Marvel vs. Capcom Origins brings video game fight fans back to the ‘90s arcades beginning with the September 25th North American launch on PlayStation Network for PS3. The fight begins the next day, September 26th, on Xbox Live Arcade. Price point: $14.99/1200 MS Points.

In case anyone out there forgot, Marvel vs. Capcom Origins is a retro combo pack containing arcade-authentic ports of Marvel Super Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes. A month from now, you’ll be able to fight it out locally against a second player or online in 8-player lobbies (with spectator mode and replay saves).

As pictured in the screenshot above and the full gallery below, the game will additionally provide multiple graphics/presentation options, including HD-smoothed widescreen and a variety of arcade cabinet views. Yes, that is a playable over-the-shoulder perspective you’re looking at. Pretty sweet!

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90’s arcade fighting game favorites Marvel Super Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes are joining forces for a digital download tag-team compilation on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade this September for $14.99/1200 MS Points.

Marvel vs. Capcom Origins, as the collection has been dubbed, will bring new features to these two retro fighters, including online play powered by GGPO net code, 8-player lobbies, spectator mode, replay saves, in-game rewards and unlockables, dynamic challenges and, of course, HD face-lifted graphics.

With the game being digital download, at least we should (hopefully) be safe from an ‘Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom Origins Super Duper This is the Version That Should Have Been Released in the First Place Edition’ six months later. Bummer, I guess that means I won’t be using the acronym UMVCOSDTVTSHBRFPE again any time soon.

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One of the top stories of the week was Halo 4 getting its confirmed November 6 global launch date so it’s only fitting that Master Chief’s grand return to Xbox 360 glory headlines the latest edition of Screenshot Saturday. New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Crysis 3 certainly deserve to share the spotlight, as does the charmingly beautiful PS3 RPG Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. (Level-5’s latest is a treasure trove of desktop wallpaper material.)

Other top draws this week include Resistance: Burning Skies, Sorcery, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Dragon’s Dogma, Inversion, The Dark Eye – Demonicon, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Mercenary Ops and the iOS version of Marvel vs. Capcom 2.

For sporty gamers, new shots are also in for Pub Games, Sega’s official London 2012 Olympic Games video game, Super Black Bass 3D and Pro Cycling Manager 2012 / Tour de France 2012. Anime lovers won’t want to miss the first screen grabs from Dragon Ball Z for Kinect and One Piece: Pirate Warriors, and casual Nintendo 3DS/DS players should enjoy the scenery of Thundercats and three newly announced titles from Rising Star Games, including Cradle of Rome 2, Cradle of Persia and To-Fu Collection.

Halo 4 (Xbox 360):
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New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo 3DS):
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Crysis 3 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360):
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Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PS3):
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Resistance: Burning Skies (PS Vita):
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Sorcery (PS3 – PlayStation Move):
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Pub Games (PS Vita):
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The Dark Eye – Demonicon (PC):
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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (PS3, Xbox 360):
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Inversion (PC, PS3, Xbox 360):
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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (PS3, Xbox 360):
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One Piece: Pirate Warriors (PS3 – PSN):
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Dragon Ball Z for Kinect (Xbox 360 – Kinect):
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Pro Cycling Manager 2012/Tour de France 2012 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360):
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Thundercats (Nintendo DS):
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Cradle of Rome 2 (Nintendo 3DS/DS):
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Cradle of Persia (Nintendo DS):
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Super Black Bass 3D (Nintendo 3DS):
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To-Fu Collection (Nintendo DS):
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London 2012 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (PC, PS3, Xbox 360):
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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (iPhone, iPod touch):
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Mercenary Ops (PC):
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Dragon’s Dogma (PS3, Xbox 360):
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Check Out These Links:

• Nintendo Announces New Super Mario Bros. 2 for 3DS, Kirby Anniversary Collection for Wii
• NYC Becomes a Real Urban Jungle in Crysis 3
• Dragon’s Dogma Launches in May, Resident Evil 6 Demo Download Code Included
• Halo 4 Launching Worldwide November 6
• Deathmatch Goes Portable in Resistance: Burning Skies
• Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Looks as Enchanting as Ever
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Launch Date Confirmed in First Gameplay Trailer

Gaming’s ultimate crossover fighter has become two fighters more ultimate this week at Gamescom, with Capcom confirming the unsurprising additions of Dormammu and Viewtiful Joe to the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 character roster. Videos and screenshots introducing the two new combatants are embedded down below.

I don’t believe Dormammu has any known catchphrases, but in the words of Viewtiful Joe, “Henshin-a-go-go, baby!”

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Marvel vs. Capcom t-shirts are available in two flavors: one with a “Cover” theme displaying the original key art from the boxes of the Dreamcast and PlayStation versions of the game, and the other sporting a “Battle Blox” theme showcasing 12 fan-favorite fighters. The two shirts are available in medium, large and XL sizes at $14.95 apiece.

Also, freshly imported from Japan come two Play Arts -Kai- Bayonetta action figures by Square Enix. Modeled in the likenesses of heroine Bayonetta and antagonist Jeanne, the two articulating figures stand around 9′ tall and come specially packaged in attractive windowed boxes. The Jeanne figure is available now priced at $29.95, with the Bayonetta figure to ship next month for $34.50.

Marvel vs Capcom Cover Art T-Shirt [eStarland]
Marvel vs Capcom Battle Blox T-Shirt [eStarland]
Jeanne Action Figure [eStarland]
Bayonetta Action Figure [eStarland]

Six new fighters have been added to Marvel vs. Capcom 3‘s epic-and-still-growing character roster. On the Marvel side, newcomers include Doctor Doom, Super-Skrull and Thor. And joining team Capcom are Amaterasu from Okami, Chun-Li from Street Fighter and Trish from Devil May Cry. I call Amaterasu!

View the stack of videos and screenshots below to see how these newcomers handle themselves in combat.

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