Capcom's crossover fighting game announcements didn't stop at "Marvel vs. Capcom 3" character reveals at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. The company hosted a panel that went beyond their own offices and unveiled "Street Fight X Tekken," which Capcom will produce and "Tekken X Capcom," which will come from Namco Bandai.
"The Street Fighter and Tekken development teams have a great relationship," Tekken creator Katsuhiro Harada said, according to a CVG report. "However, I see this new project not as a collaboration, but as the competition of the century between two legendary fighting game franchises."
The two game-makers will be taking a different approach to their crossover projects by producing competing games. Both sides seem to be ready to step into the ring though.
"This is history we're making," 'Street Fighter X Tekken' producer Yoshinori Ono said. "Two fighting games that have rivalled each other are finally standing on the same stage. This isn't just a showdown between Tekken and Street Fighter, but a decisive battle for Capcom and Namco Bandai Games. So I'm going to give it my all."
Discussions have been going on for about a year, according to comments Ono made to Famitsu.com, as translated in an Andriasang post. The release date time-frame seems a bit more ambiguous, however, with launches planned for sometime within the next two years.
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