It’s been 10 years since the original and one massive downloadable game after than and now fighting fans are getting a brand spanking new Marvel vs. Capcom to spend hundreds of hours whomping each other in. As the biggest announcement at this year’s Capcom-only Captivate event in Hawaii, the publisher dropped this bombshell on an ever hungry media as well as a teaser trailer which you can find below. Rumor has it the new MvC game will feature updated Street Fighter IV style visuals, more characters than ever before, and who knows what else? It’s full title is Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, so if the stories in fighting games are your thing, you can probably expect a whopper. What is known is that the game uses an advanced version of the MT Framework engine used in Lost Planet 2 and Resident Evil 5, the signature over the top fighting styles seen in former vs. games, and the triple team antics fans have grown accustomed to over the years. My guess is that this might just be as wildly popular as Street Fighter IV has been, and possibly moreso if it brings the comic nerds to the fighting platform as well. I know I’ll be checking it out on my PS3 or Xbox 360 come 2011. Peep the trailer below for a taste of the action (in cinematic style unfortunately).

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How many times have you walked into an arcade to check out what’s the latest in arcade hits to play just to find the DDR master ramping up 230+ Perfects on something like the cruel, cruel song The Legend of Max? Or to stretch your eyes to the sight of Street Fighter champion Justin Wong single-handedly (he might as well) pummel every single opponent daring enough to challenge him. Or maybe you are not the type to subject yourself to public humiliation. You really want to play, but you don’t want the crowd’s glaring eye to witness your utter failure as you play on Light mode in DDR or want to challenge the AI solo-style in Marvel vs. Capcom. But seeing these elite players do what they do best is what really fuels a player to want to join the ranks of the elite arcade-goers, flexing their skills to the passing crowd. Who doesn’t wish they could play like that? I am only one of the many trying to climb my way to the top.

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