SNK have announced two bits of news for King of Fighters XV, the first is that the 21st character has been revealed in Blue Mary, check out her debut trailer below. The second bit of news is sad, as the game is being delayed from its 2021 release until Q1 2022.

Yasuyuki Oda, Producer on the game released a statement about the delay.

There are many fans who are anticipating the release of KOF XV in 2021, however at this point in time, we unfortunately have to announce that KOF XV will now be launching within the 1st quarter of 2022.

The development timeline we set out to reach in the beginning has been affected by the ever-still rising cases of COVID-19 within Japan. We have made the ultimate decision in the end that the product’s quality must come first, and so with that decision comes an altered release window.

We sincerely ask for your kind patience and understanding as our development teams continue to work hard on KOF XV as we draw closer to its release.

So while it has been delayed, given they still haven’t specified platforms, I don’t the delay is a big deal. For now though, we have some screens of Blue Mary to enjoy as well.