Marvel Games: Soaring High with Superheroes in the Gaming World
Like Spider-man going from one skyscraper to another, Marvel Entertainment is not only soaring high in movies and television, but in the game world as well. From action to mobile games to MMOs to even Legos, the superheroes of Marvel are on fire.
Building Games Around Characters for Maximum Fun 
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What has helped immensely with the quality of the game is that the games are not hopelessly tied to movies or television. That has been the kiss of death for many great movie franchises as movies do not translate well into games. Instead, it is better to build around characters to make the most fun game possible with gamers in mind.
Deadpool the Duck: A Spin-off from the Mega Popular Deadpool Franchise 
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For example, Marvel has just announced they will publish a spin-off of sorts from their mega popular Deadpool franchise: Deadpool the Duck hailing from almighty Duck World. With Howard the Duck being the first Marvel character to receive a full-featured movie, don’t be surprised to see a game in the future that revolves around Duckworld with characters such as the aforementioned Deadpool the Duck and Ducktor Strange.
Marvel Heroes Introducing Less Known Characters to Gamers 
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Marvel has used this formula successfully for years and has helped modern gamers become familiar with superheroes and villains that have not had a lot of coverage in many years. Marvel Heroes, in particular, has been very adept at “introducing” lesser-known characters to new gamers. In one of GameOgre’s most popular giveaways ever on the forum, Marvel Heroes gave away a free random character. While many were getting heroes like Hulk and Thor, I ended up with the tough, ever-dangerous tower of power known as…….Squirrel Girl. Despite being familiar with many known and lesser-known heroes, I had received one that I have never heard in my life. However, that does not mean that Squirrel Girl cannot develop into an epic character as the subject of movies and games someday.
Marvel Games: A Diverse Range of Options 
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Other current Marvel Games include Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Online Marvel Slots, Marvel Pinball, and Marvel Future Fight. Of these, Marvel Ultimate Alliance and its sequel had problems at launch but have since been fixed. The other games, especially Lego Marvel Super Heroes, have found success within a nice niche. The Marvel IP can spread itself well over various gaming niches and platforms. For example, superheroes are doing well on mobile devices with apps such as the aforementioned Future Flight, Avengers Academy, and Contest of Champions.
Exciting Upcoming Marvel Games 
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Upcoming games are not as clearly defined, but there are a couple of possibilities on the radar screens of gamers worldwide. There is potential for an epic version of Spider-man and a 2017 game project with Telltale games at the helm. Telltale makes story-driven adventure games based on famous entertainment franchises such as Minecraft, Game of Thrones, and Batman. This partnership could be very lucrative if several Marvel superheroes have games separately. Who knows, Squirrel Girl may even make an appearance. Are there any superheroes or villains from the Marvel Universe that you would like to see in an upcoming game?
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