Monster Hunter, Winter Soldier, Black Widow and Venom join the battle

It's official, folks. The next four DLC characters headed to Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite have been confirmed.

In a new Capcom Unity post detailing the game's upcoming release, Capcom has provided a statement setting the identities of these characters in stone.

"We know there has been much speculation on who the remaining four characters will be, and we are happy to announce that Monster Hunter, Winter Soldier, Black Widow and the shape-shifting Venom will all be battling their way into Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite later this year," the blog reads. "We are hard at work on these characters and can’t wait to show them to you when they are ready! The epic clash has begun, join the battle now!"

These characters fall in line fairly closely to the leaks we've heard in the past. This is the first time we are hearing of Black Widow, however.

The game's story mode features a symbiote (which is a direct reference to Venom) as well as a Monster Hunter that plays a part in one of the scenes.

The four aforementioned fighters join Sigma and Black Panther to round out the first wave of DLC characters.



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At this point in time, there are no details on pricing or release. Capcom's statement seems to suggest that all six of the first DLC characters will be available by the end of this year.

A recent, alleged leak claimed that these characters would begin releasing on October 3rd in pairs, starting with Sigma and Black Panther. It also notes that characters will cost $5.99 individually and $10 for the pair.

The leak got the identities of 3 out of the 4 remaining DLC characters correct, noting Street Fighter 3's Gill instead of Black Widow. Considering the accuracy wasn't 100%, it's probably best to take the rest of the information with a grain of salt.

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is set for release tomorrow, September 19th. You can check out our written review here.