January of 2017 saw Marvel and Square Enix announce plans for the Avengers Project video game, but it has basically been quiet ever since. Now new rumors have hit the net suggesting it will be a reboot of the popular Marvel: Ultimate Alliance game titled Avengers: Ultimate Alliance.
The rumor comes prior to E3 from a user on 4Chan.
According to the Avengers Project rumor, the game is titled Avengers: Ultimate Alliance, but it’s not just Ultimate Alliance 3, it’s said to be a full reboot.
The user compares Avengers: Ultimate Alliance to something like the new God of War, “minus the story continuity: similar name, totally new gameplay/story structure.”
It’s said proof that Avengers Project is an Ultimate Alliance video game comes from the tagline of the first teaser using “Reassemble,” which hints at the game being a reboot. It’s further said this is also why the previous Ultimate Alliance games got upgraded recently for current-gen consoles.
Details rumored about Avengers: Ultimate Alliance include that: “The game takes place from the perspective of multiple Avengers after a cataclysmic incident broke the team apart (think more ‘Dissassembled’ than ‘Civil War’), but there are three which are the core focus: Captain America, Iron Man, and Scarlet Witch (who you heard in the trailer). They aren’t the ONLY playable characters, but they are the leads of the story. Gameplay wise think a mix between Uncharted and Infamous.”
It’s claimed Avengers: Ultimate Alliance will also connect and be in the same world as the new PS4 Spider-Man game (“that Sanctum Sanctorum appearance in still images was not just for fun”), as well as the rumored Eidos Montreal’s Guardians of the Galaxy game.
The 4Chan user says “Marvel Games wants in on that shared universe idea that have made the films literal billions of dollars.”
Here is the Avengers: Project trailer previously released, and the official info can be found below as well:
MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT AND SQUARE ENIX TEAM-UP FOR MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-GAME CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP
Original blockbuster games in development at award-winning games studios!
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.
“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.”
