After the success of Marvel's Spider-Man, Crystal Dynamics was ready to give us another big Marvel game with Marvel’s Avengers. The game was supposed to come out this May but it looks like it has suffered a major delay.
In a statement released by co-heads of Crystal Dynamics, Scot Amos and Ron Rosenberg, it’s been announced that the highly anticipated Avengers game will be release in September 4, 2020 instead. The full statement reads:
To our fans,
At Crystal Dynamics our ambition has always been to deliver the ultimate Avengers gaming experience. In order to achieve that goal, we have made the difficult decision to move the release date of Marvel’s Avengers to September 4, 2020.
As fans ourselves, it’s an honor and a privilege to work with these legendary characters and we know what these Super Heroes mean to us and True Believers around the world. When we set out to bring you our vision for Marvel’s Avengers, we committed to delivering an original story-driven campaign, engaging co-op, and compelling content for years to come. To that end, we will spend this additional development time focusing on fine tuning and polishing the game to the high standards our fans expect and deserve.
The worldwide teams working on Marvel’s Avengers sincerely appreciate the support you’ve shown us. We thrive on your enthusiasm and feedback and we can’t wait to show you more. We apologize for the delay. We’re confident it will be worth the wait.
Scot Amos & Ron Rosenberg Co-Heads of Studio, Crystal Dynamics
If anything, fans are kind of expecting this already when it comes to a studio like Square Enix. Besides the Avengers game, the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake has also been held back; at least the good news for that is the delay is significantly shorter—from March 3 to April 10.
When it comes to the Avengers game, a lot of fans are still kind of over the fence when it comes down to it. We know the game is banking on the popularity of the MCU, yet we’re getting a game that is taking place in its own universe, with its character design and lore. If anything, only Kamala Khan gets to be an original character since she hasn’t appeared in the films yet.
Either way, it looks like Crystal Dynamics is hard at work to deliver a game that fans will surely love. Catch Marvel’s Avengers when it comes out for Xbox One, PS4, and PC on Sept. 4.