"The release of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on XBLA was a turning point for Capcom. It seems that was the moment they realized that giving fans what they want yields amazing results. Although I have no idea what the deal entailed, sharing the Marvel license with Activision was undoubtedly no small feat, and yet Capcom did the impossible and here we are today, playing the game that everyone wanted but no one ever expected to happen." -B. James, GameZone
Artist Chris Cayco, who we’ve featured a few times before on Kotaku, grew up playing Marvel vs. Capcom (and Marvel vs. Street Fighter) games. His tribute to this, which took him over 175 hours, was to combine every single character to ever appear in Capcom’s crossover series in the one enormous image.
Makes me despise Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite that much more
So much wasted potential
As common as it is today, it is hard to believe that there was a time where gaming franchises crossing over was just a pipe dream. Capcom broke down the wall, but they took the combination of some of the most unlikely of franchises and made it the norm.
Whether it was a colossal successful partnership with Marvel Comics or a collaboration with rivals Namco and SNK, the “Vs.” series brought unforgettable experiences to the fighting genre.
Marvel doesn't just have a bright future ahead of it in films, but in the gaming realm as well. Some exciting new titles are showing up on all hardware, so does that mean gamers are finally catching up with the MCU?
Picked up the special edition version from frys electronics this morning and almost didnt score one. Anyone wanting this edition better get down there early. Most stores i called like target for instance, were saying they were sold out and if they had they werent allowed to hold any for people.
Kinda messed up as most stores were only getting a couple copies in anyways. If you can, i highly recommend the PS3 version, its a little smaller and more compact than the 360 version.
Looks really slick! I dont usually ever buy special editions, but all the awesome looking artwork on that steel case, and comic book were too much to pass up!