Disney and Marvel Games Showcase coming on September 9
The showcase will provide a first look at the upcoming Marvel game from Amy Hennig and Skydance Media.
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What you need to know
While the summer gaming shows are winding down, a new event is on the way, with a couple of reveals that seem promising for any Marvel fans.
Disneysharedon Monday that a Disney and Marvel Games Showcase is coming on September 9 at 1:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. ET. The showcase will be hosted by Blessing Adeoye Jr, part of the cast on Kinda Funny.
The press release confirms that there’ll be some new announcements at the show, with new content for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and new information on Marvel’s Midnight Suns, which wasrecently delayedto sometime before March 2023. Additionally, there will also be a first look at thenew Marvel game from Skydance New Mediaand former Uncharted director Amy Hennig. The game is being described as a “blockbuster action-adventure game.”
Currently, there are a large number of Marvel and Star Wars games that have been announced, though details are scarce on numerous titles. In addition to a Marvel game, Skydance New Media isalso working on a Star Wars title, while other currently-announced projects include a Star Wars game from Ubisoft, Respawn and Electronic Arts' three upcoming games includingStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, Quantic Dreams' Star Wars: Eclipse, and the reportedly indefinitely-delayed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake from Aspyr.
The upcoming Marvel lineup is a bit thinner, but Insomniac Games and PlayStation Studios are currently working onMarvel’s Spider-Man 2and Marvel’s Wolverine, while Electronic Arts is rumored to be working on a Black Panther game.
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