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- Oct 15, 201490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Killer Instinct Season 2 drops the hammer down on Xbox One October 15
- Killer Instinct: Season 2 launches globally on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, exclusively on Xbox One; Microsoft Studios and Iron Galaxy announced the date on 12 August 2014 around Gamescom, via a post on the official Killer Instinct forums[1][3][4][5]
- Pricing: individual fighters $4.99 / £3.99 / €4.99; the Combo Breaker pack $19.99 / £16.99 / €19.99 for all eight new fighters; and the Ultra Edition $39.99 / £34.99 / €39.99[1][3][4][5]
- The Ultra Edition adds alternate fighter costumes and accessory packs - 16 accessory sets and eight costumes by Kevin Bayliss - plus the Xbox One port of Killer Instinct 2 Classic, first released in 1996 and now with online multiplayer and 1000 Gamerscore[1][3][5]
- Buying the Ultra Edition between September 23 and October 14 gives early access to TJ Combo, along with Killer Instinct 2 Classic[1][4][5]
Notable features
- Killer Instinct is a 2013 fighting game published by Microsoft Studios for Xbox One and released as a free-to-play launch game; it is the third instalment and reboot of Rare's Killer Instinct series, built on combo mechanics with Combo Breakers, new Counter Breakers and a per-character Instinct Mode[2]
- Season 2 is developed by Iron Galaxy, "the creators of the cult hit indie fighting game Divekick", who took over from Double Helix Games after Amazon purchased that studio[1][4][5]
- The season adds eight new characters, starting with TJ Combo and Maya out of the box and one new fighter added every month[1][3][4][5]; the launch-day Xbox Wire post names Riptor and Cinder among the rest, along with a Babylonian sorcerer, an avenging ghost and a war golem, with the remaining six arriving monthly from November - which settles the earlier speculation about who the six would be[3][5]
- Season 2's story is "The Rise of Ultratech", in which ARIA, Ultratech's CEO, unleashes her creations, including two classic arcade characters[3]
- As in Season 1 the game is a free download with a free rotating character each week - TJ Combo in launch week - and Season 1 owners get the updates automatically: a new interface, the Season 1 cast rebalanced with new moves, aerial recapture with Air Breakers and Air Counter-Breakers, and a new progression system with per-character levels and "Fight Challenges"[3]
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- [1]90%wpcentral.com/killer-instinct-season-2-drops-xbox-one-october-15wpcentral.com· Posted Jun 15, 2017· Starts Oct 15, 2014 ✓· 0% of score
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- [2]78%Killer Instinct (2013 video game) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 22, 2026· 100% of score
Wikipedia says Killer Instinct is 'a 2013 fighting game ... published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox[3] One', 'released as a free-to-play launch game' and the 'third installment and reboot of Rare's Killer Instinct series', and describes Combo Breakers, Counter Breakers and Instinct Mode.
- [3]90%Killer Instinct is Back and Better than Ever with the Launch of Season 2 on Xbox Onenews.xbox.com· Published Oct 15, 2014· 0% of score
Microsoft's own Xbox Wire post confirms Killer Instinct: Season 2 launched globally "on Wednesday, Oct. 15" 2014, matching the pin's stored date exactly.
- [4]85%Killer Instinct: Season 2 release date setgematsu.com· Published Aug 12, 2014· 0% of score
Gematsu's August 12, 2014 report announces the October 15 Season 2 release date two months ahead of launch, consistent with the pin's stored date.
- [5]80%'Killer Instinct' Season 2 Release Date & Pricing Revealedgamerant.com· Published Aug 12, 2014· 0% of score
Gamerant's Gamescom coverage from August 12, 2014 likewise confirms the October 15 Season 2 launch and its pricing tiers, matching the pin's stored date.
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