King of Fighters XIV’s Classic Athena Costume is Now Out in Europe

For those looking forward to the classic Athena costume for The King of Fighters XIV, it seems that you can download it for free right now–if you live in Europe.

The costume is available as part of the so-called Athena Holiday Pack, which can be downloaded for free right now on the European PlayStation Network. In addition to the costume, the comes with two new PlayStation 4 themes, one focused on Athena, and another holiday one featuring Athena, Yuri, and Kula.

The European release of the costume is in line with the release for the traditional Chinese version, which also comes out today. This also likely means that the release for the North American version is coming soon. In the meantime, here’s the official trailer for the pack from SNK.

Sources: PlayStation Store; SNK

Asheron’s Call – Service Ending on January 31, 2017

The Asheron’s Call Facebook page has been updated with the sad announcement that support for Asheron’s Call and Asheron’s Call 2 is ending effective January 31, 2017. Calling the games a “labor of love”, the notice says that the decision was not an easy one to make.

Star Conflict – New Features & Ships Added in Evolution Update

StarGem and Gaijin have announced that Star Conflict has been updated with the Evolution content expansion that brings an entirely new ship class into the game. Thar’Ga is a ship that can be customized by “evolving” into five different variations. Each type gives flexibility into how the ship performs with different characteristics and appearances.