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Press release:
Osaka, Japan, February 5, 2020 – SNK CORPORATION CORPORATION (Corporate HQ: Suita-city, Osaka, Japan, Company President & CEO: Koichi Toyama) is pleased to announce that “SAMURAI SHODOWN”, SNK’s latest fighting game, has been chosen as a main tournament title at “Evolution Championship Series 2020” (EVO 2020) the world’s biggest fighting game tournament in Las Vegas, NV held during July 31st – Aug. 2nd 2020 (PST).

“EVO 2020” event outline

■Event name
Evolution Championship Series 2020 (EVO 2020)
■Event date
July 31 (Fri.) through Aug. 2 (Sun.) 2020
■Event place
Las Vegas, NV
■Event venue
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas
■Official site
http://evo.shoryuken.com/

Game Information
The SAMURAI SHODOWN series started back in 1993 and paved the way for extreme weapon-based fighting games. Now the series is back with a reboot where all its stunning characters and stages have been brought to life in stunning 3D. It went on sale June, 2019 for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One consoles, and November for STADIA. We are also preparing to release SAMURAI SHODOWN for the Nintendo SwitchTM on February 25th, 2020.

Furthermore, we are proud to announce SAMURAI SHODOWN’s second season will also begin in February, so please look forward to more new and interesting characters!

SAMURAI SHODOWN’S SEASON 2 DLC ROSTER REVEALED MINA, SOGETSU, AND IROHA JOIN THE FIGHT!

On sale Feb 25th for the Nintendo Switch! Early buyers get Samurai Shodown! 2 for free!

*Fight anywhere in Handheld Mode!

■Title
SAMURAI SHODOWN (Japanese title: SAMURAI SPIRITS)

■Genre
Fighting Game

■Platform
– PlayStation®4 （Physical/Digital）
– Xbox One （Physical/Digital）
– Nintendo SwitchTM （Physical/Digital) -February 25th
– STADIA　※Europe and America only

■Player
1～2 Local （2～10 Network）

■Official Site
https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/games/samuraishodown/

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