At launch,
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order will feature a playable roster of well over two dozen characters. These characters will be drawn from various Marvel franchises including the
Avengers, the
Guardians of the Galaxy, the
X-Men. Noticeably absent from the game, however, was the
Fantastic Four.
Well, during Nintendo’s E3 livestream today, it was confirmed that Marvel’s First Family will be coming to
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3… as DLC. Today’s trailer revealed that
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 will be getting an Expansion Pass containing content focus on
Marvel Knights, the
X-Men, and
Fantastic Four.
Specifics, such as pricing details and which characters from these franchises will be included, are still a mystery. As it stands now,
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 already features some prominent characters from
X-Men (Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler) and
Marvel Knights (Daredevil, Black Widow). Of course, the
X-Men roster is pretty robust, so there are numerous possibilities. However, the remaining
Marvel Knights could include Moon Knight, Shang-Chi, and Luke Cage. The
Fantastic Four should bring (though it's not confirmed) at least the four original members: Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Thing, and Human Torch.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order’s post-launch content will begin releasing in fall of this year. While each of the DLC packs will be included in the Expansion Pass, it’s unclear if you’ll be able to buy them individually.
In addition to the exciting DLC news, today's trailer also highlights some additional heroes and villains in
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, including Ghost Rider, Elektra, MODOK, Mysterio, and more.
The MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE series returns for the first time in 10 years—with a new action RPG—exclusively on the Nintendo Switch™ system! Assemble your ultimate team of Marvel Super Heroes from a huge cast including the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the X-Men, and more! Team up with friends to prevent galactic devastation at the hands of the mad cosmic tyrant Thanos and his ruthless warmasters, The Black Order.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order is set to release on July 19, 2019 exclusively for Nintendo Switch. In other Marvel game-related news, Square Enix finally
debuted Marvel's Avengers last night, confirming the game's release for May 15, 2020.