Marvel's Avengers: Square Enix Unlocks the Grind Stone (VL428)
438Marvel's Avengers may not have set the video game industry on fire, but that doesn't mean that Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics won't yet take the torch to their own product.
But is there some kind of method to their madness? Or is this just another case of a game developer not realizing what makes live service games tick?
Let's dive in.
It's a bold strategy, Iron Man, we'll see how it plays out for them...in Virtual Legality.
#Avengers #Grind #Messaging
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Discussed in this episode:
"US NPD SW - 2020 Top 20 Sellers"
Tweet - January 15, 2021 - Mat Piscatella
https://twitter.com/MatPiscatella/status/1350079277941755905?s=20
"Marvel’s Avengers has a surprisingly good campaign thanks to Ms. Marvel"
The Verge - September 4, 2020
https://www.theverge.com/21422708/marvel-avengers-review-single-player-campaign-ps4-xbox-pc
"WandaVision Is Currently The Most Popular TV Show in the World"
ScreenRant - February 13, 2021
https://screenrant.com/wandavision-world-most-popular-show-marvel-disney/
"Square Enix - reported Yen6.5bn loss for HD Games driven by Marvel Avengers..."
Tweet - November 6, 2020 - David Gibson
https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/1324754312279465991
"UpcomingCosmeticandXPRework"
Avengers Blog - March 3, 2021
https://avengers.square-enix-games.com/en-us/news/cosmetic-xp-rework/
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