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[서울경제TV=배요한기자] SNK(950180)Interactive announced today (5th) that it has signed a contract with Netmarble to extend the IP (Intellectual Property Rights) partnership between’The King of Fighters (hereinafter referred to as KOF)’.
With this extension, SNK’s global fighting game’KOF’ IP can continue to enjoy the mobile action RPG’King of Fighter All Star’, which Netmarble is developing and publishing.
‘King of Fighter All-Star’ was first released in Japan in July 2018, and then gained sensational popularity, ranking in the top 10 of the two major app markets in Japan 5 days after its launch. In addition, thanks to the reactions and favorable reviews among game users, it was serviced in Korea in May 2019, and the number of cumulative downloads reached 1 million in 3 days of release.
An official from SNK said, “The King of Fighters is one of our IPs that enabled SNK to exist, and in the new year it will be the center of building strategic partnerships with more game companies.” There is no doubt that it will become a world-class fighting game in the future with an attempted mind.”
Meanwhile, SNK’s KOF series works have been successfully released not only on arcade games but also on PS and XBOX platforms, which have been developed for many years, and have since landed on PC platforms such as STEAM and are loved by game users around the world. In addition, SNK recently announced that it will release specific information including the official trailer for the new KOF series,’The King of Fighters XV’ on the 7th.
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