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Exclusive Thunder Combo Trailer

Thunder lays down relentless combos in this latest gameplay trailer from Killer Instinct. Stay tuned until the end for a special surprise. (1:15)

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Manic20144591d ago

Looks pretty great though the pricing is a rip off.......

Mystogan4591d ago (Edited 4591d ago )

$20 for the game with all characters. Or free with 1 character. Different free character every 3 months.
also $5 per character. With discount for each additional character so you'll never spend more then $20 for all characters.

how is that a ripoff?

JokesOnYou4591d ago (Edited 4591d ago )

Its $40 for everything, 6 characters, all the skins, full original KI arcade game AND you get all the new chrachters for the season coming after launch included. Sounds like a awesome deal to me.

Manic20144591d ago

i'm in the uk the conversion is different and is expensive. its £39.99 for the full pack but that only includes 8 characters. I think the characters you get every 3 months is not free, i read that from couple of sources and plus i work at lift London as an intern though i am getting the console for half price and i know the devs at Double helix have kept that price for killer instinct hence i we the interns of graduates do not get any special deal for that particular game.

Mystogan4591d ago (Edited 4591d ago )

"Intern at Lift London"

Proof?

also £40 pounds is still cheaper then other games. And its $20 for 8 characters. $40 for 8 character and a bunch of extras.

Manic20144591d ago (Edited 4591d ago )

I working their for my placement year from MDX university, i've got nothing to do with games development but i work for project research and development. I got nothing to prove but yes if you want proof i can provide it.

Though in my opinion i feel it is kind of a rip off as for the additional characters after those 8 which come out every three months and i'm pretty sure it will charge, still need more confirmation by MS on how that will work. It's not like it changes my purchase of the x1, I still think the console is going to be awesome.

Transporter474591d ago

As soon as i heard 6 character I was out. Were in 2013 there should be no reason to have such a low roster.

Morpheuzpr4591d ago

That's because this game wasn't in development. It's a rushed attempt at grabbing some gamers but not even the FGC is hyped about it.

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ConsoleAgnostic4591d ago

had a chance to play about it yesterday, about 10 matches at the GameStop convention, you guys have nothing to worry about, this game was incredible. To you guys who say 6 Fighters isn't enough...that is just the roster at launch...with more fighters to be released...which I think this will lead to a more balanced fighting game. I have been playing fighting games since Street Fighter 1...I even built an arcade system that runs every fighting game. I can honestly say this game feels like a natural progression of the series. I can't wait to launch.

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Killer Instinct: The Most Underrated Fighting Video Game in History

Killer Instinct is like the forgotten cousin at the fighting game family reunion.

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Michiel1989339d ago

yeah they were such good and fun games but they never really reached the mainstream audience. Killer Instinct was widely known and respected.

Cacabunga339d ago

Killer instinct is great, especially on snes but it’s not the most underrated fighter.. for me it’s Power Stone. So much potential in this series

Jawsh666339d ago

Bloody Roar was a game that had a sick concept but wasn’t made the best. I’d say Killer Instinct was the opposite of that, it was well made but the roster of characters were so similar to every other fighting game in that era that it ended up feeling like more of the same. I could be wrong that’s just how I remember it at the time and I played a ton of KI on SNES because it was one of the first games I owned.

PRIMORDUS339d ago

I loved this game in the arcade, my main was Jago, Ultra Combo!!! https://www.youtube.com/wat...

DivineHand125338d ago

That combo was way overkill 😂

PRIMORDUS338d ago

I know haha, I loved Jago.

Bathyj339d ago

You're kidding?
It enjoyed probably more success than it deserved.
Unlike Tobal 2

MeteorPanda338d ago

Tobal 2 was awesome. Sold really well cause art similarity to dragon ball

jjb1981339d ago

I remember trying my hardest to learn that "Ultra... Ultra.... Ultra...." finish. Such a great fighting game.

Popsicle339d ago (Edited 339d ago )

I can tell you definitely got some SNES time in. The slight differences in the ports due to hardware constraints were interesting. For example, the arcade version was Ultraaaa Coooommboooooooo! versus Ultra….Ultra….Ultra on the SNES.

Though SNES overachieved as a port for as demanding as a game KI was.The arcade version was one of the first cabinets with a dedicated hard drive and the SNES version was 32 megabyte cartridge which was huge for that system at the time.

jjb1981338d ago

Yeah, for sure. My local childhood arcade was always packed and it was hard to get a game in but once the SNES version came out, I was hooked. I can still feel the click of the power button.

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Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition Launches November 28

Exciting news, Combo Breakers: Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition will be available TOMORROW, November 28, at 12PM Pacific!

Obscure_Observer848d ago (Edited 848d ago )

YES!!!!

Iron Galaxy wanted to come back

https://www.windowscentral....

Matt Booty made it happen

https://www.videogameschron...

This is how you support your first party games! Continued support after 10 years!

The Killer Instinct fans appreciated and the whole FG community celebrates!

Congrats goes to Matt, Mick, Adam and everyone at Iron Galaxy!

Tomorrow we fight together! I can´t wait!

Barlos848d ago

I'll have to get this! Been a big fan of KI since the very first one.

Petebloodyonion847d ago (Edited 847d ago )

I love KI (still play the old arcade version) but feel like the Xbox version is like a big intimidating chessboard with no easy way to instruct you to play chess.
The game is so deep in terms of little things to do that it makes Smash Bros melee look like a casual experience.
Honestly, doing a combo Breaker is punish/reward by itself but hey you can add a counterbreaker.
Here's what you also need to know
Breaking Shadow-linker
Instincts
Shadow counter
Auto double,
linker, manual
ender
etc,

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Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition Coming Years After Latest Update with Patch Notes Available Now

Iron Galaxy is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Killer Instinct by launching a new Anniversary Edition for Xbox and PC and an extensive patch several years after the latest update.

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Jingsing851d ago

There isn't going to be any chance of this being played at tournaments unless it appears on all platforms like all fighting games.

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH851d ago

SF5 didn’t appear on all consoles and was still played at Tournaments. I’ve seen KI tournaments recently so I don’t think your opinion is accurate.