In the course of the ChinaJoy online game conference in Shanghai today–and lower than per week after revealing Kevin Rian’s return at Evo 2024–SNK unveiled the subsequent character to hitch the Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves roster. Billy Kane, the bo-staff-wielding rival of Terry Bogard, will as soon as once more face off towards his previous foe on this new recreation.
The reveal trailer exhibits Billy utilizing his bo employees in battle to offer him additional vary with assaults. A couple of of his most recognizable strikes could be seen within the trailer, together with his helicopter spinning assault, and he can nonetheless imbue the employees with fireplace for additional injury and flashy combos.
In City Of The Wolves, Billy finds himself main the Howard Connection–previously led by collection antagonist Geese Howard–after Geese’s defeat and loss of life. He’s mentioned to “harbor a deep grudge” towards Terry for inflicting Geese’s loss of life, and he’s seeking to precise some revenge towards his rival because of this.
Billy is the eighth character to hitch the City Of The Wolves roster, as he follows current additions Kevin Rian, Marco Rodrigues, and B. Jenet. He has been playable in a number of Fatal Fury and King Of Fighters entries previously, together with his most up-to-date look coming as a downloadable fighter in The King Of Fighters XV.
In different SNK information, the corporate lately re-released SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos on PC and consoles after saying the revival at Evo 2024 final weekend. Elsewhere in preventing recreation information, Heihachi Mishima is about to return in Tekken 8 regardless of being thrown right into a volcano on the finish of the earlier recreation, whereas Responsible Gear Attempt will introduce its first-ever visitor character–Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners–as a part of its Season 4 content material.
Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves is about to launch in early 2025 for Xbox Collection X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.