We already knew that Amy Hennig, the award-winning author and director behind video games comparable to Jak 3 and Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves, was engaged on a narrative-driven Marvel recreation centered on Captain America and Black Panther. And right this moment, we lastly discovered some new particulars, together with its official title: Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra. It will arrive someday in 2025.
Kicking off State of Unreal 2024, Skydance Media unveiled the primary trailer for the sport, which you’ll try under.
The trailer confirmed our first take a look at the sport’s cinematics, together with temporary snippets of gameplay. We already knew the sport was set in WWII, particularly in 1943. The trailer additionally confirmed us glimpses of the opposite two playable characters becoming a member of Captain America and Black Panther, confirming that the sport is about in Paris.
In a press release published after the trailer reveal, we discovered that the opposite two playable characters within the recreation are Gabriel Jones, a U.S. soldier who can be a member of the group Howling Commandos, and Nanali, a Wakandan spy.
Casting for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra was revealed by Marvel in a separate blog post. You possibly can try the voice actors and who they play under:
- Khary Payton as Azzuri / Black Panther
- Drew Moerlein as Steve Rogers / Captain America
- Marque Richardson as Gabriel Jones
- Megalyn Echikunwoke as Nanali
- Joel Johnstone as Howard Stark
We additionally discovered that the sport won’t solely be powered by Unreal Engine 5, however it would embrace MetaHuman Animator, the identical facial animation software that Ninja Idea shall be utilizing for its upcoming undertaking Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga. MetaHuman Animator will enable any developer making the most of the tech to make use of an iPhone or stereo helmet-mounted digital camera to “reproduce any facial efficiency as high-fidelity animation” on its characters, offering extra life like facial animations.
We beforehand discovered when the sport was introduced in late 2021 that Hennig would make an “unique story” set within the Marvel universe. A 12 months after its preliminary tease, a Disney and Marvel video games showcase revealed that Hennig’s undertaking could be set in WWII and would have an ensemble solid with 4 playable characters, together with Steve Rogers / Captain America and Azzuri / Black Panther. We discovered that this undertaking wouldn’t characteristic co-op regardless of the 4 playable characters.
That is one in every of two initiatives that Hennig is spearheading, with the second being an untitled Star Wars undertaking. Whereas little is understood in regards to the recreation following its announcement practically two years in the past, final June, we discovered that Dominic Robilliard, who was the director of the canceled undertaking Star Wars 1313, was employed by Skydance Media to work on this new recreation.
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