Marvel and Square Enix are working on a line-up of games based on the popular superhero universe.
Marvel announced this morning that it has signed a multi-year, multi-game deal with publisher Square Enix to develop titles based on the popular superhero universe. The first title in the works, as teased by an announcement trailer, is an Avengers game.
Check out the trailer below:
We can gather a few story details from the trailer. The game seems to take place at a time when superheroes are persecuted by the public and the Avengers are all but broken. The setting looks very bleak, indeed. From the looks of it, Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man, and Thor will appear in the game in some form. It's unclear who is narrating, though.
It also looks like Marvel will continue the trend of hiring top-notch talent for games based on their most popular characters. "The Avengers project," as it's being referred to at the moment by Marvel, is being developed by Crystal Dynamics (Tomb Raider) and Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex). That's one hell of a team-up. It's too early to call, but based on the teams working on this game, this could be an action-adventure superhero game with a nice helping of RPG elements.
This new project joins the ranks of other upcoming Marvel-based games, such as Sucker Punch's untitled Spider-Man game and Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy game, which is due out this year.
More details on The Avengers project and other games will be announced in 2018.
