Marvel’s Avengers Development Has Come to an End
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The live service game Marvel’s Avengers will no longer be given new content as Crystal Dynamics have announced they will no longer support the game with new content. After September 30, 2023, support for the game will officially end and digital purchases through the game’s marketplace will no longer be available. All Challenge Cards ands Shipments will be made free to all players who own the game after support officially ends.
Crystal Dynamics' last update for Marvel’s Avengers was back in November 2022 (which adds Winter Soldier as a playable character) is officially its last major update. Update 2.8 is still underway as it’s scheduled to release on March 31, but it’s only going to provide the final balance update for the game. Nothing will come after it.
We're so, so grateful that you came on this adventure with us. Your excitement for Marvel's Avengers — from your epic Photo Mode shots, to your threads theorizing who our next Heroes would be, to your Twitch streams — has played a large part in bringing this game to life." says Crystal Dynamics in the announcement of the game’s fate.
It is said that the solo content and multiplayer will be available as Crystal Dynamics did not specify how long the servers will stay online, though, with no more support, it’s likely that will be announced further down the line and will update this post when more information is given.
Marvel’s Avengers was released back in 2020 and failed to capture a strong community to support Crystal Dynamics’ live service plan for its multiplayer. The support from the studio kept coming as after release, the game was given free updates as they included new playable characters such as Kate Bishop, Hawkeye, Black Panther, Mighty Thor, Spider-Man (for PlayStation players), and eventual Bucky Barnes. The game was also updated with story expansions for free, with the War for Wakanda being their biggest content drop.
We gave it a 7/10 in our review of the game back when it was first released as the initial campaign was entertaining, but its dull level design and repetitive gameplay failed to make it a fun grind as you progress through better gear through endgame activities online.
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