Marvel's Blade: What We Know up to Now
Marvel's Blade, the highly anticipated game developed by Arkane Studios, is set to make waves in the gaming world. With a reported budget of $109 million, the game is poised to be one of the biggest upcoming Xbox Series games, also available on PC.
The story will focus on Eric Brooks, the Daywalker, the iconic half-man, half-vampire known as Blade. The game will depart from Arkane's usual first-person perspective, as it transitions to a single-player, third-person game.
Set in the heart of Paris, the game's setting is a city trapped in a vampiric emergency. Blade will navigate a quarantined section of the city, moving between the living and the undead. The plot is expected to be more mature in tone than previous Marvel games.
Arkane Studios, known for games like Deathloop and Dishonored, is bringing its immersive sim and snappy combat tendencies to Marvel's Blade. Blade is a master of stealth, deception, martial arts, and guns, and the gameplay will leverage these skills.
Dinga Bakaba, Game Director at Arkane Lyon, has expressed a personal connection to the Blade character and is excited about putting players in Blade's boots. Sebastien Mitton, studio art director at Arkane, has stated that the art style for Marvel's Blade will push Arkane's style into a more modern and bold territory.
While a release date for Marvel's Blade has not been set by Xbox Game Studios, industry insider Jeff Grubb has mentioned a target release date in 2027. Given Arkane's typical production cycles for AAA titles and the development timeline, current information strongly indicates a release date in late 2027.
Marvel's Blade was officially revealed in the Game Awards 2023, and the gameplay is yet to be shown. Fans are excited to learn more about this upcoming game, which is shaping up to be a significant addition to the Marvel universe in the gaming world.
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- The upcoming Xbox Series X and PS5 promise to host an action-packed adventure with Marvel's Blade, a game developed by Arkane Studios and expected to be one of their biggest deals.
- Aside from consoles, Marvel's Blade will also be available on PC, offering gamers an exciting alternative for movies-and-tv night entertainment.
- In this game, players will embody the iconic Daywalker, Eric Brooks, better known as Blade, in a single-player, third-person game set in a vampire-infested Paris.
- Fans of Arkane Studios' games like Deathloop and Dishonored can expect the same immersive sim and snappy combat transitions in Marvel's Blade.
- Entertainment news outlets have reported that Blade, a master of stealth, deception, martial arts, and guns, will have gameplay that leverages those skills to their full advantage.
- Industry insider Jeff Grubb has mentioned that Marvel's Blade may release in late 2027, based on Arkane's typical production cycles and development timeline, making it an eagerly anticipated title among avid gamers.
