Where are all the Marvel games??

Lord, it seems to be an expansion, as they didn't mention a new base/set and kept saying it was compatible with previous Disney characters.

Has anyone done the toybox/making their own game thing? How robust is that? I would love to do that.
 


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well Dc is already doing some what well. Marvel on the other hand has to do more as Victor Lucas (of EPN.tv which he runs independently )stated on marvel's games division over all and that they do to more then hand over the game to a developer good or not. they have to over see those projects better and make sure they turn out good.

Jim lee a man on dc side that has Experience cause he is a gamer and worked in the games side so he knows his stuff and that why he's the head of the DC games division. marvel they have that dude tk , but marvel just hands over their characters to any one that says they have an idea for a game and just let most of those people run with with the exception of Gaz .

It's changing now but that dude T.K. needs help which is why I always said add in Joe mad that works for Marvel already on comic's. Like Jim lee he's an artist in which he draws characters and like Jim he's worked in the video game industry for some years before coming back to marvel and he knows certain dev's just partner him up with the current dude that's running the games division for marvel.
 
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I agree absolutely. Surely conquering games can't be that hard if you put in the same effort as they do with movies or whatever
 
I think people tend to forgot that Marvel is owned by Disney now. Marvel themselves probably have little to no control about whether or not their licenses have a chance to get made. A lot of current "Marvel" games (such as ASM and Deadpool) come from licensing agreements that preceded the buyout. The real issue with it all is that Disney doesn't seem all that interested in traditional AAA games. Safe stuff like Legos and nontraditional titles like Infinity seem to be where they are going.
 
Well we now know that they're interested in getting something going as far as quality gaming goes, so its just a matter of time now
 
As I said, they are interested in nontraditional or safe, proven types of games. I wouldn't bank on it being as sure. If DC and WB Interactive can successfully branch out and do big budget titles that are consistent successes with their superhero properties, Disney will maybe follow suit.
 
Well given the "update" that we received a couple weeks ago, it seems like they know what they want out of gaming and now their mission is to find someone who produce the quality games everyone wants. I don't think disney is afraid to branch out with the marvel license, seeing how they've chosen EA to handle the Star Wars franchise already. But its just a waiting game for us now.
 
Maybe. I honestly think it'll be quite awhile before we ever get the type of games people want to envision. It'd be cool if it happens sooner than later, though.
 
I agree, considering how long it'll take to find someone and then wait for development it could be a while.
 
But if they had started looking years ago we would all be better off
 
I think people tend to forgot that Marvel is owned by Disney now. Marvel themselves probably have little to no control about whether or not their licenses have a chance to get made. A lot of current "Marvel" games (such as ASM and Deadpool) come from licensing agreements that preceded the buyout. The real issue with it all is that Disney doesn't seem all that interested in traditional AAA games. Safe stuff like Legos and nontraditional titles like Infinity seem to be where they are going.

I'm not so sure on that. They let Marvel run free with the movies, why wouldn't they let them do the same for video games?
 
I'm not so sure on that. They let Marvel run free with the movies, why wouldn't they let them do the same for video games?

bc we've seen the exact opposite in the videogame space over the last couple of years
 
I'm not so sure on that. They let Marvel run free with the movies, why wouldn't they let them do the same for video games?

yeah the thing is Disney want marvel be in control of their own creations. and I was well aware what Disney wants and they want the console market as well but most of those thing's where activision is concerned was before disney bought them most now that most of that has fallen through this is what should be happening that they should be not only look for good dev studio or publisher but they "marvel's games division" should be more involved then just handing your ip to any dev that say's they want to make a game. and which why I was saying put Joe mad that has worked in the games industry and knows better then any one that works for marvel currently he's the only one with the same kind of back round as Jim lee for Dc. and what I mean by over see , don't just wait for them (game studio's and publishers) to come back to you with permission, to do some thing, but have writers from marvel beside Bendis write the story's for the game. there's a start) this is one of the major complaints for latest spiderman game just recently among others.

this iswhat was said victor of EPN.TV stated the have responsibility Disney may be the ones buying back the characters after the failed part with activision etc . but it's marvel's game division responsibility, on what done with them not Disney they own them( marvel)yes, but they allow marvel to run their own show just like they allow the anime of Naruto to do what they have been doing since they bought that too, the creators know the characters they created, they should be doing more them selves. and they found good maker for that series cyber kinect 2 . they are usin the stories from writers from that side. and people are happy with it. that area and flourishing all around there.

i they should Not just hand it over to some one else, they said they want more input fine. they started some of the stuff , they have more control of starting with marvel heroes.

but they should be more involved beside handing over with others. and have people that have played games running their own games division and not only using what made them money like x-Men Legends and ultimate alliance did. and that's what the head of that division at marvel only knows that version made money (that one style of game play ) but doesn't know much about games besides that it would seem. part of the back ground Jim lee has. yeah he had a few failers befor that but since DCUO came out and then Arkham thing's have been on the up and up since for Dc , since he was made head of their games division . and he was a gamer befor he worked with dev's. .

This is what marvel needs. some one that has worked with dev's but was also a gamer and isn't doing oh this made money, but doesn't know much be sides that. disney is just a sponcer they let people that created their own stuff run their own thing til it fails. they are barely involved right now. and marvel just threw stuff out there to people that were interested all prior to this. they are the ones that should be in more control here. now they will be getting that chance. So marvel better do more then just give characters to video game studio's and/or publishers. they just have be more involved then that.
 
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I'd really love a large marvel fighting game not made by capcom. I wouldn't mind if EA took another swing at a fighter like their cancelled game.
 
I want a fighting game modeled on Injustice: a terrific story (with cinematics) and with a library consisting of only Marvel characters and stages.
 
My only downfall to a fighting game is roster capacity. I'm greedy I want so many characters.
 
I'm not so sure on that. They let Marvel run free with the movies, why wouldn't they let them do the same for video games?

Different situation. Marvel Studios was already established and successful thing before Disney bought them out. Plus, Disney hasn't completely been hands off, either. They did buy the rights for their films distribution from Universal and Paramount much earlier than originally contracted.

Nothing like that existed in the video game industry prior to the buyout. Di
 
Different situation. Marvel Studios was already established and successful thing before Disney bought them out. Plus, Disney hasn't completely been hands off, either. They did buy the rights for their films distribution from Universal and Paramount much earlier than originally contracted.

Nothing like that existed in the video game industry prior to the buyout. Di

That's true. Disney is winning in other markets, I'm sure games is not at the top of their "to-do list", plus they already have established games out there raking in cash. I don't really see them going all out with the Marvel games to be honest. Hell, the phase 2 Marvel films have received games, all available on Android and iOS

Iron Man 3 - Endless shooter
Thor: Dark World - Gauntlet style action game
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Action RPG similar to XML

Non MCU

The Amazing Spider-Man 1 & 2- Freeroam style Spider-Man games
X-Men: Days of Future Past: Side scrolling action game
 
I think people tend to forgot that Marvel is owned by Disney now. Marvel themselves probably have little to no control about whether or not their licenses have a chance to get made. A lot of current "Marvel" games (such as ASM and Deadpool) come from licensing agreements that preceded the buyout. The real issue with it all is that Disney doesn't seem all that interested in traditional AAA games. Safe stuff like Legos and nontraditional titles like Infinity seem to be where they are going.

Deadpool was using the comic book license, but the ASM games use Sony's cinematic license. So it doesn't exactly matter what Disney or Marvel thinks (except for ASM 2 where Beenox worked with Marvel on the characters and costumes, they worked with Sony on ASM 1) as those games will exist as long as Sony Pictures wants them to.
 
Deadpool was using the comic book license, but the ASM games use Sony's cinematic license. So it doesn't exactly matter what Disney or Marvel thinks (except for ASM 2 where Beenox worked with Marvel on the characters and costumes, they worked with Sony on ASM 1) as those games will exist as long as Sony Pictures wants them to.
That doesn't contradict or negate what he wrote. Activision's Spider-Man license predates the Disney buy out and as such is unaffected regardless of what Disney wants hence why ASM 2 exists
 
That doesn't contradict or negate what he wrote. Activision's Spider-Man license predates the Disney buy out and as such is unaffected regardless of what Disney wants hence why ASM 2 exists

It's not meant to negate or contradict, only correct.

Activision doesn't have the Spider-Man license anymore, Disney got that from them and Capcom on January 1, 2014. The only reason they're able to still do movie based Spider-Man games is due to Sony Pictures, not Activision having some type of license.

If I misunderstood what he said, then apologies. But don't think that Activision still has a license because they do not.

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hnmm, you are probably right. I dont think I realized that SM was affected by Disney purchasing back the licensing rights from those companies a few months ago
 
And Tron Bonne a she not a he you all have been around long enough to know. oh and universal still has the rights to Namor for some reason so marvel can't use him games for some lame reason cause of them selling out the movie rights of that. it's weird. but they can't use him til universal studio's put out another movie and fails with it.
 
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