Marvel’s Avengers, that Avengers game developed by Crystal Dynamics, is getting a hefty delay. It will now launch on September 4th, four months further from its initial May 15th release date.
This was announced on the developer’s website. The full statement by the Scot Amos and Ron Rosenberg, Co-Heads of Studio of the Crystal D:
“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.”
Marvel’s Avengers was first revealed in full back at E3 2019, but to mixed reception. The ability to play as multiple Marvel heroes each with their own moveset is cool, but the setting, the selling point of a campaign plus and a live service multiplayer, and the look of the characters, did go well with most fans.
Maybe a delay is what the game needs. Game release dates in 2020 so far haven’t ventured far from May, so this is the first game we know that will be out after summer.
Publisher Square Enix also announced a delay to Final Fantasy VII Remake, from March 3rd to April 10th.