This is what Marvel fans get first, while every one else is smashing skulls. Bleh.

It’s on, it’s off. It’s on, it’s off again. Well now latest reports from Reuters are saying it’s on again. What you ask? A massive multiplayer online game set in the Marvel Comic world. This beast has been stuck in limbo for two years now. Of course it needs to be done, and I’m thoroughly delighted that it actually IS moving forward in some sort of developmental phase.

Here’s officially what Hollywood Reporter said:

“Marvel Entertainment and Gazillion Entertainment have struck a licensing deal to develop massively multiplayer online games based on Marvel characters.

The first game in development is a casual MMO title for younger audiences based on Marvel’s “Super Hero Squad” property.

Videogame publisher Gazillion also will develop “Marvel Universe,” an MMO game for PC and consoles. Financial details of the licensing deal were not disclosed.

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Tuesday’s agreement is an exclusive 10-year deal between Marvel and Gazillion, whose investors include Allen & Co and Oak Investments.”

What I don’t get is they were unable to get this deal in motion in the past but now they are going to try and throw two Marvel MMO’s at us? I feel the words “Epic Fail” for some reason. And looky looky, they are boasting a ’console’ version too.   

With DC Comics putting their online soul stealer together “DC Universe”, and Cryptic’s “Champions Online” very close to open beta testing, it only makes sense that Marvel finally get on the ball.

I really hope so, just don’t leave me a trail of bread crumbs and jump horses a year into development (again).

Come on Marvel, I want to dust off my cape.

-Crutchboy Out

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