Fighting games are no stranger to crossovers. Series like Mortal Kombat have featured figures from popular culture and other major IPs as fun additional characters, but the Japanese video game giant Capcom capitalized on this still further with Marvel vs. Capcom. These titles saw the coming together of two cultural behemoths, with characters from Capcom's impressive body of work competing against the roster of Marvel heroes. Marvel vs. Capcom has two decades of video game goodness under its belt, but some fans are still hoping to see more future installments.
When Disney bought Marvel, it temporarily put a stop to licenses for Marvel games in order to use the characters for games like Disney Infinity. Thankfully this decision was overturned a few years later, and the future of Marvel vs. Capcom looked bright once more. However, it's been five years since fans have had the chance to play a new Marvel vs. Capcom game, and it doesn't look like another one is on the horizon. Despite the lack of news, the time is undoubtedly right for another Marvel vs. Capcom title, and many fans are hoping there's still some life left in the fighting game franchise.
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Despite the popularity of previous Marvel vs. Capcom games, 2017's Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite failed to make much of an impression on fans. With some controversial features like the removal of assists in favor of a tag combo system and some key faces missing from the roster, the last Marvel vs. Capcom game was something of a disappointment. Fans had a mixed response to the gameplay changes, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in attempt with the inclusion of the Infinity Stones was seen by some as a missed opportunity rather than an
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