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Blamed for the tragedy, the Avengers
disband. Five years later, with all Super
Heroes outlawed and the world in peril,
a sprawling adventure ignites when a
determined young woman named Kamala
Khan sets out to reassemble and rebuild
the Avengers to stop the unchecked power
of the secretive new force known as AIM.
Marvel’s Avengers continues the epic
journey with new Heroes and new
narrative delivered on an ongoing basis,
for the definitive Avengers gaming
experience.

Embrace your powers, and live your Super Hero dreams

Embrace Your Powers

Progress through the campaign to rebuild your Hero
roster; then continue to battle AIM solo or online with
friends
Unlock powerful skills and gear for Earth’s Mightiest
Heroes to suit your playstyle
Customize these iconic Heroes with original and new
outfits inspired by over 80 years of Marvel history

Assemble Online

Using a reclaimed helicarrier as a base of operations,
launch Hero Missions (single-player) and Warzone
Missions (single-player or co-op) in hotspots around the
globe
Up to four players assemble online to defend the Earth
from escalating threats
As the narrative unfolds, new Super Heroes and regions
are delivered at no additional cost

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Iron Man VR is awesome. This are remarkably responsive Gameplay
isn’t another “experience” and free. You can pretty much
game that operates as a fly wherever you see. This is As for combat, either hand
glorified VR tech demo, as by no means a rail shooter; can be taken off flight duty
some speculated when it was the player decides where Iron to blast enemies away while
announced by PlayStation Man goes and how he deals you soar. Some of the coolest
at the end of March. It’s a with whatever situation he’s in. moments happen when you
full game with unlockables, Gameplay is incredibly fast blast a group of enemies with
a complete storyline, and and smooth while flying and one arm while seamlessly
progression systems. Honestly, in combat. Most importantly, soaring at top speed with the
it had me wondering why we it drives home that you are other. During the PlayStation
hadn’t seen it until now. Iron Iron Man. Taking flight in Iron VR preview I attended, I only
Man is the perfect candidate Man VR could have been a
for VR, and luckily, Marvel, clunky nightmare, ridden with had access to a fraction of
Sony, and game developers motion sickness, but Iron Man’s arsenal, but
Camouflaj realized that, giving it is anything but. this will be a game with
us everything we could want. armor tech upgrades,
Iron Man VR is You move by weapons loadouts, skill
one of the holding your progression, and a lot more
best-feeling coming in the future. The built-
games arms in in accuracy is good; I found
I’ve played o n exactly myself missing a lot toward the
PlayStation VR to the same beginning but got the hang of
date. As soon as you position as it by the end. They don’t make
put the headset on, Robert Downey, it easy for the player, which
you don a stunning HUD Jr. in the films. adds depth to the gameplay.
(heads-up display, a.k.a.
that transparent display that
Iron Man projects inside the
helmet) that utilizes the built-
in screen and peripheral vision
of VR seamlessly. Most of the
game takes place in flight—
and nails it. The flight controls

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Tony Stark has retired from making
weapons and instead creates technology
used to battle evil as Iron Man. After
several years as a world-famous Super
Hero, Tony is attacked by the mysterious
Ghost, a hacker and anti-corporate
activist who repurposes old Stark
Industries weapons. In her efforts to
topple his empire, Ghost attacks Stark’s
corporate locations around the world,
leading to ever-escalating stakes and a
final showdown.

Using two PlayStation® Move motion
controllers** fire up Iron Man’s
Repulsor Jets and blast into the
skies with an arsenal of iconic Iron
Man gear at your fingertips.

Face off against one of Iron Man’s
greatest foes in high stakes, action-
packed battles.

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Gameplay world tour story and setting
“For fans that have dreamed of exploring At PAX East, Netmarble and Marvel Written by Marvel’s own Marc Sumerak,
the Marvel Universe in a sprawling, revealed the official teaser trailer Future Revolution takes place on
open-world setting, MARVEL Future (watch above) of MARVEL Future what’s being called the Primary Earth,
Revolution gives players the chance to Revolution and showed attendees a the place where multiple universes
not only journey through these strange first look at the game, all fully-realized converged. With this convergence
new locations, but also customize their in a 3D open world with AAA quality comes multiverse variants of
favorite Heroes into never-before- graphics, a massive scale and unique superheroes, who gather together
seen costume combos,,” said Bill freedom of play. This new collaboration to form the Omega Flight collective.
Rosemann, VP and Head of Creative between both companies will offer very
at Marvel Games. “We’re excited to special experiences as gamers and With heroes, however, come villains.
be working with Netmarble once again Marvel fans will assume the roles of Right now, we know that we’ll be battling
after nearly five years of continued various versions of Captain America, Green Goblin, Red Goblin, Red Skull,
success with MARVEL Future Fight, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, and Baron Maredo, and M.O.D.O.K. It’s up
and look forward to MARVEL Future Doctor Strange among other Super to us as members of Omega Flight to
Revolution providing countless hours Heroes and set foot in an enormous figure out what these supervillains are up
of fun for players to battle alongside open universe with iconic merged to and put a stop to it before it’s too late.
their friends and save our universe.” locations like Xandearth, Sakaar (see
in gallery below) and more to explore.v

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MARVEL Future Revolution
Announce Trailer

Marvel Games and Netmarble Corp., the company behind
the long-running hit mobile game MARVEL Future Fight,
announced they were collaborating on another game during
PAX East. Featuring an all-new original storyline and starring
fan-favorite MARVEL Super Heroes and Super Villains,
MARVEL Future Revolution is Marvel’s first open-world game
on mobile.

Written by Marvel Comics writer Marc Sumerak, MARVEL Future
Revolution starts with numerous Earths converging across all
dimensions to form an entirely-new ‘Primary Earth’. As an agent
of the newly formed ‘Omega Flight’ Super Hero team, players
will work together to battle an onslaught of Super Villains,
confront their suspicious behaviors and defend the universe.

Marvel Future Revolution | Playable Characters

So far, only four playable characters there will also be Marvel Villains,
-- Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and Marvel Future Revolution will
Captain Marvel and Captain not disappoint. At this time, each
America -- have been confirmed, of the four heroes will have their
though Marvel has already teased respective rivals. Captain America
they will be fighting “among other will fight the evil Red Skull, Doctor
Super Heroes.” Falcon appeared in Strange will have to defeat Baron
one trailer, though it is not yet clear Mordo, Captain Marvel will go
whether he will be playable or an head-to-head with M.O.D.O.K.
NPC. About halfway through the and Spider-Man will have the
initial trailer, Spider-Punk emerges sinister Green Goblin and Red
from a portal, revealing that the Goblin to deal with. A tweet from
game will feature alternate versions Marvel Games Director Danny
of characters from throughout the Koo confirms that Yellowjacket
multiverse. A post on Marvel’s will appear as a giant boss.
website has also revealed that Yellowjacket’s appearance may also
there will be customization options, imply that Ant-Man will be playable.
and players will be able to change
the color of each hero’s costume.
When there are Marvel Heroes,

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