Video: EVO Game Masters Play Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on PS3

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Capcom PR Manager Wes Phillips has shared a video today highlighting EVO fighting game masters battle it out with Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on Sony's PS3 entertainment system.

To quote: This is a big weekend for fighting game fans, as the world's best descend upon Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for the http://evo2k.com/ this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Thousands of contestants from over 30 countries will battle it out for fame, glory and cash in Super Street Fighter IV, Super Street Fighter II HD Remix, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, http://tatsunoko.vscapcom.com/home.html, and a couple non-Capcom games... Tekken 6 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melty_Blood.

Registration for the event is officially closed, but that doesn't mean you can't get a piece of the action. If you can make the trip to Las Vegas, admission to watch the event is free.

We'll also have the E3 build of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 available to play on PlayStation 3 for anyone who shows up! This will be the first time the game is playable for the general public.

Did I mention that Marvel vs. Capcom 3 just won http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/winners.html at E3?

If that wasn't enough, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 producer Ryota Niitsuma and Super Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono will both be on hand to greet the fans.

Can't make the trip? Capcom and G4 have teamed up this year to bring the action into your home. http://g4tv.com/EVO will be streaming 45 hours of matches over three days, including the Super Street Fighter IV Grand Finals on Sunday night with special commentators Adam Sessler (G4's X-Play) and Capcom's fighting guru Seth Killian. (Big ups to the crew at http://www.levelup-series.com/ for producing the stream.)

Also, during the live stream one lucky viewer will have the chance to win a http://shoryuken.com/content/watch-evo-stream-profit-1165/ furnished by the fine folks at Mad Catz.

It all culminates with a special episode of X-Play on Tuesday, July 20 at 6 p.m. PST entitled X-Play vs. Capcom: EVO 2010 World Fighting Finals. (Check your local listings.)




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[GooeyFinger]

the amount of joy i feel from this... wow, wish the arcade near my house didn't shut down. loved the MVC2 set up they had there. This is looking sweet.