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RSS FeedsMarvel Games Exec Talks Batman: Arkham's Lasting Influence
(GameSpot Wii News)

 
 

25 june 2017 17:38:20

 
Marvel Games Exec Talks Batman: Arkham's Lasting Influence
(GameSpot Wii News)
 


It`s difficult to ignore the massive critical and commercial success of Marvel Studios` superhero films. With each consecutive release, the studio has managed to consistently craft unique and entertaining stories with the company`s extensive roster of characters and properties. Regardless of how you feel about the system Marvel Studios has built to produce its films, the company doesn`t show any signs of slowing down.While Marvel`s films continue to do well, its games division has only just recently started to grow with its myriad mobile titles and collaborations with big-name studios in the industry. The company`s push to get more involved with gaming is a fascinating shift; historically, the medium remained mostly reserved for movie tie-ins or the occasional gaming crossover. For a time, there existed few high-quality Marvel game experiences for people to latch onto--at least, in the way that people did with Warner Bros.` Arkham series. But with upcoming Marvel games, like Insomniac`s Spider-Man and Square Enix`s Avengers, Marvel`s once inconsistent game offerings seem like they could be a thing of the past.At E3, we got the chance to chat with Marvel Games vice president and executive producer Mike Jones, discussing what prompted Marvel to enter games in the first place, his philosophy towards creating and managing the production of superhero games, and how the success of Rocksteady`s Batman: Arkham series affected Marvel`s approach.Marvel properties mostly appeared as tie-ins to other larger media projects. At what point did you start thinking about entering games at a more serious capacity?It was really when my boss Jay Ong joined [Marvel Entertainment]. He comes from Microsoft and Blizzard and has a very long career in the business side of gaming. With the tremendous success of Marvel`s films and shows, and our long history with telling great stories and creating characters in publishing, Marvel wisely looked at the business and asked, `Hey, why are our ga ...


 
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