Samurai Shodown’s Kazuki Kazama Launches November 18

SNK is back in a big way this gen with the release of the acclaimed Samurai Shodown. The revival of the sword clashing fighting game has shown the company is ready to get back into things, and they aren’t letting their new flagship go without a good amount of post-launch content. A new fighter will join the fray next week with Kazuki Kazama as revealed by a press release.

Kazuki originally debuted in Samurai Shodown 4. He, like his icy brother who is also set to come soon to the game, are actually ninjas. Adopted into the Kazama clan he has the ability control fire and create doubles of himself, making him a fiery foe to tackle.

Samurai Shodown is available now on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Kazuki will launch for both platforms on November 18th for both season pass holders as well as to be bought individually. The game will also come to Switch later in the year and be a launch title for Google Stadia on November 19th.