King of Fighters XV: First Gameplay, 6 Characters Revealed - IGN

SNK has confirmed five characters for The King of Fighters XV, formally revealing the game with a new trailer.

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Steam] SNK Publisher Weekend: The King of Fighters XV (-75%), KOF XIV (-80%), KOF XIII(-75%), KOF 2002/98/97 (-80%), SNK 40th Anniversary Collection (-70%), Samurai Shodown Kiwami Pack (-84%), Metal Slug 1/3/X/XX (-75%)

So they said there's 39 characters at launch, but the top row is empty, they only confirmed 6 DLC characters, so maybe the top row is actually unlockable characters, such as bosses

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