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Will Marvel's Avengers Kick Off A Marvel Gaming Universe?

WGTC: “Square Enix's upcoming game based on Marvel's Avengers is currently talk of the town and a recent leak has shed more light on the project.”

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CorndogBurglar2556d ago

What do you mean? It would create a whole world of Marvel video games that are all connected and in the same universe. That's the point. It's the same point that the movies are following. They could have characters cross over in each others' games and over-arching plot points.

Seems pretty straight forward to me.

FallenAngel19842556d ago

It just doesn’t seem practical or worth the effort, especially in this medium. In the movies it made sense since you never saw those kind of characters interacting with one another across different franchises before on the big screen. However in the gaming medium this has happened for decades, so the novelty isn’t there.

There’s already plenty of Marvel games where characters interact with one another. Developers often never have to trip over themselves with how the various characters are handled in the many titles since they’re handled as separate series as opposed to an overarching narrative. It’s thanks to this that we can enjoy both this Avengers game along with Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 and not worry how they coexist with one another.

Plus Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite has already shown the negatives of when executives shoehorn business practices over gaming fundamentals.

FallenAngel19842556d ago

You can already make money as a publisher by using Marvel characters in the game.

For example people wouldn’t be more likely to buy a game like Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 if that Spider-Man in the game was the same one featured in last years Spider-Man game. They’d buy a game based on its quality that just happens to have Marvel characters regardless if they’re connected

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CobraKai2556d ago

Damn right. The Sanctum Sanctorum, Avengers Tower, Embassy of Wakanda in Spider-Man all laid down the groundwork for a Marvel Gaming Universe.

TekoIie2556d ago

Thats just attention to detail in creating the map. It in no way shows that they're making a game universe otherwise they'd have gone out of their way to talk about it with Ironman VR.

Disney for the most part doesn't have a serious attitude with video games so they clearly had no plans for such a thing. Otherwise we'd have heard about it by now.

Solo_882556d ago (Edited 2556d ago )

Has it been said if it will be the same Spiderman from the PS4 game or a different one?

Reborn2556d ago

Well I mean.. it was titled Marvel's Spider-Man.

So they probably let it happen cause they wanted more titles set in the same universe. Of course, this is just speculation from me.

Donnie812556d ago

I just want the game to be good

TheVigilanteCode2556d ago

"Marvel's Spider-Man"

"Marvel's Avengers"

"Marvel's ???"

Well, there's clearly a pattern here...

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It's Not Too Late For Suicide Squad To Learn From Marvel's Avengers

TheGamer writes, "It feels like live service history repeating itself right now, but it's not too late to change that."

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I’m so ready for Suicide Squad to fill the Avengers void in my life

Marvel’s Avengers didn’t soar properly on PS5 and Xbox, but Kill the Justice League looks like it will improve on it in every way.

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poppatron856d ago

I can’t work out if this guy is just being sarcastic

Leeroyw856d ago

This website pumps out one shill article after the other. Does not qualify as journalism.

ShwaaMan856d ago

Said the guy who just got a big check from WB.

YourMommySpoils856d ago

Does that mean it will have a thousand pointless costumes like Avengers did, not related to the game or source?

coolbeans856d ago

"Guy who's excited for Suicide Squad to fill the void left by The Avengers' closure."

Traecy856d ago

I'll be checking it out on day one of release.

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Why Have Many of the Online Multiplayer Games of the Past Five Years Failed?

Here's a look at why so many online-multiplayer games from the past five years have struggled to retain players and their attention.

ChasterMies958d ago

Or put another way, why don’t people want to invest in an on-line storefront?

sparky77958d ago

It's simply FOMO.

Gamers always go back to their staples like COD or Fortnite. Those games have constant content and leaving them for another game means getting left behind. Why start a new game and be behind when you can stay with a game you already excel at.

ZycoFox958d ago (Edited 958d ago )

COD is replaced every year or almost every year, it has no time to hold a player base. 3-4 years is a good timeline for a sequel IMO if the game has enough content to begin with, maybe add a couple of free content updates a bit later after release if needed, and job done until the next game.

Soldier of Fortune 2 was one of my first few online FPS games apart from RTCW and a couple of others, and that had a couple of free patches which added in new weapons, maps and a new game mode in just a year or so. I hope the series makes a comeback, I heard MS owns it now and it has been dormant for a while.

The only sequel that came fast (just 1 year later) that impressed me with extra content over the original was L4D2, makes me wonder what happened with Valve. If they can do that in one year then what have they been doing since..

-Foxtrot958d ago (Edited 958d ago )

Because it's not about putting out a fully completed game packed with content and something that actually works

It's about putting something out broken and barebones, slowly drip feed content with a roadmap and offering tons of MTs which they hope people will buy.

I miss when you'd just get games like Killzone or Halo and they'd get a couple of DLC packs then the developers would move onto the next game. Problem is they started to be influenced by COD where future games had to have gimmicks, weapon mods, loadouts, killstreaks and other shit which just become about what you had unlocked rather than skill.

The last multiplayer game I really enjoyed was Uncharted 2s, it was literally just two boosters and everyone started with the same weapons. It was great and felt like it was more about skill but then we got Uncharted 3 and 4 where the COD influence creeped in thinking that everything had to be bigger rather than sticking to the fanbase they had.

Nitrowolf2958d ago

i agree. i used to love MP games for these titles, and be excited about the map packs and such. now it's we will release one mode and one map, and see how people take to the game. Flops? cool move on.

isarai958d ago

Even before the PS3 generation ended, I was already longing for a return to simplistic MP without all the XP, booster, perks, and ridiculous custom loadouts full of op exploitation. Like there's definitely a huge audience for that, but there's NO classic style simple MP modes anymore, I'm just asking for some

ZeekQuattro958d ago

Most people don't have the time to invest into playing multiple GAAS and stick to just one. It also doesn't help that so many games in that field only have a roadmap laid out for the first month or so. Hard to keep people invested when you don't give them a reason to stick around after the initial launch month.

excaliburps958d ago

Yep. I know what you mean. I can't play more than 1-2 live service games at a time (this includes shooters) since it's just so overwhelming.

shinoff2183958d ago (Edited 958d ago )

My theory , well online gaming just sucks, so many online games recently that if done the right way could've been dope ass single player games. One that comes to mind evil dead. What a waste of the title

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