<s>
Skullgirls	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Reverge	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Autumn	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
,	O
players	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
with	O
teams	O
of	O
one	O
,	O
two	O
,	O
or	O
three	O
characters	O
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
knock	O
out	O
their	O
opponents	O
or	O
have	O
the	O
most	O
cumulative	O
health	O
when	O
time	O
runs	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
animation	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
its	O
initial	O
roster	O
size	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
publisher	O
Autumn	O
Games	O
was	O
sued	O
over	O
allegations	O
of	O
fraud	O
regarding	O
an	O
unrelated	O
property	O
,	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Rapstar	I-Application
,	O
cutting	O
off	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
financial	O
support	O
and	O
forcing	O
developer	O
Reverge	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
to	O
lay	O
off	O
the	O
entire	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
Lab	O
Zero	O
Games	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Autumn	O
Games	O
severed	O
ties	O
with	O
distributor	O
Konami	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
formally	O
requested	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
game	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
storefronts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
in	O
2014	O
as	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
Encore	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
2nd	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
title	O
,	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Hidden	O
Variable	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
published	O
by	O
Line	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
Autumn	O
Games	O
alongside	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skullgirls	B-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
form	O
teams	O
using	O
different	O
ratios	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
and	O
playstyle	O
for	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
were	O
modeled	O
after	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
incorporating	O
several	O
similar	O
game	O
mechanics	O
such	O
as	O
tag	O
team-based	O
combat	O
,	O
character	O
assists	O
,	O
snapbacks	O
,	O
and	O
delayed	O
hyper	O
combos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
different	O
ratios	O
of	O
characters	O
(	O
similarly	O
to	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Millennium	I-Application
2001	I-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
player	O
able	O
to	O
select	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
fighters	O
on	O
their	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
arcade	O
mode	O
,	O
versus	O
mode	O
,	O
training	O
room	O
,	O
tutorial	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
using	O
the	O
GGPO	B-Application
networking	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skullgirls	B-Application
includes	O
various	O
unique	O
features	O
to	O
address	O
system	O
and	O
balance	O
problems	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
infinite	O
combo	O
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
offers	O
protection	O
against	O
"	O
unblockable	O
attacks	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
occur	O
when	O
a	O
player	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
uses	O
a	O
low-hitting	O
move	O
and	O
a	O
high-hitting	O
assist	O
attack	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
nearly	O
impossible	O
for	O
the	O
opponent	O
to	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skullgirls	B-Application
Encore	I-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
numerous	O
gameplay	O
adjustments	O
and	O
additions	O
,	O
including	O
character	O
balance	O
tweaks	O
,	O
faster	O
gameplay	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
training	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
stun	O
meter	O
designed	O
to	O
limit	O
lengthy	O
combos	O
without	O
compromising	O
creativity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
local	O
game	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Typing	O
of	O
the	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
mode	O
inspired	O
by	O
games	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
fully	O
voiced	O
story	O
modes	O
and	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
across	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
family	O
,	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
2nd	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
introduced	O
challenges	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
fight	O
against	O
opponents	O
under	O
unique	O
battle	O
conditions	O
;	O
trials	O
,	O
which	O
test	O
players	O
 '	O
skills	O
by	O
having	O
them	O
perform	O
combos	O
;	O
and	O
survival	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
pits	O
players	O
against	O
endless	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
incorporates	O
role-playing-like	O
progression	O
,	O
customization	O
,	O
and	O
deck-building	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skullgirls	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Canopy	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
a	O
country	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
1940s	O
post-war	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
Renoir	O
royal	O
family	O
and	O
plagued	O
by	O
the	O
Medici	O
mafia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humanity	O
has	O
fought	O
against	O
many	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
history	O
,	O
establishing	O
agencies	O
to	O
build	O
weapons	O
to	O
confront	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
Canopy	O
Kingdom	O
's	O
Anti-Skullgirl	O
Labs	O
,	O
a	O
black-ops	O
research	O
institution	O
spearheaded	O
by	O
the	O
scientist	O
Brain	O
Drain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
roster	O
consists	O
of	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Indiegogo	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
an	O
additional	O
five	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
characters	I-Protocol
were	O
developed	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Robo-Fortune	O
,	O
an	O
Anti-Skullgirl	O
android	B-Application
modeled	O
after	O
Ms.	O
Fortune	O
by	O
Brain	O
Drain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
six	O
characters	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
roster	O
of	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
2nd	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|Mike	O
Zaimont	O
(	O
right	O
)	O
discussing	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
with	O
EVO-organizer	O
Seth	O
Killian	O
in	O
2011.Skullgirls	O
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
several	O
stray	O
character	O
designs	O
that	O
illustrator	O
Alex	O
"	O
o_8	O
"	O
Ahad	O
had	O
been	O
creating	O
since	O
high	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
work	O
on	O
their	O
new	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
project	O
began	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ahad	O
drew	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
character	O
designs	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
his	O
influences	O
and	O
inspirations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
Mike	O
Mignola	O
and	O
Bruce	O
Timm	O
,	O
Gainax	O
's	O
FLCL	O
,	O
Tex	O
Avery	O
's	O
Red	O
Hot	O
Riding	O
Hood	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
,	O
and	O
artists	O
George	O
Kamitani	O
and	O
Daisuke	O
Ishiwatari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ahad	O
and	O
Zaimont	O
pitched	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
to	O
several	O
companies	O
,	O
eventually	O
teaming	O
up	O
with	O
recently	O
founded	O
independent	O
developer	O
Reverge	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Reverge	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
licensed	O
OtterUI	O
as	O
its	O
user	O
interface	O
solution	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
team	O
began	O
teasing	O
future	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
voice	O
packs	O
,	O
color	O
palettes	O
,	O
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
characters	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
Autumn	O
Games	O
was	O
hit	O
with	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
lawsuits	O
regarding	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Rapstar	I-Application
,	O
which	O
"	O
gummed	O
up	O
everything	O
related	O
to	O
Autumn	O
's	O
funding.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
development	O
team	O
was	O
laid	O
off	O
by	O
Reverge	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2012	O
after	O
Autumn	O
Games	O
and	O
Reverge	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
allowed	O
their	O
contract	O
to	O
expire	O
without	O
agreeing	O
upon	O
a	O
new	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prompted	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
reform	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
moniker	O
,	O
Lab	O
Zero	O
Games	O
,	O
to	O
continue	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
release	O
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autumn	O
Games	O
,	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
full	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
IP	O
,	O
claimed	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
fully	O
behind	O
the	O
new	O
studio	O
"	O
and	O
promised	O
to	O
"	O
continue	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
[	O
Lab	O
Zero	O
Games ]	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
on	O
all	O
Skullgirls-related	O
endeavors.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
community	O
raised	O
over	O
,	O
placing	O
second	O
to	O
eventual	O
winner	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
which	O
raised	O
over	O
$	O
94,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
win	O
,	O
Shoryuken	O
announced	O
that	O
EVO	O
2013	O
event	O
organizers	O
would	O
support	O
the	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
side	O
tournament	O
by	O
providing	O
prize	O
money	O
and	O
exhibition	O
support	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
effort	O
in	O
the	O
fundraiser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Autumn	O
Games	O
 '	O
support	O
and	O
desire	O
to	O
expand	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
,	O
their	O
continued	O
litigation	O
prevented	O
the	O
publisher	O
from	O
providing	O
any	O
financial	O
backing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Lab	O
Zero	O
Games	O
set	O
up	O
an	O
Indiegogo	O
page	O
for	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
raise	O
$	O
150,000	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
character	O
,	O
Squigly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contributors	O
received	O
various	O
rewards	O
,	O
including	O
desktop	O
wallpapers	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
keys	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
release	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
keys	O
for	O
Half-Minute	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
background	O
character	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
reached	O
its	O
initial	O
goal	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
24	O
hours	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
stretch	O
goal	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
character	O
,	O
Big	O
Band	O
,	O
secured	O
funding	O
in	O
just	O
over	O
2	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
DLC	B-Protocol
character	O
,	O
determined	O
by	O
fan	O
vote	O
,	O
was	O
funded	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
two	O
days	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
playable	O
robotic	O
version	O
of	O
Ms.	O
Fortune	O
named	O
Robo-Fortune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
stretch	O
goal	O
that	O
would	O
provide	O
a	O
free	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
,	O
Z-Engine	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Them	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fightin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Herds	I-Application
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
called	O
Fighting	B-Application
is	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
)	O
was	O
also	O
funded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
minutes	O
left	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
drive	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
stretch	O
goal	O
was	O
met	O
,	O
securing	O
funding	O
for	O
another	O
fan-selected	O
DLC	B-Protocol
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
characters	I-Protocol
and	O
voice	O
packs	O
were	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
their	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
dissolution	O
of	O
the	O
partnership	O
,	O
Konami	O
requested	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Lab	O
Zero	O
Games	O
announced	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
that	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
would	O
be	O
re-released	O
on	O
consoles	O
as	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
Encore	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
build	O
including	O
up-to-date	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
,	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Encore	O
marked	O
the	O
transition	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
to	O
its	O
new	O
publishers	O
,	O
Marvelous	O
and	O
CyberFront	O
,	O
and	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
releases	O
of	O
Squigly	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Character	O
Color	O
Bundle	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Encore	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
title	O
update	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
required	O
owners	O
to	O
re-download	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
;	O
leaderboard	O
rankings	O
,	O
save	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
trophies	O
were	O
not	O
carried	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
statement	O
,	O
both	O
parties	O
expressed	O
intent	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
employees	O
who	O
resigned	O
from	O
Lab	O
Zero	O
Games	O
on	O
the	O
continued	O
development	O
of	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
Autumn	O
Games	O
revealed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Season	O
1	O
Pass	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
four	O
DLC	B-Protocol
characters	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
artbook	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publisher	O
also	O
teased	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
fifth	O
DLC	B-Protocol
fighter	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
free	O
content	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Future	O
Club	O
formally	O
announced	O
their	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Hidden	O
Variable	O
Studios	O
in	O
developing	O
2nd	O
Encores	O
DLC	B-Protocol
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
consists	O
of	O
28	O
original	O
compositions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
on	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
who	O
donated	O
at	O
least	O
$10	O
to	O
the	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
Indiegogo	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
received	O
a	O
digital	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
exclusive	O
,	O
physical	O
CD	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
offered	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
rewards	O
,	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
donated	O
$150	O
or	O
more	O
to	O
the	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Reverge	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
enlisted	O
Yamane	O
,	O
primarily	O
known	O
for	O
her	O
work	O
on	O
Konami	O
's	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
,	O
to	O
help	O
create	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Richard	O
Wyckoff	O
,	O
CEO	B-Application
of	O
Reverge	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
sought	O
out	O
Yamane	O
because	O
"[they]	O
knew	O
her	O
mixture	O
of	O
haunting	O
gothic	O
themes	O
,	O
jazz	O
and	O
rock	O
would	O
lend	O
itself	O
perfectly	O
to	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
 '	O
'	O
Dark	O
Deco	O
 '	O
style.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Reverge	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
requested	O
Yamane	O
to	O
write	O
"	O
jazzy	O
"	O
music	O
,	O
she	O
"	O
played	O
a	O
bit	O
with	O
the	O
rhythm	O
and	O
different	O
sounds	O
to	O
try	O
and	O
heighten	O
the	O
impact	O
and	O
almost	O
primal	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
unique	O
graphics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
ReleaseSkullgirls	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
later	O
received	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
version	O
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
CyberFront	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
brought	O
to	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
through	O
the	O
NESiCAxLive	B-Application
digital	O
distribution	O
system	O
by	O
game	O
developer	O
M2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
public	O
beta	O
test	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
began	O
on	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skullgirls	B-Application
Encore	I-Application
launched	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
received	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
Encore	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Lab	O
Zero	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
Encore	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
sometime	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
,	O
later	O
titled	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
2nd	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
,	O
would	O
eventually	O
be	O
delayed	O
until	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2nd	O
Encore	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
when	O
Lab	O
Zero	O
Games	O
was	O
asked	O
on	O
their	O
official	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
about	O
a	O
potential	O
release	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
replied	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
,	O
it	O
"[wasn't]	O
looking	O
likely	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
low	O
sales	O
and	O
not	O
having	O
an	O
established	O
"	O
digital	O
presence	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Anime	O
Expo	O
in	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
Lab	O
Zero	O
Games	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
2nd	O
Encore	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
release	O
would	O
include	O
all	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
be	O
available	O
both	O
physically	O
and	O
digitally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
port	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
alongside	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
,	O
courtesy	O
of	O
Skybound	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2019	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
postponed	O
indefinitely	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
unforeseen	O
development	O
and	O
production	O
challenges	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
port	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
again	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
The	O
ports	O
had	O
a	O
targeted	O
release	O
window	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
eventually	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free-to-play	O
spin-off	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
titled	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Philippines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Hidden	O
Variable	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Line	B-Application
Corporation	O
,	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
Line	B-Application
communications	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Line	B-Application
Corporation	O
decided	O
to	O
part	O
ways	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
with	O
Autumn	O
Games	O
taking	O
over	O
publishing	O
duties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
old	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
preemptively	O
renamed	O
LINE	B-Application
Skullgirls	B-Application
,	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
all	O
storefronts	O
on	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
,	O
designated	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
2.0	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
existing	O
players	O
to	O
carry	O
over	O
their	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
is	O
supported	O
alongside	O
2nd	O
Encore	O
,	O
and	O
shares	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
responseSkullgirls	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Ryckert	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
was	O
beautifully	O
animated	O
,	O
some	O
animations	O
were	O
"	O
juvenile	O
and	O
unnecessary	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Maniago	O
of	O
G4	O
complimented	O
the	O
custom	O
assists	O
,	O
anti-infinite	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
Reverge	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
for	O
utilizing	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
community	O
during	O
development.Skullgirls	O
received	O
its	O
share	O
of	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Ryan	O
Clements	O
criticized	O
the	O
small	O
selection	O
of	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
,	O
missing	O
character	O
move	O
lists	O
,	O
and	O
overly	O
aggressive	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mallory	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
better	O
off	O
spending	O
another	O
year	O
in	O
development.Skullgirls	O
received	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
nominations	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
1UP	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Official	O
E3	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skullgirls	B-Application
was	O
also	O
recognized	O
in	O
the	O
2013	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
frames	O
of	O
animation	O
per	O
character	O
,	O
reaching	O
11,515	O
total	O
frames	O
for	O
its	O
initial	O
eight	O
characters	O
and	O
averaging	O
1,439	O
frames	O
per	O
fighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
2nd	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
was	O
listed	O
in	O
Game	O
Informer	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
10	O
Most	O
Underrated	O
Games	O
Of	O
This	O
Generation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SalesSkullgirls	O
sold	O
over	O
50,000	O
copies	O
across	O
both	O
platforms	O
within	O
ten	O
days	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
highest	O
selling	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
upon	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
third	O
best-selling	O
title	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
saw	O
a	O
similar	O
performance	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
climbing	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
PSN	B-Device
's	O
list	O
of	O
best-selling	O
downloadable	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
titles	O
within	O
a	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Peter	O
Bartholow	O
,	O
CEO	B-Application
of	O
Lab	O
Zero	O
Games	O
,	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
met	O
Japanese	O
publisher	O
CyberFront	O
's	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
expectations	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
entered	O
the	O
Japanese	O
charts	O
at	O
#17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Zaimont	O
announced	O
that	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
Evolution	O
Championship	O
Series	O
announced	O
its	O
shift	O
to	O
an	O
online-only	O
format	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
Skullgirls	B-Application
2nd	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
an	O
inclusion	O
in	O
its	O
main	O
lineup	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
owing	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
rollback	O
netcode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
event	O
was	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
after	O
EVO	O
CEO	B-Application
Joey	O
Cuellar	O
was	O
placed	O
on	O
administrative	O
leave	O
following	O
sexual	O
misconduct	O
allegations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skullgirls''	O
ultimately	O
made	O
its	O
debut	O
as	O
a	O
main	O
lineup	O
game	O
at	O
EVO	O
2022	O
,	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
after	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
