Press Release: Capcom Fighting Collection™ 2 Throws Down in 2025!

LBD "Nytetrayn"

August 27, 2024

Editor’s Note: As this press release covers two game releases, this archive is only focused on the Mega Man-relevant one, and will only contain the assets from that game, Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics.

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Also announced at Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, MARVEL vs. CAPCOM® Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics releases on Sept. 12 (digital) and Nov. 22 (physical), with an exclusive bonus for physical pre-orders!

Announced during today’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, another massive fighting game collection is slated to hit the streets when Capcom Fighting Collection™ 2 releases across Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation® 4, and PC via Steam in 2025! Combining hard-hitting classics like Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 with fan favorite brawlers like Power Stone 2 in one knockout package, Capcom Fighting Collection 2 comes chock-full of new features including online play and quality-of-life updates across all eight games!

Also announced today, MARVEL vs. CAPCOM® Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – featuring unforgettable games like X-MEN™ vs. STREET FIGHTER®, MARVEL™ vs. CAPCOM® 2 New Age of Heroes, and Marvel Super Heroes™ vs. Street Fighter® with the goofy but lovable hidden character Norimaro (Japanese ROM only) – releases digitally on Thursday, Sept. 12 (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam), and physically on Friday, Nov. 22 (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4), with pre-orders for Nintendo Switch and Steam digital versions beginning later today! As an additional bonus, all physical pre-orders will receive an exclusive, 32-page comic featuring legendary characters and Super Heroes from across the various titles in the collection.

To check out the announcement trailer, please visit YouTube, and for the latest assets and information, visit the official websites (Capcom Fighting Collection 2, MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics) and Capcom Press Center.

Capcom Fighting Collection 2 is a lights-out collection of fighting games and fun-filled classics hitting modern platforms for the first time, including:

Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro
Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Street Fighter Alpha 3 UPPER
Project Justice
Power Stone
Power Stone 2
Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein

Coming in hot with a follow-up combo is a slew of new features for the collection, including:

Face Off with Friends Online: Online play is available across all eight titles, featuring rollback netcode for a strong and stable online experience!
Hit the Training Bag: Training Mode is now available across all titles with tons of customizable options!
Expanded Language Support!: 14 languages will be supported including English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Castilian Spanish, Russian, Polish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Arabic!
A Museum’s Worth of Content: Explore art and music galleries with official art, concept art, design documents, and more never-before-seen content.
Customize Your Experience: Fine-tune specific features of your gameplay experience via EX Settings specialized to each game, various Display Filters, button customization, and more.
Need a Snack Break?: Mid-game saves have now been added!
Additional Updates: Various gameplay balance adjustments and quality of life improvements across all eight games.

Capcom Fighting Collection 2 and MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics bring together some of the most memorable games in fighting game history and we can’t wait for players, new and old, to join the fray with us when these titles release.

Happy fighting!

Jesse Steinberg
Associate Director, Public Relations
jesse.steinberg@capcom.com

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Sourced from Capcom Press Center.

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