Microsoft and Arkane Studios' upcoming super hero action adventure game, Marvel's Blade, is likely being developed in Void Engine.
Today Arkane Lyon posted three rather interesting pieces of concept art of the recently announced action-adeventure game Marvel's Blade.
2nd concept art is giving off stealth vibes ...
seems like the game will have equal share of stealth and the traditional blade hack n slash mayhem
“ You’re asking to someone who is literally 9 years old.”
Said his 4 years old neighbor 👆🤦🏿
Anyways we can’t tell anything from “concept art” as games tend to change a lot from concept art to final product.
Personally I have high expectations for this game as it’ll be as far as I can remember the first time a Sony and Microsoft exclusive games can be compared to each other in the same genre assuming wolverine’s game will be a hack and slash as well.
Edit:
“ Lol don't waste your breath trying to explain.”
That’s how we feel about 99% of your comments 🤷🏿😂
Why would you think that? If it was made by Insomniac... sure. Wolverine will have you covered there. Arkane has a different style, so I am picturing Deathloop but with hack and slash and gun play akin to Devil May Cry.
It's not coming to PS5 Pro either. You can keep living and lala land or buy an Xbox. Naw your fanboyism won't allow it, you can't abandoned your super precious piece of plastic.
Oh, much tears will be had on the day when you can't keep this game off the most powerful console ever made!
You wanna bet money or a game? It's super obvious it's gonna be exclusive. It never ends well when it comes to predicting with you ppl especially going against me, so I'm giving you one shot to change your mind and save the embarrassment for later.
Let me actually be honest with you, this comment was a joke. I don't give a F about Blade at all. Last year apparently I played 121 games on my PS5 alone and I bought way more games than I played, and after all of that there were still easily twice as many games I wanted to play but I didn't have time for, and that's not even counting subscriptions. I thought I might miss Starfield, but when the game actually came out it didn't even matter because there are already more games that I want to play than I have time for.
Edit: Let me also be honest with you about who I am, even when Blade does come to PS5 Pro I won't buy it because it would be giving Microsoft money, and I am not buying anything they publish on any platform while they still directly compete with PlayStation. I have actually blocked Microsoft Game Studios and Activision and all their companies on Steam, I don't even want to see those games, I'm 100% never going to buy them.
BTW Blade is going to be best on the most powerful console the PS 5 Pro, get used to Microsoft being a publisher on PlayStation. Maybe Sony will give you xbox guys a discount on PS6 after xbox exists gaming in 2027.
"Last year apparently I played 121 games on my PS5 alone"
Of course it is, its only console you have.
"I won't buy it because it would be giving Microsoft money, and I am not buying anything they publish on any platform while they still directly compete with PlayStation. I have actually blocked Microsoft Game Studios and Activision and all their companies on Steam, I don't even want to see those games, I'm 100% never going to buy them."
You're doing your due diligence as a fanboy. That's what y'all do anyway nothing wrong with that I'm itself. Except for Wishing the competition would go away. You want to take gaming away from other ppl because you simply don't like it, is where the childishness of you ppl come from and the major issue with ppl like you. Since you already blocked everything from Xbox ABK, BZ etc is cool you're simply sticking to What you like but wanting to tear down someone else's entertainment, games, how they spend because it doesn't fit your favorite how you do things because it's not your favorite little ecosystem, games and habits. It's immature and makes me think you guys are 12.
I have both consoles but I heard the next Xbox could be out at around 2026. Bursting your little bubble of them exiting the buissness the following year. Your intelligence isn't worth sacrificing a extreme love for a plastic box btw, just letting you know.
See ya in 2027 when Microsoft leaves gaming.
BTW PS5 Pro will be the best place to play the Blade game.
It's not a fever dream that xbox has sold less consoles year after year even after covid ended and there aren't supply issues and can't even increase console sales while taking $200 losses per console sold.
Blade is going to play the best of PS5 Pro.the most powerful console and advanced console ever released!
We're not even talkin about sales. Not sure why you brought it up, news flash I don't care. Not what it's about.
Ok you say you're joking but you clearly think Blade will be on PS5. You had a chance to back out and change your mind. This is literally SF all over again fanboys like you thought it was on PS and it wasn't. Even Greenburge teased it was only on Xbox but anyway since you foolishly think it's on PS let's make a bet. I win a full blown 70$ game and vice versa if you win. This is gonna be easy can't wait for my free game in the coming months lol.
Your fanboyism will give me a free game.
From the blade trailer, you thought this game was gonna look similar to Spiderman on PS5? Also knowing Arkane's history you thought that?
You are with not very bright or trolling hard.
Wat the F is your problem with anything xbox related? Every single article about xbox or xbox games your the first to comment spreading hate. You truly are the Christmas grinch. Im surprised you havnt been banned. Blade has only just started development. First trailer looks great.
Oh, geeze, I hope not. We've got Spider-Man already. I like the color tones in this, but obviously it's concept art so it's not going to look like this in the end, but possibly hints of style.
This game is going to be crazy.
Looks like typical Arkane style, reminds me a lot of Deathloop a lot.
Im super excited for this one but as a fan of the comics it’s a shame they didn’t set it in London since the films literally feel the need to Americanise him and set it in America. We’ve never got any media content of him in his home city.
I didn’t say it was
I just meant the films Americanise him setting it in America and now we have a game set in Paris
I just wanted a London setting and get back to the comic book roots
One of the biggest announcement to come out of The Game Awards 2023 last night was Marvel’s Blade, but according to ex-Sony Bend developer Alex Smith, the game is not actually exclusive to Xbox consoles.
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
— Alex Smith (@AlexSmitk) December 8, 2023
TODAY, I said TODAY!! December 8th 2023 BLADE is not an Xbox exclusive.
contrary to what they are saying:
"Bethesda is independent" "Bethesda is a publisher"
"FTC, CMA judgment etc"
It was a requirement from Marvel!!!#Blade #Marvel #xbox pic.twitter.com/lQESuBAyDx
The choice of "Xbox exclusive" instead of "Xbox console exclusive" makes me skeptical. It could be an honest mistake, or maybe he is just trying to take us as fools.
That said. I could see Marvel leveraging their influence to push for multiplatform releases, aiming to capture a broader audience and boost revenue. But the question remains: would Microsoft/Bethesda be open to such a proposition for a relatively minor character like Blade? It would make sense for the core Avengers of the MCU, considering their juggernaut status. However, for a character like Blade, who hasn't been in the spotlight for decades and seems to have his movie on the backburner, it does seem a bit off.
Its pretty much the same thing as MLB pressing Sony to expand The Show to all consoles.
@Eonjay
"Its pretty much the same thing as MLB pressing Sony to expand The Show to all consoles."
BS!
When questioned about future Marvel games published by Sony hitting other platforms, he come out with a sh!t lying excuse straight from his a$$ to single out both Wolverine and Spider-Man games from been released on other platforms.
So, according to that bozo, every company must fund development and marketing costs of future Marvel games while making those games multi platform for every platform available, every company/publisher but Sony that will be allowed to continue and make those games exclusive to Playstation.
Does any of his claims makes any sense to you?!
"I see very interesting rumor"
What I find "interesting" is how rumors from Tom Henderson, Jez Corden, David Jaffe and Jeff Grub are quickly reported and failed on NG4, but rumors from that clown Alex Smith are somehow legit and trustworthy enough to get approval.
Alex Smith is the same guy who was telling people that Sony was going to acquire Take Two/Rockstar.
And now he´s here spreading bs about an upcoming Xbox game been available to all platforms including the competitor´s platforms without providing any proof or information on where he got his information from. But somehow he´s a trustworthy source here. Go figure.
It's been 2 days. Questions have been asked and yet none of the official parties involved are saying anything. If the game is indeed exclusive, wouldn't it make more sense for MS or Bethesda to outright claim it as one right away? What's stopping them?
@badz149
"If the game is indeed exclusive, wouldn't it make more sense for MS or Bethesda to outright claim it as one right away? What's stopping them?"
Following your logical reasoning, I ask you the same question and some.
What´s stopping from telling people that Blade is a multi platform game!?
Think about it: Don´t you think that to be upfront on what and how many platforms will be getting it would be HIGHLY beneficial for them since it would spark massive hype and interest in the game, not to mention the cost savings in marketing due word of mouth advertising?
I personally think MS don´t want to provide FTC any ammo before all of their appeals runs its course.
There is speculation is that The FTC is keeping and close eye on MS and BZ and ABK now. To clear some things up I've seen some ppl say what about Hell Bade 2 and Avowed those games have Xbox logos all over it. Yes they do because those studios are under Xbox Game Studios not semi independent so the water marks and logos will be all over it. The FTC isn't concerned with XGS but Bethesda and ABK the ones that are semi independent are the ones that are under scrutiny from the FTC. Again they're under a magnifying glass right now. Which is weird because their games are hitting more devices and services than Sony and Nintendo they have larger reach, hell I think their consoles sales are somewhat suffering because of it. When you advertise GP on LG TV's saying no console required, what do you think was gonna happen eventually?
Anyway 1. ) The game is way early in development. Which is common in all early development games.
2. ) It's not direct BZ's responsible to Advertise for Xbox that's Xbox marketing job.
3. ) like I said FTC is under a microscope keeping a watchful eye on BZ.
I'm saying it could be any of those things.
@Lightning77
"There is speculation is that The FTC is keeping and close eye on MS and BZ and ABK now."
It's not speculation. It's true. FTC is waiting for Microsoft next big move because they know it will create a monopoly so they can take them to court again. 🤔
Obscure, you okay man? Are you this upset that PS gamers might get the chance to play Blade on PS5?
@F0XH0UND922
"Obscure, you okay man? Are you this upset that PS gamers might get the chance to play Blade on PS5?"
Lol
Why would I be upset over something I know won´t happen?
For years Xbox gamers has been demanding Phil to take action and bring Marvel to Xbox.
Do you really think Phil will allow Blade to be on Playstation after all we been through?
Do you really think Xbox is fully funding and publishing a Marvel game to be available for the same playerbase that used to take shot at Phil and mock Xbox for not having a Marvel game?
Do you really, and I mean REALLY think Phil would release Blade on PS5 without getting nothing in return? Specially knowing that the said company used to snub and treat the Xbox community like sh!t?
Well, if that´s the case, I´m sorry but you´re out of you mind! Period!
Same dude also said Sony is going to buy CDPR and EA 😂 is he even an ex Sony dev?
Even if he was, What would an "ex sony dev" know about a deal between Bethesda and Marvel? The answer is , absolutely nothing.
How did this article even get approved? 😂
Update:
I can't find the EA and CDPR one but he also said Bandai Namco 😂
https://twitter.com/AlexSmi...
This is a Sony fanboy pretending to have inside knowledge. If you look under his tweets you can see people calling him out for a bunch of claims he made that were just false or straight up pony dreams lol
How did this article even get approved? 😂 ..because 3 guys approved it. I wonder why.
After Sony making Marvel's Spiderman and Wolverine exclusives, Microsoft would be stupid if they didn't make Blade exclusive... unless they completely gave up on Xbox consoles and became 3rd party.
This is a tough one.
On one hand, a rumor is something that may have been fabricated for attention. On the other, it is quiet confirmation of something that is true.
But there is another perspective: it is something that *may have been true at one point in time* and has since changed.
Calling it "not an Xbox exclusive" is nebulous and the biggest "duh" in history. It will, of course, also reach PC at minimum.
What you have to closely consider is what it means to be "independent". This is probably true because Bethesda games are described as "Xbox x Bethesda showcases" or whatever it is.
Also true that Philly boi said games would release on other platforms on a case by case basis. This may well be one of those cases.
I realize this sounds very agnostic and non-committal, but it really can go either way. Possibly timed exclusivity to Xbox and PC.
But if it does come to other platforms, it reinforces my belief that Microsoft wants to just be a publisher.
If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I don't think I am, though.
could be.
but Koji.a did talk about xbox. so either its being developed for it first and then ported to the rest or its exclusive
I think it is blatantly obvious that OD is not a an Xbox exclusive. And considering that this isn't you run of the mill 'game' but rather a new type of 'cloud experience', it seem like OD is partnering with Microsoft for Cloud Tech. But don't read too much into it because Sony partner's with Microsoft for Cloud Tech as well.
Aren’t they using Microsoft’s cloud technology though? I assumed that’s why he went with them.
Kojima went with MS because no publisher wanted to fund and publish his game, including Sony. Those publishers even called him "Mad".
Here, in chronological order:
https://www.gamerevolution....
https://gamingbolt.com/koji...
https://gamingbolt.com/koji...
"the new Kojima game OD also not? No platforms within the official press release..."
No company he approached with his project wanted to fund and publish his game. Including Sony!
If you think MS is funding that game providing all technology required to make it a reality only to release on competitors platforms you´re in for some major disappointment.
If everyone but MS turned it down then I am concerned that the game will be 💩. 😂 😂
@Obscure_Observer
Sony is literally funding his major next game DS2. Sony is also the reason his studio exists to begin with. Sony doesn't have to fund all his games, or they see very little value or low sales for that. But I can also see why MS would jump on the opportunity to work with him
Obscure
Ms maybe just happy to have Kojima associated with them. Not everything is exclusive or else brother
I think it is exclusive. The promo even said Microsoft Studios.The game is being made using MS’s cloud.
The reason why OD was not labeled as an Xbox game is because it’s a cloud powered phone game funded by MS.
Well they definitely have marketing deals with Atlus as they advertised P3R and Metaphor with only Xbox logos even though they are both on PS5.
So even if Blade is on PS5 or Switch 2 they could have just put an xbox logo on it to avoid the rampant speculation.
Bethesda revealed Arkane Lyon's Blade at The Game Awards 2023, and since followed with a statement that the game has 'just begun' development.
Says random person on a gaming site rather than the developer himself... who to believe?
Just use logic.
Do you believe a trailer like that was made in a few days? Do you believe all the contracts, intellectual property, license stuff with a company like Marvel is done in a few weeks?
The look of Blade?, The idea to set the game in Paris which means that he is going to have a fight with Dracula who will most likely be the main antagonist and that Quincey Harper will be in the game as well? That it is a third-person action game?
Looks like the game is in development since a lot of time already.
Making 1 min CGI trailer does not require 2 years, what they mean by " just begun" they mean the actual game content where you can do/see something in real time in the game engine
***Making 1 min CGI trailer does not require 2 years***
Setting, character designs, etc. take a while since you have to sell those to Marvel and there are a lot of meetings to just get to the look and feel and understanding of where and what is happening. Heck, let alone the look of Blade takes months of work alone.
"Making 1 min CGI trailer does not require 2 years, what they mean by " just begun" they mean the actual game content where you can do/see something in real time in the game engine"
You clearly never worked in the video game / movie or music industry. ..mr random person ;)
@Terry
Developers have and could always hire a separate company to create the trailer. Creating a trailer doesn't mean the actual game is in development.
@Terry_B
The Perfect Dark trailer was made before they even knew what the game was even going to be
https://gamerant.com/perfec...
A trailer is proof of nothing. All the other things you said are preproduction, and may have even come from Marvel, we have no idea how involved they are in the story/setting etc
@Terry games are not just in development there's a pre development cycle that games go through before active development where those details are worked out active development can be extremely time consuming 5 years see s to be more commonly these days.
Just starting development now doesn't mean Arkane decided to make the game last week.
Usually there is a pre-production phase where the majority of the story is written, mechanics are worked on and technology used for the project is scoped out. The producer then works with the director and development heads to create a design document from which development is worked from. For a AAA game, this usually is a couple of years these days.
Another example, Elder Scrolls 6 has only just started development as well however it has been in pre-production since way back in 2018 or whenever they announced it.
It's common these days for the pre-production to be longer than the development and the term "development hell" is actually inaccurate. Look at Dreadwolf for a game that entered production as early as 2015 but due to lots of things beyond the scope of this post, didn't enter actual development until 18 months ago.
On another note, I feel like announcing this so early was likely a Marvel thing - we've seen it here with Blade and we saw it with Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine - both seemingly outliers in Sony's policy of announcing games these days. The last few movies haven't performed as well so I wonder if Disney/Marvel are making a big push with games. Just my own speculation though, could be completely wrong!
I think they mean on overall level design, quest design, engine specifications just for it, etc. It's obviously been in development for a while. But they tend to mean with people making the actual game assets, animations, levels, etc.
Also, 'just begun' could also mean that they have a lot more to do and to show, not that they haven't done anything. Only they have a lot more to come.
^^ this. The whole paperwork, building the story, hiring people all that stuff is most likely a thing since around 2 years already. A big AAA Marvel game like this takes years these days and all the stuff that can be seen in the trailer is not done or thought out in a short time.
@Terry_B - you basically just explained the planning/conception phase. Game was pitched, license approved, project was given green light to proceed at which point work on art, story, etc. are all done. That is not at part of development but rather part of pre-development. The process in which gets you to the actual development of a game.
let me improve it.
"bs. It's in the work for at least 2 years."
..now collect more downvotes as usual :-)
I don't know why people think that trailer indicates more than a month worth of work. I mean this is a team of artists just making a trailer it's not like they had to do any of the real work like level design combat programming or any "real" set pieces.
Heck with stock/pre-existing assets a very small team could make this in a month easy, heck they didn't even show the character itself in any great detail allowing them to hide any blemishes that would need to be cleaned up for an actual game.
Now i am not making a comment on the actual state of the game I am just commenting on the fact that a studio full of artists could easily bust out a 1 min trailer like this in less than a month.
Thats all true.
But there are other details. Like as said the look of the characters. The information that the game will take place in Paris. The info that it is a 3rd person action game. This all indicates that a team is working on the game since a while since its foundation is set already and all these details require a lot of work and thoughts behind them. Blade is going to be a really big game for the studio, probably for Disney and for Microsoft of course..everything behind it costs a ton of money and any kind of decisions like the mentioned ones are thought out..pleaded..thought about by other people and either used or thrown away. Especially that the game is set in Paris is quite an interesting decision since we usually seeing American settings in Marvel and Dc games. As a big fan of the old Blade movies and the comics as well I look forward to the game and hope they won't f*** it up.
Chief, the location of a game and the fact that it's a third person game are decided before pencil is even put to paper on a story board, that's the kind of information you make as a pitch before development has even started.
This isn't a discussion of how excited you are, this is a discussion about how long it takes a team of artists to make a trailer...
@Einhander1972
Well, Perfect Dark and probably Fable too were/are in development hell. I just don't think MS would F up a big Marvel game. Disney / Marvel wouldn't allow an announcement like this if they were not sure about the development. These are professionals after all and not just xbox guys like Phil Spencer.
I have every confidence that Microsoft can F up anything they touch.
You can think whatever you want, but I think that if you think this game has even started any kind of serious development especially after they are telling you it hasn't you're just setting yourself up for disappointment.
In fact I would actually bet you that Spider-Man 3 comes out before Blade.
"In fact I would actually bet you that Spider-Man 3 comes out before Blade."
By recycling the same assets, engine and gameplay from previous Spider-Man games, makes it an easy task to complete.
Let´s see how long it takes for an actual game build from the ground up like Wolverine fairs in comparison to Blade.
yeah..because games are getting announced as soon as a company plans to make them, right?
Not even indie devs are doing that.
Terry_B
How many years ago did Microsoft announce avowed or fable or perfect dark or any of the other games they showed a trailer that still don't even have release dates 4 years later... Heck some of those games didn't even have a trailer only a title card and Microsoft still showed them.
I mean you're probably right that not even indies do that, but we're not talking about indies were talking about Microsoft and they would ONE HUNDRED PERCENT do that.
Weird my friend does CG for movies, owns a studio with his own workers, won awards for his work and he would tell you that it does NOT take 2 years to make a trailer. But what would he know? He's only worked on stuff for the NBA, did work with a worldwide group to make indie games, been to major studios for his work.
Also like some had pointed out Perfect Dark ring any bells? How about Everwild? Both games with old trailers with teams with no idea what the game elements are even.
https://www.videogameschron...
3 year old trailer for Everwild and both mentioned games being rebooted
I didnt say it took 2 years to make this trailer. I said the game is in development since at least 2 years.
Yeah maybe a silly misunderstanding. With development I meant the whole thing. The first pitch, the first character and story concepts, all the paperwork. While the bethesda official clearly meant the programming /game creating phase.
I don't think you can tell the differences between comcepts and pre-development stages from actual developement.
Every game born as an idea made into project.
But a project won't made it into actuall developement stage until it got approved
and greenlit by the publisher.
But hey, lets just label the developers as liars for the heck of it.
I mean, why not?
Now let’s see who’s exclusive Marvel game is better Wolverine or Blade both in the hack and slash genre.
Yes I know there’s going to be some obscured people that will say one is better than the other already.
Ninja Theory should make a Spawn game or Blade with Hellblade 2 graphics
"Ninja Theory should make a Spawn game or Blade with Hellblade 2 graphics"
My God! A Spawn game from Ninja Theory would be absolutely fantastic!!!
Man...
Now that you mentioned it, I wonder... how amazing a Ninja Theory game featuring a hero/vigilante who suffer form dissociative identity disorder like the Moon knight would be.
Gonna reach them on social media and ask. *_*
More like Capcom could do that. Ninja theory makes cinematic action. We need more action for big icons like that....kinda like devil may cry
The concept of a blade game is cool, but it seems like it'll be 3-4+ years away? Why announce it so early?
Its december. The announcement of a Blade video game by a great studio will sell some x-box consoles.
Besdie that, most games by Microsoft Studios were announced 2-4 years before their release in the last years. Hellblade II as example back in 2019 already.
Yet ..they claimed they were going to announce games closer to release ...Phil claimed that during one of his Phil speaks episodes.
Arkane (I know different studio) already had one bad vampire game it will be interesting to see if they make it 2.
Honestly at first I thought it was some dlc for Redfall, trying to drum up players. I didn’t see when it said Marvel only the Bethesda title before it started, but when I saw Marvel Blade I was like okay, true.
Thankfully it’s not the same studio, if this is the Dishonored devs then this could have the makings of a great game following the same blueprint.
It kinda make me think Redfall was like a test product for Blade. When they was deciding the games direction (1st person or 3rd. Powers, etc) they decided 1 studio will go in the opposite direction and create a easier, cheaper product. While the other will make the main. I really wanna see how this plays.
Yea, maybe that's why they don't want to confirm platforms, since xbox probably won't exist by the time this comes out.
Zeref
Microsoft Will Leave the Gaming Business If It Can’t Get 100+ Million Xbox Game Pass Users by 2027, Phil Spencer Claims
https://www.thefpsreview.co...
I'll wager Phil Spencer's honesty on it, you do think he's honest, right?
@Einhander
So you believe they won't reach that target? Are you willing to put money on it?
Zeref
100m Subscribers when apparently they can't even reach 30m and had to stop listing numbers AFTER the launch of Starfield.
There is no point is asking me if I would bet money since we obviously can't bet money, but I'll wager Phil Spencer's honor, that's worth about a penny.
b bb,b but, day one right?
instead of day one,
they should say "one day"
'one day', you see this game,
but not anytime soon, muahaha
tell that to insomniac, 3 games in what 5 years.>> all above 8/10's. one, ratchet and clank, has visuals and cut scenes that Dreamworlds studios animation team are jealous of.
RnC had multiple years in development and SM2 reused assets it was basically a DLC. They freshened the combat and traversal and gave it a new story and called it a day.
Too bad the art is going to be cost cut and cartoony looking.
Same engine as deathloop