It's been a long time since Marvel has really tried to make an impact on the gaming industry. Ever since Sega butchered the properties during the early days of the last console generation, Marvel has kept its distance from the video game market. It's a shame, too: some of the publisher's PS2 and Original Xbox games were some of the best on the platform.
On the other hand, Telltale Games has only gotten more and more successful. The Walking Dead adaptation was the first in a string of hugely popular and successful adaptations - from the looks of things, Telltale Games isn't slowing down anytime soon.
That's what makes the partnership between the two companies so promising: Marvel has a huge list of characters to adapt, and Telltale has proven that they can do just about any property justice. Going by what's popular in Marvel's catalog and what Telltale Games has done in the past, we've come up with three possible projects that the studios might be working on:
The Avengers
If there's any team that comes closest to a project that Telltale has already made, it's the Agents of SHIELD team. Telltale has proven that tie-in games can work, and the team is known for writing some truly amazing characters. While it might not be the most action-packed adaptation, Agents of SHIELD could bring a lot of new characterization to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
For Telltale Games fans, the deal with Marvel is a match made in Heaven. The publisher has a library filled with some of the best characters ever written, and Telltale has proven time and time again that it can knock comic book adaptations out of the park. With any luck, this first project is only the first of many.
Marvel and Telltale's collaboration isn't due out until 2017, but if you're interested in Telltale's current lineup, the first two episodes of both Tales of the Borderlands and its Game of Thrones adaptation are available now.
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