Another blow has been dealt in the ongoing war between Marvel and Fox over the few remaining heroes that aren't welcome into the MCU.

As announced on the game's official forums, the entire Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer will be unavailable for purchase on July 1st. In addition, all costumes for those characters, all costumes relating to events from Fantastic Four history, and the H.E.R.B.I.E. pet reward will be removed from the game. Interestingly, Dr. Doom will not be stripped out of the game, but this may be due to his prominent place in the story mode and his shift to being a more general Marvel villain in the comics in recent years. The full list of affected costumes is duplicated below.

Spider-Man Future Foundation

Spider-Man Future Foundation Black

Spider-Man Bag Man

Ghost Rider – What if?

Doctor Doom Future Foundation

Mr. Fantastic Future Foundation

Invisible Woman Future Foundation

Invisible Woman Future Foundation Black

Invisible Woman All New Marvel NOW!

Thing Future Foundation

Mr. Fantastic All New Marvel NOW!

Mr. Fantastic Future Foundation Black

Invisible Woman’s Ultimate FF

Thing All New Marvel NOW!

Thing Black Future Foundation

Thing Black Jersey

Thing Fantastic Pants

Thing Fear Itself

Thing Incognito

Thing Modern

Human Torch 2099

Human Torch Classic Blue

Human Torch Light Brigade

Human Torch Modern

Human Torch Original

Human Torch Red

Human Torch Uncanny Inhumans

Silver Surfer Classic

Silver Surfer Exiles

Silver Surfer Keeper

Silver Surfer Silver Savage

Owners of these items will not see any change, and the developers promise that the characters will still be tweaked in future patches.

This news comes just days after a producer on the upcoming Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite explained the game's lack of X-Men characters in a GameSpot interview by stating that modern Marvel fans "don't even remember some of the X-Men characters, but they know some of the Guardians characters or Black Panther." The movie rights for both X-Men and Fantastic Four are currently owned by Fox.

What do you think about Marvel's ongoing efforts to hurt Fox's movie properties? Do you think Gazillion will be forced to strip X-Men characters out of the game next? Let us know in the comments below!