Get Ready for the Ultimate Combo with Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition for Xbox One
Are you ready for more ULTRAAA COMBOS? After three incredible seasons of Killer Instinct on Xbox One, and most recently launched for Windows 10, we’re excited to announce that we’re packing up all the KI goodness into one incredible package—Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition—launching in-stores and on the Xbox Store on September 20th.
Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition is packed full of amazing value – for USD$39.99, fans get ALL the characters and content of Seasons 1, 2 and 3. That means every single one of the 26 characters (including special edition Shadow Jago); and all 20 gorgeous, visually-upgraded stages, with intense stage destruction.
“Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition is a true compilation of everything we’ve ever released since launch – including all of our trailers, music, artwork and some behind the scenes footage fans haven’t seen yet,” said Earnest Yuen, Executive Producer at Microsoft Studios.
Fans can look forward to getting:
• Every Killer Instinct fighter! That’s 26 characters, including the remastered cast, original fighters like Hisako and ARIA, and special guest characters like Arbiter from Halo, Rash from Battletoads and General RAAM from Gears of War
• All 20 stages with visual upgrades and lighting changes (creating absolutely improved gorgeous fighting sets)
• Killer Instinct Classic 1 & 2 for Xbox One – the faithful recreation of the arcade originals
• Special features like every song in the KI archives, every character trailer, and never-before-seen concept artwork
• An interactive universe map with stage location details
• Exclusive behind-the-scenes videos digging into the history, world, and design of this beloved franchise
Fans who pick up Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition in stores will receive a bonus Original Soundtrack CD, and an exclusive character skin: Gold Gargos. Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition is available for pre-order at your local retailer starting today! Fight On!
If you’ve been watching EVO (let’s be real, you have!) then you undoubtedly caught Adam and James on stage as they pulled back the curtain on the last character coming in Season 3: Eyedol.
It feels so good to finally say that name!
Eyedol will be available for Ultra & Supreme Edition owners starting on July 22nd. Combo Breaker owners will have their chance to check out Eyedol starting on July 29th!
If you haven’t yet, check out the trailer below, and we’ll catch you later this month.
Legend of Thunder Pack, Available Free to Killer Instinct Players Today
“We have a saying,” said Josiah Blackeagle Pinkham, Cultural Consultant for the Nez Percé (Nimiipuu) the first time we met. “You are who you take care of.”
That value of giving yourself for others, to ensure that your family, your friends, and your community, are living their best lives, reverberated through myself and the Killer Instinct Creative Designer Adam Isgreen as we sat in the Cultural Resource Center in Lapwai, Idaho amongst piles of Nez Percé clothing, headpieces, jewelry, tools, and weapons last May.
When we rebooted Killer Instinct in 2013 for the launch of the Xbox One, we knew Thunder needed to be more culturally representative, and the Nez Percés were our partners in making that happen. However, the rush of launching a game during a console release, plus the pressure of maintaining a nostalgic look that KI fans remembered, meant we weren’t able to get everything right.
Now, with three seasons under our belts and a community of fans that embraces our game for the chances we take, we knew it was time to make things right. It was time to take care of the Nez Percé community that took care of us.
On behalf of Xbox and the entire Killer Instinct team at Microsoft Studios and Iron Galaxy, I am pleased to announce that the Legend of Thunder costume is available, free, to all Killer Instinct players today. You must own the Thunder base character to access the costume – it’s the first time we’ve had a third costume for our characters, and it’s a special one.
The Legend of Thunder costume is 100% authentic to the Nez Percé warrior tradition – from the new metal axes to the buckskin & beaded pants – and you can check out all the details in Rukari’s blog post over at ultra-combo.com.
The work that we’ve done is more than just a costume in a video game – Josiah tells us it is a positive step in the way indigenous people are portrayed in entertainment and a way to empower a new generation in their community. And for the Killer Instinct team, it’s just a small way of saying qe’ciyéw’yew’ (“thank you”) for not only inspiring us artistically but for letting us borrow and portray the vibrant Nez Percé culture.
Killer Instinct is going to be letting you crossplay across Steam, Xbox and Windows 10
KI Steam Cross-Play Testing
Hey Killer Instinct family, we hope you’re just as excited for the 3.9 release as we are!
When you download the latest Killer Instinct Content Update, if you haven’t done so already, you’ll undoubtedly notice something peculiar, so we wanted to give you a heads up at what’s to come before you spotted it in the wild.
Tucked away in this CU is a switch that will enable certain feature you’ve all been c[禁止售卖商品]ing for, and that feature is indeed cross-play!
Yes, this is your confirmation that Killer Instinct players on Xbox One or Windows 10 will be able to play cross-network with players on Steam, as well, and we’re super excited to be able to bring that feature to you when KI launches on Steam in the coming weeks.
There is one small caveat, though. We will be testing this feature, making sure all the kinks are worked out (as best as we can) in a live environment. What that means for you is that you will see the option for cross play in your menus, but then there will be times where that menu item is turned off, and seemingly missing. Never fear, that is simply us working on things in the background, and your experience will not be affected as we do our work.
This feature being turned on/off will have 0 impact on your ability to play KI in-network, or between Xbox & Windows 10 players. So please, play to your heart’s content while we do the dirty work in the background.
Take this as your official announcement that KI will indeed feature cross play. Of course, there are still a lot more features around the KI Steam offering to go over, so keep your eye on ultra-combo.com for more information as we get closer to launch.
Any questions? Feel free to drop them here, and we will do what we can to answer! That’s all for now. See you in the virtual arena.