It’s hard to believe it’s already the 10th anniversary of the Killer Instinct reboot brought to us by Iron Galaxy and Xbox Game Studios for the Xbox One and PC, but here we are and the studio has miraculously continued to support the game a decade later with a brand-new major update packed with gameplay and balance updates along with one major change – it’s now free-to-play in its base version on every platform, along with a new paid Anniversary Edition
What that means for players is that, with the impending arrival of Update 3.10 bringing the Anniversary Edition to life (at an unannounced date but Iron Galaxy says it’s in final testing), there’ll be a completely free version of the base game available to download that includes single player, local multiplayer and ranked modes along with one free weekly rotating fighter, along with an optional Premium Upgrade that includes all 29 fighters and a bunch of other extras.
There will no longer be individual purchasing of fighters as of these new versions, but if you already own premium content (fighters, skins, accessories, etc) in Killer Instinct for Xbox/PC or Steam, you’ll still have that content unlocked in Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition.
Luckily, the current paid version of the game is heavily discounted on both platforms so you can pick it up now and have access everything when the Anniversary Edition arrives:
Here’s a bit more on how it will all carry over direct from the Killer Instinct website:
In short, we’re upgrading all versions of Killer Instinct to the Anniversary Edition. Here’s what this means for version upgrades:
You can watch the full Killer Instinct 10th Anniversary stream below: