Playmore, Eolith and Sun Amusement Co. have released first details on their upcoming 2D fighter game for the NeoGeo/MVS system, "The King Of Fighters 2002", through Enterbrain Inc.'s Arcadia magazine.

"The King Of Fighters 2002" is scheduled for release in October for the Arcade MVS system, running at approximately 700Megabits. Development is currently 90% complete. The company structure for development and distribution will be the same as KOF2001.

As a game running between story chapters, "The King Of Fighters 2002" does not have a distinct storyline and will be positioned as a dream match battle, similarly to KOF98. Specific details on the characters and game system have not been revealed as of now.

"The King Of Fighters 2002" is confirmed to have between 35 to 40 characters. Its basic controls are the same to the previous in its series, with the ABCD button corresponding to weak punch, kick, and fierce punch, kick. Small, medium and large jumps are still existent. A new system relating to the Power meter will be added. Some system(s) will be deleted.

At the current time, no images of the game are available except for two blurred teasers. Character illustrations of the game will be released next month.

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Square has renewed the official subsite for their upcoming release on the PlayStation2, Unlimited Saga.

While the subsite does not contain explicitly additional new information, images can be seen at more detail in the site. The index of the Flash uncovers additional characters from their silhouette images.

For the Subsite, check Square's PlayOnline.

Arcade PCB distributor River Service has revealed that Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution has been rescheduled for August 7th.

Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution is 340,000Yen -GDRom Only, or 485,000 Yen with DIMM kit.

Special thanks to Namae No Nai Heya for the news.

Did they actually work on it at all, or are they just lending their name or distribution system? That's my personal question right now, especially checking the way that the game looks.

For images of the new arcade shooter named "Gamushara" that Capcom made with a company named Mitchell, check Arcade PCB retailer G-Front's site. Looks pretty old-style to me. 158,000 Yen, Auguest 7th release.. System10, not CP2. [ G-Front /1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 ]

- Henry A. Moriarty