Sabrewulf now free for Killer Instinct

Xbox One owners might be interested to hear that the character rotation for Killer Instinct has now kicked in, and along with a sizeable patch, Sabrewulf has replaced Jago as the free character available to players who download the game.

The patch weighs in at nearly 700MB. A more detailed explanation of what has been fixed and tweaked is below (via the Double Helix forum):

General Update:

Full Controller Support:
- Players will now have access to play regardless of what USB port they plug into.

Save Data Fixes:
- Sign-in changes via KINECT will no longer erase save-data

Toasts Option Available:
- Players will be able to disable toasts from the option menu (under display options)

KI Store Updates:

Colour #5 Properly Unlock

* Note: Players who have accomplished these tasks prior to launch will now be awarded retroactively

Training Mode Icon Unlocked

*NOTE: If you have completed all the tasks required to unlock the costume, the TRAINING ICON will retroactively be unlocked.

In-game Updates:

- Character Select option added to the pause screen of local versus

- Command List corrected and updated

- Game will now pause when the controller for player 2 is removed

- Accessory menu screens updated and patched

- Added access to the MELD from the pause screen

- Replays library will be cleared since executable has been updated to a new version number

- Jago's equipped accessories now display properly while in dojo mode.

On-line Update:

Viewable Leaderboards

- Privilege check has been moved into the Xbox Live menu so non-gold members can view leaderboards

Party Invite Fixes

- General fixes have been implemented to ensure the proper user-flow for people wanting to play exhibition matches with friends.

Rank-up/Rank-down Display

- Rank events (Rank-up/Rank-down), display notifications to both players prior to the start of the match.

Rank Match Updates

- The rank point distribution method has been updated. Please see the chart below for the updated system.

Gameplay Updates

Global Fixes

Instinct Mode Shadow Combos Now Breakable

- There were several instances where SHADOW MOVES we're un-breakable after performing an instinct.-mode cancel With the current fix, SHADOW MOVES will be fully intractable after an instinct-mode cancel.

Unblockable Fix

- Players can now adjust block height during instinct mode activation.

Combo Ender Fix

- There were several instances where certain moves labeled as "ENDERS" where unbreakable .

Character Specific Fixes

JAGO

- Jago's Endokuken is now classified as an OPENER, when used in the beginning of combos.

SABREWULF

- Shadow Eclipse now scales properly if used as an OPENER.

- LEVEL-3 eclipse ENDER has been corrected to hit the opponent after performing a JUMPING SLASH

ORCHID

- Category correction for the first (2) hits of ICHI NI SAN.

- Damage scaling correction on UPPER FIRECAT

GLACIUS

- Shadow Hail will now have the same hit properties as an OPENER.

SADIRA

- HP /Shadow version of Widow's bite is now categorized as OPENER.