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Capcom has announced an upcoming special tournament event for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite dubbed Battle for the Stones.

The event will be a 16-player tournament that will first include all seven Evolution champions of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Jay "Viscant" Snyder, Ryan "FChamp" Ramirez, Job "Flocker" Figueroa, Justin Wong, Nicolas "KaneBlueRiver" Gonzalez, Chris "ChrisG" Gonzalez and Ryan "RyanLV" Romero.

They will be joined by the winners of six Infinity Stone tournaments, starting with SoCal Regionals 2017. These events will not only grant a spot in the final event, but also grant special tournament-warping abilities to the winner. These effects will only be usable once during Battle for the Stones. The final three spots of the event will be given to the victors of three online qualifiers.

Battle for the Stones will be contested in December with a prize pool of $30,000. Readers can check out the trailer below.