The hope for a sequel to Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy appears to have been rekindled after the latest rumor regarding Embracer and Marvel. With Embracer Group’s acquisition of Eidos-Montreal earlier this year, Guardians of the Galaxy fans had lost all hope for a sequel. However, according to Miller on Twitter, who has reported other industry happenings in the past, it appears that Embracer Group is is the middle of discussing a deal with Marvel that extends well beyond Marvel’s Avengers.
He adds that it’s understandable for Embracer to be pursuing such a partnership, since other major publishers like EA and Ubisoft have Marvel content in the pipeline. Miller believes that, at the very least, Marvel’s Avengers will continue to live, and an official announcement will be made in this regard once Embracer and Marvel close out their deal. Meanwhile, the Embracer Group has announced that all conditions for the acquisition of Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montreal, Square Enix Montreal, and other assets previously belonging to Square Enix, including regulatory approvals, have now been fulfilled. Embracer has, therefore, completed the acquisition today. The companies will form the 12th operative group under the leadership of Phil Rogers and his management teams. In Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the player assumes control of Peter Quill / Star-Lord from a third-person perspective. Star-Lord’s elemental weapons can be used by the player to defeat foes. He has four different firing modes for his blasters. Enemies are momentarily frozen by ice shots, stunned by lightning shots, drawn toward Star-Lord by wind shots, and damaged by fire by plasma shots when fired at boss characters. Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, and Drax the Destroyer are other members of the team, though they are not directly playable and instead managed by AI. To command them during combat, players can switch into Guardians Mode. Each character possesses four special skills and abilities that can be combined to deal more damage. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy developer Eidos Montreal has reportedly canceled a new game. Eidos Montreal is one of the industry's best developers as they routinely provide rich gameplay experiences and combine them with high-quality writing to create some truly fantastic games. The developer is responsible for the beloved RPG series, Deus Ex, which has been on hiatus for quite some time now. Following the developer's work on that series, it shifted to adapt Guardians of the Galaxy as part of Marvel's recent initiative to get AAA teams on some of its biggest properties. Although the game wasn't a commercial success, it was a hit with critics and fans, many of whom praised it for its stylish gameplay, hilarious dialogue, and emotional story. However, it sounds like Eidos has no plans to make a sequel and is even canceling/scaling back some projects. As reported by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, Eidos has canceled a game that was being compared to a Stranger Things-esque "kids on bikes" project. It's unclear what that would've looked like beyond that very general description, but Eidos has other things in the cards. The rumored Deus Ex continuation is in the very early stages and a new IP is also in the works. The new IP has reportedly been "rescoped", but it's unclear what impact that will have on the project Eidos is also being tasked with co-developing Xbox games such as Fable. It's unknown how involved Eidos is on these Xbox projects.
As of right now, it looks like Eidos is very busy, despite taking one thing off of its plate. It seems unlikely that a new Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is coming anytime soon, if ever. While this may be a bummer for fans, at least Marvel Games isn't giving up. Marvel and EA recently signed a three game deal starting with an Iron Man game and Insomniac is hard at work on a Spider-Man sequel and Wolverine game. What do you think of what Eidos is working on right now? Let me know in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @Cade_Onder. The heartfelt action-adventure game Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy absolutely deserves a follow-up, but thanks to Square Enix’s sale of most of its western developers, it could be the first and last chapter for that iteration of Star-Lord and his crew. The publisher recently sold Marvel’s GOTG developer Eidos-Montreal, along with other development houses, to the Embracer Group, as well as several major gaming IPs like Deus Ex, Tomb Raider, and Thief. Though Embracer teased remake and sequel plans for classic Square Enix games, a GOTG sequel is more in doubt. SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Since Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy was a licensed game from Marvel Comics the new publisher might have to renegotiate the licensing agreement. Despite its high quality and largely favorable reviews, the game’s sales also failed to meet Square Enix’s expectations. The end of GOTG set the stage for an exciting new take on the Guardians that has not been featured in films or games previously, but it remains to be seen whether the underdog crew can beat the odds once again and receive a video game sequel. Related: A Moon Knight Game Could Be More Than Marvel's Batman: Arkham Many fans were doubtful of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, thanks in part to low expectations set by the Square Enix-published Marvel’s Avengers. Fortunately, Marvel’s GOTG avoided many of Avengers' missteps, with its focus on a strong single-player campaign instead of the messy live-service multiplayer of the prior licensed title. Marvel video games need distance from the MCU, and both GOTG and Avengers regrettably capitalized on the popularity of the cinematic universe at the expense of their own original stories. Unlike Marvel's Avengers, however, Marvel's GOTG did ultimately go beyond the movie version of the team. Marvel's GOTG Evolved To Be More Than A MCU Cash-InWhile the initial cast of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy looked like a recast version of the team seen in the popular films, by the end of the game it successfully set itself apart. The game introduced Adam Warlock, one of Marvel’s most powerful heroes, and adapted a key story arc for the messianic comic character. In the comics, Adam Warlock clashed with the Universal Church of Truth and its leader Magus. He later learned that Magus was his own corrupt future self. In Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the Universal Church of Truth was used as the primary antagonist, and Magus was reimagined from a time-traveling Adam Warlock to Warlock’s repressed dark half. Marvel’s GOTG foreshadowed a playable Adam Warlock for a potential sequel, and it also introduced a new version of the 1970s-era Guardians of the Galaxy character Nikki Gold, now envisioned as a surrogate daughter figure for Peter Quill. The game included branching choices in its story, adding elements of The Telltale Series version of Guardians of the Galaxy to combat that outshone Marvel’s Avengers. Related: Marvel's Doctor Strange Is The Perfect Hero For A Horror-Fantasy RPG Despite its commendable achievements, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy was far from perfect. Players who did not progress far in the story may have been turned off by what appeared to be a fan film version of the Guardians’ James Gunn-directed movies. Although the absence of a live service endgame let Eidos-Montreal focus on a quality single-player experience, the combat was noticeably clunkier than other games of its generation. Graphical glitches, particularly in the game’s numerous sequences of sliding down steep slopes, set Marvel’s GOTG apart from more polished AAA games in a negative way. Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 Needs To HappenMany fans and reviewers found that Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy had enough heart to make up for its shortcomings. The video game’s rendition of Star-Lord was better than the MCU’s, thanks to his dynamic arc and superior character development. The genuine bonds formed by the team, complete with immersion-breaking huddle sequences mid-battle, gave the game the unpretentious charm of an ‘80s action movie. Just as with the first Guardians of the Galaxy film, the game exceeded many players' expectations, embodying the underdog team’s ability to succeed despite all odds. With the game’s ending setting the stage for a new chapter for the Guardians, whose roster added Nikki Gold and Adam Warlock, most would have assumed a sequel was a safe bet, prior to the sale of Eidos-Montreal to its new parent company. The game established itself as more than a cash-in on a popular IP, leaving fans eager to see more of the heroes (as well as breakout supporting characters like Cosmo, the psychic Soviet dog). A Marvel’s GOTG sequel is well-deserved, but fans might need to set realistic expectations. It's possible that Embracer Group is likely to focus on revitalizing dormant franchises like Deus Ex and Legacy of Kain over a sequel to a licensed game like Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, which could leave Star-Lord’s debut album a one-hit-wonder. |
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