The latest content update for Marvel's Avengers arrived this week, as announced on the recent Square Enix Presents Spring broadcast. Featuring Clint Barton, or "Hawkeye", the story picks up where the "Taking AIM" update left off. Clint has been rescued by the Avengers, and has a vision of an apocalyptic future where Earth has largely been destroyed by an alien race called the Kree. We play as his future self for a time, searching for Nick Fury in an attempt to make amends for abandoning the Avengers in their hour of need. Meanwhile, present-day Clint and Kate find a way travel to that same future to find a way to prevent it. Future Imperfect is about a two-hour affair that, despite being part of an unfolding story, is breezy and largely self-contained. Clint and Kate take the spotlight while the rest of the Avengers cast tag along in the literal sense. Given the length, it probably doesn't make much sense to have every Avenger have their moment, but it would have been nice if they had additional, observational dialogue. If you're like me, and not well-versed with all things Marvel, some plot beats might move along a bit too quickly to land

Today marks the release of Marvel's Avengers for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with owners of the game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One eligible for a free upgrade and the ability to transfer save progress. Additionally, the game's second post-launch content release, Operation: Hawkeye - Future Imperfect is now available as a free download and includes a playable chapter which introduces Maestro, a new villain and version of the Hulk driven mad in an apocalyptic future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtwNGQlmVd4 Square Enix also announced the game's first major expansion, Black Panther: War for Wakanda, will launch later in 2021. Catch the announcement trailer below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWBYhm4u0sw

Marvel's Avengers will be coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles on March 18th alongside its second major update: Futures Imperfect starring Clint Barton, known as Hawkeye. In a new broadcast today, Square Enix shared that the next-generation console versions will have higher framerates and better visuals than their current generation counterparts. 4K resolution will be supported on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and 1440p resolution on Xbox Series X. With consoles packing solid state drives, loading times are said to be "dramatically faster" and a higher graphical output and memory will allow for higher resolution textures and better draw distances on high-resolution models. You'll be able to transfer your profile and save games to the next generation platform you're currently on, and "cross-gen" gameplay will allow for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 players to play together. Xbox Series S and X will also be able to play with Xbox One players. The upgrade to next generation consoles is also free. Operation: Futures Imperfect continues where Taking AIM left off and can be played solo or with three others. In it, we'll find out more about Nick Fury's fate and his attempts to uncover a secret weapon being developed by

The first major update following Marvel's Avengers release back in September dropped this week. It adds Kate Bishop as a new playable Hero as well as a new scenario "Taking AIM" that follows the conclusion of the Reassembled campaign the game launched with. This update comes at no additional cost to the base game. The Avengers, in their efforts to combat AIM, reunite with Kate (voiced by Ashly Burch) and join her search for her missing partner Clint Barton. Mysterious tachyon rifts that affect spacetime have been appearing all over the globe (and in missions that started appearing last month) and the Avengers believe AIM is responsible. It's a two-part story with Clint's chapter dropping next month, as part of Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics' ongoing content roll-out. Kate Bishop uses a bow and sword in combat, and as you might expect, has a lot of moves that take advantage of a close or distant range. She also has a heroic ability to warp to an enemy's location and close a wide gap while dealing a lot of damage. Her abilities feel fun to play with, and in spite of the inability to fly, feels more apt to attack from a distance. While

In their latest 'War Table' presentation, the Marvel's Avengers developers reveal the first large update after the game's September launch will arrive on December 8th. Such updates will be called "Operations" and the first features Kate Bishop in "Taking AIM" which introduces her as a new playable hero along with a scenario that continues after the 'Reassembled' campaign's conclusion. Investigating the disappearances of Nick Fury and her mentor Clint Barton, her path eventually crosses with the Avengers. The story will be a double-feature where Clint Barton, or Hawkeye, will be featured in the second half. Currently, the Tachyon Rift missions available in the game now will lead up to this Operation, where Kate Bishop will take a prominent role. This Operation will also introduce an "Omega-Level Threat" a boss called a Super Adaptoid that mimics the abilities of the Avengers. In the trailers below, you can check out gameplay featuring Kate Bishop, where she uses bow, sword, and warping techniques to dismantle enemies. Operation Hawkeye: Future's Imperfect will release in early 2021, and a next-generation launch of the game is also planned for early 2021. 'Operation: Kate Bishop - Taking AIM' trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4omoDSkcQzM War Table: Kate Bishop Deep Dive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqiAotnCIBY

The launch of Marvel's Avengers in September has been rocky at best, with myriad issues affecting the game's matchmaking, progress-halting bugs, and disappearing skill points and costumes. Developer Crystal Dynamics acknowledged these shortcomings, committing to ongoing fixes and adjustments in a new blog post. They also shared updates about the content roadmap they've planned for the next several months. The team cite four major areas of improvement, including performance and stability tweaks that will attempt to fix the large amount of crashes reported on the PC version of the game. Matchmaking will be improved by allowing a larger pool of players to participate in a given mission and cut down on the wait to assemble a group. Exotic drops will feel unique and earned when you participate in the late-game content that bestow them. Another area the team seeks to improve is the endgame content. Recently, Mega Hives were added the the game. They're a gauntlet of back-to-back missions geared for solo players that make use of your whole hero roster. Should one hero fall, another will take their place. If all heroes fall before Mega Hive is complete, you must restart from the beginning. Based on player feedback, the team is

The latest update to Marvel's Avengers dropped yesterday, and included another round of bug fixes and quality of life improvements (some we recorded here.) It also includes new content in the form of an outpost you can visit in the Pacific Northwest region: the SHIELD Substation Zero. It's at this location that you'll meet SHIELD's Maria Hill in person, who will elaborate on a strange temporal phenomenon that's begun to transpire. This meeting will open up a new type of daily mission called Tachyon Rifts. The tachyon storms that take place within will slowly sap your willpower (health) but heroic abilities charge at a faster rate. A timer will also tick downward, and, if it runs out, will end the mission in failure. However, you can collect tachyon particles in the field and by defeating enemies to add time to the clock, so it's important to keep moving and keep busy. Tachyon Rifts are intended for late-game play -- it's recommended that you attempt them with a Level 50 hero with a power rating of 140. Gear with a Cosmic attribute can be found by completing these missions, which will refresh daily. In the video below, we check out SHIELD Substation Zero

Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics revealed that Kate Bishop will appear in a post-launch update in late October. As part of a double-header story with the previously revealed Clint Barton Hawkeye (which comes later in November), Kate has her own unique skills in combat that set her apart. In order to access this content, you'll need to finish the 'Reassembled' campaign, which is the in-the-box story mode releasing this week. It should be noted that post-launch heroes like Kate and Clint will come at no extra cost and will feature storylines that include new villains and elements that move the plot past the base game. The War Table presentation also highlighted a variety of high-level challenges including "villain sectors" which are missions where you take on a boss with heroes that are at or near the power level cap. "SHIELD Vaults" are secret missions that you can take on to find special materials, gear, and other secrets. The AIM Secret Lab "raid" will require you to form a team of four skilled players and will end with a boss fight impacted by how well you've done. Mega Hives is a type of gauntlet where you'll use your full roster of Heroes to progress

The date for the next War Table, a digital stream that showcases and discusses the contents for the upcoming Marvel’s Avengers, has been revealed. On September 1, 2020 at 10:00am PDT, days before it's worldwide release, fans and interested parties can tune in for new information and in-depth looks at various gameplay elements and some world-exclusive announcements. According to Square Enix, this War Table will offer all information players will need to get started on release day. There will be information regarding the high level content, and hints and tips for facing the various enemies of Marvel’s Avengers. Special attention will also be given to the game’s progression system. The stream will also dive deeper into the Avengers Initiative, a game mode where players can strengthen their heroes after completing the game’s Reassmble story campaign. The game’s first post-launch story content will also be revealed, and there will be an unveiling of an additional post-launch playable hero. Additionally, it was revealed that fans can expect new videos and insight for the design and creation of Marvel’s Avengers. Square Enix also notes that attentive fans may also be able to spot hidden details regarding future content and announcements. You can watch the stream over on

Marvel's Avengers adds a PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 bonus character with the announcement of playable Spider-Man downloadable content post launch. Available as a free update in early 2021, this content will only be available on PlayStation platforms according to a new post on the PlayStation Blog. Spider-Man will make his debut with an in-game event that'll introduce him to the wider world of the game. This event will include a series of unique challenges, and Spider-Man himself will come stocked with various outfits and gameplay options. Marvel's Avengers is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Stadia on September 4. The game will also launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X this holiday.