Skydance New Media, the developer containing talent such as Uncharted creator Amy Hennig, has today announced it's developing an original Marvel game. The title will be a "narrative-driven, blockbuster action-adventure game, featuring a completely original story and take on the Marvel Universe". As a whole, Skydance New Media says it is attempting to make "high-fidelity, richly interactive experiences crafted for traditional gaming platforms as well as emerging streaming services". You can bet PlayStation 5 will be part of that lineup.
Amy Hennig, now president of Skydance New Media, said: "I canβt imagine a better partner than Marvel for our first game. The Marvel Universe epitomizes all the action, mystery and thrills of the pulp adventure genre that I adore and lends itself perfectly to an interactive experience. Itβs an honor to be able to tell an original story with all the humanity, complexity, and humor that makes Marvel characters so enduring and to enable our players to embody these heroes that they love."
Which Marvel character or team the game will be based on hasn't been disclosed, but with the likes of Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Avengers, and the Guardians of the Galaxy already covered, we have to assume it'll be a comic book face that's yet to receive an original title. The project also appears to be quite early in development, so it'll likely be competing for attention with Marvel's Wolverine rather than Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Even then, it could still be further out.
"To create this all-new interactive experience, Skydance New Media has assembled an accomplished crew of developers with decades of AAA experience in action and adventure gaming, as well as a diverse team of creative consultants from the worlds of film, television, and comics." Amy Hennig has also lent her expertise to PS5 console exclusive Forspoken, where she will be credited as a writer.
What comic book character do you hope the game is based on? Leave your prediction in the comments below.
[source skydance.com]
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Howard The Duck The Game
My dream Marvel game is still an X-men game wherein you play someone finding out they are a mutant and you are brought into Xavier's school and work your way up to be a core X-Men member, working alongside the classic members. The player would have a huge amount of options to customize their mutant powers, all impacting moment to moment gameplay. And you would take on missions alongside other strike team members, akin to Mass Effect where you lead classic allies into battle and work alongside them in a big narrative-driven adventure.
I can only hope.
@nessisonett I would legit kill for that.
My dream of Amy returning to Legacy Of Kain continues to fade away πππππππ
If they've got the bollocks to make an 18-Rated Deadpool game I will sell a kidney to play it. Not my kidney obviously.
I'm putting money on it being The Punisher. I picture Uncharted but much more brutal.
I'm getting sooo tired of this Marvel over-saturation in every entertainment industry...
@RBMango have you watched the 'What If?' Marvel animated series on Disney+? It could satiate your desire to kill to see Howard the Duck a little longer.
I sure hope it is Squirrel girl
Doctor strange game.word up son
Wouldn't Be Surprised If The Game Was About The Champions Considering The Popularity Of Miles Morales And Kamala Khan.
@MFTWrecks Insomniac will probably make a X-men game after wolverine they supposed to be working on a online marvel game base on recent job listings and rumors.
@wildcat_kickz superhero films and TV shows in general. Yes I'd agree.
Okay, that really IS a great match. Iβd love to see them go all out and do a Fantastic Four / Silver Surfer / Galactus / Doom game or something cosmic and unexpected. I mean even if they do something more obvious like Ms Marvel itβll be amazing. Whatever it is, itβs a win for gamers.
@wildcat_kickz Is happening right before our eyes what happened to the film industry π
I Can't believe people don't get bored of superhero content, anyway I still wish Amy success on whatever nonsense this is.
I'm completely burned out on Marvel.
Wait i thought Amy Hennig was with sony or is that someone else
@RedKnight34 She used to be but not for a while. After Naughty Dog she worked on that cancelled Star Wars game for EA.
@Voltan
Who am i thinking of that owns a studio and just joined up with sony ? I thought it was amy
@RedKnight34 Jade Raymond and Haven, probably. The Assassin's Creed producer.
Please be Squirrel Girl π€
@Voltan
Yup thats it thank you
Blade... nough said
@Juanalf 1) The content is consistently good (especially from Marvel)
2) Those superhero films are pretty much keeping the cinema industry going since most studios quickly jumped to day one streaming.
Nice. Started GOTG. The opening scene is great and soundtrack is amazing. Some parts really make you laugh (great way to end a work day) enjoying it.
Letting myself think Avengers and MUA3 are just mediocre blips, and 3rd party finally know how to make a Marvel games π€
Now this is something to be excited about!!
@MFTWrecks So basically X-Men: Destiny
@playstation1995 so much potential in this. All of the sling ring teleportation, eye of agamotto time manipulation, cloak of levitation powers. It could be so good.
@Just2Milky
Make a game with Dr Strange and The Watcher. That'd be cool.
Iβve never been more over something than I am with Disneyβs Marvel. I look back at my following the early days of the MCU in the same way I look back at my Dave Matthews Band CD collection from high school.
New IP please everything now days is either remaster remake new starwars new marvel or a sequel
its all getting very predictable and stale
@Just2Milky. Yep similar to dragon dogma playing as a mage.word up son
An Ant-Man & The Wasp game where you could grow and shrink at will would be amazing! Though realistically youβd probably have to be much more restricted in your use of that power or itβd be utter chaos. Commanding ants would also be fun.
I'm a fan of Amy Henning's work (obviously given my avatar), but I have zero interest in anything Marvel. I feel it's the dead horse continuing to ruthlessly be beaten.
@MFTWrecks If the game you suggest was made, I would play the crap out of it!
Aww man... i love Amy and i know it will be good, but i am so tired of Marvel stuff.
It was great until Endgame. Now, it's overstaying it's welcome.
As a Marvel fan, Iβm excited to see it. Itβs funny how everyone is saying how sick of Marvel they are, yet the games, movies, and TV shows continue to print money. Kinda like how I say Call of Duty is a garbage over-saturated unoriginal series that just keeps releasing the same basic game over and over every year, yet itβs always the best selling game of the year by a mile. π
(See also: Madden, FIFA, etc.)
@Th3solution Yes, unfortunely those of us in internet forums do not represent the casual gamers. They have shallower tastes and often buy the most popular games for topic of conversation. I doubt many of them even finish anything that takes longer than 3 hours.
I think itβs gonna be Daredevil.
I find it odd that the gaming industry us going full force with Marvel games.....after all excitement from the MCU has long since settled. A bit late to the party aren't you guys?
I'm hoping that it'll be another captain america game, I really enjoyed the last one, but I think Amy Hennig could really do something special with the character.
@Nem Yeah I don't think internet forum posters have great taste either, especially when most of them just vent at whatever is popular.
Awesome news, I can't wait to see what game they are working on.
Love everything Marvel and action-adventure games are my fave genres.
@wildcat_kickz there is no MARVEL oversaturation in the gaming industry. Not even close.
@Telekill in what shape or form is it a dead horse?
@naruball Let me know if any of these are ringing a bell...
Marvel's Spider-Man
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Marvel's Wolverine
Marvel's Avengers
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel's Midnight Suns
Marvel's Iron Man VR
The dozens of Marvel characters in Fortnite
and likely several more games than haven't even been announced yet...
@naruball I'm so incredibly sick of Marvel and super heroes in general. Thus, to me, it's a dead horse that's been beat into the ground; nothing left but a bloody pulp at this point.
@wildcat_kickz Would you kindly put the year of release against each of those? I think that's kinda important if you're talking about oversaturation. We're happy at the same point as cinema where Marcel expect us to watch a film in the cinema every other month (because it won't be out on home release before the next film which builds on it comes out) if we want to keep up with what's going on.
@Telekill yes, but that's not how the expression is used.
@wildcat_kickz Well aware of all of them. There is still no oversaturation. Considering the number of games that come out and the attention MARVEL games get as opposed to MARVEL movies, the video game industry is absolutely fine. That's not the case for the movie industry, where most non Marvel movies are flops, whereas MARVEL movies have been getting most of the attention. That is a problem for filmmakers.
@naruball I'm good using it how I did.
@Telekill And the rest of us are fine interpreting it according to common usage and concluding that you're talking sh-te
@theheadofabroom Appreciate you letting me know who to put on my ignore list.
I can't imagine being that fragile about someone pointing out I was misusing a turn of phrase. It's kinda funny.
@theheadofabroom Hahaha. It really is. That's why most people don't improve. They're only interested in echo chambers. With the internet, it's become easier than ever.
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