SNK Corporation revealed during the “Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable” event on Sunday, members of the “Sacred Treasures Team” The King of Fighters XV games. Members include Kyo Kusanagi, Iori Yagami and Chizuru Kagura.
The King of Fighters XV will be released in 2021. The game’s initial list includes: Shun’Ei, Meitenkun, Benimaru Nikaido, Joe Higashi, K ‘, Leona Heidern and Mai Shiranui.
SNK released The King of Fighters XIV, the last installment of the franchise, for PlayStation 4 in August 2016. SNK then launched the PC game via Steam in June 2017.
The series is inspiring a CG animated Chinese film titled The King of Fighters: Awaken which will premiere simultaneously worldwide in 2022.
Sources: live broadcast of the round table of Japanese fighting game publishers, SNKin You Tube channel