
Capcom: Infinite is slated for release later this year, so we shouldn't have to wait long to find out if this leak is legitimate. Capcom: Infinite, but can Rikurikumore be trusted? We always recommend to take leaks with a grain of salt until someone involved confirms or denies them, but it's worth noting that NeoGAF user SaikyoBro, who is apparently known for having insider knowledge of Capcom, has backed up this particular leak from Rikurikumore. Capcom: Infinite's 2v2 team battles in action again until E3 2017, and that the X-Men characters may not be shown until EVO or the San Diego Comic Con.Īll of this is interesting information for anyone anticipating Marvel vs. Namely, the NeoGAF user claims that fans won't see Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite roster, Rikurikumore also shed some light on Capcom's other plans for the game. Capcom: Infinite's MCU slant was apparent right out of the gate, as the first Marvel two characters revealed were Iron Man and Captain Marvel.īesides leaking more members of the Marvel vs. In recent years, Marvel has noticeably put less focus on its X-Men comics, with the prevailing theory being that it wants to give more attention to characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and doesn't want to potentially boost the ticket sales of the companies that currently have the licensing rights to its characters. While Frank West and Dante being on the roster seems obvious, the inclusion of X-Men characters was never a guarantee. On the Marvel side of things, Rikurikumore claimed that members of the X-Men group will be making an appearance.
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Capcom: Infinite will include Frank West from the Dead Rising series as well as Dante, the demon hunter from Devil May Cry. Capcom: Infinite roster, confirming two characters specifically, along with a faction. NeoGAF user Rikurikumore took to the forum to make some bold claims about the Marvel vs. Well, NeoGAF user Rikurikumore may have spilled the beans on at least a few characters early, assuming their information is accurate. Capcom: Infinite since then, leaving fans to speculate about the characters that may possibly make their way to the game. However, the company has been mostly silent about Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, the latest entry in the long-running Capcom and Marvel crossover fighting game series. While it may be possible that the X-Men may return in the form of DLC, or that perhaps this list is entirely innaccurate, it seems we'll just have to wait and see for an official announcement, possibly at the upcoming E3 presentations.This past December, Capcom pulled the curtain back on Marvel vs. In fact, the entire Marvel vs Capcom series is the spiritual successor to 1996's X-Men vs Street Fighter. More conspicuous however, is not who is new, but who is missing: The X-Men. While various rumors continue to swirl about Marvel's treatment of properties who's films belong to 20th Century Fox, it seems this will do nothing to quell the speculation, as the X-Men franchise has historically been a longstanding staple of Marvel vs Capcom. One thing you may notice about this roster is that there aren't a lot of newcomers this time around, mostly consisting of older returning characters (though the "Rocket/Groot" entry indicates that, while Rocket Raccoon was in the previous game, he has been redesigned into a two-person fighter partnered with Groot). The results may certainly be surprising, so there they are: Reportedly, a NeoGaf user by the name of Ryce (who is considered on the board to be a reliable source of inside information) revealed what he claimed to be the list of hte inital roster for Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite, which would be the fouth (depending on how you count the Ultimate edition of the third game) installment in one of Marvel's footholds in the gaming world.
