NOTE: I Could Be Wrong on Some Details. So Take This Post With a Grain of Salt.
Hey everybody it's time for another edition of my favorite segment. Raiders of The Lost Media. And this time I tell you about the cancelled tie-in video game The Avengers.
Hey everybody it's time for another edition of my favorite segment. Raiders of The Lost Media. And this time I tell you about the cancelled tie-in video game The Avengers.
Part One - What was The Avengers video game?
The Avengers was a THQ first person shooter/beat'em up video game. It was set to be release in 2012 to coincide with the Marvel film with the same name. It was not to be tied to or be based around the film. The story for the game would have been inspired by the Marvel Comics crossover event "Secret Invasion".
Part Two - Gameplay
The game would have had players choice Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, or Thor where you would have to play in a single player campaign with a co-op mode. Players could also switch between a first person point-of-view and a third person point-of-view. The game was also going to follow much of the film's plot and would go through levels from famous scenes like The Battle of New York, Triskelion, The Helicarrier, and a Skrull mothership.
Part Three - Development & Cancellation
In 2010, THQ acquired the rights from Marvel with development handled by THQ Studio Australia with sourced development handled by Blue Tongue Entertainment to create a video game based on team members from The Avengers. The reason from the game being in first-person perspective was because the developers wanted to try something different from previous Marvel games. They wanted the players to see through the eyes of the characters. The story was to be something original but at the same time borrow elements from the "Secret Invasion" story arc with Brian Michael Bendis, who wrote the arc was brought in to write the script for the game. The main consoles were going to the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. A PC port was also being developed with Blue Tongue Entertainment handling it. Plans for a Wii U port were also being considered around the system's launch and a port for the Xbox Kinect was also considered. If they had made one for the Kinect it would have featured a mode called "Avengers Training Academy". Where a player would have taken control of a rookie superhero to fight along side the Avengers. However both plans for the Wii U and the Kinect would later be cut from production.
During Mid-2011, the game was struggling to keep up with development what with THQ having financial problems with their latest game Homefront and their gaming graphics tablet the uDraw because of the failure of these products the company lost a total of $100 million. Then to make matters worse the value of the Australian dollar would rise, causing THQ to pay their employees in Australia more than their domestic employees. And because their domestic division was making money and they were paying their Australian employees more THQ made the decision to shut down both their Australian studio and Blue Tongue Entertainment. In the last few weeks THQ reached out to Marvel Entertainment in hopes of getting continuing funding but sadly Marvel refused. Then after that the game was officially cancelled.
Part Four - Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth
The Avengers was a THQ first person shooter/beat'em up video game. It was set to be release in 2012 to coincide with the Marvel film with the same name. It was not to be tied to or be based around the film. The story for the game would have been inspired by the Marvel Comics crossover event "Secret Invasion".
Part Two - Gameplay
The game would have had players choice Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, or Thor where you would have to play in a single player campaign with a co-op mode. Players could also switch between a first person point-of-view and a third person point-of-view. The game was also going to follow much of the film's plot and would go through levels from famous scenes like The Battle of New York, Triskelion, The Helicarrier, and a Skrull mothership.
Part Three - Development & Cancellation
In 2010, THQ acquired the rights from Marvel with development handled by THQ Studio Australia with sourced development handled by Blue Tongue Entertainment to create a video game based on team members from The Avengers. The reason from the game being in first-person perspective was because the developers wanted to try something different from previous Marvel games. They wanted the players to see through the eyes of the characters. The story was to be something original but at the same time borrow elements from the "Secret Invasion" story arc with Brian Michael Bendis, who wrote the arc was brought in to write the script for the game. The main consoles were going to the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. A PC port was also being developed with Blue Tongue Entertainment handling it. Plans for a Wii U port were also being considered around the system's launch and a port for the Xbox Kinect was also considered. If they had made one for the Kinect it would have featured a mode called "Avengers Training Academy". Where a player would have taken control of a rookie superhero to fight along side the Avengers. However both plans for the Wii U and the Kinect would later be cut from production.
During Mid-2011, the game was struggling to keep up with development what with THQ having financial problems with their latest game Homefront and their gaming graphics tablet the uDraw because of the failure of these products the company lost a total of $100 million. Then to make matters worse the value of the Australian dollar would rise, causing THQ to pay their employees in Australia more than their domestic employees. And because their domestic division was making money and they were paying their Australian employees more THQ made the decision to shut down both their Australian studio and Blue Tongue Entertainment. In the last few weeks THQ reached out to Marvel Entertainment in hopes of getting continuing funding but sadly Marvel refused. Then after that the game was officially cancelled.
Part Four - Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth
After the cancellation, THQ sold the rights to Ubisoft. After acquiring the license Ubisoft would make their own Avengers video game that being called Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth. The game would borrowing some elements from the previous project such as the Secret Invasion storyline. The game was released for the Xbox 360 and the Wii U on October 20, 2012.
Part Five - Gallery & Video
The only thing we have left about the game are these photos.
The only thing we have left about the game are these photos.
Now if any of you want more information on the game Unseen64 did a great video on this topic. Which I'll let you view right here. https://youtu.be/7bd4OeguMpI
So that's going to do it for this edition of Raiders of The Lost Media. I'll as usual have another one of these but it won't come out until May 7th where I go back to the land of lost TV shows. What will it be about? Here's a hint it was on SpikeTV (now know as Paramount Network).
State of The Project (Feb 22nd - Mar 17th)
Feb 22nd - Road to Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom - Jurassic Park Review
Feb 26th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Ed, Edd n Eddy
Mar 1st - The Top 6 Worst Internet Critics
Mar 10th - A Wrinkle in Time Review
Mar 12th - Road to Avengers: Infinity War - The Avengers Review
Mar 15th - Raiders of The Lost Media - The Avengers (THQ Video Game)
Mar 17th - Tomb Raider Review
NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!
So that's going to do it for this edition of Raiders of The Lost Media. I'll as usual have another one of these but it won't come out until May 7th where I go back to the land of lost TV shows. What will it be about? Here's a hint it was on SpikeTV (now know as Paramount Network).
State of The Project (Feb 22nd - Mar 17th)
Feb 22nd - Road to Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom - Jurassic Park Review
Feb 26th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Ed, Edd n Eddy
Mar 1st - The Top 6 Worst Internet Critics
Mar 10th - A Wrinkle in Time Review
Mar 12th - Road to Avengers: Infinity War - The Avengers Review
Mar 15th - Raiders of The Lost Media - The Avengers (THQ Video Game)
Mar 17th - Tomb Raider Review
NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!
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