SNK Playmore USA Corporation, the US publishing arm of the SNK Playmore Corporation, announced today that they will unleash four new games for the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft in 2005 that will have full Xbox Live support including rematch, head-to-head fighting and Tournament Modes. The King of Fighters NeoWave, Samurai Shodown 5, The King of Fighters '94 RE-BOUT, and KOF: Maximum Impact - Maniax which will all ship during 2005 for the system.

"Xbox Live is the premiere online gaming network for fans of fighting games." said Ben Herman, SNK Playmore USA Corporation President. "We're going to bring our very best titles to the network, and support them with national tournaments where the contestants can score valuable SNK prizes."

In addition to the four upcoming SNK releases that feature full Xbox Live support, later this Summer SNK will release Metal Slug 4/5 combo pack for the system that will offer Xbox Live Leaderboard options and King of Fighters 02/03 that will offer online head-to-head fighting.