Marvel Midnight Suns Announced at Gamescom, Coming to Switch
At Gamescom: Opening Night Live, publisher 2K Games and XCOM developer Firaxis announced Marvel Midnight Suns, a new title with XCOM elements set in the Marvel Universe. The title is planned to release on Nintendo Switch among other platforms, and the release window is March 2022.
Check out the announcement trailer:
According to creative director Jake Solomon, the new title will star The Hunter as a brand new hero made in partnership with Marvel, and the character can be full customized in terms of appearance and combat. The game is described as a “tactical RPG set in the darker side of the Marvel Universe, putting you face-to-face against demonic forces of the underworld as you team up with and live among the Midnight Suns, Earth’s last line of defense.” You will be tasked with defeating Lilith, who’s out to destroy the world.
Thirteen characters will be in the game. The confirmed lineup so far includes Iron Man, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, Blade, Nico Minoru, Magik, Robbie Reyes (Ghost Rider), and Wolverine. The last few remaining characters will be announced in the near future.
The above trailer has no gameplay footage, but it was confirmed that we will see some action on September 1st in regards to actual gameplay. Stay tuned!
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