Ignition Entertainment today announced bold plans to publish SNK’s portfolio of titles across Europe.

The agreement comes hot after a recent deal which secured both Metal Slug 3 and Metal Slug Advance in the territory, both of which are scheduled for release in October 2004; following on will come the release of King of Fighters, Samurai Showdown, SNK vs Capcom and finally the eagerly awaited King of Fighters: Maximum Impact.

"SNK games have always proved very popular with gamers," says Vijay Chadha, Managing Director, Ignition Entertainment, "We're committed to working with SNK to officially bring their titles to all PAL territories. We're all massive fans of SNK titles here at Ignition, and are very much looking forward to bringing the SNK brand back to Europe"

"IGNITION ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED is an energetic and original force in video game publishing in the PAL territories and we are pleased that SNK PLAYMORE/NEOGEO is teaming with them to bring our most popular titles to those markets," said Ben Herman, SNK NEOGEO USA CONSUMER CORPORATION President.