Pokemon GO Developer Announces Marvel World of Heroes Game
Niantic, the San Francisco-based mobile game developer, has announced a new game, Marvel World of Heroes. The game will follow the successful blueprint of Pokemon GO in using Niantic's proprietary augmented reality technology. This means that players will be accessing some of the game's content via the camera. Marvel World of Heroes and the collaboration between Niantic and Marvel were announced today at the D23 Expo. The game is going to launch later this year.
In Pokemon GO, players step into the role of a Pokemon trainer in an augmented reality game that uses the player's physical surroundings. Graphics are drawn on the mobile device over the landscape shown through the camera's lens. Part of the charm of the game is that it requires physical movement. A day at the park could be spent on Pokemon GO searching for berries, coming across encounters, and finding new Pokemon. Now Niantic is using the same premise for its upcoming Marvel title.
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Marvel is a treasure trove of content and Disney is a master of licensing. The latest Marvel licensee, Niantic, is the world's foremost developer of augmented reality games and has just announced Marvel World of Heroes. At this point, Niantic didn't reveal any gameplay footage, but the teaser shows that Marvel World of Heroes delivers a similar experience to the developer's previous AR titles. This means that players are going to become superheroes via the viewfinder of the camera. In the game, players create their own Super Hero identities and origin stories.
In Marvel World of Heroes players fight virtual crime in their real-world neighborhoods and complete Super Hero missions. In addition, they will be joined by popular Marvel characters
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