Square Enix & Marvel Announces Multi-Game Deal – Avengers Projects in Development

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Marvel has came out to state how they are pushing for more quality games using their IP. Starting with teaming up with PlayStation & Insomniac Games for a Spider-Man PS4 title, another game was announced to be in development.

Marvel Entertainment and SQUARE ENIX® today announced a new multi-year, multi-game licensing agreement to develop and publish original games based on beloved Marvel Super Heroes, beginning with The Avengers. This newly established partnership pairs the creative minds at Marvel and Square Enix for one of the most powerful alliances in interactive entertainment. The first blockbuster game is being crafted by Crystal Dynamics®, developers of the award winning TOMB RAIDER® series, in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal, the home of the critically acclaimed and award-winning DEUS EX game series.
The Avengers project is being designed for gamers worldwide and will be packed with all the characters, environments, and iconic moments that have thrilled longtime fans of the franchise. Featuring a completely original story, it will introduce a universe gamers can play in for years to come. More details on The Avengers project and other games will be announced in 2018.

This is a very interesting partnership, as it will be spread across many games NOT just one. The studios working on the projects are Crystal Dynamics (known for making the Gex series, Legacy of Kain, and recent Tomb Raider titles) and Eidos-Montreal (Deus Ex Series, Lara Croft GO, Hitman GO). This is a very promising partnership, as both studios produced quality software. Having the Marvel banner can lead to them offering new takes on iconic characters like Iron Man and Thor.

“By partnering with Crystal Dynamics and Eidos-Montréal, we are now working with two of the industry’s most talented and respected game development studios to bring Marvel stories to life in ways our fans have never experienced,“ said Jay Ong, Senior Vice President, Games & Innovation, Marvel Entertainment. “The Avengers project is a perfect example of how Marvel is making games a key part of the landscape for Marvel storytelling, alongside comics, television and film. We can only do this by matching our greatest Super Heroes with the world’s top developers, such as the creative minds at Square Enix.”
“Marvel’s diverse, innovative universe has created millions of longtime fans, including all of us,” said Phil Rogers, CEO, Square Enix Americas and Europe. “It’s exciting to bring together Square Enix’s award-winning development studios with Marvel’s extraordinary storytellers to establish a new entertainment powerhouse. This collaboration of passion and talent will craft epic, imaginative experiences allowing gamers to live out their Super Hero dreams like never before.”

This project is still very, very early in development (no more information coming out until 2018) but as further information releases, expect 3WIREL to report on it.
Source: NeoGaf

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