So, I think it's pretty apparent that the internet has been in sort of a fit of denial ever since Ryce supposedly leaked the full roster for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, and to be completely honest, you have every right to be, especially since it turns out that this leak is true.
Before I give you anymore information, I should probably give you some insight on how I actually came to know this. I'm essentially what I'd like to call a freelance animator, having graduated from Toronto's George Brown College a couple of years ago. In the years proceeding, I was lucky enough to meet several people in the business, and two of these people happened to work for Capcom USA. The information I have for you, as scarce as it is, is from these guys. Names will be with-held as well as position (for obvious reasons), but these two individuals have indeed confirmed that what Ryce said is true.
You see, the team behind Infinite is fully aware of the fact that Ryce has been leaking information about the game before Infinite even got announced, but simply let it pass because of one singular reason...he's never fully told the truth. They wouldn't tell me anymore than that regarding characters, but in exchange for keeping surprises for later, they decided to give me details on the story mode. Apparently, this information was deemed to be far less important by the higher ups when compared to the actual gameplay and characters of the game, which they chuckled at.
-In terms of cutscenes, the story is around two and a half hours long.
-The story features the option to play through story sections either as a solo character or creating your own team from the characters available. Certain character choices may effect dialogue before and after a fight.
-There are several unplayable characters being created for the use in Story mode, acting as enemy units for the player to fight. The first confirmed ones are the Asgardian soldiers seen in the first story trailer. The second is apparently a Rathalos from the Monster Hunter series.
-All 6 of the first wave DLC characters will be making an appearance in the story in some form, while the only character the player can actually fight is an incomplete version of Sigma.
-Zero is a part of the story mode, Johnny Yong Bosch apparently returning to voice the character. It's not made clear if he's a playable character.
-While Ultron Sigma is the main villain of the story, both Thanos and Jedah play pivotal roles as major antagonists in the story. These are the only unconfirmed characters that the two actually spoke of by name.
-X is the main character of the story mode for the Capcom side, and yes, he does have a voice actor. No names have been given for his English VA, but his Japanese VA is Takahiro Sakurai, his VA from X8 and Project X Zone 1 & 2.
The last thing I was allowed to ask them was in regards to the DLC and how they planned to handle the 6 initial DLC characters. They then confirmed that all the DLC characters would be coming out with two at a time, all of them planned for release before 2018. The first two DLC characters (Who we've already confirmed is Sigma and Venom (Edit: This was a misinterpretation of information. The actual first Marvel DLC character is Black Panther as of 12/06/17. This was not meant to be a confirmation that Venom was coming)) are set to release in early October with the other four following suit. Surprisingly, none of the DLC characters are actually complete at this point, the most a majority of them have so far is a model (which will be used in the story mode).
As for future DLC plans, it's apparently all up in the air. They definitely plan to have some details by the end of the year, but they've confirmed one thing...it will not be split into seasons like SFV. They claimed that the most likely option they're going to go with is themed character packs. They didn't say how frequent they would come out, but they really want to get out as many characters as they can by the end of 2018, especially since the SFV team apparently has some really big plans for 2018 and they need to compete for attention.
And that's it. Despite what happened with Ryce's leaks, the team is still trying to keep information on the roster a secret. Makes me wonder if it's possible that there's more to the roster than Ryce is letting on? Sadly, I can't confirm that, but I can definitely let you all know that they've already got their plans set for 2017. Expect alot at E3.
