Marvel’s Blade Is Getting A Video Game From Arkane Lyon

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Marvel’s Blade just got announced, coming from Arkane Lyon.

The trailer just got revealed at The Game Awards for 2023. This title is sure to arrive for PC and Xbox Series X|S, but we will confirm if it will arrive for other platforms later.

Geoff Keighley interviewed Arkane’s heads immediately after the reveal. Geoff confirmed that the game is early in development, and Arkane described it as a 3^rd person action adventure set in Paris.

The character Blade first appeared in Marvel’s Tomb of Dracula # 10 in 1973, a co-creation of Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan. He is a dhampir, the result of a union between a vampire and a human. In the comics, he had to be developed as a character through the years, but would eventually become known for his vendetta against vampires, and for his propensity to team up with other vampire hunters.

While he has been around for 50 years, he is best known thanks to the film series produced by New Line Cinema, and starring Wesley Snipes. Wesley’s movies released in 1998, 2002, and 2004, and their commercial and critical success are often credited for being the impetus for Marvel to enter the film industry directly, becoming who they are today.

There is a newer film version of Blade on the way, that will be incorporated into the modern day Marvel Cinematic Universe. Mahershala Ali was cast in 2019, but production has been delayed for various reasons. Principal filming is expected to start next year, with a planned release date of 2025.

And this new film adaptation is relevant because it may be part of the reason that Marvel has agreed to license Blade with Xbox, to be produced with Arkane Lyon. This studio developed the Dishonored games, Deathloop, two modern Wolfenstein games, and for better or