As part of its D23 event, Disney held the first ever Disney and Marvel Games Showcase. The event revealed exciting new games, fresh features for existing titles, and an insightful look into the future of Disney gaming. From Skydance’s untitled Marvel project to new playable LEGO Star Wars characters, the showcase had a bit of something for everybody.
To some fans' disappointment, Disney and Marvel didn’t reveal any new information on their biggest franchises such as Spider-Man 2, Wolverine, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. However, it’s possible that information on those titles is being withheld for the PlayStation Showcase later this month. Even without those highlights, Marvel and Disney still had plenty of new games and updates on display at their featured gaming event.
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The biggest announcement of the day came at the end of the showcase. Skydance New Media revealed that its upcoming narrative game will center around Captain America and Black Panther. The yet untitled game will take place during World War 2. While fans are familiar with Steve Rogers in this period thanks to the original Captain America film, the Black Panther moniker will be held by King Azzuri, T’Challa’s grandfather. Amy Hennig will join forces with Skydance to lead the game’s development, but a release date has not been announced.
Marvel fans won’t have to wait long for their next game, however. After being pushed off indefinitely, Marvel’s Midnight Suns finally has a new release date. The much-anticipated game will release on December 2, 2022, debuting just in time for the big holiday rush. Bad news for Nintendo fans: the Switch version’s release date has
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