SNK Partners with AKIRA to Revive Metal Slug Franchise: What’s Next?

Although SNK is best known today as a studio dedicated to King of Fighters and other fighting game series, the team also has some well-known licenses that are considered the pinnacle of arcade games, such as Metal Slug.

The series has always been in good health, staying active with several compilations and remasters over the years, such as Metal Slug XX in 2009. But perhaps it’s time for a new direction and to move the series forward.

With this in mind, SNK has reportedly partnered with studio AKIRA to develop a different IP from its catalog than the fighting game genre. It could be something else, but Metal Slug is their most famous franchise in this range. The press release states that “the company owns more than 200 SNK-branded game IPs, including Neo Geo, and is currently promoting renovations to revive and revitalize past IPs.”

“As part of this effort, we have decided to partner with ARIKA, who has excellent capabilities in game development and is very familiar with our IP.”

AKIRA is currently working on Endless Ocean Luminous, which will be released on May 2, and has previously worked as a support studio on titles such as Tekken 7 and Tekken 8, so we’re curious to see how the two developers create synergies in this “revival” of an SNK -franchise.

How do you envision a new Metal Slug?

Image from Metal Slug XX.

Thanks, VGC.

2024-03-12 12:24:39
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