Marvel's Avengers
Forget Spider-Man 2, Marvel's most ambitious superhero game just diedOct 1, 2023 - PCGamesNMarvel's Avengers is dead. The live service take on Earth's Mightiest Heroes has officially been completely delisted from all digital storefronts as of Saturday, September 30, and it takes with it a promising game that fell victim to chasing industry trends. While anyone who already owns the game can still play both the single-player and multiplayer, no word of mouth can expand the audience. This is it. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Marvel's Avengers is almost a free game before it leaves Steam forever Black Panther game announced from God Of War and Halo veterans Marvel's Avengers might be having its last big sale Marvel's Avengers получила рекордную скидку перед снятием с продажиSep 17, 2023 - Gamemag.ruСупергеройский экшен Marvel's Avengers получил 90-процентную скидку в преддверии снятия игры с продажи. Marvel's Avengers is almost a free game before it leaves Steam foreverSep 17, 2023 - PCGamesNMarvel's Avengers is about to be removed from Steam and other digital storefronts, so developer Crystal Dynamics has lowered its price to the point it's almost a free PC game. With a whopping 90% off, you can grab Marvel's Avengers for the price of a coffee and secure it before it leaves Steam forever, as the Tomb Raider and Legacy of Kain developer lays out how support and events will work when the game is delisted at the end of September. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Black Panther game announced from God Of War and Halo veterans Marvel's Avengers might be having its last big sale As Marvel's Avengers game shuts down, one dev offers an apology Reminder! Marvel's Avengers Support Ending Sept. 30, 2023.Sep 16, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHey there, Avengers! As we’ve previously announced, official support for Marvel’s Avengers: Definitive Edition is ending on Sept. 30, 2023, and the game will no longer be purchasable on Steam. However, we wanted to reassure you that while the game will no longer be for sale, the game will remain playable for owners largely as it is today. To be specific on what is and isn’t changing on Sept. 30, 2023: All currently available content will continue to be available as-is for solo and multiplayer play after Sept. 30, 2023. If you own the game, it will remain in your game library for download and reinstallation after Sept. 30, 2023. Limited-Time Events like the Red Room Takeover will continue to run after Sept. 30, 2023. These events will run in a two-week rotation. Reoccurring mission chains, events, and rewards will continue to refresh on the cadences they always have. Customer support will no longer be available after Sept. 30, 2023. All Operations and the War for Wakanda Expansion will continue to be playable as they are now. Thank you to all our players for joining us on these adventures and letting us tell our stories with Kamala, Bruce, Tony, Steve, Nat, Thor, Clint, Kate, T'Challa, Pete, Jane, and Bucky. For anyone who hasn’t joined us yet, we hope you jump on this final chance to join Earth’s Mightiest Heroes alongside your friends. Remember: good isn’t a thing you are; it’s a thing you do. - The Marvel's Avengers Dev Team!Black Panther game announced from God Of War and Halo veteransJul 10, 2023 - PCGamesNA Black Panther videogame is officially on the way from a brand new EA studio, joining the likes of Marvel's Avengers, Iron Man, and the WWII Captain America game as a big upcoming comic book superhero game project. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Marvel's Avengers might be having its last big sale As Marvel's Avengers game shuts down, one dev offers an apology Avengers game is shutting down, but you can get it for cheap on Steam Marvel's Avengers might be having its last big saleJun 24, 2023 - PCGamesNMarvel's Avengers is almost dead, so now's the perfect time to jump on what might be the superhero game's final ever Steam sale before it's delisted forever. With years of updates, characters, and changes under its belt Marvel's Avengers is certainly worth playing after a colossal discount, but act fast. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: As Marvel's Avengers game shuts down, one dev offers an apology Avengers game is shutting down, but you can get it for cheap on Steam You can get free Marvel's Avengers skins if you're a true fan Patch Notes v2.8.2Apr 6, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsRelease Timing: PlayStation: April 6 Xbox: April 6 Steam: April 6 Hey there, Avengers! Update 2.8.2 goes live today on all platforms addressing a few issues that arose in Update 2.8. We expect this to be the final patch to Marvel’s Avengers before the end of support on September 30, 2023. Reassemble Campaign & Avengers Initiative Update 2.8.2 addresses the issue preventing founders – any player who has earned an Achievement/Trophy prior to April 1 – from receiving Iron Man’s ‘Variable Threat Response Battle Suit.’ Some players aren’t able to receive this Founders’ Gift if they migrated from PS4 to PS5 and didn’t earn any Trophies before April 1. Update 2.8.2 offers this workaround: Load the PS4 version of Marvel’s Avengers, and equip the Variable Threat Response Battle Suit. Then, migrate your PS4 save to PS5. If you do this, the next time you log in on the PS5 version, the Outfit will be unlocked. On other platforms, the Founders’ Gift may appear as locked for players who deleted their original save file and are playing on a new save file. Restarting the game will unlock the Founders’ Gift for these players. We fixed the issue where Update 2.8’s removal of Hero Cards prevented the completion of certain mission chains by removing all objectives related to Hero Cards. For support, please contact: https://support.crystald.com/hc/en-us Разработчики Marvel's Avengers выпустили последнее контентное обновление и сделали косметические предметы бесплатнымиApr 1, 2023 - Gamemag.ruСтудия Crystal Dynamics объявила о выпуске для Marvel's Avengers контентного обновления 2.8, которое станет для игры последним. Кроме того, 4 апреля состоится релиз патча под номером 2.8.1, призванного исправить ошибку с выполнением заданий фракций . Patch Notes v2.8Mar 31, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsRelease Timing: PlayStation: March 31 Xbox: March 31 Steam: March 31 Hey there, Avengers! Update 2.8 is the final content update for Marvel’s Avengers. Official support will end on September 30, 2023. For more questions about our end-of-support plans for Marvel’s Avengers, please see our End-of-Support Q&A. NEW FEATURES The Marketplace has been unlocked! What does this mean? Nearly all MCU- and non-MCU-inspired Outfits, Emotes, Takedowns, and Nameplates are now automatically available on your Hero Card. Items that are earned through the campaign or purchased through the Cosmetic Vendor must be earned or purchased, respectively, as they always have been. Both the Shipments system and Hero Challenge Cards have both been completely removed from the game. Items that were previously earnable from Shipments and Hero Challenge Cards are included in the hundreds of Marketplace items that are automatically granted when you update to v2.8. You do not need to be connected to the internet to be able to access all of the unlocked Marketplace content after updating to v2.8. As a thank-you to players who’ve been with us on the journey, we’re granting a special Founder’s Gift – Iron Man’s ‘Variable Threat Response Battle Suit.’ This Outfit will be automatically granted to any player who has earned at least one Trophy/Achievement before April 1. All existing Credits balances have been converted to in-game resources. Please see our Patch Notes blog, which breaks down that conversion. For questions regarding your balance conversion, please contact our Support team at: http://support.crystald.com/ Owned Hero’s Catalysts and Fragment Extractors have been completely removed from the game. In their place, there is now a permanent 1.5x multiplier on Fragments earned and XP gained. There will be a small hotfix, Update 2.8.1, that goes live on April 4 to address a Known Issue. (This issue is detailed in the Patch Notes.) REASSEMBLE CAMPAIGN & AVENGERS INITIATIVE Friendly fire! AI Companions will no longer target Kate Bishop’s Decoy when it is deployed during certain boss encounters. We fixed an exploit where the Winter Soldier could activate the heavy intrinsic attack ‘Blast Zone’ as a heavy dodge attack if ‘Vengeful Ghost’ was not a purchased skill. Banter between Jane and Bucky, which wasn’t activating for some players, now triggers when intended. COMBAT We fixed an issue where Black Panther’s ‘Kinetic Boom’ skill was not increasing the damage of ‘Panther’s Dive.’ Thor’s ‘Rampant Supercharge’ perk now functions properly when ‘Warrior’s Fury’ is activated. Hawkeye’s ‘Rocket Arrow’ wasn’t initiating for some players when the ‘Volatile Rockets’ skill was activated, but the ‘Rocket Arrow’ now activates, as intended. Switching gun types at the start of a charge animation no longer prevents the Winter Soldier from executing ranged power attacks. You are no longer able to use the Winter Soldier’s ‘Press the Charge’ skill without having first acquired it. The Mighty Thor’s gear...СМИ: Marvel's Avengers будет удалена из расширенного PS Plus в конце месяцаMar 21, 2023 - Gamemag.ruКомпания Sony в скором времени может удалить Marvel's Avengers из подписок PS Plus Extra, Premium и Deluxe. Сообщается и дата - 31 марта . "Ой, извините!": Игры Eidos Montreal и Crystal Dynamics снова исчезли из Steam в РоссииMar 8, 2023 - Gamemag.ru6 марта в российский сегмент Steam вернулись многие игры от студий Eidos Montreal и Crystal Dynamics, которые до этого были сняты с продажи. As Marvel's Avengers game shuts down, one dev offers an apologyFeb 21, 2023 - PCGamesNWhile support for the Avengers game is set to end soon, a former creative director at one of the Marvel's Avengers support studios has addressed the imminent closure of the superhero game with a brief yet poignant apology. The live service title didn't live up to publisher Square Enix's expectations, so throughout this year it's slowly going to lose support. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Avengers game is shutting down, but you can get it for cheap on Steam You can get free Marvel's Avengers skins if you're a true fan She-Hulk could be coming to Marvel's Avengers Patch Notes v2.7.2Feb 17, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsRelease Timing: PlayStation: Jan. 24 Xbox: Jan. 24 Steam: Jan. 24 Stadia: Jan. 24 REASSEMBLE CAMPAIGN & AVENGERS INITIATIVE We’ve adjusted Exotic gear and the Ultimo-Stone minor artifact stat growth at Power Levels 167, 171, and 175, which we found were undertuned. An example of this new stat growth is that exotic 2 stat gear can reach 132 per attribute. Pym, Cryo, Gamma, and Web status can now fully stack on either of Monica’s Exos in the final encounter of ‘No Rest for the Wicked.’ We added several collision boxes during the final boss encounter in ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ to prevent clipping through the room. That’s not canon! Bucky will no longer appear in the Helicarrier as an NPC when you play as the Winter Soldier. We fixed an issue causing vendors not to carry certain gear if the player was PL 180 or above. USER INTERFACE The file icon that is displayed in the audio file reward banner is no longer off-center. The Winter Soldier’s ‘Winter Kills’ mission chain now properly displays all rewards. COMBAT Players can now switch between the Winter Soldier’s ranged settings without the Hero becoming stuck. We added the correct sounds to Winter Soldier’s in-air Ultimate Heroic. The Winter Soldier’s sound effects when using the ‘Stone Cold Kick’ and ‘Explosive Entrance’ skills are now correct! The Winter Soldier’s ‘Soldier Tech’ Heroic Support Skill no longer provides an invisibility buff that exceeds the stipulated time. Spider-Man can no longer perform Wreckage Takedowns on Monica’s Exos in ‘No Rest for the Wicked.’ ART AND ANIMATION Fixed a distortion on the chest crest of Hawkeye’s ‘Modern’ Outfit. The Starbrand on Hulk’s chest when wearing the ‘1,000,000 B.C.’ Outfit now illuminates properly. We fixed the face skin weighting on multiple Heroes to prevent facial rig deforming. Fixed an issue where equipping the High-Caliber loadout on Black Widow only granted one pistol for both hands during Takedowns. "No Such Thing As Too Much" and "A New Kind of Trust Fall" will now switch Black Widow to her pistols if she's utilizing High-Caliber, only for the duration Takedown, and revert back to High-Caliber once finished. We adjusted Thor’s Unhelmed Outfit inspired by ‘Marvel Studios’ Thor’ to prevent clipping when performing certain emotes. The Winter Soldier’s ‘Galvanized Stealth’ skill will no longer cause other players to turn invisible when his ‘United in the Shadows’ skill isn’t active. Mjolnir and Undrjarn now illuminate as intended when the Mighty Thor uses the ‘Mjolnir Chat’ emote in Outposts. GEAR, CHALLENGES, & REWARDS Hulks ‘Lethal Support Cryo Administrator’ perk now grants the correct nanites to allies. Iron Man’s ‘Support Cryo Boost’ perk no longer grants nanites when activating Hulkbaster, as intended. This perk should only activate Arc Overload and not with entering Hulkbuster. The ‘Lethal Ranged Plasma Administrator’ perk on the new Cloning Lab gear no longer overrides the ‘Ultimate Lethal Plasma Administrator’ perk. Игроки раскритиковали разработчиков Marvel's Avengers за выпуск дорогого набора косметики перед смертью проектаJan 23, 2023 - Gamemag.ruНа днях студия Crystal Dynamics объявила о скором прекращении поддержки супергеройского экшена Marvel's Avengers, но перед прощанием разработчики решили выжать максимум прибыли из своего многострадального проекта, запустив в продажу набор косметических предметов за 80 долларов. Avengers game is shutting down, but you can get it for cheap on SteamJan 21, 2023 - PCGamesNSquare Enix and Crystal Dynamics' Marvel's Avengers is shutting down after three years as a live service game. While it struggled from the start, the superhero game definitely still has its merits, so it could very well be the perfect time to go to the Marvel's Avengers Steam page and nab it, or you can alternatively get it at a colossal discount. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: You can get free Marvel's Avengers skins if you're a true fan She-Hulk could be coming to Marvel's Avengers Avengers removes "pay-to-win" microtransactions after backlash Patch Notes v2.7.1Dec 13, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsRelease Timing: PlayStation: Dec. 13 Xbox: Dec. 13 Steam: Dec. 13 Stadia: Dec. 13 NEW FEATURES New Winter Soldier Mission Chain: ‘Winter Kills’ A new mission chain for the Winter Soldier is available in 2.7.1 - ‘Winter Kills’ - and it rewards players with a full set of Power Level 165 gear! Yes – barring the objectives you have to complete for the mission chain, this more or less allows new players to skip the grind for Winter Soldier and jump right into challenging endgame content like our new Omega-Level Threat: AIM’s Cloning Lab. We’ve seen so many new and returning players log in to experience the Winter Soldier (Sidenote: your Photo Mode shots of Bucky are giving us life), and we want these players to experience the thrill of completing endgame challenges too. The PL 165 barrier to entry can be restrictive, so our goal with this new mission chain is to give more players an easier path into the endgame loop. That said, ‘Winter Kills’ is not an immediate skip to PL 165; you'll need to complete a list of objectives that starts with finishing Bucky’s Heroic Mission Chain and culminates in completing the Discordant Sound raid (on Normal difficulty). You’d typically have to go through our endgame loop for weeks to obtain max PL gear, but through ‘Winter Kills,’ which can breezily take about a week to get through, players now have an easier path into our endgame content than before. Here’s a breakdown of the gear and resources you’ll earn from the new mission chain: Melee Exotic Gear 165 (Hero A - Classic set) Ranged Exotic Gear 165 (Hero A - Classic set) Defense Exotic Gear 165 (Hero A - Classic set) Heroic Exotic Gear 165 (Hero A - Classic set) Minor Artifact at 165 (x2) 10,000 Fragments 2,500 Polychoron 5,000 Units REASSEMBLE CAMPAIGN & AVENGERS INITIATIVE Having Kamala as a companion while equipped with the “Polymorph Counter Spike” perk no longer causes the game crash that some players experienced after Update 2.7. In the new Omega-Level Threat: AIM’s Cloning Lab, MODOK can no longer dodge to the side while his gigabeam is active. Also in the Cloning Lab, we added collision boxes to certain environmental elements in the boss encounter room to prevent Heroes from clipping into the world. Similarly, the camera for some players would clip under the floor when those players would take damage during the MODOK fight. We’ve updated the collision elements in the floor assets to prevent this from happening. We fixed an issue causing the camera to lock onto the player during the MODOK fight rather than MODOK. MODOK will occasionally follow flying Heroes without attacking them, but the Avengers don’t get off that easy! MODOK will now attack flying Heroes, as intended. Damage modifiers were not applied correctly to MODOK when targeting specific parts of him – specifically the head and terrigen crystal. We’ve fixed this so that damage modifiers are applied correctly! When playing with a full Strike Team, MODOK’s gigabeam VFX weren’t displaying for at least...Инсайдер: Marvel's Avengers еще может получить новый контент в 2023 году, но поддержка игры сворачиваетсяDec 8, 2022 - Gamemag.ruMarvel's Avengers не оправдала ожиданий, но студия-разработчик Crystal Dynamics несмотря ни на что продолжает заниматься игрой, переодически добавляя в нее новых героев, скины и другие нововведения. New Hero: The Winter Soldier Available Now!Nov 29, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsRelease Timing: PlayStation: Nov. 29 Xbox: Nov. 29 Steam: Nov. 29 Stadia: Nov. 29 NEW FEATURES A New Avenger Arrives: Bucky Barnes, a.k.a. the Winter Soldier! The Winter Soldier is now available for all players. Armed with powerful weapons – from a shotgun to a grenade launcher – Bucky plays as a ranged specialist. Bucky’s Hero Card is packed with Outfits and consumable items for you to unlock as you level up. Don’t miss out! New Omega-Level Threat: AIM’s Cloning Lab MODOK is alive, and he’s planning his next move from AIM’s Cloning Lab in the Utah Badlands. Assemble your Strike Team for this endgame-level challenge, which requires your Heroes to be at Power Level 175 or higher to start and ends with a new boss fight against the mad scientist himself. You’ll need to bring your A-game... MODOK’s learned some new tricks since you defeated him in the Reassemble campaign! Increased Power Level Cap We’ve increased the Power Level cap from 175 to 185! To level up from 175, you’ll need to earn the new gear rewarded for completing the new Omega-Level Threat: AIM’s Cloning Lab. PATCH NOTES REASSEMBLE CAMPAIGN & AVENGERS INITIATIVE Some players experienced an issue where Hulk’s ‘Unbearable Might’ and ‘Survival Instincts’ skills would relock when starting certain missions. Loading into missions will no longer lock these skills. We’ve made a few tweaks to Monica in the ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ boss encounter: We’ve moved Monica’s spawn in front of the players’ spawn point so Monica will notice them faster, fixing an issue where Monica will shrink herself when turning. We fixed an issue where Monica’s teleportation VFX and audio can fall out of sync for some players. Monica can no longer be affected by Spider-Man's Webbed status, as this wasn’t intended in our mission design. USER INTERFACE Spoiler alert! In ‘No Rest for the Wicked,’ Monica’s life bar used to display before players entered the room where they encounter her. We’ve updated the mission so that her life bar doesn’t appear until after players enter the room. Crystal Dynamics показала Зимнего солдата в действии — представлен геймплей за Баки Барнса из Marvel's AvengersNov 25, 2022 - Gamemag.ru29 ноября в Marvel's Avengers появится Баки Барнс. В качестве играбельного персонажа Зимний Солдат присоединится к команде Мстителей с собственным уникальным деревом навыков. Игроков ждёт отдельная линейка сюжетных миссий и другие активности. Разработчики Marvel's Avengers рассказали предысторию Зимнего Солдата — он пополнит команду Мстителей 29 ноябряNov 21, 2022 - Gamemag.ruНеделю назад Crystal Dynamics объявила, что Баки Барнс, он же Зимний Солдат, присоединится к героям Marvel's Avengers в качестве играбельного персонажа 29 ноября. Сегодня разработчики представили свежий кинематографичный трейлер, раскрывающий предысторию персонажа. The Player Count for Marvel's Avengers Has Dropped 96% Since Launching 2 Months Ago on SteamNov 11, 2020 - GitHypAfter being listed as one of the most anticipated games of 2020 by most news outlets, Marvel's Avengers failed to crack Steam's Top 40 Most Played list with a peak of only 29k concurrent players when it launched two months ago.
Although the weak launch of Marvel's Avengers didn't seem that bad back in September when compared to the average daily lows of older loot shooters like Destiny 2 and Warframe; retention is key with games as a service, and since its launch, Avengers has seen one of the worst player base drop-offs ever for a new triple-A game.
Over this past weekend, Marvel's Avengers peaked with just 1,190 concurrent players – a 96% decline compared to its debut on Steam. And the average player counts haven't been any better with only 752 players per hour so far in November.
So, what happened? Hype levels for Marvel's Avengers were at an all-time high back when Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics announced they would be revealing gameplay for the first time at E3 2019.
That same summer, Avengers: Endgame became the highest-grossing film of all time at the box office and the developer's new take on the popular franchise was in the perfect position to become the next big thing in the gaming industry.
However, unlike the films, reactions online quickly became mixed leading up to the game's launch as fans were upset by the character design choices and later concerned that the short campaign would ironically lack any sort of meaningful endgame content – similar to what we saw last year with EA and BioWare's disastrous attempt at a multiplayer loot shooter/live-service game, Anthem.
While Square Enix has declined to release specific sales numbers for the troubled game that's currently $59.99 on Steam, the low player counts align with the publisher's financial figures reported earlier this week showing a $48 million loss following the launch of Marvel's Avengers.
With the player base continuing to decline each week and feedback from gamers still mixed, it's unlikely the developers will be able to snap the Avengers back to life this time... then again, EA says they're still working on Anthem… and they don't have Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man to help save the day.
So, what happened? Hype levels for Marvel's Avengers were at an all-time high back when Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics announced they would be revealing gameplay for the first time at E3 2019.
That same summer, Avengers: Endgame became the highest-grossing film of all time at the box office and the developer's new take on the popular franchise was in the perfect position to become the next big thing in the gaming industry.
However, unlike the films, reactions online quickly became mixed leading up to the game's launch as fans were upset by the character design choices and later concerned that the short campaign would ironically lack any sort of meaningful endgame content – similar to what we saw last year with EA and BioWare's disastrous attempt at a multiplayer loot shooter/live-service game, Anthem.
While Square Enix has declined to release specific sales numbers for the troubled game that's currently $59.99 on Steam, the low player counts align with the publisher's financial figures reported earlier this week showing a $48 million loss following the launch of Marvel's Avengers.
With the player base continuing to decline each week and feedback from gamers still mixed, it's unlikely the developers will be able to snap the Avengers back to life this time... then again, EA says they're still working on Anthem… and they don't have Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man to help save the day.
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