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Wednesday3rd Apr 2024
News Killer Instinct Bonus Update Adds New Stage And '87 New Colorways'
Update: Available now
Update [Wed 3rd Apr, 2024 06:55 BST]: As a reminder, this update for Killer Instinct is now live. You can check out the patch notes in the original story below. Original post [Sat 30th Mar, 2024 06:00 GMT]: Killer Instinct earlier on held a special "bonus update stream" celebrating the recent release of the anniversary...
Friday1st Mar 2024
News Killer Instinct Xbox Update Adds New Visual Enhancements, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Upscaled cinematics, FSR 2 anti-aliasing and much more
Following the release of the Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition update last November, the team still working on this fighter is rolling out a new update today which includes fixes for balance, graphics and stability issues. Perhaps most excitingly there'll also be "brand-new visual...
Friday9th Feb 2024
News Killer Instinct Testing Out Ranked Crossplay (Xbox, Windows & Steam)
Try it out this weekend
Following the Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition update in November last year, the development team is this weekend testing out Ranked Crossplay between Steam and Xbox/Windows. It's something the community has "been asking for years", and now thanks to some "fancy new services", users this weekend will be able to test it...
Tuesday28th Nov 2023
News Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition Update Goes Live This Week
Update: It's also included with Xbox Game Pass!
Update: Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition is now officially available on Xbox, and it's also included with Xbox Game Pass as we'd hoped! That means that if you're a subscriber, you can now access it at no extra charge whatsoever. <related ids="158891">
Thursday23rd Nov 2023
News Killer Instinct Is Getting Its First Update In Five Years, And The Patch Notes Are Huge
To coincide with the upcoming Anniversary Edition
Earlier today, we brought news of the Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition, a brand-new upgrade for existing owners of the already-released Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition. The upcoming version adds Series X|S support and repackages existing DLC (which you can read all about down below) but it...
News Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition Announced For Xbox And PC
An upgrade is on the way
The new look logo This week marks 10 years since Killer Instinct landed on the Xbox One and to celebrate this milestone, a new version of the game Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition has been announced. There's no release date just yet. This includes an Xbox Series X|S upgrade. The Definitive Edition (currently on sale...
Thursday16th Nov 2023
News Killer Instinct 10th Anniversary Dev Stream Airs Later This Month
"The latest news on the upcoming changes"
The Xbox fighter Killer Instinct is celebrating its 10th anniversary later this month and as part of this it will be hosting a special Twitch livestream on 22nd November. During this developer stream, the team will be sharing "the latest news on the upcoming changes" to the game. This ties in with the...
Saturday5th Aug 2023
News Killer Instinct 10th Anniversary Update Coming To Xbox Series X|S
"More info coming soon"
The Xbox version of Killer Instinct has now been around for 10 years, and to celebrate this milestone, Iron Galaxy is back to deliver a special anniversary update "later this year". This announcement was made at EVO 2023 this weekend - with the Killer Instinct team confirming this update would include a balance patch,...
Thursday18th May 2023
News Xbox One Launch Title 'Killer Instinct' Gets Major Quality-Of-Life Update In 2023
10 years strong
Killer Instinct may give us somewhat fear-inducing flashbacks to the Xbox One launch era, but it's grown into a bit of a cult classic since its Xbox launch in 2013. The team has continued to update and improve the title over the years, and this month's update is looking like it will keep the Xbox exclusive fighter going for years to...
Monday3rd Oct 2022
News Killer Instinct Players Call For Help As 'Hacker' Destroys Ranked Multiplayer
"We are sending our SOS out"
There's been some drama in the Killer Instinct community over the weekend, as players have been taking to social media to call for help from Microsoft and developer Iron Galaxy in response to an apparent attack from a "hacker". It seems that the ranked multiplayer part of Killer Instinct is now completely inaccessible...
Monday18th Oct 2021
Rumour A New Killer Instinct Is In Active Development For Xbox
"It's not just coming back, it's in active development"
There's been a fair bit of talk about the potential of a new Killer Instinct over the past year, and now according to a rumour from Shpeshal Nick on TheXboxEra podcast, it may finally be becoming a reality. Nick brought this up as part of the 'Rumour Mill' section of the podcast, where he...
Saturday11th Sep 2021
News Killer Instinct's Twitter Bombarded With Requests For New Game (Again)
"We need more KI"
There's still a lot of love for the Killer Instinct series. Every time the 2013 game's website or social page gets updated, there are requests from fans for new fighters, more content, new seasons and even a new entry in Rare's long-running fighting series. The latest update linked to this game took place on Twitter earlier today...
Friday6th Aug 2021
News Killer Instinct Official Website Update Has Some Fans Excited
Is it a sign? Probably not...
Although the latest Killer Instinct game might still seem relatively new compared to certain older entries in the series, it's technically an Xbox One launch title - released all the way back in 2013. Since then, it has received a number of updates including new levels, modes and fighters. The last major update in...
Tuesday4th May 2021
News Iron Galaxy Would Definitely 'Consider' A New Killer Instinct, If Given The Opportunity
Hear that, Microsoft?
The US developer Iron Galaxy - arguably best known among Xbox fans for its work on Season 2 and Season 3 of Killer Instinct - says it would "consider" making a new entry in Rare's fighting series, if the opportunity ever presented itself. This is all according to Iron Galaxy's general manager, Shekhar Dhupelia, during an...
Sunday7th Feb 2021
Rumour Microsoft Wants A New Killer Instinct, But No Developers Are Available To Make It
"It's not like they didn't want there to be a sequel"
Microsoft's 2013 fighter Killer Instinct has enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence over the past week thanks to a Twitch tournament that attracted 43,000 viewers at its peak, and Microsoft is reportedly interested in making a sequel. There's just one problem - no developers are currently available to...
Tuesday2nd Feb 2021
News Twitch Streamer's Killer Instinct Tournament Attracts Peak Of 43,000 Viewers
In an effort to "Bring Back Killer Instinct"
Following last week's announcement from Twitch streamer Maximilian Dood that a Killer Instinct tournament would be taking place on the streaming platform, it appears to have been a resounding success as over 43,000 viewers tuned in. The 32-player tournament saw numerous streamers joining Maximilian Dood...
Wednesday27th Jan 2021
News Upcoming Twitch Tournament Aims To 'Bring Back Killer Instinct'
"Thanks to one of the greatest fighting games/communities"
There are plenty of fighting fans who would love to see Killer Instinct get a revival in the Xbox Series X generation, as the Xbox One version has become pretty much left alone over the past few years. As a result, a group of Twitch streamers have come together to host a 32-person...
Friday23rd Oct 2020
News Killer Instinct Is Now 'Fully Backwards Compatible' On Xbox Series X|S
But there are "no performance changes"
With the next-generation of Xbox on the horizon, a lot of games featuring Microsoft's IP will be receiving backwards compatibility updates. Earlier this week, for example, we heard how Halo: The Master Chief Collection would get a special upgrade enabling 120fps and 4K, and now a new update for Killer Instinct...
