Pokemon Go developer Niantic has announced a new mobile game in collaboration with Marvel called World of Heroes. We don't have a specific release date just yet, but the game is coming out in 2023 and a new website has just launched filled with more details.
Announced during the Disney + Marvel Games showcase, Marvel World of Heroes will let players create their own superhero identity as well as their backstory. Just like Niantic's previous games, World of Heroes will use your surroundings to bring the game to life, as you'll need to walk around and stop crimes, complete missions, and "thwart interdimensional threats" as they appear.
However, World of Heroes does seem to have a little bit more depth than some of Niantic's previous offerings. Players will be able to level up and unlock new equipment and abilities, and will also be able to team up with already established characters such as Spider-Man, Wolverine, Captain America, as well as your friends to beat the snot out of different Marvel villains. Niantic will be hoping that World of Heroes is the developer's next hit title as several failed projects have reportedly caused it to face a time of "economic turmoil" as of late.
World of Heroes wasn't the only big announcement at the showcase either, as Dismey and Marvel showed off several upcoming titles for fans to look forward to. One of these games was Tron: Identity, a brand-new visual novel adventure developed by Mike Bithell and his team, the same people that developed indie titles such as John Wick Hex, Volume, Subsurface Circular, and Thomas Was Alone.
We also got a first look at a Nintendo Switch-exclusive platformer called Disney's Illusion Island from the developers behind the recent Battletoads game that will star Mickey Mouse and friends. However, the show's biggest announcement was the reveal of a new "narrative driven" Marvel game from Uncharted writer Amy Hennig, which is set in World War 2 and will star Captain America and Black Panther.