You can’t launch a new fighting game in 2017 without an extensive esports plan, and Capcom has accidentally revealed theirs for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. Recently Capcom USA’s licensing John Diamonon tweeted a video, meant for internal use only, which detailed the company’s plans for the Marvel vs. Capcom competitive scene. The video was quickly pulled down, but, of course, the Internet never forgets.
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According to the video, following release Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite players will be able to compete online for a spot in the Capcom Cup, with the top 14 names on the game’s leaderboards being automatically eligible. Following that, a full-on Marvel vs. Capcom esports league will kick off, with a structure similar to the Capcom Pro Tour. There will be $600,000 in prize money up for grabs, and the video broke down in detail where all that money would come from.
The video even included a detailed breakdown of how much profit Capcom expects the MvC: Infinite league to make, and how the money would be divided. A tad embarrassing for the usually-reserved company.
John Diamonon explained his mistake, and claimed the info revealed could still change:
The Capcom esports video that was mistakenly uploaded to my YouTube channel was a proposal and the information included was not final.
— John D (@diamonon) August 8, 2017
Meanwhile, Joey Cuellar, boss of fighting game tournament Evo, seems to be rather put out by the leak:
This leaked video does not represent Evo’s views and we were not consulted beforehand about the video. Footage was used without our consent.
— Joey Cuellar (@MrWiz) August 8, 2017
Of course, all these big esports plans will only come to fruition if Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is received well and picks up a decent following. The game’s visuals and character roster have received criticism, but, hopefully, it will be able to prove its detractors wrong.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite brawls onto PC, Xbox One, and PS4 on September 19. Amazon Prime members can save 20% when they pre-order.
[via Eurogamer]
