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Marvel vs Capcom by Edwin Huang

By Jeffrey “Chamba” Cruz

Featured in UDON’s Marvel vs Capcom: Official Complete Works

Classic Crossover Smackdowns Return in Marvel vs. Capcom Origins

Coming to PSN and Xbox Live this September, two arcade Versus classics are being smashed into one downloadable package.  Both the seminal Marvel Super Heroes in its gem-happy entirety and its eventual successor Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes will be combined to form the Origins set.

Origins is returning with more than just arcade perfect versions of these aged fighters, though.  Modern day fighting infects the titles with an HD uplift, GCPO supported online play, savable replays, online spectating, and new Third Strike HD-like challenges to accomplish mid-bout.  No specific date in September was given, but Marvel vs Capcom Origins can be yours at $14.99 (which is a steal considering what both games are going for on eBay nowadays).

If you can’t wait until then, dust off your fightstick and head to 2012’s EVO where Capcom is debuting the remastered fighter.  Not a fan of MvC3’s shift in style?  Looks like you’re going to have a fantastic outlet for that frustration soon enough.

[Watch the official trailer hereabouts.]

Marvel vs Capcom 3 promo piece

Lines: Joe Ng

Colors: Espen Grundetjern

UDON’s Giving Marvel vs. Capcom the ‘Complete Works’ Treatment

The UDON crew has returned with Marvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works, a tomb of crossover gold meant to give your coffee table meaning again.

UDON has collected sketches, character designs, promo art, exclusive illustrations, and never-before-released pieces forged from the archives of Capcom into one massive tome spanning 20 years of titles.  The book contains art assets from more than just the MvC games but also arcade classics the likes of X-Men: Children of the Atom and Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter.

The 192-page softcover edition releasing on November 20th will run you $44.99 (you can place an Amazon pre-order hereabouts.)  Or, if you’re in San Diego on July 11th and have $100 bucks to burn, do your coffee table the ultimate favor and buy the Comic Con exclusive hardcover edition to slam down on it.  I pray the table is not glass (you’re obligated to slam the book down on it either way).