Marvel Entertainment and Square Enix announced a new multi-year, multi-game licensing agreement to develop and publish original games based on Marvel Super Heroes, beginning with The Avengers.

The first game from the new partnership will be developed by Crystal Dynamics in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal.

The Avengers Project Announcement Trailer

According to press release: “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.”

“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.”

Here’s an overview of the studios involved in the development:

“Crystal Dynamics is the studio behind the critically acclaimed and world-famous TOMB RAIDER franchise, which has sold over 48 million copies worldwide.

With over 30 video game titles released and hundreds of awards, the heroine Lara Croft has been a cultural icon for 20 years and has made an indelible mark on virtually every facet of entertainment.

The most recent release, Rise of the Tomb Raider, has received over 100 awards and nominations and is one of the highest rated games on next generation systems.”

“Eidos-Montréal is the award-winning studio behind the relaunch of the DEUS EX series. In 2011, the studio made its mark with the critically acclaimed Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Its sequel, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, was released in 2016 and received more than 100 awards and nominations.”

More details on The Avengers project and other games will be announced in 2018.

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