'Marvel vs. Capcom 4' reportedly taps into the MCU roster
Who would win in a fight: Chris Evans' Captain America or Paul Rudd's Ant-Man?
It's looking like Marvel vs. Capcom 4 could answer that question in 2017. The fighting game sequel that fans have been asking after for ages is reportedly coming next year, and the superhero half of its roster is expected to draw from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The Marvel vs. Capcom series pits comic book superheroes against characters from an assortment of Capcom games, including Street Fighter, Phoenix Wright, Resident Evil, Mega Man, Devil May Cry and more.
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Nothing's official just yet, but "multiple sources" speaking to Polygon -- and, later, Eurogamer -- have confirmed that the game is in development and slated for a 2017 release. Expect a formal reveal this week at Sony's PlayStation Experience, likely during the Dec. 3 keynote on Saturday.
It's not clear exactly which heroes will be tapped for the game. Polygon's report implies the roster will stick to those characters that Marvel "has full control over," which means X-Men and Fantastic Four characters (among others) are likely off the table.
The absence of X-Men in particular signals a big change for a series that technically started in 1996 with X-Men vs. Street Fighter. Every game since has included mutants in some form -- even those released after the MCU kicked off with Iron Man in 2008.
That said, Marvel Studios has access to many heroes and villains above and beyond what we've seen in the movies to date. We won't know what the final roster will looks like until this rumor materializes into something more.
Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
