Marvel’s Avengers: Former Creative Director of Support Studio Apologizes For the Game
Virtosu Cezar, the former creative director of Virtuos, which helped develop Marvel’s Avengers, apologized for how the game turned out and called it a “challenging piece” for not being what it should have been. rice field.
talk Edge Magazine (via GamesRadar), Cezar didn’t elaborate on the issues that led to the decision to end development on Marvel’s Avengers just over two years after it began, but he apologized for it nonetheless.
“Let’s say it was a challenge,” Virtosu told Edge. “very sorry.”
Virtosu left Virtuos for Hexworks in 2020 and is currently working on The Lords of the Fallen. This is his The Lords of the Fallen reboot from 2014, with the first gameplay his trailer unveiled at The Game Awards 2022. This game will be released on his PS5, Xbox Series X/. S, and PC, but no release date or window has been provided yet.
As for Marvel’s Avengers, the live service game has come to an end of active development and will reach end of support on September 30th, the same day the title will no longer be available for digital purchase.
The final content update for Marvel’s Avengers was Update 2.7, adding Winter Soldier and Cloning Lab Omega-Level Threat. It also confirmed that Spider-Man will remain a PlayStation exclusive.
Update 2.8 will be rolling out on March 31st, but it’s just a balance update. After March 31st, the Cosmetics Marketplace will be turned off and credits will no longer be available for purchase. Leftover credits are converted into in-game resources, and all cosmetics are provided free of charge to all players.
We called Marvel’s Avengers one of the biggest disappointments of E3 2019. However, while the game had a lot to offer, especially the campaign, the whole package never really held together.
A review of Marvel’s Avengers said, “It has a fun and engaging superhero campaign, but it’s tied into a loot-based post-game that’s so repetitive and unrewarding that there’s little reason to keep playing.” said.
Marvel’s upcoming games, including Insomniac’s Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine and Amy Hennig, and Skydance New Media’s upcoming games set in WWII-era Paris starring Captain America and Black Panther go well. I hope that
For more, check out Why You Don’t Think Live-Service Games Are Dying Despite Marvel’s Avengers and Other Failed Projects.
Update (2/20/23) – Virtosu Cezar was the creative director for Virtous, not Crystal Dynamics or Marvel’s Avengers. IGN apologized for this error and updated the story.
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