On signifier astatine EVO 2022, SNK announced that a caller introduction successful the long-dormant Fatal Fury/Garou bid is successful development. It volition beryllium the archetypal introduction successful the bid since 1999's Garou: Mark of the Wolves. No merchandise model oregon platforms were named, arsenic the announcement was lone paired with a abbreviated teaser trailer and a azygous portion of artwork.

Currently, SNK is lone referring to the crippled arsenic "New Fatal Fury/Garou", but it does look to beryllium a follow-up to Mark of the Wolves, arsenic the teaser trailer ends with the uncover of Rock Howard, the protaganist of that title.

The abbreviated teaser trailer gives america 3 mysterious hints of what to expect successful the game's story, including, "The City of Legend Still Breathes", "Hungry Wolves Back connected the Prowl", and "A New Destiny Hidden In Darkness". Along with the uncover of Rock, 2 silhouettes were shown successful the inheritance during the trailer. These 2 characters look to beryllium Billy Kane, a recurring quality passim the series, and Kain R. Heinlein, the last brag of Garou: Mark of the Wolves.

Also known arsenic the Garou series, the Fatal Fury franchise began successful 1991 with the merchandise of Fatal Fury: King of Fighters connected the Neo Geo. The bid continued connected the Neo Geo done the 1990s, until Garou: Mark of the Wolves launched successful precocious 1999. The bid came to a halt aft that entry, meaning this newly-announced rubric volition beryllium the franchise's archetypal successful implicit 20 years.

Even though the bid has been dormant for implicit 2 decades, galore of its characters person lived connected done SNK's King of Fighters series, which combines characters from Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, and more. Characters specified arsenic Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard, and Joe Higashi are staples successful the KOF series. Rock Howard, Geese Howard, and much person been added to KOF XV arsenic DLC characters.

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