Skydance New Media’s Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, helmed by Uncharted creator Amy Hennig, is out this yr, but a launch date stays unconfirmed. Voice actor Khary Payton, who performs Black Panther (Azzuri, the grandfather of T’Challa), has supplied an replace, indicating that it might be a “Christmas scenario.”
Talking to The Direct at MultiCon in Los Angeles, Payton mentioned, “We’re nonetheless working. We’re planning on 2025…We’re considering like a Christmas scenario. However I’m so excited.” After all, this might additionally imply the group is focusing on the vacation season and nonetheless hasn’t narrowed down a selected date.
Later within the interview, Payton says that the group desires gamers to expertise the sport prefer it’s Sport of Thrones or The Strolling Lifeless.
“And to be taking part in him within the online game, taking part in his grandfather, be taking part in a model of Black Panther, and searching on there and seeing that it’s me… It’s like essentially the most photo-realistic…We wish folks to play this recreation and have your entire household sit on the couch and watch it like they’re watching ‘Sport of Thrones,’ or ‘The Strolling Lifeless,’ or one thing. We’re in search of simply an unimaginable cinematic expertise for everyone, and I pinch myself.”
He additionally promised that the expertise can be “so good” and praised Hennig. “I nonetheless can’t consider that it’s taking place. However it’s going to be so good. Amy Hennig, who did the ‘Uncharted’ collection, was the director and author. She is simply so wonderful, and I’m like, ‘Man, we couldn’t have requested for a greater head of this undertaking.’ So I do know it’s taken some time, however belief me, it will be price it.”
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is in improvement for Xbox Sequence X/S, PS5, and PC. Set in Paris throughout its occupation in World Warfare 2, it options Captain America and Black Panther working collectively towards Hydra. Gabriel Jones of the Howling Commandos and Wakandan spy chief Nanali are additionally playable.
Hennig mentioned the developer is “attempting to do some groundbreaking stuff” with cinematically introduced video games, inviting the most individuals in by “bringing them one thing they already know and love, however in a brand new type.”
