Update! Marvel confirms Thor and Captain America Games in 2011. . . and possibly Iron Fist?

Update! Marvel confirms Thor and Captain America Games in 2011. . . and possibly Iron Fist?

Sega will produce Marvel's two blockbuster movie tie-in video games.

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By multipurposeponi - Nov 03, 2009 03:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Captain America
Source: Game Spot

According to Marvel Entertainment's latest quarterly financial report, the two games will arrive alongside their movie counterparts in 2011. Though originally announced in April of 2007, it seems Marvel will attempt to capitalize on the larger fan base the two movies will undoubtedly bring in.



This will be the first headlining game and movie for Marvel's character Thor; whereas Captain America had a direct to video movie released in 1990 and a non-related game titled Captain America and the Avengers.

Sega is responsible for handling Marvel's other movie based games Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk and the soon to be release Iron Man 2. Though Sega is the most likely candidate to have a hand in a future Avengers game, a formal announcement has yet to be made.

Information courtesy of Game Spot

Marvel goes out of it's way to trademark the character Iron Fist for video game use.

The trademark could be used in various aspects (toys and action figures, animated feature, or a solo game for example). Could this mean an Iron Fist movie or video game is in the works?

What do you think?



Thanks to Nick Chester at Destructiod.com for the info



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Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 11/3/2009, 4:00 PM
They should have announced who would play Captain America first.
Imran
Imran - 11/3/2009, 4:03 PM
Great news!! If the film is primarily set in Asgard, the game will be so much better.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 11/3/2009, 4:06 PM
Well, I find it hard to get excited after the terrible Iron Man game Sega made when the last movie came out but Id be a liar to say I wont buy these anyway just to play as Cap and Thor, lol!!
SHHH
SHHH - 11/3/2009, 4:11 PM
no comic video game was worse than the Hellboy game that was released
Legendaryssj
Legendaryssj - 11/3/2009, 4:14 PM
should be fun i think thor will be a better game than film
lvlheaded
lvlheaded - 11/3/2009, 4:16 PM
movie-video game tie ins suck no matter the material. they should just stop making them
BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 11/3/2009, 4:16 PM
SEGA!

Jebus, they still make games? I still miss sega hockey.
Imran
Imran - 11/3/2009, 4:21 PM
@lvlheaded. I thought Wolverine was pretty good, well better than the movie at least haha
Phinehas
Phinehas - 11/3/2009, 4:27 PM
BillyBlack-
That's pretty much ALL they do now. I don't think they make hardware anymore like kiosk games and consoles.
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 11/3/2009, 4:31 PM
I beg to differ shh, superman 64 takes the cake in my mind. You had to hold down like four buttons to get him airborne and then somehow manage the joystick to control it. The best part of the game was the box, it was all blue with the big S on it.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 11/3/2009, 4:51 PM
All those who think the games will suck say I.

I
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 11/3/2009, 5:03 PM
I

Although I hop the thor game will be good, i loved the asguard level in the first ultimate alliance.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 11/3/2009, 5:21 PM
Superman 64 was the worst comic book video game.

Others would be Batman: Dark Tomorrow, Iron Man, the 2 Fantastic Four games (both matching the sh*t quality of the movies), Ghost Rider (also matching the sh*t quality of the movie), and Aquaman.
flames809
flames809 - 11/3/2009, 5:37 PM
i the last ironman game sucked hulk was way better and also teen titan was good they should make a second game to that
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 11/3/2009, 5:38 PM
lol aquaman had a game?
dragonquest67
dragonquest67 - 11/3/2009, 6:10 PM
these game better be good lol the only super heroe games iv played are spider man and spiderman 2 and that new batman game.

InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 11/3/2009, 6:11 PM
thwhtguardian: Unfortunately...
TNTjesus
TNTjesus - 11/3/2009, 6:24 PM
After the last Ironman game I have lost all hope for Sega movie related games. I would rather spend my money on a happy meal and get an Ironman toy. Sega does this solely for a quick buck and doesn't care whether the game is shit or not. Enough douchebags will buy it so they can keep making more crappy movie games.
antz1104
antz1104 - 11/3/2009, 6:52 PM
"We garuantee they won't suck...promise."
MisterNiceGuy
MisterNiceGuy - 11/3/2009, 7:03 PM
who the hell is going to play captain america!!!!!!!! the suspense is killing me
SgtPeppersComics
SgtPeppersComics - 11/3/2009, 7:11 PM
Sega?
DegenX
DegenX - 11/3/2009, 7:37 PM
wait a sec wasn't there an earlier article saying Marvel wouldn't be pumping out video games based on movies cause they always suck??!!
MisterNiceGuy
MisterNiceGuy - 11/3/2009, 7:41 PM
iron fist = not cool
80sFace
80sFace - 11/3/2009, 7:44 PM
Tarantino should do Luke Cage & Iron Fist
Phinehas
Phinehas - 11/3/2009, 7:49 PM
I bet Aquaman would be cool, if it had the right visionary direction added to it.

DTLSinger
DTLSinger - 11/3/2009, 10:08 PM
Ray Park for Iron fist!!!!!!!
TheColonel
TheColonel - 11/4/2009, 1:15 AM
Aquaman is....well I dont even wanna say cause I dont want to start a flame war
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 11/4/2009, 5:18 AM
I really enjoyed playing as Iron Fist in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 so a solo game for that character could be pretty fun...a movie though? Hell yeah!!!
FlashThompson
FlashThompson - 11/4/2009, 5:39 AM
I'm down because it seems the only games I play any more are sports, wrestling, mma, and comic book related games. This will just be another reason for me to be shitty at my job and gain a few pounds, in soda and potato chips. heh heh heh.

I've read some of the Immortal Iron Fist graphic novels. Amazing, I love the character. He's probably one of the most underrated character in all of comic books. I might be Iron Fist next halloween. Or next March on a weekend sometime whichever feels right.

When it comes to Aquaman, I think after he lost his hand, went through that crazy spell, and started to look like a deep sea Conan the Barbarian in the comics he was pretty interesting. If you think about it, if you were the King of anything, you would act a little batty and give yourself just cause to do so.
Shaman
Shaman - 11/4/2009, 5:49 AM
Boy, they announced the game and the movie is also comin' up fast, they'll need to call Jensen Ackles fast cause he'll need to do voice overs for the game before he starts filming ;P
WhiteWidow
WhiteWidow - 11/4/2009, 6:15 AM
i thaught captain america didn't come out till 2012
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 11/4/2009, 7:01 AM
Shaman: Very good point, lol! :D

captain0vell: As far as I know, we have Captain America, Thor and Spider-Man 4 in 2011 and the The Avengers in 2012 - thats all thats been confirmed so far as far as I know anyway!
Shaman
Shaman - 11/4/2009, 7:05 AM
Anil- That's a damn good pick for Danny Rand actually!!! SCOTT SPEEDMAN FOR IRONFIST!!! Concider that on my sketch list!!! ;)
FlashThompson
FlashThompson - 11/4/2009, 7:15 AM
Michael Jai White is always associated with African-American superheroes. I personally don't think he's a good enough actor for the role. Yeah, he's trained in MMA and can actually fight and stuff and that's cool. BUT in my eyes, you need more in my eyes to cast a fairly deep character than an okay actor who can actually fight. I personally would take Tyrese Gibson because he has mainstream appeal, he can act, and is great in action movies (ala Equalibrium and the Transformers movies). He'll be able to deliver in scenes where I don't think White will always be able to. I think you need a more main stream guy to play him because he's not that well known of a character in the first place. This will get people asking who he is and wanting to research the character if you get somebody like Tyrese in that role.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 11/4/2009, 7:47 AM
Im not sure who I'd choose as Iron Fist but Erik King would make an awesome Luke Cage!!!

icebergslick
icebergslick - 11/4/2009, 8:02 AM
Terry Crews for Luke Cage and Ray Park for Iron Fist!
ClintEastwood
ClintEastwood - 11/4/2009, 8:28 AM
Joshw24@ The Dexter dude would be good for Cage, nice.
Shaman
Shaman - 11/4/2009, 8:44 AM
Crews and Speedman are the best choices for "Heroes for Hire"!
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