Comic scribe Brian Michael Bendis will head up writing duties on the upcoming massively multiplayer online PC game Marvel Universe, the comic book publisher said Thursday night at an event in San Francisco.
Bendis is best known for his work on a variety of Marvel comics, including Avengers and Ultimate Spider-Man. He also co-wrote the 2005 beat-em-up game Ultimate Spider-Man, a multi-platform title that was relatively well-received.
Marvel also dished some more details on the MMO, which will be free to play as has become trendy among massively multiplayer online games that are not named Warcraft. Marvel Universe will allow players to take on the personas of classic comic book characters like Captain America and Spider-Man, which should make for some interesting interactive match-ups. The game's main villain will be Dr. Doom.
Though Marvel has not yet deigned to explain how the game will justify a world filled with thousands of Wolverines, the comic giant noted that Marvel Universe is still a long way away: There's no release year, let alone a release date. We also don't know exactly how Marvel will approach the micropayment system that will be required if anyone is going to make any money off of this.
Gazillion Entertainment is co-developing Marvel Universe, and Diablo creator David Brevik is heading up development.
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