A new single-player, third-person game based on a comic book hero is coming from Arkane Lyon, with Marvel's Blade dropping its first trailer showing off the renowned character to the world. Alongside Arkane-Marvel Games, Bethesda Softworks, and Xbox, bring forth a new Blade game, following the 50th anniversary of the character's first appearance in Marvel Comics.
Eric Brooks is suiting up yet again for a game, with his iconic leather trench coat, his katana, a revolver on his hip, and his overall suave appearance.
Marvel's Blade: New Game Trailer Unveiled in The Game Awards
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The Game Awards is also known to also preview upcoming games, with many launching new titles or dropping trailers during the showcase, now seeing hype for the revival of a renowned comic book hero with Marvel's Blade.
Bethesda dropped the trailer for Marvel's Blade, and it showed what to expect from the play style, graphics, design, and more coming for this new title.
The trailer showed off the slick and composed persona of Eric Brooks, a.k.a. the Daywalker, as referred to by the people familiar with Blade, who is a half-human, half-vampire hybrid. When tragedy strikes, Blade is seen sporting his iconic all-black look paired with his sunglasses, complete with his vampire-killing weapons, looking to set out and fight the evil of the undead.
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According to Bethesda, the game is under development by Arkane Lyon, the company behind the renowned Deathloop and Dishonored series, working alongside Marvel Games, Bethesda, and Xbox.
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Moreover, the game sees a familiar design to Arkane's previous game, and sets Marvel's Blade in a quarantined area of Paris, to fight off evil the entire night before the sun rises. This game also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the character.
Blade: Marvel Comics' Iconic Vampire Hunter
The original Blade centers on Eric Brooks, a character of color introduced by Marvel Comics in 1973, and since then, the world has seen his iconic series, now celebrated by the company for his 50 years in the media. One of the more popular adaptations of Blade was with the movie series developed by Marvel Studios and New Line Cinema, starring Wesley Snipes as the titular hero.
After getting a trilogy from Marvel, with the third release, Blade: Trinity, widely considered as a flop, the significant success of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) sparked rumors about possible reboots. Of course, this would still include the iconic portrayal of Snipes as Blade, but there were speculations that it would focus on the next generation, including his daughter to take on the mantle.
With a unique story and direction over at Marvel, Blade has been a significant presence in the multimedia adaptations of the character, but so far, the game trilogy based on the film series has not gained widespread popularity. Now, the character is returning with a dedicated, stand-alone game, with Arkane heading its development of Marvel's Blade, with its release date yet unknown.
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