January 26^th, 2004 (12:00am) - SNK NEO GEO USA has officially announced today that the company has joined the Xbox third party program with the plans of brining many of its hit arcade games such as Metal Slug 3 and SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos to Microsoft’s console in 2004. Currently the company is reviewing their plans to bring many more of their popular franchises to the Xbox, even with plans of making several of their titles Xbox Live compatible. And Speaking of Live compatibility, SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos will feature online multiplayer.

“We’re fortunate in that we have several titles with devoted fan bases,” said Ben Herman, SNK NEOGEO USA Consumer Corporation president. “Xbox users are serious about their gaming experience and our titles fit the Xbox user perfectly.”