Marvel Shifts Gaming Strategy After Avengers Failure, Eyes Solo Superhero Games for Future Success

Marvel's Avengers was delisted recently after just 3 years, signaling a huge failure.
Insider says Marvel is "painfully aware" games haven't reached potential, planning internal shift.
New Black Panther and Iron Man games are start of push for something big in gaming.
Focus on solo superhero games like Spider-Man has been more successful than ensemble.
Upcoming Spider-Man 2 almost guaranteed to perform well and build on previous games' success.

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9/6/2023

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The games industry is set to have one of its best release years with highly anticipated titles such as Assassin's Creed Mirage, Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Wonder, Alan Wake 2, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.

9/20/2023

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Goes Gold, Set for October 20 Release on PS5

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has achieved "gold" status, indicating that development is complete and the game is ready for mass production, with its release scheduled for October 20 on PlayStation 5.

9/28/2023

Big Game Releases Coming in October for All Major Platforms

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10/1/2023

Marvel's Avengers Officially Delisted as Live Service Experiment Falters Despite Popular IP

Marvel's Avengers, a live service game featuring Earth's Mightiest Heroes, has been delisted from all digital storefronts, signaling its demise due to its failure to attract a sustainable audience despite its potential as a solid single-player and multiplayer game with a diverse cast of characters.

10/16/2023

Big Week for Gaming - Spider-Man, Mario, Sonic and More Launching on PS5, Xbox, Switch and PC

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10/23/2023

Spider-Man 2 Off to Strong Start in UK, Early Data Shows It's One of Biggest PS5 Game Launches This Year

Early sales reports suggest that Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is on track to become one of the biggest game launches of the year, despite only considering physical boxed game sales data.

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Posted 10/1/2023, 1:30:00 PM