

Different games, especially ones as ludicrously over the top as Killer Instinct, will be welcome, and there’s already a wide selection of characters to choose from. I’ve long accepted that while I’ll play Street Fighter V – and will almost certainly make a serious attempt to get good once Urien is released – I won’t be capable enough for it to keep my attention long term. I’m quite looking forward to the release of KI.

This is important to you because, if you happen to have the latest iteration of Microsoft’s console, the crossbuy feature means that the free Season 1 will transfer to PC upon release. Meanwhile, Season 1 will be free on Xbox One for anyone who wants to download it throughout January via Games With Gold, the complimentary games service. It’s also been confirmed in a recent interview (04:08 into that archive) that a new training mode is in the works, The game is also getting significant reworks as part of the Season 3 update, adding systems, reworking characters and making tweaks. Further characters are yet to be revealed and will be released throughout the year in normal F2P style. He’ll pop up at the start, along with Tusk and Kim Wu, a pair of classic KI characters.
