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Today’s Disney & Marvel Games Showcase formally revealed Amy Hennig’s newest unnamed sport: a battle thriller staring Black Panther and Captain America.
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We nonetheless don’t know a lot concerning the former Uncharted author’s newest mission aside from that it’s set in World War II and can probably characteristic a mixture of grim battlefields and stealth espionage. A classy trailer sporting old-timey music reveals just a few clues about what the sport’s story could be about, and ends with a fast glimpse of the King of Wakanda himself:
The digital camera pans over a reference to Hydra, Marvel’s generation-spanning paramilitary terrorist group, and finally settles on a picture of Black Panther and Captain America. The first is flanked by a soldier and the Eiffel Tower, whereas the second is subsequent to a Wakandan warrior and a seeming picture of that nation’s capital. So far, although, we nonetheless don’t know the sport’s official title or a projected launch date.
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Hennig’s newest studio, Skydance New Media, was revealed to be engaged on a Marvel mission again in October 2021, when it was introduced as a “narrative-driven, blockbuster action-adventure game, featuring a completely original story and take on the Marvel universe.” So, Uncharted with superheroes?
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This new rumor suggests extra specifics shall be revealed right this moment, together with that it stars fan-favorite Marvel heroes Cap America and Black Panther, who will “face off against the forces of Hydra.”
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This actually tracks with Hennig’s press launch enthusiasm final yr, when she mentioned the mission would let her discover, “the action, mystery, and thrills of the pulp adventure genre that I adore.” (Emphasis ours.) Hennig, in fact, was the artistic director on the primary three Uncharted video games, in addition to story author for the Legacy of Kain collection, and unforgettably the designer for 1994’s Michael Jordan: Chaos within the Windy City.
If true, it’ll be completely fascinating to see how the sport handles its different historical past view of the Second World War, particularly given how way more delicate persons are to such depictions now, than say, when Indiana Jones was looting his approach by means of Nazi war-crimes. Plus, Cap and T’Challa is an epic team-up, and instantly units us again into the Silver Age of Marvel’s comics.
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This rumor is backed up by Eurogamer, which suggests it’s what we within the enterprise name “sourced.” We received’t have to attend lengthy to see if it proves correct. We’ll clearly deliver you information about this, and every thing else revealed throughout the Disney/Marvel stream, later right this moment.
The setting can be an fascinating diversion from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as that complete beast wraps up its fourth section with this yr’s Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever. Phase 5 kicks off subsequent yr with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, in addition to establishing Sam Wilson as the brand new Captain America in 2024, however that continues onward by means of the post-blip, multiverse-invaded current. A very separate timeline, with T’Challa alive within the Forties, shall be a pleasing change.
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Update: 9/9/2022, 4:43 p.m. ET: Added extra info from the official reveal throughout the D23 convention’s online game showcase.