Killer Instinct to Receive More Fighters, Content in 2014

Expect a second season to go along with the first round of combatants.

Microsoft has big plans for its reboot of the Killer Instinct fighting franchise.

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The game, which arrives later this year as an Xbox One exclusive, will come with eight unlockable fighters from the start with the $19.99 edition of the game – though you can buy them individually for $4.99 or purchase packages with the original KI arcade game and DLC skins. However, that’s just the beginning of the roster, as a second season of content is already in the works.

Ken Lobb, the creative director for all digital games at Microsoft – and a veteran of the original team at Rare Ltd. – talked to Eurogamer about expanding the roster with the second season. Although no other fighters have been announced yet outside of Glacius, Jago, Sabrewulf, Thunder, and a mysterious unnamed female character, it’s possible that a few more classic faces from the original game will emerge, including Orchid or Cinder.

In addition, the game will include a free characters that will rotate regularly, allowing players to try before they buy. Characters will be sold separately at $4.99 apiece, for those who don’t buy the complete package at launch, but there will be discounted options available if you buy a few characters and wish to upgrade to the full package. You won’t have to pay more than $20 for the full game at launch even if you buy a character or two indivdually.

We’ll have more on Killer Instinct in the near future.


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