It's an exciting time to be a 3DS owner. In addition to the 3DS's hot summer lineup , as well as all the titles still in the works (Luigi's Manson, Paper Mario, Animal Crossing 3DS Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion , Smash Bros. and so on), we also have Project X Zone to look forward to.

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In case you missed the big Project X Zone reveal last week, this 3DS strategy RPG is an epic collaboration between three of the biggest publishers in Japan: Capcom, SEGA and Namco Bandai. While details are still relatively slim, what we've learned so far is quite exciting. Below you'll find all the early details we know about the game, followed by the confirmed characters that each company will be contributing (complete with character art and screenshots). Prepare to be very, very excited.As mentioned, Project X Zone is a collaboration between Capcom, SEGA and Namco Bandai. This strategy RPG will have notable characters from each company's biggest franchises fighting in pairs (Chris fighting with Jill and X teaming with Zero, for instance). Each character will perform moves fans should recognize from their respective games. For example, you can count on both Ryu and Ken pulling off their fair share of Hadoukens in this adventure. Below you'll find the game's Japanese logo.The developers have already confirmed that the character roster (currently at 26, with about eight or nine characters per company) is not final, and will be expanded to include more secret and unlockable characters.Those who do not lend themselves well to the strategy RPG style of combat will apparently still fight, just in a way that fans might expect from that specific character.As you can see in the image above, it looks like the game will find some way to mix the worlds of all these characters into one continuity. In the center we see Colby's Movie Land from Dead Rising's Paradise Plaza (perhaps a hint that Frank West is one of the unannounced characters?), as well as the Chattes Noires night club from Sakura Wars. We still don't know when this game will hit Japanese store shelves, nor has a global release been confirmed, but more information is expected to arrive in the coming weeks.Now onto the roster! Let's start with Capcom…

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Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine join the Project X Zone ranks as representatives of Capcom's classic survival horror franchise, Resident Evil. Full character art still hasn't yet been released for Jill, but you can see her in-game depiction in the screenshots below. You can also see an Ooze from Resident Evil Revelations oozing it up in the second screen, as well as Jill using Revelation's Genesis scanner in the last one.

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Up next we have Dante from Devil May Cry, pairing up with Demitri Maximoff from Darkstalkers. How cool is that?! It looks like this unlikely duo is going up against a Marionette, care of the DMC universe.Here we have fighters Ryu and Ken jumping in for the Street Fighter franchise. The screens below show them pulling off signature moves like the Hadouken, Shoryuken and Tatsumaki.Last, though certainly not least, Capcom is offering up X and Zero from the Mega Man X series. The screens show X using his signature Mega Buster while Zero kicks ass with his Z-Saber. The two are going up against a giant Mettaur.

Head on over to page 2 for a look at the SEGA characters confirmed for Project X Zone, and then to page 3 for the Namco Bandai characters!