A corporate buffet table for the ages, Marvel’s The Avengers is set to be perhaps THE textbook definition of a so-called “AAA” videogame. The glitz, the glamor, the overwhelmingly cynical branding of it all! What fun.
Hot off the news that Spider-Man will be a PlayStation exclusive, Square Enix’s pathetic “live service” cash grab will feature exclusive skins for Verizon, Virgin, and Intel customers, as well as cosmetics tied to gum products.
Something tells me we’ve only just begun to see what an avaricious free-for-all this mess of a game can be.
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“Everything that’s wrong with the industry: The Game”
-Lemme check this game.
-It’s a live service g
-Aight, imma head out.
Captain America: “Ultron knocked out all our comms. What do we do now?”
Black Widow: “Don’t worry, we can still contact the other Avengers by using Verizon’s new lightning fast 5G network that can handle anything, no matter the conditions.”
Captain America: “Cool.” *Proceeds to spray paint his armor and shield white and red*
The worst part is that this game will likely be a hit due to Marvel’s current popularity.
Anyone else notice that Captain America looks like he’s wearing Red Guardian’s outfit in the Virgin costume (the red one)?
My god… There’s making a dumpster-fire, and then there’s selling hotdogs and marshmallow to go with it.
Side note: you’d love ‘The Boy’s’ it’s a delightfully cynical depiction of what superheroes would be like in the real world
This is some disturbing *”The Boys”* -like advertisement horror right there…!
“Ubisoft has crossed over with everything except an ethics policy”
Damn son!!
Pepsi Captain America:
“Coke Iron Man, keep us clear of their heavy armor.”
“VPN Thor, light up those aircraft.”
“Twitch Spiderman, lay some snares near the overpass.”
“Raid Shadow Legends Hawkeye, go raid their com tower.”
“Comcast Wanda, help me with the infantry.”
“Panera Bread Vision… do your thing.”
“Grindr Hulk”
*Grindr Hulk turns to face him.*
Pepsi Captain America points to the spaceships above:
“Smash.”
Christ, if Thanos told the Avengers that this was what their future held they would have welcomed oblivion with open arms.
“Ubisoft’s crossed over with everything except am ethics policy.”
My sides
After the original trailers, I wanted this game, now however, I won’t be buying it.
The only tie-in they should have had is Hostess Fruit Pies.
This game just looks like a 3rd person Marvel’s Ultimate Avengers.