With Deadpool & Wolverine hauling in over a billion bucks at the box office, it’s surprising that we haven’t seen more tie-in merchandise arriving. Sure, there’s Fortnite stuff, but what about something like video games?
There’s some speculation that the previously released Deadpool and Marvel Ultimate Alliance console titles and a throwback classic from the Xbox 360 era may be up for re-release. But how likely is it?
One of the XboxEra podcast hosts alleges that the long-delisted action game and Marvel RPG could be resurrected on the Xbox Series S. Since Microsoft purchased Activision, the company behind the publication of the two titles, it’s entirely possible.
Would Marvel be interested in revisiting licensing for more than a decade-old games? In Marvel Ultimate Alliance’s case, it’s 18 years since the title landed on the Xbox 360.
It’s all a rumor.
Both briefly returned in the mid-to-late 2010s but have since been delisted. This has been the fate of many great IP-related titles, including the phenomenal Transformers Cybertron games.
Deadpool’s 2013 solo adventure somewhat flew under the radar, but it was a solid action game filled with loads of cameos and the expected fourth-wall-breaking humor. The Xbox One and PS4 re-release in 2015 didn’t change much, but I remember the performance being a lot better.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance and its sequel were action RPGs that let you control a large number of heroes. Each character could be leveled up with new skills, while the story had various branching plotlines dependent on your actions or performance. Yes, Deadpool did show up in the sequel exactly as you would have expected him to.
The third MUA title didn’t materialize until 2019, and it was a Nintendo Switch exclusive. It didn’t capture the same type of experience the first two games did. However, the roster was still pretty impressive, including Captain Marvel, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther, and multiple spider-powered heroes.
Would you buy these games if they reemerged on the market? Let us know
[Source: XboxEra podcast]
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