Avengers (2020 video game)

Marvel's Avengers features a large roster of characters drawn from the Marvel Universe, consisting primarily of the title team members and other superheroes. The playable characters include Steve Rogers / Captain America (Jeff Schine), Tony Stark / Iron Man (Nolan North), Bruce Banner / Hulk (Troy Baker / Darin De Paul), Donald Blake / Thor (Travis Willingham), Natasha Romanova / Black Widow (Laura Bailey),[6] and Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel (Sandra Saad).[7][8] In the game, there will also be as supporting characters Hank Pym, Nick Fury, Maria Hill and Dum Dum Dugan. During the game, the main cast of heroes come into conflict with several supervillains; among them are MODOK, the Abomination and Taskmaster.[9]

The story begins on A-Day, where five of the founding members of the Avengers—Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow and Bruce Banner—are celebrating the unveiling of a second headquarters in San Francisco, including the reveal of their own helicarrier called the Chimera, powered by a Terrigen crystal. The ceremony soon goes awry when a terrorist attack led by Taskmaster results in the Golden Gate Bridge and most of the city being destroyed, as well as the death of Captain America. Blamed for the tragedy, the Avengers disband. Five years later, the rebuilt city is now under the control of a science-based organization called A.I.M. led by George Tarleton, and superheroes—including those who were members of the Avengers—are outlawed. With the world in peril once more, a young Pakistani-American Inhuman named Kamala Khan uncovers both superpowers of her own and a shocking conspiracy regarding A.I.M., and so she embarks on a quest to reassemble Earth's Mightiest Heroes,[8] avenge Captain America's death, and uncover the true culprit behind the A-Day incident.[10][11]

Titan Books published two tie-in books for the game. The first book, titled Marvel's Avengers: The Extinction Key, will be released on August 4. [16] The Extinction Key, which was written by best-selling author Greg Keyes, is a prequel focused on the events that take place prior to the A-Day, which also sets the game's events in motion. The novel follows the Avengers as they try to prevent an ancient organization called the Zodiac from acquiring an infinitely powerful weapon capable of warp the very fabric of time and space — the Zodiac Key. The Extinction Key also introduces the game's versions of Doctor Strange and Brother Voodoo, as well as specific members of S.H.I.E.L.D.[17] The second book, Marvel's Avengers: The Art of the Game, will be released on September 1, and, packed with concept art, storyboards and artist commentary, will present intimate studies of the Avengers, plus a detailed view at the different environments and missions in the game.[18]