SNK Corporation announced that CEO Kenji Matsubara will step down from his role and transition into an advisory role. During his term, Matsubara expanded SNK’s development, sales, and marketing capabilities. The Chairman of the Board at SNK will assume the role of interim CEO as part of the leadership transition.
SNK’s board expressed deep gratitude for Matsubara’s transformative leadership and reaffirmed its commitment to the company’s long-term vision. SNK looks forward to continued growth and innovation under new leadership in this new era.
Currently, fans can experience some of SNK’s flagship titles. Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is the next major installment in the long-running Fatal Fury / GAROU fighting game series. The game features 17 playable characters, with five additional characters arriving with Season Pass 1. Be sure to check out our preview of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. We also got to interview Yasuyuki Oda, Nobuyuki Kuroki, and Joshua Weatherford on City of the Wolves, with a few teases on the future of Capcom collaborations.
King of Fighters XV is the latest installment in the iconic King of Fighters series, developed and published by SNK. Launched in 2022, KOFXV continues the series’ tradition of 3-on-3 team-based fighting gameplay, allowing players to select a team of three characters to compete in matches. The game features a robust roster of fighters, combining classic characters beloved by fans with new faces. It also has various game modes, including story mode, training, and an online mode with rollback netcode and cross-play.
