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Our friends
@IronGalaxy
are back! And together, we’re bringing you Killer Instinct's free 10th Anniversary Update later this year – including a balance update, improved matchmaking, and 4K support for Series X|S.
More info coming soon!
Thank you
@XboxPublishing
for partnering with us on one of our favorite games.
@KillerInstinct
is a huge part of our identity as a company. We can’t wait to see what players, new and old, think of the Anniversary Edition update.
Lots of announcements came out of
@EVO
this past weekend. The highlight for us was that
@KillerInstinct
is getting an update. It was amazing to see player reactions when
@XboxPublishing
announced that they've teamed up with us to evolve KI.
The Anniversary Edition update arrives Tuesday, November 28, at 12PM Pacific! Make sure to use hashtag
#PlayKI
when sharing about
@KillerInstinct
so we can see and hear about your experience.
FIGHT ON.
Exciting news, Combo Breakers: Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition will be available TOMORROW, November 28, at 12PM Pacific!
Check out our latest blog post for a reminder on all the great things coming your way in this update:
Eleven years ago, Dave Lang came up with our name by hitting shuffle on his iPod. He was on the way to his lawyer's office to sign company incorporation documents and we still needed a name.
"Iron Galaxy" by Cannibal Ox was the first song that came on.
Well, the day has arrived. Iron Galaxy Studios finally has 280 characters to use on any tweet we want. What a feeling! The possibilities are endless! What better way to celebrate than to make a super special announcement. We, Iron Galaxy Studios, want to announce today that we ar
Iron Galaxy is 15 years old. Happy Birthday to us!
As this milestone was fast approaching, we asked some of the people who have been here since the beginning to talk about what our first 15 years have meant to them.
Today,
@XboxPublishing
and
@IronGalaxy
celebrate 10 years of Killer Instinct 2013 with the Anniversary Edition, which gives the fan-favorite fighting game a brand-new meta and a fresh look on modern consoles and PCs.
So many great memories. Hype for this stream!
Thanks to everyone for all the KI love for so many years, coming again, To your home, in 2023.
#killerinstinct
If you haven't already heard, Iron Galaxy is moving to a brand new office in the heart of downtown Chicago next week. We've spent the past few months getting prepared for our move, and we wanted to share some of the fun things we've found packed away along the way...
'09 to '19: A Decade of Approachability in Fighting Games ✨ a GDC talk by Iron Galaxy designer Noah Sasso (
@getdizzzy
)
Watch it for free right now! ->
And the first large company winner is
@IronGalaxy
. The Killer Instinct developer is also a bit of a port expert, having worked on major games including Crash, Spyro, Skyrim, Batman, Borderlands and more.
#USbestplaces
Attention Killers! Killer Instinct will be testing Ranked Crossplay between Steam and Xbox/Windows players for the very first time this weekend.
Starts: Friday, February 9, at 12 PM PST
Ends: Monday, February 12, at 8 AM PST
For the full blog breakdown, please read our news…
WE WANT YOU!
Lead / Senior Level Designer:
Lead Artist:
Lead Environment Artist:
Lighting Artist:
Senior Software Engineer:
(Flyer art via
@Steve_Zeee
)
Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition’s next patch will be arriving later today. This update, available at 1 PM PST/4 PM EST, contains fixes for balance, graphics, and stability issues, and also includes new visual enhancements.
Patch Notes:
Thank you to all of our fans, friends, family and supporters who have helped us get this far - we couldn't have done it without you! To another 10 years!
Huge thanks to
@Sajam
for hopping on stream with us again! Thanks for tuning in to our
@KillerInstinct
developer stream.
Twitch VOD:
Patch notes coming soon!
YouTube upload to follow shortly.
Want some help crushing the new level caps?
Our XP Event will be active from Friday, April 5 at 12 a.m. PDT to Monday, April 8 at 6 a.m. PDT!
Read the thread below for more info.
#PlayKI
Stream Alert! Tune in this Friday, March 29 at 12 PM PT for a stream with the KI Development Team and
@IronGalaxy
. This stream will feature a few balance changes coming to Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition along with some new cosmetic content to look out for.…
Iron Galaxy Studios is entirely WFH due to COVID-19, but we're still hiring, interviewing (via Zoom) and onboarding for a number of roles. Take a look at our Careers page and send in an application!
Hey folks -- if you are tweeting about Killer Instinct's update live stream reveal today, be sure to use the hashtag
#PlayKI
so that our wonderful community team can easily follow the conversation. Thanks! See you at 1pm PST (in just over 6 hours) on !
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As you’ve probably heard by now, a lot of game companies have canceled travel to GDC this year due to concerns about Coronavirus / COVID-19. Based upon our desire to put everyone’s safety first, we have also made the decision to officially pull out of GDC.
has been seeing plenty of
@KillerInstinct
action recently! Miss the streams? Check out for the replays!
KI 10th Anniversary Developer Stream
KI 10th Anniversary Community Stream
We're looking for a Lead Technical Artist to help unleash the creativity of our art team. Technical Artists at Iron Galaxy are challenged to improve processes, maintain established workflows, and iterate in a fast-paced work environment.
Apply here:
UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection is now available worldwide on PC! Thank you to our studio members and partners at SIE and Iron Galaxy for crafting our first PC entry. Thank you to the fans, new and experienced, for joining Nathan and Chloe's adventures.
Ranked Crossplay is now live. Fight, climb the ranks, and let us know how this weekend goes if you’d like to see Ranked Crossplay for KI in the future!
#PlayKI
We are so honored and humbled by the news that the
@Official_AIAS
has nominated
@Rumbleverse
for two DICE Awards, including Fighting Game of the Year and Online Game of the Year. See you at the show!
Our recruiters are searching for a Senior Rendering Engineer who can help us develop cutting-edge graphics features, techniques, and effects on both internal and external projects.
Apply here:
The celebration of
@KillerInstinct
's Anniversary Edition continues this summer! The KI team at
@Xbox
is bringing the KI Ultra Tour back to
#CEO2024
.
CEO is excited to host our
#PlayKI
tournament with a $10,000 pot bonus added to the mix!
Want to take part in a survey about
@Rumbleverse
?
Go to and enter your email in the "Stay Informed" field that pops up on the lower right-hand side of the home page.
Surveys will go out early next week.
NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO
Killer Instinct is back and man so many cool characters in this game. Probably the most diverse character roster. So we decided to play Kilgore
Check it out:
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We're excited to announce that Iron Galaxy is now hiring game devs in Nashville! Job listings are already live on our Careers page. Read the full announcement…
Last week, some of our newest teammates met up in our Chicago and Orlando studios to see the space that we'll be working in. It was incredibly exciting to meet each other for the first time and to see the growth of our company IRL.
With
#Gumball
being the last to join
#JumpJoustsJam
, we just HAD to use this all-reference character to make a nod to the game that strongly influenced our fighting games from the very first JJ.
So here's to a heartfelt thanks to
@DivekickGame
@IronGalaxy
@TheKeits