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Jane Foster’s Mighty Thor Arrives In Marvel’s Avengers

Jane Foster’s Mighty Thor Arrives In Marvel’s Avengers
SQUARE ENIX® has announced that Jane Foster’s Mighty Thor is now available as a playable Hero in Marvel’s Avengers, bringing the game’s roster of Heroes to 10 across all platforms and 11 including the PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man. The Mighty Thor brings a fresh way to experience the Mjolnir-wielding Goddess of Thunder either solo or with friends. Her unique movement and combat abilities are sure to be a great addition to any Strike Team taking on missions in the Avengers Initiative. In Marvel’s Avengers, Jane Foster is the Mighty Thor: wielder of the legendary Mjolnir, guided by her strong conscience, determination, and skill as a doctor. In addition to managing her own cancer diagnosis, Jane resolved to fight for Inhumans after the A-Day accident, and Mjolnir called out to her. To her surprise, she lifted it with ease and was transformed into the Mighty Thor! While wielding her power, her cancer was held at ...

Marvel’s Avengers Update Adds New Klaw Raid & Playstation-Exclusive Hero Spider-Man

Marvel’s Avengers Update Adds New Klaw Raid & Playstation-Exclusive Hero Spider-Man
Today, SQUARE ENIX® announced that Marvel’s Avengers patch 2.2 is now available, bringing with it an entirely new four-player Raid to take on the villain Klaw as well as a new Hero exclusive to PlayStation, Spider-Man. In addition to the Raid and Hero, the update brings with it several new and improved systems, including: Shipments – The Shipments feature provides an entirely new path to earn coveted cosmetics, resources, and other items strictly through gameplay, a highly requested option from the Marvel’s Avengers community. Each Shipment costs 500 Units (the currency earned while playing the game) and pulls from a collection of nearly 250 possible items, with a small chance of rewarding a premium Outfit unavailable via any other means of acquisition. But luck isn’t required to get the Outfit; players will automatically receive it after claiming 100 Shipments. A blog with more information about the Shipments feature is available to read ...

Marvel’s Avengers Update Adds New Klaw Raid & Playstation-Exclusive Hero Spider-Man

Marvel’s Avengers Update Adds New Klaw Raid & Playstation-Exclusive Hero Spider-Man
Today, SQUARE ENIX® announced that Marvel’s Avengers patch 2.2 will launch on November 30th, bringing with it an entirely new four-player Raid to take on the villain Klaw as well as a new Hero exclusive to PlayStation, Spider-Man. In addition to the Raid and Hero, the update brings with it several new and improved systems, including: Shipments – The Shipments feature provides an entirely new path to earn coveted cosmetics, resources, and other items strictly through gameplay, a highly requested option from the Marvel’s Avengers community. Each Shipment costs 500 Units (the currency earned while playing the game) and pulls from a collection of nearly 250 possible items, with a small chance of rewarding a premium Outfit unavailable via any other means of acquisition. But luck isn’t required to get the Outfit; players will automatically receive it after claiming 100 Shipments. Power-Level Increase – The maximum Power Level achievable will increase from 150 ...

Marvel’s Avengers Expansion: Black Panther – War For Wakanda Now Available

Marvel’s Avengers Expansion: Black Panther – War For Wakanda Now Available
Today, SQUARE ENIX® announced that Marvel’s Avengers Expansion: Black Panther – War for Wakanda is now available as a free update to all owners of the core game. In addition to adding Black Panther, the ninth playable Super Hero for the game, the War for Wakanda Expansion also brings with it two new villains, a brand-new environment to explore, new enemies, the Birnin Zana Outpost, new solo or multiplayer Drop Zone and Threat Sector missions and more, adding the most content to Marvel’s Avengers since the game’s launch. “The War for Wakanda Expansion is the biggest and best update we’ve ever made to Marvel’s Avengers,” said Scot Amos, Co-Head of Studio at Crystal Dynamics. “We’re proud to be able to deliver all this new content for free for everyone who owns the game. Combined with the new features we’ve added and improvements we’ve made since launch, there’s never been a better ...

Marvel’s Avengers Update Introduces Powerful New Threat To Earth’s Mightiest Heroes: The Cosmic Cube

Marvel’s Avengers Update Introduces Powerful New Threat To Earth’s Mightiest Heroes: The Cosmic Cube
Today, SQUARE ENIX Ltd. announced that a new update for Marvel’s Avengers has gone live that includes a major new threat players must confront: Scientist Supreme Monica Rappaccini’s Cosmic Cube. During the events of Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Hawkeye – Future Imperfect, the Avengers uncovered the threat of a nefarious new weapons project being undertaken by AIM and Scientist Supreme Monica Rappaccini: The Cosmic Cube. First appearing in Tales of Suspense #79 in July 1966, this incredibly powerful item is capable of controlling matter and energy in the universe on an unknown scale. And now, it lies in the hands of the mad genius mastermind of Advanced Idea Mechanics. The time has come for players to wrest control of the Cosmic Cube from Monica in a new Villain Sector mission available today: “Beating the Odds.” But the weapon’s immense power has made her an even greater threat, requiring the Avengers to use their ...

Marvel’s Avengers – The Red Room Takeover Now Live

Marvel’s Avengers – The Red Room Takeover Now Live
Today, SQUARE ENIX Ltd. announced that the Red Room Takeover event for Marvel’s Avengers has gone live. First revealed at SQUARE ENIX PRESENTS, the single-player-focused Red Room Takeover event involves a mysterious spy who has hacked into and transformed the Avengers’ HARM Room into a deadly crimson trap. The Red Room Takeover event runs until May 31. The Red Room Takeover starts after nearly two weeks of players investigating the “Rooskaya Protocols,” a mysterious program that has infiltrated AIM Synthoids. It is believed that Protocol Chips collected from hacked AIM tech hold the key to unravelling the enigma, but whatever, or whomever, made the Rooskaya Protocols has also corrupted the Avengers’ HARM Room. Now, players must uncover encrypted messages addressed to Black Widow from an old friend who has taken over the HARM Room, turning it from a training facility into a deadly trap. The threats are no longer virtual: players ...

Marvel’s Avengers On Next-Gen Consoles & Operation: Hawkeye – Future Imperfect Now Available

Marvel’s Avengers On Next-Gen Consoles & Operation: Hawkeye – Future Imperfect Now Available
Today, SQUARE ENIX Ltd. announced that Marvel’s Avengers is now available on the PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles. Players who own the PlayStation®4 or Xbox One version of the game can upgrade to the full next-gen version at no additional cost* and transfer their saved game to keep their progress. In addition, the game’s second post-launch Operation, Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Hawkeye – Future Imperfect is out now, featuring a new playable Super Hero for the game: Clint Barton, also known as Hawkeye, the unmatched archer with unerring precision. Clint Barton brings his unique talents to the game at no cost to owners of the core game on all platforms. In addition to a new playable Super Hero and the new chapter in the game’s ongoing Avengers Initiative story, Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Hawkeye – Future Imperfect also introduces a powerful new villain: Maestro, a version of the Hulk driven mad in an ...

Marvel’s Avengers On Next-Gen Consoles & Operation: Hawkeye – Future Imperfect Launch March 19th 2021

Marvel’s Avengers On Next-Gen Consoles & Operation: Hawkeye – Future Imperfect Launch March 19th 2021
Today, SQUARE ENIX LTD announced that Marvel’s Avengers launches on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles across Australia & New Zealand on March 19, 2021 alongside the second new playable Super Hero for the game: Clint Barton, also known as Hawkeye, the unmatched archer with unerring precision. Players who own the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One version of the game can upgrade to the full next-gen version at no additional cost* and transfer their save game to keep their progress. Clint Barton will bring his unique talents to the game’s roster as part of Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Hawkeye – Future Imperfect at no cost to owners of the core game on all platforms. In addition to a new playable Super Hero and the new chapter in the game’s ongoing Avengers Initiative story, Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Hawkeye – Future Imperfect also introduces a powerful new villain: Maestro, a version of ...

Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Kate Bishop – Taking Aim Now Available

Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Kate Bishop – Taking Aim Now Available
Today, SQUARE ENIX® announced that the first new playable Super Hero, and star of the all-new Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Kate Bishop – Taking AIM, is now available for free download for all game owners. In addition to Kate Bishop, the new playable Super Hero performed by Ashly Burch, and the new chapter in the game’s ongoing and expanding Avengers Initiative story, Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Kate Bishop – Taking AIM also introduces a powerful new villain, the Super-Adaptoid, that will challenge players with a combination of skills and weaponry that mimic the Avengers’ own attacks. The lead-up to Taking AIM began with enigmatic new Tachyon missions appearing on players’ in-game War Tables several weeks ago. In Taking AIM, Kate Bishop, master archer and skilled gymnast, resurfaces after her investigation of Nick Fury’s disappearance following A-Day leads to her mentor Clint Barton (aka Hawkeye) going missing as well. As she unravels the mystery ...

Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Kate Bishop – Taking Aim Launches December 8

Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Kate Bishop – Taking Aim Launches December 8
Today, SQUARE ENIX® announced that the first new playable Super Hero for Marvel’s Avengers will launch as part of Operation: Kate Bishop – Taking AIM on December 8, 2020. In addition to a new playable Super Hero in Kate Bishop and the new chapter in the game’s ongoing Avengers Initiative story, Marvel’s Avengers Operation: Kate Bishop – Taking AIM will also introduce a powerful new villain, the Super Adaptoid, that will challenge players with a combination of skills and weaponry that mimic the Avengers’ attacks. The lead-up to Taking AIM began with enigmatic new Tachyon missions that started appearing on players’ in-game War Tables several weeks ago. In Taking AIM, Kate Bishop, master archer and skilled gymnast, resurfaces after her investigation of Nick Fury’s disappearance following A-Day leads to her mentor Clint Barton (aka Hawkeye) going missing as well. As she unravels the mystery behind the sudden appearance of the time-warping ...

Marvel’s Avengers – State Of The Game Blog

Marvel’s Avengers – State Of The Game Blog
Today, Crystal Dynamics posted a State of the Game blog for Marvel’s Avengers. The blog covers a number of topics, including a look forward at new player-driven features planned for release in the coming weeks and months, details about late-game content like the first Omega-Level Threat mission coming soon, and information about a player-appreciation bundle of Marketplace Credits, in-game resources, and an all-new nameplate that will be granted to all players who log in between 22nd October and 5th November. The blog also goes over some of the changes that were included in patch 1.3.3 that was released Wednesday, for which patch notes are available here. The most recent patch includes a suite of bug fixes as well as a new outpost, SHIELD Substation Zero, and new high-level Tachyon Rift missions that exclusively drop Cosmic Gear. In addition, the team has announced that the first two post-launch Hero releases are being ...

Marvel’s Avengers Launches Today Reassembling Australia’s Gold Medal Winning Men’s Freestyle Relay Team For The 20th Anniversary

Marvel’s Avengers Launches Today Reassembling Australia’s Gold Medal Winning Men’s Freestyle Relay Team For The 20th Anniversary
Today, SQUARE ENIX® announced that Marvel’s Avengers is now available across Australia & New Zealand for the PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC, and they have recruited Olympic Champion’s Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim, Chris Fydler and Ashley Callus to celebrate the launch. These four Aussie legends were part of one of the greatest team efforts in Australian sporting history, smashing their US rivals ‘like guitars’ to claim Gold in the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle relay 20 years ago. The team is reassembling to mark the milestone and this time they are swapping swimsuits for gaming consoles and taking on a new mission – defending Earth in the new Marvel’s Avengers game. Our mightiest heroes aren’t letting COVID-19 travel restrictions prevent them from getting together, reuniting online in ...

Third Marvel’s Avengers War Table Reveals Post-Launch Hero Kate Bishop & More

Third Marvel’s Avengers War Table Reveals Post-Launch Hero Kate Bishop & More
Today, SQUARE ENIX® released the third Marvel’s Avengers WAR TABLE digital stream, providing a new in-depth look at the game ahead of its launch on September 4 on PlayStation®4, Xbox, and PC. Kicking things off, viewers who watched the Marvel’s Avengers WAR TABLE live via the PlayAvengers.com channel were the first to get details about the game’s daily and weekly missions, as well as four new high-level mission types they’ll encounter as they progress through the Avengers Initiative: Villain Sectors, SHIELD Vaults, AIM’s Secret Lab, and Mega Hives. Villain Sectors are special missions that provide epic showdowns with powerful bosses that players will want to return to as their Heroes get closer to the game’s power-level cap of 150, while SHIELD Vaults are treasure troves of resources, gear, and secrets that must be discovered and unlocked. Players looking to test their mettle will look forward to teaming up with three friends ...

CGI Trailer Released For Marvel’s Avengers

CGI Trailer Released For Marvel’s Avengers
The creative teams at Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix, and Marvel worked with creative agency BBH NY to assemble an all-star team to deliver a blockbuster trailer worthy of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes: RSA Films’ Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the award-winning filmmaker behind the blockbuster Kong: Skull Island, translated Crystal Dynamics’ unique take on Marvel’s Avengers’ iconic Super Heroes from the videogame to this fully CG animated spot. Storied VFX company Industrial Light & Magic brought their decades of experience with Marvel characters. Finally, the team at Skywalker Sound was enlisted to give the CG spot their trademark cinematic sound design. Marvel’s Avengers launches on September 4th for PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC.

Third Marvel’s Avengers War Table Premieres Next Week

Third Marvel’s Avengers War Table Premieres Next Week
Today, SQUARE ENIX® announced that the next Marvel’s Avengers WAR TABLE digital stream will premiere on September 2 at 03:00am AEST | 05:00am NZST. The presentation will include numerous world-exclusive reveals, such as an in-depth look at the first post-launch story season for the Avengers Initiative, and the unveiling of an additional post-launch playable hero. Watch via the PlayAvengers.com channel. The Marvel’s Avengers WAR TABLE offers an extensive look at new trailers and information about the upcoming Super Hero game. Previous WAR TABLES have included major reveals, like details on the game’s central villain, MODOK (Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing) and the unveiling of Clint Barton’s Hawkeye, who will be one of the first post-launch heroes added to the game. Watch the first Marvel’s Avengers War Table Here Watch the second Marvel’s Avengers War Table Here On September 2, the third Marvel’s Avengers WAR TABLE will give all the information ...

Play For Free As Earth’s Mightiest Heroes This Weekend In The Marvel’s Avengers Open BETA

Play For Free As Earth’s Mightiest Heroes This Weekend In The Marvel’s Avengers Open BETA
This weekend, SQUARE ENIX® is giving players the chance to get a sneak peek of Marvel’s Avengers for free during the game’s Open Beta, providing budding Super Heroes with a comprehensive hands-on experience with the game ahead of its worldwide launch on September 4. The Marvel’s Avengers Open Beta will be available from August 21 to 23 for all PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC players. The beta includes four of the game’s single-player campaign Hero Missions, three HARM Room challenges, four War Zones, and five Drop Zones. All of this content adds up to hours and hours of Super Hero action! War Zones and Drop Zones can be played solo with any of the heroes in a player’s roster as AI companions or cooperatively in groups of up to four players. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players who link their Square Enix Members and Epic Games accounts then and complete the beta’s three ...

Tristan Easton & Intel Collaboration Features Marvel’s Avengers 10th Gen Intel Core Collector’s Edition Packaging

Tristan Easton & Intel Collaboration Features Marvel’s Avengers 10th Gen Intel Core Collector’s Edition Packaging
As the exclusive CPU partner for Marvel’s Avengers, launching on September 4, 2020, Intel is teaming up with Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix to bring the iconic Marvel’s Avengers universe new technology that will allow PC gamers to escape into a truly immersive world through fast-rendering cinematic landscapes and realistic environmental elements that have been optimized for a multitude of PC systems including the 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 processor – the world’s fastest gaming processor. To mark the highly anticipated launch, Intel has collaborated with renowned painter and muralist Tristan Eaton on the development of an exclusive collection of original pieces created in Tristan’s iconic style, with each one embodying the story of this Marvel’s Avengers ensemble. As a longtime Marvel fan himself, Tristan’s first piece of artwork will be featured on the collector’s edition Marvel’s Avengers packaging for the 10th Gen Intel Core processors. “Bringing my art to Marvel’s ...

Second Marvel’s Avengers War Table Reveals Details About Upcoming BETA, Hawkeye And Fortnite Cross-Promotion

Second Marvel’s Avengers War Table Reveals Details About Upcoming BETA, Hawkeye And Fortnite Cross-Promotion
Today, SQUARE ENIX® released the second Marvel’s Avengers WAR TABLE digital stream, providing an in-depth look at the game’s upcoming beta program, which begins on August 7. Viewers who watched the Marvel’s Avengers WAR TABLE live via the PlayAvengers.com channel were the first to get all the amazing details about the wide array of content that will be available in the beta, including several single-player missions, as well as a large selection of additional missions that can be played solo with your AI Avengers team or co-op with up to four players. In one mission, players take on the role of young Super Hero Kamala Khan and team up with Hulk as they infiltrate an AIM base in the forests of the American Pacific Northwest, hot on the trail of the last known location of JARVIS. Later they take the Quinjet to a remote War Zone in the frozen Russian ...

Second Marvel’s Avengers War Table Digital Stream Premieres July 30

Second Marvel’s Avengers War Table Digital Stream Premieres July 30
SQUARE ENIX® have announced that the next Marvel’s Avengers War Table digital stream will premiere on July 30 at 3am AEST / 5am NZST and will provide an exclusive in-depth look at the Marvel’s Avengers beta program, which begins on August 7. Fans can watch via the PlayAvengers.com channel. The Marvel’s Avengers War Table offers a world-premiere look at new trailers and information about the upcoming Super Hero game. The first digital stream debuted on June 24 and included a reveal of new Thor gameplay, details on the game’s central villain, MODOK (Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing), and brand-new information about War Zones, the game’s team-based missions, including their structure and how the Avengers become even more powerful when working together. On July 30, the second Marvel’s Avengers War Table will give the most complete look to date at what players can expect from the game’s upcoming beta program, which launches ...

Marvel’s Avengers Confirmed For Playstation 5 & Xbox Series X

Marvel’s Avengers Confirmed For Playstation 5 & Xbox Series X
SQUARE ENIX® announced today that Marvel’s Avengers will be available on PlayStation®5 computer entertainment system and Xbox Series X when the consoles launch in Holiday 2020. Players who own the current-gen version of the game will be able to upgrade to the next-gen version at no additional cost, regardless if players are moving from PlayStation®4 to PlayStation®5 or Xbox One to Xbox Series X. Those moving their saves to next-gen will transfer their player profiles and progression so they can pick up right where they left off. In addition, cross-gen play will be supported so PS5™ players will be able to play with their friends on PS4™ and Xbox Series X players will be connected with their friends on Xbox One. Featuring extremely fast load times, boosted resolution and fidelity, improved texturing and armour destruction, ray tracing, and more – Marvel’s Avengers will look and play great on next-gen systems. The PlayStation®5 ...

Game Overview Video Delves Deeper Into Marvel’s Avengers

Game Overview Video Delves Deeper Into Marvel’s Avengers
In a new video released today, the Crystal Dynamics development team provides a deeper dive into Marvel’s Avengers gameplay, story, AIM narrative, mission variety, Super Hero customization, and much more. Marvel’s Avengers offers players a truly rich experience, with a combination of Hero Missions and Warzone Missions. Hero Missions are single-player only and are part of the overall Campaign. These Hero Missions are designed to showcase each hero’s unique abilities as you reassemble them to your growing roster. Warzone Missions can be played solo or with a group of up to four players as any Hero in your roster. Each mission dynamically scales based on the team size and player level.

Ms. Marvel Joins Marvel’s Avengers

Ms. Marvel Joins Marvel’s Avengers
Today at New York Comic Con 2019, Square Enix® and Crystal Dynamics® revealed that fan-favourite Kamala Khan is the latest playable Super Hero to be featured in Marvel’s Avengers. Co-created by G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona, Sana Amanat, and Stephen Wacker, in the comics, Kamala is an enthusiastic teenager who defends her hometown Jersey City as the costumed Ms. Marvel. First appearing in Captain Marvel #14 in August 2013, Kamala quickly captured the imagination of generations of True Believers, leading to her own monthly comic series in February 2014. A self-avowed Avengers fan, in the game’s original story, Kamala Khan must apply her intellect, optimism, and unique abilities to the task of unravelling a global conspiracy and reassembling her personal heroes in time to stop a new secretive organization, Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM), before they unleash one of the greatest threats Earth has ever faced. Players first encounter a young Kamala during ...

Square Enix Releases Marvel’s Avengers Official A-Day Gameplay Footage

Square Enix Releases Marvel’s Avengers Official A-Day Gameplay Footage
Today, Marvel Entertainment and Square Enix® released the first official gameplay video for Marvel’s Avengers. Watch as Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow, and Thor battle Taskmaster and his army of mercenaries in the opening level – a Hero tutorial where players learn the unique powers of the Avengers. Additionally, the A-Day demo is playable for the first time at gamescom 2019. Marvel’s Avengers is a story-driven, third-person action-adventure game. Players will reassemble and rebuild their Avengers roster in an original, cinematic single-player campaign, then battle solo or online alongside friends in new missions around the globe. They can also customize Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and harness their unique powers to defend the world from escalating threats for years to come. Marvel’s Avengers begins at A-Day, where Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow, and Thor are unveiling a hi-tech Avengers Headquarters in San Francisco — including the reveal of their own ...

Square Enix And Marvel Entertainment Reveal Marvel’s Avengers

Square Enix And Marvel Entertainment Reveal Marvel’s Avengers
Marvel Entertainment and Square Enix® are excited to unveil Marvel’s Avengers, an epic action-adventure game that combines cinematic storytelling with single-player and co-operative gameplay. Developed by Crystal Dynamics® in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal™, Crystal Northwest™, and Nixxes Software, Marvel’s Avengers will release simultaneously for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X, Stadia, and PC on May 15, 2020. Marvel’s Avengers invites players to live their Super Hero dreams. Outstanding storytelling and an ever-expanding universe come together in the definitive Avengers gaming experience. Master extraordinary abilities, customize a growing roster of Heroes, assemble into teams of up to four players, and defend the Earth from escalating threats. Marvel’s Avengers begins at A-Day, where Captain America, Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Widow, and Thor are unveiling a hi-tech Avengers Headquarters in San Francisco — including the reveal of their own helicarrier powered by an experimental energy source. ...

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