Ames on Games
permalink2006-06-13 13:45:54
Welcome to my first Marvel.com blog entry. I thought Id open up by introducing you all to my role in the company. I run Marvels video game business. I work day to day with our game publisher and developer partners in managing and shaping our creative and business strategy on all of the Marvel video games. Given e3 just wrapped up 2 weeks ago, I thought I would share with you how things went from the Marvel POV. In all we had 4 games featured on the show floor.
Our newest partner, 2K Games showed off the Ghost Rider game which is based on the Sony-Columbia Pictures feature film which will be released in February 2007. The game features a combination of motorcycle combat and 3rd person action gameplay. The gamplay experience is like God Of War meets Road Rash. It was well received at the show and I am really excited about this movie and the game. The second game featured was Konamis Marvel trading card game. Coming off their success with Yu-Gi-Oh, Konami was the perfect choice to take on this interactive version of the widely successful Upper Deck Marvel Vs. trading card game. Truth be told, I have never played any of the popular trading card games (Vs, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic The Gathering), but there is no denying their popularity and appeal. Konami is releasing the game on Nintendo DS, PSP and PC this holiday.
Lastly, our good friends at Activision were showing off the epic Marvel Action-RPG Ultimate Alliance at their booth in addition to a teaser video of the forthcoming Spider-Man 3 game. I couldnt be more proud of Ultimate Alliance and the reception it got at the show from colleagues in the industry, major retailers as well as the press. We received numerous Best Of Show awards from such notable outlets as 1UP.com, Gamespot and The New York Times. The game is the biggest super-hero game ever with over 20 of the top Marvel characters fully playable. Its going to blow you away when its released current, next-gen and handheld platforms this holiday.