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Square Enix reports $63 million loss following underperformance of Marvel’s Avengers

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While the movies have raked in billions, it seems The Avengers property isn’t quite as profitable for Marvel on the video game front. Tokyo-based gaming journalist David Gibson has reported that Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics’ Marvel’s Avengers has only sold around 3 million copies since its release in September. For comparison, the Spider-Man game for […]

Marvel and Fortnite collide on Avengers #37 wraparound variant

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With an epic crossover currently taking place on Fortnite, Marvel has announced that it is celebrating the team-up with a series of variant covers across some of its most popular titles, and the publisher has now unveiled a look at Mark Brooks’ cover for Avengers #37 which sees the worlds of Marvel and Fortnite colliding. […]

Marvel heroes get classic Horror Variant covers for Halloween

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Marvel is set to celebrate Halloween this October with a series of Horror Variant covers, and you can get an early sneak peek at them right here… From Werewolf by Night to Tomb of Dracula, Marvel has a proud history of horror-themed comics, and this October, these classic terrifying tales will be honored in a […]

Marvel’s Avengers makes its heroic leap onto Xbox One, PS4, PC and Stadia

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Square Enix has announced that Marvel’s Avengers is now available globally on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC and Google Stadia.  After a successful August Beta that saw more than 6 million players rack up over 28 million hours playing as Marvel’s mightiest heroes, all fans of the comics and films can dive into the […]

Marvel’s Avengers adds Kate Bishop as DLC character

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With one day left until the release of Marvel’s Avengers on consoles and PC, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics has revealed on the Playstation Blog that the first post-launch DLC character will be Kate Bishop, Hawkeye’s young protégé, in Operation Taking Aim. Operation Marvel’s Avengers: Kate Bishop — Taking AIM will directly advance from the conclusion […]

Marvel unveils Phoenix Force variants ahead of Enter the Phoenix

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Ahead of this December’s Avengers event ‘Enter the Phoenix’, Marvel has announced that it will unleash the Phoenix Force with a series of variant covers across a number of its November titles including Avengers #38, Captain America #25, Doctor Doom #9, Immortal Hulk #40 and Fantastic Four #26. I AM PHOENIX!” Those immortal words will […]