Growing up during a time where Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat were the kings of the fighting game genre and 3D fighters like Virtura Fighter, Tekken and Dead or Alive are not too far behind, I like the element of surprise from the pre-internet gaming scene. In 1996, "the game was change" with the release of X-Men vs. Street Fighter for the arcades and from there I never look at fighting games the same way again. With the X-Men animated series, in which leads to Capcom making a fighting game subtitled Children of the Atom, and the many versions of Street Fighter II where at the peak of their popularity at the time, it made sense that the crossover would eventually be possible. Thus, the Marvel vs. Capcom series was born and many games featuring Marvel's super heroes and villains taking on characters from Capcom's library soon followed. Fast forward to 2010, after Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes left an eternal mark on the fighting game tournament scene, Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds was announced with much hype and anticipation. However, prior to the game's release for the Sony PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the then-new chapter in the MvC franchise came under controversy with the exclusion of fan favorites like Mega Man, Captain Commando, Gambit and Venom just to name a few. So this past weekend after Thanksgiving, just one week before the PlayStation Experience event, rumors of a fourth installment of Marvel vs. Capcom began to surfaced. It began with the images seen below... Image Sources: NeoGAF These alleged images in what it appears to be stills from a yet-to-be-revealed teaser went viral throughout social media including a MvC Facebook I created and moderate. It was also said in a NeoGAF thread that Marvel vs. Capcom 4 will be announced at the PlayStation Experience. However, there has been several red flags on the images the second I saw them.
Source: Maximilliam Dood YouTube Channel Not too long after in this article from Shoryuken.com, not even to my surprise that the "leak images" are in fact fake. The maker of the images and NeoGAF regular confessed to making them without realizing that the false stills would go viral in a huge way. As much I want to see a new MvC game, there chances are being made are very slim. One reason being several sources including EventHubs and GameSpot via Famitsu stating that the PS4-exclusive, Street Fighter V, will continue to be supported for the market and tournament scene until 2020 or so, according to SFV executive producer Yoshinori Ono. Additionally, Ono also states that he'll be happy to see Capcom releases other titles, they are focusing on Street Fighter V for the time being. At that time, I figured the chances of MvC4 being in the works and being announced at the upcoming PSX event is 5% All that changed when Polygon reported that Marvel vs. Capcom 4 is being developed and slated for a 2017 releases, though it is all but confirmed by Capcom. It was also reported that it'll be reveal at the PSX this coming weekend during the 2016 Capcom Cup. However, Polygon's Michael McWhertor stated in the article that there will be a lack of X-Men and Mutant Characters within the roster. "Fans of the series should expect Marvel vs. Capcom 4's roster of Marvel characters to draw strongly from the cinematic universe that Marvel Studios has popularized — and has full control over — during the past decade.," McWgertor stated. "That means fighting game fans will more likely see characters plucked from The Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy films, and not from properties like the X-Men." This led to speculation that X-Men and Mutant characters would be excluded due to 20th Century Fox having film rights to those characters. Contrary to popular belief, characters from the X-Men franchise including Wolverine, Magneto and Deadpool are still property of Marvel Entertainment and Publications, even though Marvel Studios recently departed from them. The fact that those particular set of characters are licensed for Fox's film adapations, it's only just that despite Maximillian Dood in another video and one in particular from VesperArcade said otherwise. Me and a fellow gamer who is also a cosplayer recently discussed over the MvC4 rumors on Facebook. When I ask for his opinion on the possibility of X-Men and mutant characters being excluded from the roster, he shared me something interesting... "Seeing that Fox only has exclusive rights to films, and not any other entity, I feel excluding the Xmen of Fantastic Four characters (like Dr. Doom, Galactus, and Super Skrull) would be rather bush league. I am predicting a stronger emphasis on characters within the MCU within rhe game's roster, but to exclude the Xmen especially in definitely would be a diservice to both fans of the series and to the games' lineage. "Wolverine, for example, has been present in every Marvel game Capcom has produced with the license (with the exception of The Punisher). Having him absent in MVC4 would be disheartening and makes apparent this political douchebaggery Disney and Marvel Studios perpetuate." FYI, thanks to Carl F. for the input and granted me permission to use the insert of our conversation here.* Though my chances of MvC4 being in development and being announced at this years PSX event are now 40% thanks to the Polygon article, I still skeptically over the whole thing in general. Given the popularity of the X-Men animated series and Street Fighter back in the 1990s, the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise would not be possible without. After the release of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, their legacy came to question after the exclusion of Mega Man and going Ultimate. If Marvel vs. Capcom 4 is indeed a possibility, then its now up to both Marvel and Capcom to redeem the franchise where it nearly failed. As for as the rumored announcement at PSX, only time will tell. So what do you think of the Marvel vs. Capcom 4 rumors and what characters would you like to see in the fourth game in the series. Let me know in the comments... Til next time, keep it lock! * The views and options from the Facebook chat insert are only those of Mr. Carl Farmer and do not represent those of ADTC Productions, Dynasty Network, LLC, or any affiliated channels or partners.
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