In the latest developer blog post from the Marvel's Avengers team at Crystal Dynamics, it has been announced that content updates to the game will end with the release of Patch 2.8 on March 31st, 2023. Official service will end later in the year on September 30, 2023, after which you will no longer be able to purchase the game. Single and multiplayer campaigns will still be available following the end of official service, but bugfixes and customer support will cease. Crystal Dynamics states that the decision to end support for the game was "a decision made in conjunction with our partners," which likely means the studio's new ownership — Embracer Group — after it was sold by Square Enix along with Eidos Montreal and Onoma (Square Enix Montreal). The developer of the Tomb Raider reboot trilogy struggled to find an audience for the game following a mixed reaction from consumers when it launched in August 2020. Despite this content and feature updates alongside bug fixes rolled out nearly every quarter until the final update this coming March, it appears it could not maintain enough forward momentum to continue service. The game offers a paid currency for cosmetics, and if you have

Collected below are the latest events posted by Square Enix social accounts from the company’s repertoire of service games, including limited time campaigns and content updates. Check out what’s new this week! Babylon's Fall Babylon's Fall will terminate service on February 27, 2023.5/31 — 11/29: Season 2 - The Light of Aaru11/29 — 2/27/23: Final Season Chocobo GP Odin and Ultros join the race in Season 3 of #ChocoboGP! Season 3 is out now for you to play.Treasure Hunter Cid and Raffaello from the Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon series join the race in Season 4 of #ChocoboGP on October 6th.Five new series races will be added to Series Race mode in #ChocoboGP on October 5th. Get ready to test your skills in the the Imp, Lamia, Land Turtle, Mammon and Skullhammer series. Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia Dorgann's arrival brings a new Event Draw to #DissidiaFFOO! This draw features the debut of Dorgann's weapon set including his FR "Ragnarok (V)", along with Celes's BT and weapons for Galuf and Lyse! As part of the Black Five-Day Campaign, the first multi draw is FREE! Raines's BT and FR (ft. Vayne!) arrive with his & Xande's reworks! Opposing Destiny's BT effect upgrades his knockback finisher Impact Strike to Seraphic Charge, while

The latest update for Marvel's Avengers will drop on November 29th, and include the long-awaited AIM Cloning Labs endgame content and a new, playable hero: Bucky Barnes in the 'Winter Soldier' scenario. Omega Level Threats are the most difficult content in the game, but bestow the best rewards for completing them. Which, in this case, is power level 185 gear. Players will once again confront Monica and MODOK, and battle against cloned villains in teams of four. The raid will require players to coordinate and have a power level of 175 to attempt. Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, will be added as a new assault-focused hero that has combined skills from Black Widow and Captain America, as well as his own unique skills. Completing the mission chain launching alongside the new hero will reward his iconic outfit. Cloning Lab Omega-Level Threat As seen in the No Rest for the Wicked warzone, Monica has revived MODOK but was unable to bring him under her control. The monstrous genius has now taken over AIM’s Cloning Lab, AIM’s most precious base and the source of the cloned villains that have plagued the Avengers. From there MODOK intends to take back up his crusade against powered individuals and

Marvel's Avengers developer Crystal Dynamics and publisher Square Enix revealed new updates coming to the game in an August missive that shares Bucky Barnes, the "Winter Soldier," will be the newest Hero to join the playable roster. Future updates will include a villain-focused warzone that will expand the story, traversal and combat updates, and a new Omega-Level Threat called AIM's Cloning Lab that was planned to debut near the game's original launch but was delayed for heavy revisions. You can read the details yourself below: Update 2.6 "Our next update will be 2.6 and is currently expected to release in September. It will introduce the ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ Warzone, a new villain-focused adventure for all players. The Scientist Supreme is running out of resources (and clones) and takes further risks to secure AIM’s power. Monica has recovered M.O.D.O.K. from the San Francisco Bay with plans to revive him for use as a weapon against the Avengers. Our heroes must put an end to her plans before the mutation-maddened genius returns.Alongside the Warzone, starting in 2.6 and continuing in future updates, we’ll be rolling out updates to our full roster of Heroes. One of the most important elements of Marvel’s Avengers is that

Jane Foster, "The Mighty Thor," is available Tuesday, June 28th in the latest Marvel's Avengers update. This update expands the roster with another version of Thor Odinson's kit, but with Jane-specific flair. It also includes a new scenario based around the character, who is pulled through a rift in spacetime from an alternate dimension. There, Odinson has given up his hammer Mjollnir after the events of A-Day, which cause cancer to develop in Jane — yet, she is chosen by Mjollnir and transforms into the Mighty Thor. Jane's abilities differ from Odinson's in that she has a more finesse to her kit. Quick Fire is a new ranged attack combo that allows the Mighty Thor to make a second powerful ranged attack by timing her next throw as she catches Mjollnir on its return. Her ranged power attacks draw inspiration from the comics, such as the Seek and Pin upgrade, which empowers Mjollnir to seek out and pin down enemies without needing to manually aim. Earth's Finest is her melee combo, and it integrates a hammer toss into her light attack combo for extra reach. Thunder Kick will send nearby enemies flying backwards. Mighty Thor's ultimate heroic All Weapon will send

As Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics continue their post-launch content rollout for 2020's Marvel's Avengers, they've revealed that Jane Foster will join the playable cast in the 'Mighty Thor' update scheduled for late June — the next step of a "long-term plan to continue to expand the story and playable content" featured in the game. Mighty Thor will receive her own Hero Challenge Card replete with characters-specific challenges that build towards collecting in-game items and unlockables. Her abilities will echo Thor's but several design changes will set her apart. She has a different Intrinsic Abillity "All-Mother's Blessing," a new Overcharge Ability "God Tempest," and her Ultimate ability "All-Weapon" which draws direct inspiration from her comic runs as Thor and Valkyrie. More details will be revealed prior to the update's arrival. Following Patch 2.5 "Mighty Thor" the team will be adding to the game's story with two new challenges as part of "an ambition to advance our narrative through hero and villain-centric content." M.O.D.O.K's fate after he's defeated by a Kree Sentinel will be explored, which will lead the story to AIM's Cloning Lab, a new "Omega Level Threat" that will require you to be at level cap with powerful gear to complete.

Marvel's Avengers updated this week with a new playable hero for PlayStation owners: Spider-Man. This comes alongside the "With Great Power" hero event that will introduce the webslinger into the evolving story, which features Peter Parker discovering a deadly threat from within AIM and seeks the help of the Avengers. Additionally, the game's first endgame raid: Discordant Sound has been implemented, which requires advanced tactics and coordination with a four-player team using high level gear. There are two difficulty modes: Normal, and Elite, the latter of which will be the most difficult content in the game, but will offer the best rewards. The story of this raid is intertwined with the War for Wakanda expansion, and will involve the Avengers battling Klaw as vibranium mounds threaten ecological disaster to the clandestine nation. New content in the form of Shipments will feature a new path to earn cosmetics, resources, and other items strictly through gameplay. Units, a currency obtained through playing the game, can be spent on Shipments, which will pull from a pool of 250 items with a small chance of pulling a premium outfit that won't be obtained through in-game purchases. Should you find yourself unlucky with rolls, it will be

The next free patch for Marvel's Avengers is set to arrive on November 30, Square Enix announced today. Patch 2.2 will bring with it a new four-player raid that has players taking on the villain Klaw, as well as the highly anticipated playable Spider-Man content exclusive to PlayStation. The update also features several improved systems, which include: Shipments - The Shipments feature provides an entirely new path to earn coveted cosmetics, resources, and other items strictly through gameplay, a highly requested option from the Marvel’s Avengers community. Each Shipment costs 500 Units (the currency earned while playing the game) and pulls from a collection of nearly 250 possible items, with a small chance of rewarding a premium Outfit unavailable via any other means of acquisition. But luck isn’t required to get the Outfit; players will automatically receive it after claiming 100 Shipments.Power-Level Increase - The maximum Power Level achievable will increase from 150 to 175. Acquiring the best gear requires players to complete the game’s toughest challenge: the new four-player Klaw Raid: Discordant Sound.Gear Upgrading - Players will be able to recycle gear of a higher power level to upgrade their current gear to match the higher-power level of the consumed item,

Marvel's Avengers will come to Xbox Game Pass on Thursday, September 30th, and include all post-launch content including this summer's War for Wakanda expansion. This includes console, PC, and cloud versions of the service. Coinciding with the game's first anniversary, Square Enix and developer Crystal Dynamics are running a quadruple experience point bonus campaign from September 30th through October 4th. Hero Catalyst XP Boosters stack with the innate bonus applied during the event. You can check out our look at the recent War for Wakanda expansion here. Marvel's Avengers • No Commentary Playthrough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iDPLpTIVfM

Last week, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics released the first expansion for Marvel's Avengers titled War for Wakanda. Taking place after the Reassembled campaign that's boxed in with the base game's release, Wakanda introduces King T'Challa as the new playable hero: Black Panther. Accessed through the title screen's Operations menu, Wakanda can be played and re-played after completion, and comes at no additional cost to purchasing the game. Jumping in, the campaign in Wakanda kicks off with an AIM invasion led by hired goon Ulysses Klaue and his army, in the hopes of stealing the nation's secrets in utilizing vibranium -- a resource their technology. T'Challa pursues Klaue's men through his county, where we get more information about Wakanda and its place within the Marvel's Avengers world. Eventually, returning to the capital Birnin Zana, T'Challa reunites with his sister Princess Shuri to formulate a plan on repelling Klaue and AIM alike. While the campaign takes several hours to complete, the story is breezy, yet effective in telling a self-contained story transpiring in the larger plot of the Avengers combating AIM. T'Challa and Shuri both have different angles on how best to protect Wakanda, and the tension between them helps carry through what