It turns out Disney considered connecting all the Marvel games.
(Image credit: Marvel)
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a huge hit, and has given us the Infinity Saga and the Multiverse Saga. But it turns out that it could have had a gaming counterpart – a Marvel Gaming Universe. Industry insiders say Disney had plans to create a cohesive universe connecting all the Marvel video games on a timeline, much like what the Marvel Cinematic Universe does for the films.
Even more intriguingly, the idea was to allow players to move between the games by linking them with alternate reality game (ARG) elements, possibly even connecting to Marvel comics (see our pick of the best game development software if you're working on your own project).
Alex Irvine's Storytelling Secrets from Marvel Rivals and Beyond! - YouTube
The revelation was discussed by Alex Irvine, writer of Marvel Rivals and Alexander Seropian, former SVP & GM of Core Games at Disney on The Fourth Curtain YouTube channel.
At just over seven minutes into the discussion, Irvine talks about working with Marvel and says: "When I first started working on Marvel games, there was this idea that they were going to create a Marvel gaming universe that was going to exist in the same way that the MCU did... It never really happened."
Irvine added: "We could link in comics, we could loop in anything, we could do original stuff."
Seropian goes on to say that it was his idea to connect the games together, but that the funding was forthcoming. Irvine then laments that the team "came up with all these great ideas about how to do it."
Some Marvel Games still made it, including NetEase's PVP shooter Marvel Rivals along with games linked to individual franchises like Eidos Montreal's Guardians of the Galaxy, but it's a shame we won't get to see what an interconnected Marvel Gaming Universe would have looked like.
Get the Creative Bloq Newsletter
Daily design news, reviews, how-tos and more, as picked by the editors.
Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.
You must confirm your public display name before commenting
Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.
