Blade (upcoming video game)
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| Marvel's Blade | |
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| Developer(s) | Arkane Lyon |
| Publisher(s) | Bethesda Softworks |
| Director(s) |
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| Artist(s) | Sebastien Mitton |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Marvel's Blade is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by Arkane Lyon and published by Bethesda Softworks. Based on the Marvel Comics character Blade, it will feature an original narrative that draws from the character's decades-long comic book mythology, while additionally deriving from various appearances in other media. The story takes place within a quarantine zone of Paris, France and follows Eric Brooks, a dhampir who attempts to stop the city from being overtaken by vampires at night, whilst struggling with his human and vampiric roots.
The game was announced in December 2023, having commenced early development by then. It is being led by game director Dinga Bakaba and co-creative director Sebastien Mitton, the latter of whom additionally serves as the title's art director. The game will be a third-person title, deviating from the first-person immersive sim stylings of Arkane's previous games.
Gameplay
Marvel's Blade is a narrative-driven, third-person action-adventure title, representing a departure from previous games developed by Arkane Lyon which were usually played from the first-person perspective.[1]
Development
An additional licensed game from Bethesda Softworks was first mentioned in the publisher's internal roadmap documents as slated for the 2024 fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. Having leaked from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hearing concerning the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft in August 2023, the release timeframe preceded the acquisition of Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax Media by Microsoft in March 2021, which consolidated Bethesda's development studios as part of Xbox Game Studios prior to being restructured as a subsidiary of Microsoft Gaming. At this time, Bethesda had already been selected by Disney to publish an Indiana Jones game developed by MachineGames under license from Lucasfilm Games.[2][3]
Marvel's Blade was announced with a cinematic trailer during The Game Awards 2023 on December 7, 2023, as a collaborative title between Marvel Games, Bethesda Softworks and Arkane Lyon, the French-based development branch of Arkane Studios known for their work on the Dishonored series and Deathloop (2021).[4][5] The announcement was accompanied by an interview between The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley, game director Dinga Babka and Marvel Games vice president Bill Rosemann.[6] Babka, who is reprising directorial duties on the title from Deathloop, spoke on Blade's character and the resonance he instilled on him as someone who also shared his mixed background and that he was excited to place the character in his hometown of Paris as the game's setting, stating that he considered the studio's chance to interpret the material their own way a dream of his, as well as "a challenge that our team embraces with a passion." Co-creative and art director Sebastien Mitton remarked on approaching a character like Blade as an opportunity to push Arkane's art direction into more modern sensibilities, while Rosemann cited "their personal passion and bold vision for our half-human, half-vampire iconoclast" as the reason they were selected to develop the game.[5][7]
References
- ^ published, Dustin Bailey (2023-12-08). "Dishonored devs announce "immersive, third-person" Blade game, but it sounds like we won't be playing it for a while: "Sit back, let us cook"". gamesradar. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Leaked Bethesda roadmap reveals unannounced releases including Dishonored 3". Eurogamer.net. 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ Peters, Jay (2023-09-19). "Microsoft documents leak new Bethesda games, including an Oblivion remaster". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ Stewart, Marcus (2023-12-07). "Marvel's Blade Is Coming From The Makers Of Deathloop And Dishonored". Gameinformer. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ a b Carpenter, Nicole (2023-12-07). "Arkane announces Marvel's Blade game". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ Zwiezen, Zack (2023-12-07). "Dishonored Devs Working On Marvel's Blade". Kotaku. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Marvel's Blade Announced". bethesda.net. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
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