DOUBLE TROUBLE: Pre-Comic Con Capcom edition

Folks, we are 2 days away from Comic-Con and already there is a massive storm brewing over what may be shown. Ladies and gentlemen, the Double Trouble: PRe-Comic-Con Capcom edition.

First off, word has it that Capcom is collaborating with Namco on a new Fighting game. Or should I say, 2 Fighting Games.

Capcom vs Namco
Namco vs Capcom

So why 2 Fighting Games? Turns out there is rumors that there will be 2 styles of Fighting. Capcom's side will be 2D ala Street Fighter. Namco's side will be 3D ala Tekken. Here's what Kotaku had to say

Note these are fighting games, not a continuation of the old Namco x Cappcom RPG title that appeared on the previous hardware generation. Why two games? Simple: each company makes one! Capcom would be developing Capcom vs Namco, built on the Street Fighter IV engine, while Namco will develop Namco vs Capcom, which will run on the Tekken 6 engine.

As fighting game fans are already no doubt coming to grips with, this would mean two significantly different games, Street Fighter IV's 2D arenas contrasted nicely with Tekken's more three-dimensional combat.

GI say that Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono is handling Capcom's side of the deal, while it's expected Namco Bandai's Katsuhiro Harada will be in charge of the opposing project.

That's right. You want to partake in this process? You can choose between 2D or 3D Gameplay. Those who grew up on Street Fighter or Darkstalkers can go Capcom vs Namco while those who are familiar with Tekken or Soul Calibur can go Namco vs Capcom. Everyone wins, unless you're a gamer who thinks 3D Polygons are blasphemy to gaming.

Second, last week, Capcom announced a new Mega Man game called Mega Man Universe. This game will be available on PSN and XBLA and from the looks of the trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IkCn8ucFJg

it looks like players will play as Mega Man, Ryu(street fighter), Arthur(Ghouls N Ghost) and the Mega Man on the Mega Man 1 cover*SHOT*

Later this week, we'll learn more about Mega Man Universe and the Capcom/Namco collaboration. Till then, stay tuned

Works Cited

Kotaku

Note: I may be testing out games at Comic-Con tomorrow, so keep your eyes peeled.