Marvel's Avengers gets its final update, unlocking all the cosmetics for everyone

pcgamer.com:

The final update for Marvel's Avengers(opens in new tab) is now live, meaning players now have full access to «nearly all» of the game's content, including outfits, emotes, takedowns, and nameplates, plus a special «Founder's Gift» for everyone who's earned at least one achievement or trophy by April 1.

The end for Marvel's Avengers came in January, when Crystal Dynamics threw in the towel after more than two years of trying and failing to find a sustainable audience. The game stumbled right out of the gate—we said it «didn't exactly look superheroic» in our first preview(opens in new tab) in 2019—and it didn't get much better from there: Fans were confused by platform-exclusive content releases(opens in new tab), a 2020 beta test left us cold(opens in new tab), and by the end of 2021, Square Enix conceded that it was a "disappointing(opens in new tab)" release.

Marvel's Avengers soldiered on from there, but in January of this year Crystal Dynamics surrendered to the inevitable(opens in new tab), announcing that the 2.8 update, slated for March 31, would be the last, and that «official support» will be ended on September 30. Fortunately, that's not the end of the road: Singleplayer and multiplayer modes will remain accessible for the indefinite future, although Crystal Dynamics warned that it can't guarantee that it «will be able to address issues that occur due to unforeseen circumstances» after that date.

The biggest change in the 2.8 update is that it unlocks the Marvel's Avengers Marketplace, the repository of all the game's optional cosmetic items. Here's what that means for players:

It's a win and a loss for players, who now have a plethora of superhero stuff at their fingertips, along with the cold certainty that