I was just given permission to share this.
Arthur
Chris
Chun-Li
Dante
Firebrand
Jedah
Monster Hunter
Morrigan
Nemesis
Ryu
Spencer
Strider Hiryu
X
Ant-Man
Captain America
Captain Marvel
Doctor Strange
Gamora
Hawkeye
Hulk
Iron Man
Nova
Rocket/Groot (this is how the character was named to me; I'm not sure if it's just Rocket Raccoon with Groot assists or a redesigned character actually called Rocket/Groot)
Spider-Man
Thanos
Thor
Ultron
The Capcom side is missing a character, but it's probably someone like Frank West.
no - but i did hear initial character count is low 30's. if i had to guess, season pass would be 6-10 characters split across marvel & capcom. really hoping cyclops makes his long overdue return.
I didn't plan on sharing this just yet, but with the incessant Fox ban discussion I thought I should speak up.
Yesterday, I was told with complete certainty that X-Men and Fantastic Four characters will be coming... as DLC. It's a done deal.
fwiw, i heard the same thing
Marvel legally has the rights to give developers access to their entire cast of characters thanks to Activision's hold on certain franchises (the X-Men for example) expiring back in 2014. The only license Activision has left is the Spider-Man movie tie-in license, which expires next year. This isn't a matter of Marvel not being able to use X-Men & Fantastic Four characters, it's the fact that they don't want to. Marvel's been trying to minimize the exposure of the X-Men & the Fantastic Four in an attempt to lower the popularity of both properties (which would in turn screw over Fox). Within the last few years, Marvel has had a bit of a feud with 20th Century Fox over the properties they still hold the movie rights for (the X-Men & the Fantastic Four). It grew to the point where, after the release of Marvel: Contest of Champions (the mobile Injustice knock-off by Kablam), Marvel imposed a complete ban on all X-Men & Fantastic Four characters in games made after Contest of Champions. One of the first victims of the ban was Marvel Mighty Heroes, whose developer (DeNA) had this to say on the matter.
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To clarify what this ban means....
As for the timeline on how this has affected post-CoC games...
- As stated earlier, all new games made after Contest of Champions are not allowed to use any X-Men & Fantastic Four characters. This includes the likes of Wolverine, Deadpool, Doctor Doom, Cyclops, Jean Grey/Phoenix, X-23, Storm, Magneto, Super-Skrull, Sentinel, & more.
- Games made before the ban with active contracts, like Marvel Heroes (the PC MMO), can add whoever they want until their current contracts expires (Ex: Gazillion's existing contract with Marvel expires in 2019).
- Remasters &/or ports of older games can be re-released untouched (Ex: The Deadpool remaster for PS4 & XB1).
- The Maximoff Twins, Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) & Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), are only allowed on a case-by-case basis (Ex: Lego Marvel's Avengers). Only their comic book & MCU incarnations can be used in the event that Marvel allows a developer to use one or both of the Twins, & zero references to their X-Men history can be made. They've also been banned from games more times than not, but their inclusion in certain games isn't impossible.
I hope this clears things up a bit.
- Avengers Alliance 2: No X-Men, No Fantastic Four, No Maximoff Twins
- Avengers Academy: No X-Men, No Fantastic Four, No Maximoff Twins
- Lego Marvel's Avengers: The Maximoff Twins are present, No X-Men, No Fantastic Four
- Marvel Mighty Heroes: No X-Men, No Fantastic Four, No Maximoff Twins
- Marvel Future Fight: No X-Men, No Fantastic Four, No Maximoff Twins
- Disney Infinity 2.0 & 3.0: No X-Men, No Fantastic Four, No Maximoff Twins
Neoxon said:I would hope so, but the show was actually greenlit last year, when the supposed ban was still in full effect (long story short, Fox has the live-action rights for TV & film use of the X-Men, but Marvel Entertainment has to greenlight any TV efforts that Fox wants to do). If anything, the upcoming relaunch for the X-Men comics as well as Funko releasing a ton of X-merch as of recently may be a sign that the rumor of Marvel lifting the video game ban sometime in 2017 could have some truth to it.
The Marvel pettiness is a bit strange. They're screwing over their own brands to not give popularity to franchises they licensed out?
Don't think this tactic will make Fox give them up sooner, for instance.
The Marvel pettiness is a bit strange. They're screwing over their own brands to not give popularity to franchises they licensed out?
Don't think this tactic will make Fox give them up sooner, for instance.
Just going off the quote in the OPit's not that they want to screw Fox, they had no problem with Fox characters appearing on MvC (dlc). they just want their MCU characters got in first. it's a matter of priorities.
Wolverine over Gamora probably would've made a lot of people happy while there still being a Guardians of the Galaxy repThis isn't a matter of Marvel not being able to use X-Men & Fantastic Four characters, it's the fact that they don't want to. Marvel's been trying to minimize the exposure of the X-Men & the Fantastic Four in an attempt to lower the popularity of both properties (which would in turn screw over Fox). Within the last few years, Marvel has had a bit of a feud with 20th Century Fox over the properties they still hold the movie rights for (the X-Men & the Fantastic Four). It grew to the point where, after the release of Marvel: Contest of Champions (the mobile Injustice knock-off by Kablam), Marvel imposed a complete ban on all X-Men & Fantastic Four characters in games made after Contest of Champions. One of the first victims of the ban was Marvel Mighty Heroes, whose developer (DeNA) had this to say on the matter.
It's not because of that tho.Wow, that Game Informer interview is depressing. Peter is so lifeless in it. His responses are so robotic... He must either have been given a ton of crap from on high, or the fan backlash/criticism is starting to get to him.
I have lost all my anger. His stupid comments have all been forgotten to me. I now officially just feel bad for him and everyone working on this game. What a depressing situation.
These were actually fan questions we sent over via email, so the responses are a little more to-the-point.
Nice new thread, still need to fix that Nova icon tho![]()
It's been an ongoing problem for 2+ years that only ended recently.The Marvel pettiness is a bit strange. They're screwing over their own brands to not give popularity to franchises they licensed out?
Don't think this tactic will make Fox give them up sooner, for instance.
Yeah i don't know why OP used that, are you telling me you couldn't find a shot where Nova is alone on it?
It's not because of that tho.
Here's the Wall of Shame from the previous thread.
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Here's the Wall of Shame from the previous thread.
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106/1038, if I recall correctly. Of course, I also have to search for variations of the phrase.I wonder how many of those post mentioned, "Fox ban".
Our last chances for reveals are EVO, SDCC, & D23. I'd imagine that we'll get an in-game clip of Spider-Man around the time of Spider-Man: Homecoming's US release (like what happened with Rocket).Already on the 2nd thread and we still have about roughly 3 months before launch and still waiting on some reveals. Oh boy.
Already on the 2nd thread and we still have about roughly 3 months before launch and still waiting on some reveals. Oh boy.
Yeah, I'd think that without the leaks, we would still be in the 1st thread.Already on the 2nd thread and we still have about roughly 3 months before launch and still waiting on some reveals. Oh boy.
Its funny how quick the old thread moved with barely any information all those months.
Already on the 2nd thread and we still have about roughly 3 months before launch and still waiting on some reveals. Oh boy.
Snails pace compared to MvC3 pre-release.
I've heard stories about the MvC3 hype on NeoGAF. What was it like?Snails pace compared to MvC3 pre-release.
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I just heard about a really surprising (and awesome) addition to the Capcom side. The animators deserve a raise for getting this character into the game.
The roster is going to be so sick, you guys.
Snails pace compared to MvC3 pre-release.
There is no CGI cutscene for Nova by himself yet so the closest I could think are level 3 or level 1 hyper. I usually would like to avoid that as much as I could. Ultron is the expectation on that matter since I have a gut feeling he would merged with Sigma at beginning of the game.
Very hype, pages and pages of wishlists and speculation.I've heard stories about the MvC3 hype on NeoGAF. What was it like?
I don't think it was. I think people were more excited for MvC3.Well, MVC3 prerelease was much more informative than this one has been
Who ended up being this character?? Lol at that spoiler tag tho, I'm not too upset with the roster tho.
I'm pretty sure you're being sarcastic, but hopefully we see some more improvement between the EVO build & the E3 build (unless the E3 build is what's being demoed at EVO).don't worry kids, the updated build at evo will address all our concerns.
Serious: it was Jedah
Going by that CGI only rule doesn't really make much sense since most of those character protraits aren't even CGI. The only CGI ones on Marvel's side are Captain Marvel and Iron Man the rest is in-game, minus Black Panther.
Reveal trailer = CGI
Cutscenes = in-game models
Who ended up being this character?? Lol at that spoiler tag tho, I'm not too upset with the roster tho.
I'm honestly surprised by his inclusion. Seems kinda out-of-the-left-field.Ah ok. Yea surprise character and one I'm hyped for.