Marvel vs. Capcom 3; Special Editions and Secret Characters

Marvel vs. Capcom 3, the threequel many of us have been patiently waiting on for a decade, has finally set a release date in stone; February 15th, 2011. That's kinda soonish, and I think I just creamed myself. 

To celebrate this momentous occasion, Capcom is hitting us upside the head with the contents of MvC3's Special Edition, which ain't looking too bad. In the box, you'll find:

• Steelbook case enclosure
• A 12-page prologue comic by Marvel writer Frank Tieri, plus official art and a curated selection of fan art
• 1-month Subscription to Marvel Digital Comics, providing unlimited online access to Marvel content
• 2 Playable DLC Characters – Shuma Gorath and Jill Valentine

Not the best collectors edition we've seen, but it's not the worst price either, sitting pretty at $69.99. So for the collectors out there, the extra Hamilton might be a relatively low price to pay for some goods. Oh and did you see the part about the two new characters, Jill and Shuma Gorath? Shuma MF Gorath, that's my dude. I'm pretty sure we'll have footage of these two in action by week's end.

Now let's offset the hard facts from Capcom with some flaccid speculation, which will probably never come true no matter how hard you hold your breath. Joystiq has caught word from a "source", who's probably a 16 year old, drunk on Four Loko in his mom's basement, that there are still 18 characters which have yet to be revealed for Marvel vs. Capcom 3. That would bring the grand total up to 48 playables, which is more like MvC2's 56, and a ballpark we'd expect for a game of this caliber. The rumor names:

• War Machine (Iron Man color swap)
• Taskmaster
• Hsien-Ko 
• Storm
• Megaman (Megaman EXE color swap)
• Ultron
• Squirrel Girl
• Hawkeye
• Mike Haggar
• Misty Knight
• Spider-woman
• Strider
• Frank West (Chuck Greene color swap)
• Tessa
• Iron Fist
• Red Arremer
• Thanos
• Victor Delacroix
• Amatsu-Mikaboshi
• Soki (Samanosuke color swap)

There are plenty of wtf characters among the list to make you doubt it's validity (Squirrel Girl? Really?), but Capcom is well known for pulling names out of the trash bin for the series. On the flip side, some of those names make too much sense, and in one case, there's even leaked proof.

Grain of salt, temper expectations, this is probably a big fat lie, blah blah blah. I wouldn't be surprised if a few of these characters were released as DLC or maybe unlockables, but I highly doubt we'll see 'em all. Prove me wrong, Capcom!

Comments

[Jeffrey L. Wilson]

It took me a long time to accept that MVC series will never be balanced, if prefer more technical fighters, so I now say go batshit insane with the roster.

Starting with: The Beyonder.

I need white jumpsuits and jheri curls in my life.