EA and Marvel Entertainment have announced that there are collaborating with each other on a long-term deal that will see at least three new action-adventure games that EA will develop and publish for consoles and PC. Each of these games will be their own original stories set in the Marvel universe. The first of these games has already been announced. In September, developer Motive Studios revealed they are working on an all-new single-player, third-person, action-adventure Iron Man video game.
“We have been long-time fans of Marvel and their impressive leadership, so this is a remarkable moment for our developers as well as our players and fans,” Laura Miele, COO at EA said. “We look forward to welcoming Marvel into the EA family of creators and know this collaboration will produce exceptional experiences for our players. We can’t wait to see players’ reactions when they suit up as Iron Man and do the extraordinary things this Super Hero is known for.”
“At Marvel, we strive to find best-in-class teams who can take our characters on heroic journeys in ways they haven’t before, and collaborating with Electronic Arts will help us achieve that,” said Jay Ong, Executive Vice President at Marvel Games. “We pride ourselves on being enthusiastic, creative, collaborators with developers so they have the freedom to create something deeply unique and truly remarkable. The team at Motive is getting started on that with their Iron Man video game and we can’t wait for players to learn more in the far future.”
Motive’s Iron Man video game will feature an original narrative that taps into the rich history of the character, channeling the complexity, charisma, and creative genius of Tony Stark, and enabling players to feel what it’s like to truly play as Iron Man. The game is currently in pre-production and more updates will be revealed as the game gets further along in development.
We’ll have to wait and see what other games and Marvel characters will be part of this new collaboration. One of the characters coming could be Black Panther. Earlier in the year, there were reports of an open-world, single-player Black Panther video game in development. The story will reportedly follow the player character’s journey into becoming the new Black Panther. Nothing official has been announced as of yet.