EA and Marvel reveal new multi-title gaming collaboration

Video games giant Electronic Arts is collaborating with Marvel on a long-term deal to develop action adventure games.

The agreement will cover at least three new action adventure games for consoles and PC. Each will be its own original story set in the Marvel universe, with the first title in development being a single player, third person action adventure Iron Man game from Motive Studios.

“We have been long-time fans of Marvel and their impressive leadership, so this is a remarkable moment for our developers as well as our players and fans,” commented Laura Miele, coo at EA. “We look forward to welcoming Marvel into the EA family of creators and know this collaboration will produce exceptional experiences for our players.

“We can’t wait to see players’ reactions when they suit up as Iron Man and do the extraordinary things this super hero is known for.”

Jay Ong, evp at Marvel Games, continued: “At Marvel, we strive to find best-in-class teams who can take our characters on heroic journeys in ways they haven’t before and collaborating with Electronic Arts will help us achieve that.

“We pride ourselves on being enthusiastic, creative collaborators with developers so they have the freedom to create something deeply unique and truly remarkable. The team at Motive is getting started on that with their Iron Man video game and we can’t wait for players to learn more in the far future.”

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