Marvel: a new narrative AAA with Amy Hennig (the Uncharted trilogy) at the helm

If Marvel has extended its empire in the cinema with a Kevin Feige who holds his MCU like no one else, on the video game side, things also seem to be taking shape, with projects that are multiplying. We have seen that the Insomniac Games studio has managed to consolidate several projects with Spider-Man and the recent, freshly announced Wolverine, while on the side of 2K Games, we have entrusted the Marvel’s Midnight Sun project to the Firaxis studio, the creators of the series. Civilization. Well, we will now have to rely on a third studio, since Marvel has just announced a partnership with Skydance New Media, a new studio headed by a certain Amy Hennig, a former Naught Dog to whom we owe the script. of the first three Uncharted, and who was supposed to be working on a Star Wars narrative single-player game before Electronic Arts decided to sell it all out over artistic disputes.

Arriving at Skydance New Media in 2019, Amy Hennig therefore has the difficult task of creating an AAA with an original story taking place in the Marvel universe. It is not yet clear whether the game will focus on a one-off superhero, or whether she will have carte blanche to write a storyline that goes beyond the beast and villainous adaptation of what already exists at Marvel. While waiting to learn more, she spoke in the official press release :

I can’t imagine a better partner than Marvel for our first game. The Marvel Universe represents all the action, mystery and thrills of the pulp adventure genre that I love and lends itself perfectly to an interactive experience. It’s an honor to be able to tell an original story with all of the humanity, complexity and humor that makes Marvel characters so endearing and to allow our players to be those heroes they love.

A reassuring message for fans of the Marvel universe who can indeed count on her expertise, she who was at the origin of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and of the so unique tone of the Uncharted trilogy at Naughty Dog, before Neil Druckmann steps in and suggests a more mature turn. We just have to wait and see the first screenshots to find out where Amy Hennig wants to take us.

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