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[Xenon]

The announcement video.




Here is a great run down on the history of Killer Instinct posted by Timberwolf25

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Yes

 

[abstract alien]

Not that it would even happen, but with all of these port begging whores on PC, is it ok if I port beg this one time for KI on PS5?

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Unexpected after all this time. I hope this is a sign of a sequel in the works.

 

[Barakov]

 

[Skyfox]

Rehire all the double helix guys from the grave and put them back in charge.

And get rid of the pink and green.

Bring back red and black.

 

[TransTrender]

Necromancy
How desperate

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

Unexpected after all this time. I hope this is a sign of a sequel in the works.

I should hope so. Throw in some more Rare guest characters as well like maybe Joanna Dark or the Jet Force Gemini characters. If Battletoads, Gears, and Halo stuff can get in then I don't see why not.

 

[Forsythia]

I'd rather have a big budget sequel, but this is at least something.

 

[Xenon]

Rehire all the double helix guys from the grave and put them back in charge.

Such a shame, MS should have locked the studio down. But that was back when Phil thought outsourcing companies to work on their IPs was a good idea. Iron Galaxy did a good job stepping in.

 

[Bernkastel]

Such a shame, MS should have locked the studio down. But that was back when Phil thought outsourcing companies to work on their IPs was a good idea. Iron Galaxy did a good job stepping in.

When Amazon bought Double Helix, Phil was not the head of Xbox yet. Heck until 2017 , Xbox was still a subdivision of the Windows and Devices Group.

Spoiler

Meet Terry Myerson, the most important man at Microsoft

He's in charge of Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox. Can he make it all work?

www.theverge.com

He's in charge of Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox. Can he make it all work?

By Adrianne Jeffries - Jul 12, 2013, 10:30am EDT

Only in 2017, Gaming became its own division and Phil Spencer reported directly to Satya Nadella.

Spoiler

Microsoft adds its gaming chief to its Senior Leadership Team

Microsoft's Phil Spencer, now an executive vice president, is becoming part of the company's inner circle of advisers, in a move signaling the growing importance of gaming to the company.

www.zdnet.com

What Phil Spencer's promotion means for Xbox and gaming at Microsoft

Xbox head Phil Spencer recently got promoted to Microsoft's executive leadership team, in a big show of confidence for gaming. But what does it mean?

www.windowscentral.com

Microsoft reorg shakes up Windows group, Windows leader Terry Myerson departs

The Windows and Devices Group is no more.

arstechnica.com

It was only after this did they start expanding and acquiring new studios.

 

[CoreyFlawless]

Have a fighting ever kinda been done. Then all of sudden get another update like that? Kinda crazy. Guess a good thing for KI fan.

 

[Bridges]

My first thought is that this is really cool

My second thought is holy shit it's been 10 years since KI came out. Where did all the time go...

 

[Riky]

Still supporting games for probably very little return after a decade, that's how you treat your customers.

 

[Vox Machina]

Time to revel in one of the all-time greatest fighter reveal trailers:

 

[The Pleasure]

Ki and iron galaxy?

 

[SegaManAU]

I'm in!

 

[Varteras]

I would drown in my own baby batter if Mick Gordon does the soundtrack again.

 

[Hudo]

I would drown in my own baby batter if Mick Gordon does the soundtrack again.

It seemed that Microsoft and Mick Gordon parted on good terms when work on KI was finished. So there might be a good chance that he'll do the soundtrack for the next one again. Mick only had beef with id Software and how they treated him, afaik.

 

[cireza]

That's cool. I did buy & play the game on Xbox One back then, but never had a 6 buttons controller and gave up. Will download the update.

Any recommendations of a quality 6 buttons controller for Series (which means with a great d-pad ~ Sega Saturn) ?

They should make a sequel.

 

[sinnergy]

Great! New KI please !

 

[SkylineRKR]

Awesome. This is hands down one of my fave fighters.

 

[Fart Knight]

Time to revel in one of the all-time greatest fighter reveal trailers:

Fulgore reveal was dope as fuck too

 

[MagnesD3]

Give me Season 4 if you refuse to make a new game

 

[WhiteWaterM00se]

How about a Switch port with cross play?

 

[RCU005]

Hopefully this means they are planning to do a new one. Fighting games are in their prime right now! It’s so good for fighting fans!

 

[Davevil]

We all agree that KI has the best cast of fighting game ever?

 

[Astray]

When Amazon bought Double Helix, Phil was not the head of Xbox yet. Heck until 2017 , Xbox was still a subdivision of the Windows and Devices Group.

He was head of publishing which still makes it his decision.

 

[Bernkastel]

He was head of publishing which still makes it his decision.

Head of publishing does not mean he gets to decide studio acquisitions. There's a reason these acquisitions happened after 2017. These have to be approved directly by some top management at Microsoft. The same reason they lost Bioware to EA and Bizzare Creations to Activision. Let's not forget Nakayama appealed for Microsoft to buy Sega, but Bill Gates blocked the deal.

 

[bbw_lover87]

Yess baby that shit was supposed to be done in 2020

 

[//DEVIL//]

Fucking A

 

[MagnesD3]

I hope they add some big stuff, its still the best Fighting Game out there.

 

[IronLich]

Rumbleverse gave its life to give KI another chance at life.

This also gives hope to a sequel, and it's clear Iron Galaxy loves working on the new KI. Microsoft just needs to cash out.

To think back to the rumors that Bandai Namco were helping develop a KI sequel... insanity.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

KI2 is going to happen.

All those guest characters from Bethesda and ABK and future acquisitions...

 

[Fredrik]

This is great!

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

To think back to the rumors that Bandai Namco were helping develop a KI sequel... insanity.

We cannot say that Microsoft did not explore the possibility of partnering with Bamco or ASW. They have free teams (Bamco's SC team and it is unknown on what ASW is working on now).

One of the reasons - I think - why IG is back is because their Rumbleverse flopped.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Not that it would even happen, but with all of these port begging whores on PC, is it ok if I port beg this one time for KI on PS5?

 

[DevilMayFlyForAWhiteGuy]

Top 5 favorite fighting game for me. I hope they un-nerf Fulgore and Spinal’s instincts so I can go nuts again and also make KI2 ffs.

 

[LordCBH]

Oh Killer Instinct fuck yeah!

 

[SmokedMeat]

One of the best fighting games. Gives me hope for a sequel.

 

[splattered]

They never added fatalities did they? Fighting games were my favorite genre when I was a kid but I never cared for this series. No denying the new game was good, I just never gave it much of a chance.

 

[DevilMayFlyForAWhiteGuy]

They never added fatalities did they? Fighting games were my favorite genre when I was a kid but I never cared for this series. No denying the new game was good, I just never gave it much of a chance.

Some of the characters got Ultimates which were basically PG13 fatalities but I think they didn’t get enough budget to give every character one.

 

[StueyDuck]

Not that it would even happen, but with all of these port begging whores on PC, is it ok if I port beg this one time for KI on PS5?

Only if I get rare replay

 

[ReBurn]

A current gen patch would be nice. A new season would be excellent.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Still supporting games for probably very little return after a decade, that's how you treat your customers.

Or they could fund a sequel instead of letting it fade away. That's how you treat your customers.

 

[Ozriel]

Or they could fund a sequel instead of letting it fade away. That's how you treat your customers.

You don't have customers for a product that doesn't exist, though.

That said, they dropped enough hints that it seems clear that a sequel is in the works.

 

[Mr.ODST]

Best fighting game of the last few gens, so underrated

 

[Timberwolf25]

If there's a revival of players, I wonder if they will give IG the budget to finish giving all the players Ultimates and also create new characters/stages.
The game is still one of the best playing fighting games ever. Definitely in my Top 3 of all time.

Also, fix Kim Wu's face while you are at it.

 

[poppabk]

Not that it would even happen, but with all of these port begging whores on PC, is it ok if I port beg this one time for KI on PS5?

Only if you promise to not buy it if they do port it.