[UPDATE: 03-07-2025 - Crystal Dynamics has officially confirmed that post-launch support for Marvel’s Avengers will be ending following Update 2.8 for the game on May 23, 2025. More details can be foundhere.]
Crystal Dynamics reportedly plans to end the post-launch support forMarvel’s Avengers. While the formerSquare Enix subsidiaryhasn’t made any official statement to that effect, an announcement should be forthcoming if the report is correct.
Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix released the licensed brawlerMarvel’s Avengersin September 2020. The main story follows novice superheroine Ms. Marvel as she assembles the disbanded Avengers to defeat the villains Taskmaster and MODOK and the sinister corporation AIM.Marvel’s Avengershas since received a substantial amount of post-launch content, continuing the story and adding new heroes, missions, and locations. Unfortunately, however, the game received mediocre reviews, andMarvel’s Avengersstarted losing players shortly after release.
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The game’s flagging popularity may be whyTomb Raiderdeveloper Crystal Dynamicsis reportedly planning to end active development forMarvel’s Avengers. According to eXputer, the company plans to announce the end of post-launch support as soon as next week. The developer’s exit strategy reportedly includes removing artificial time gating and overhauling cosmetic microtransactions. The report also indicates that Crystal Dynamics plans to stop sellingMarvel’s Avengersatsome point after September, though it’s unclear if the company has yet to set a date. However, the studio reportedly plans to let fans keep playing after it pullsMarvel’s Avengersfrom stores.
eXputer’s sources report that Crystal Dynamics plans to releaseMarvel’s Avengersnext patch as planned. This final update changes the game’s traversal mechanics, hopefully bringing heroes like Hulk and Captain America into line with the rest of the roster.Marvel’s Avenger’s next update also includes assorted bug fixes.
However, much ofMarvel’s Avengersplanned content reportedly won’t see the light of day. Canned features reportedly include a free-roaming Patrol Mode, which would have let players travel the game’s largest map performing open-world activities. Among them would have been a new system of Boss Bounties, where players battle various Marvel villains. Crystal Dynamics was also working on new contentfeaturing Marvel villain Ultron. His boss fight reportedly would have seen players need to set up a series of beacons to extract a rogue AI possessing the NPC robot Roy.Marvel’s Avengers’other dropped content includes drop-in co-op and new Heroes, including She-Hulk and Captain Marvel.
Crystal Dynamic’s plans to sunsetMarvel’s Avengersfirst leaked in December. However, the process was accelerated following the departure of Brian Waggoner. The game’s Lead developer, Waggoner was reportedly let go over old racist tweets that the company felt made him an unsuitable spokesman. Crystal Dynamics has no plan to replace him, andMarvel’s Avengersteam continues to dwindle as the game approaches the end of its active lifespan.
Marvel’s Avengersis available on PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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