Marvel Entertainment and SQUARE ENIX Team Up for Multi-Year, Multi-Game Creative Partnership
January 26, 2017 at 11:30 pm IST
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Marvel Entertainment and SQUARE ENIX® announced a new multi-year, multi-game licensing agreement to develop and publish original games based on beloved Marvel Super Heroes, beginning with The Avengers. This newly established partnership pairs the creative minds at Marvel and Square Enix for alliances in interactive entertainment. The first game is being crafted by Crystal Dynamics®, in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal. The Avengers project is being designed for gamers worldwide and will be packed with all the characters, environments, and moments that have longtime fans of the franchise. Featuring a completely original story, it will introduce a universe gamers can play in for years to come. More details on The Avengers project and other games will be announced in 2018.
SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the entertainment business. The Company operates in four business segments. The Digital Entertainment segment is engaged in the planning, development, sale, licensing and operation of digital entertainment contents focusing on computer games. The Amusement segment is engaged in the operation of amusement facilities, as well as the planning, development, manufacture, sale and rental of commercial game equipment and related commercial products for amusement facilities. The Publishing segment is engaged in the publishing and licensing of comics books, game related books and periodical magazines. The Rights and Property segment is engaged in the planning, production, sale and licensing of derivative works.