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Avengers: DoomsdayandSecret Warsdirectors Joe and Anthony Russo are reportedly open to the concept of adapting the upcoming films into the video game medium, along with potential future entries. There are still no actual plans to create games based on the massively popularMarvel Cinematic Universefilms, however, as the Russo brothers continue working on a mobile tie-in for their upcoming filmThe Electric State.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is constantly changing and adapting as new entries continue to be released, expanding the multi-billion dollar franchise into a Hollywood powerhouse. While fans await more news about thehighly-anticipated upcoming filmsAvengers: DoomsdayandSecret Wars,many have been left to speculate where else the franchise could go following the films' release.
According toAvengers: Doomsdaydirectors Joe and Anthony Russo, video games could be a possibility for the future of the MCU, asthe brothers recently told Varietythat they would be open to adapting the films for PC and console. Of course, they made no mention of any actual plans to do so, and if they did, it would likely be years before fans would see anything concrete, seeing as modern-day game development tends to be a lengthy process.
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This would hardly be the first time the Avengers have shown up in video games, either, as the superhero team already has a storied history within the medium, evenas recently as 2020 withMarvel’s Avengers.However, that game largely failed to impress critics and eventually had many of its live-service elements stripped down a few years later, leading to a major financial loss for publisher Square Enix.
Were video games based onAvengers: DoomsdayandSecret Warsto actually happen, it would not be the first time an MCU project saw a direct tie-in, as the studio has attempted to adapt the films in the past as well. In the early days of the franchise, Sega consistently put out video game adaptations of MCU films withtitles likeIron ManandCaptain America: Super Soldier,among others.
However, these games were generally considered not canon to the MCU films, featuring characters and plot elements not present in the movies on which they are based. Whether or not the same would be true for possible adaptations ofDoomsdayandSecret Warsremains to be seen, but in any case, there are plenty of other Marvel games likethe critically-acclamedSpider-Man 2to tide over Marvel fans for now.
