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PIEPACKER AND SNK TEAM UP TO BRING BACK LEGENDARY SHOOT ‘EM UPS AND FIGHTING GAMES
Ten classic SNK titles, including Metal Slug X, Samurai Shodown IV and King of Fighters ‘98 are joining Piepacker’s lineup in March
10 March, LONDON – Today, Piepacker proudly announces its partnership with legendary Japanese game publisher SNK. As the social gaming platform's latest licensor, SNK brings ten of the most renowned games from the NEOGEO generation to Piepacker’s booming catalogue. Piepacker is available for free on Chrome web browser at beta.piepacker.com.
As one of the video game industry’s pioneers, SNK created the NEOGEO family of arcade, home, and handheld game consoles in 1990, as well as the platform’s many iconic titles throughout the decade.
“It is exciting and pleasing to partner with Piepacker”, says Kenji Matsubara, the CEO of SNK Corporation, “I am happy to see SNK classics return. Piepacker is a young and passionate platform with a lot of potential. Hope Piepacker players will enjoy the games and have fun!”
After last week’s release of SENGOKU 3, six legendary titles joined the social gaming platform today, followed by another three releasing later in March.
March 10, 2022:
- METAL SLUG
- METAL SLUG X
- SAMURAI SHODOWN IV
- THE KING OF FIGHTERS ‘98
- THE LAST BLADE 2
- BASEBALL STARS 2
- SHOCK TROOPERS
- REAL BOUT FATAL FURY SPECIAL
- LAST RESORT
March 24, 2022:
“We are delighted to count SNK as our latest partners”, says Benjamin Devienne, CEO of Piepacker. “Just like SNK pioneered the video game industry and brought people around arcade machines, Piepacker is committed to creating exciting new ways to play such fantastic classics together, from a web browser.”
For more information on Piepacker visit the website, or play directly on the platform.
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About Piepacker
Piepacker is a free social gaming platform that allows users to play official, licensed retro games with friends online through a web browser – no downloads necessary. Under development since March 2020 Piepacker’s beta, hosting more than 100 retrogaming classics, is now available to the public for free.
About SNK
Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, SNK develop, publish, and distribute interactive entertainment software on a global scale. Known for such franchises as THE KING OF FIGHTERS, METAL SLUG, and SAMURAI SHODOWN, SNK continues to focus on their rich video game and arcade history.
