It’s actually silly. Marvel vs Capcom 2 is getting all this news and attention. It’s a ten year old game, there are almost no new features added to it for its re-release, and I’m not even that good at it! Yet, of all things, it is my most anticipated game of the year. Go figure. Also, it’s coming out on my birthday, so it’s like Capcom is saying “Happy birthday, Ben! You are a special and treasured human being! Here is a present from us!”

Unfortunately, we still have two weeks before the big day. Which only sucks if you are someone from outside the SF Bay Area, (or, I dunno, own a copy of the original), as our friends at Giant Bomb and Capcom have teamed up for an epic night of MvC2 goodness tomorrow. I’m going to be there, as well as community member Tactix, and we’d love to see some more Dtoid faces come in and throw down against our Giant Bomb-brethren. There’s going to be cheap drinks (sorry, 21 and over), great games, neat prizes, and a good time with some good people. Be there, or be the lamest combo of Amingo, BBHood, Tron Bonne. Seriously, who plays those?