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SNK has shared the eighth episode for The King of Fighters: Destiny, their CG animated series based on its The King of Fighters franchise.
Featured above, the new episode focuses on Kyo Kusanagi, Benimaru, and more as the collection of their ambitions for the KOF tournament all collide.
Here’s a rundown on the episode, via SNK:
Fighters come together for the KOF announcement event. Benimaru gets excited with the heated atmosphere, Athena draws the eyes of everybody in the venue, Ryo reunites with his sister Yuri, and Mai quarrels with Andy… With the KOF tournament imminent, everyone’s goals and ambitions cross here.
In related news, SNK confirmed they’re working on “lots of new fighting games,” but they haven’t confirmed development platforms and such. You can read more about that here.
The King of Fighters XIV is currently available for PC and PlayStation 4. In case you missed it, you can find our review for The King of Fighters XIV here (we highly recommend it!).