- A new special DLC character(s) for The King of Fighters XV will be revealed at EVO USA 2024 (Link)
- B. Jenet and the newcomer Vox Reaper are officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui are confirmed as DLC guest characters in Capcom's game Street Fighter 6 (Link)
April 2024
- Marco Rodrigues is officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
- SNK pays condolences to the victims, families and people affected by the earthquake in Taiwan (Link)
March 2024
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will be released in Early 2025. Tizoc, Hotaru Futaba and the newcomer Preecha appear in the Official Trailers (Link)
February 2024
- The King of Fighters XV is confirmed as a mainline title for EVO USA 2024 (Link)
December 2023
- The King of Fighters XV is confirmed as a mainline title for EVO Japan 2024 (Link)
November 2023
- A fan translation for Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidō Retsuden was released (Link)
October 2023
- SNK launches the “SNK Universe Project” to spread the appeal of its IPs worldwide. Exhibiting at New York Comic Con with Shueisha XR and Special movie will be shown in MANGA DIVE format (Link)
- The final open beta of Samurai Shodown (2019) rollback netcode will be available from October 12 (Link)
- Hinako Shijo is confirmed as a DLC character for The King of Fighters XV (Link)
September 2023
- The third open beta of the rollback netcode for The King of Fighters XIII Global Match will be available from October 3 to 9 (Link)
- SNK Wiki reaches the mark of 5000 pages!
August 2023
- Samurai Shodown (2019) releases its version for iOS & Android, through Netflix Games (Link)
- SNK announces a new divison in Singapore, under the name SNK GAMES SINGAPORE (Link)
- The rollback netcode for Samurai Shodown (2019) will be available in September 2023 (Link)
- The new Fatal Fury instalment will be called City of the Wolves (Link)
- Duo Lon is confirmed as a DLC character for The King of Fighters XV (Link)
- The King of Fighters XIII Global Match, with rollback netcode, will be released on November 16, 2023 (Link)
July 2023
- The second open beta of the rollback netcode for The King of Fighters XIII Global Match will be available from July 31 to August 6 (Link)
June 2023
- The East Asia Open Tournament for The King of Fighters XV will occurs on July 9 (Link)
- The crossplay of The King of Fighters XV is released on June 20, along with Goenitz's launch (Link)
- The second open beta of Samurai Shodown (2019) rollback netcode will be available from June 13 to 20 (Link)
- The first open beta of the rollback netcode for The King of Fighters XIII Global Match will be available from June 5 to 11 (Link)
May 2023
- Samurai Shodown (2019) has its rollback netcode postponed to late Summer 2023. A new open beta test will be announced in June 2023 (Link)
April 2023
- The open beta of the crossplay for The King of Fighters XV will be available from April 27 to 30 (Link)
- Goenitz is confirmed as a free DLC character in The King of Fighters XV (Link)
- Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard and Joe Higashi are officially confirmed in the new Garou game (Link)
- The King of Fighters XIII will receive a Global Match version, with rollback netcode, for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch ([1] Link)
March 2023
- SNK Wiki reaches the mark of 4000 pages!
- A new demo of The King of Fighters XV will be available next to the EVO Japan 2023. Shun'ei, Meitenkun, Benimaru Nikaido, Kyo Kusanagi, Iori Yagami, Chizuru Kagura, Terry Bogard, Chris, Ryo Sakazaki, Athena Asamiya, Mai Shiranui, Isla, Dolores, Heidern and Kula Diamond are the characters available (Link)
- SNK leaves its famous headquarters in Esaka after 35 years (Link)
- SNK release its The King of Fighters XV Japan League, an official Japanese league with 16 top players (Link)
February 2023
- The King of Fighters XV is confirmed as a mainline title for EVO 2023 (Link)
- SNK will release a Special Program about the EVO Japan 2023. Haruna Ikezawa (Athena Asamiya's voice actress) and Sarah Emi Bridcutt (Blue Mary's voice actress) will be the hosts (Link)
January 2023
- Sylvie Paula Paula, Najd and two unknown characters are confirmed as DLC characters in The King of Fighters XV (Link)
- The King of Fighters XV is confirmed as a mainline title for EVO Japan 2023 (Link)
November 2022
- The King of Fighters XV is nominated for "Best Fighting Game" in The Game Awards 2022 (Link)
October 2022
- The mobile games Metal Slug Defense and Metal Slug Attack will end their support services in 2023
- SNK announces its Regional Bouts, an online tournament, with phases in Southeast Asia, Middle East, North America, Latin America, East Asia, Brazil and Europe (Link)
August 2022
- A new Garou/Fatal Fury game is in production (Link)
- The Samurai Team, formed by Haohmaru, Nakoruru and Darli Dagger, is confirmed as the fourth DLC team for The King of Fighters XV. Shingo Yabuki and Kim Kaphwan also are confirmed as solo DLC characters, along with the second DLC season of the game and crossplay for all platforms (Link)
- Samurai Shodown (2019) will receive rollback netcode in Spring 2023 (Link)
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