Avengers

There’s A New Avengers Video Game Coming From The Makers of ‘Tomb Raider’

This is going to be amazing.

Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 17:16

Marvel just made a HUGE announcement that will impact your free time for YEARS to come. There’s a series of Avengers video games on the way – and they sound awesome.

The game will be made by Square Enix, from the people who brought us Rise of the Tomb Raider and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – so we’re expecting mad good action.

It’s not a one off either – they have revealed that the Marvel-Square Enix collab will be “a multi-year, multi-game partnership.” So yeah, that’ll be all our cinema AND gaming time spent on the Marvel hype train then!

Marvel & Square Enix

Here’s what Square Enix have announced:

The Avengers project is being designed for gamers worldwide and will be packed with all the characters, environments, and iconic moments that have thrilled longtime fans of the franchise. Featuring a completely original story, it will introduce a universe gamers can play in for years to come. More details on The Avengers project and other games will be announced in 2018.

No release date or platforms have been unveiled just yet. Marvel’s next big video game will be the amazing-looking upcoming Spider-Man game for PS4, which was revealed at E3 last year.

31 Pokémon Tattoos That Will Make You Want To Tat ‘Em All

This Pikachu, who is cooler than we will ever be.

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We KangasKHAN’T deal with how good this is.

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This Squirtle that says what we’re all thinking.

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This retro tribute.

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This totes adorbs pair.

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Deadpool x Pikachu: The mash up we never knew we needed… inked on us permanently.

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This Wartortle living his best life.

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These adorable couples tats.

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This little badass.

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This totally kawaii Jigglypuff that’s good enough to eat.

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Hitmonchan means business.

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The ultimate ode to Chancey.

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Ditto can be anything – even ink!

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Cutest Marill evs.

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Same, sleepy little Cubone, same.

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This Pika masterpiece.

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This iconic squad.

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Bulbasaur looking more dashing than we’ve ever seen him before.

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We cannot DEAL with this Charmander x Studio Ghibli mash up.

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This smartypants Rubix Cubone (geddit?)

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Eevee + Mew = DOUBLE CUTE INK.

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This subtle Pokeball.

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This bewitching little Pikachu.

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This Wigglytuff ready to sing its heart out, right next to yours.

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This Clefairy reminding us to reach for the stars.

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Togepi is kawaii AF.

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Is there anything better than Magikarp in a cup?

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Matching Butterfrees!

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This shoulder-dwelling Slowbro.

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This Charmander x Daredevil mash up.

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This legendary ink.

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25 Crazy Facts About Mario That CHANGE EVERYTHING

Princess Peach has appeared in more games than any other female character in videogame history, with Mario’s longtime love interest appearing in over 60 titles.

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In 2007, Princess Peach landed on Forbes magazine's Wealthiest Fictional People list with a fortune of approximately $1.3 billion.

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Super Mario 64 2, the follow-up sequel that was intended for release in 1999, was going to be for the Nintendo 64DD but was cancelled early in production due to the 64DD add-on failing to shift enough units.

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Whilst Super Mario 64 was initially going to offer a split-screen multiplayer option with two players playing as Mario and Luigi, the makers found navigating one brother in 3D enough of a challenge so decided to can Luigi! Mama Mia!

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Nintendo actually owns the rights to two porn parodies of the Mario Bros. games, ‘Super Hornio Brothers’ and ‘Super Hornio Brothers 2’. Both star porn legend Ron Jeremy.

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Although currently voiced by Charles Martinet, who also voices Luigi and Wario, Mario was once voiced by Peter Cullen who is also the voice behind Autobots leader Optimus Prime.

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Video game designer Yuji Naka has said in interviews that he was inspired to create Sonic the Hedgehog after countless attempts at completing the first level of ‘Super Mario Bros.’ as quickly as possible.

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The manual for 'Super Mario Bros. 2' clearly states that Birdo is a guy who thinks he is a girl. Which makes Yoshi’s brightly-coloured bae transgender, right? How progressive of you Nintendo!

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As of 13th August this year, Super Mario 64 has shifted over 11.89 million units worldwide, making it the 10th most successful Mario title.

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With worldwide sales of over 40 million, 1985’s release of ‘Super Mario Bros’ remains Mario’s most popular release to date. With the game selling over 29 million copies in the U.S. alone!

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In ‘Super Mario 64’, Boo's high-pitched laugh is actually Bowser's laugh sped up.

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Forget the crappy movie! The most WTF live-action Mario production of all time has to be the Ice Capades show which aired in 1989 and was hosted by Alyssa Milano and Jason Bateman. And yes, you can watch it in full on YouTube NOW!

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The utterly bonkers premise: A Nintendo system they are playing backstage catches a virus, allowing for all of the characters to be released from the game and skate on ice.

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Speaking of the 1993 film and what could have been; Arnold Schwarzenegger turned down the role of King Koopa whilst Nintendo passed on Tom Hanks playing Mario as they weren’t confident he could headline a franchise.

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Did you know that the ‘whomp’ characters from Super Mario 64 were inspired by a mythological Japanese being known as ‘the nurikabe’ which manifests as a wall that impedes or misdirects walking travellers at night? Creepy much?

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Remember those hockey mask-wearing Goombas in the Pumpkin Zone in ‘Super Mario Land 2’? As it turns out, they were in fact a direct reference to Jason Voorhees in ‘Friday the 13th’ and even went by the name of “J Son” in Japan.

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So this is awkward, but according to the instruction guide included with ‘Super Mario Bros.’, the koopas turned the inhabitants of the mushroom kingdom into blocks when they invaded, which means Mario is killing someone every time he hits a block.

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One scientific study found that playing Super Mario 64 for half an hour a day over the course of two months caused a significant increase in areas of the brain that helped with spatial orientation, memory formation, and strategic planning.

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According to a survey carried out in the ‘90s, Mario was more recognisable to American children than Mickey Mouse!

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“Ground Theme” (the song played on the first level of the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ game) is one of the most recognised pieces of music in the world and spent a to-tal of 125 weeks at the top of the Billboard charts for ringtones.

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Mario was originally meant to ride a horse in ‘Super Mario 64’ but when that didn’t happen for unknown reasons Mario’s horse became Epona, Link’s horse in ‘The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’.

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Because the hardware and controllers for the Nintendo 64 hadn't been finalised yet at the time of developing Super Mario 64 two years before its release, developers actually used modified Sega controllers to control the game!

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The chain chomp is based on a large neighbourhood dog creator Miyamoto was afraid of as a child. When the dog tried to chase him one day it was, fortunately for him, yanked back by his chain.

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‘Super Mario Kart’ was censored in the U.S. because of Princess Peach’s champagne swigging on the podium like a boss when she won. In the non-Japanese version she simply pops the cork and tosses the bottle up in the air.

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With global sales of over 300 million, it’s no wonder that the Super Mario Bros. series is in the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful gaming franchise of all time!

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