Highlights
- It looks as though the Iron Man video game by Motive Studio will feature an open world.
- A job listing hints at single-player action-adventure gameplay with an original narrative.
- The EA Black Panther game is also set to have open world design.
A job listing from EA hinted that Motive Studio's upcoming Iron Man video game will feature an open world. News regarding the ongoing development of the title has been sparse since it was first announced in 2022, with concerns over the project's status rising after EA announced another wave of layoffs last February. Thankfully, a new ad was posted to EA's official online job board, which gave fans hope that the studio hasn't given up on the Iron Man adaptation.
There's been a lot of speculation regarding what to expect from the Iron Man video game, especially since it was placed under the management of Motive Studio, a fairly new studio that was only established in 2017, though has since proven itself with games like the Dead Space remake. However, some details have been confirmed. The initial announcement revealed the project was conceptualized as a fully single-player experience that incorporated action-adventure elements into its gameplay. Similar to other recent comic book video game adaptations, the Iron Man video game will also follow a completely original narrative, which aims to immerse players in the life and struggles of Tony Stark.
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While EA has yet to showcase actual gameplay footage, a job listing for Motive Studio's Iron Man team hinted the upcoming adaptation will additionally feature an open world. The advertisement specifically listed an opening for a Senior Technical Artist, who will help design the overall art direction of the game and oversee the production pipeline for several graphical elements of an open-world setting.
It remains unclear how the open-world design will add to Iron Man's single-player, action-adventure mechanics. Updates regarding the Iron Man game's development have been few and far between since its 2022 announcement, though Motive Studio general manager Patrick Klaus recently assured fans that production was proceeding under executive producer Olivier Proulx and creative director Ian Frazier.
Black Panther and Iron Man Go Open World
Iron Man is notably not the only Marvel video game adaptation departing from a linear narrative. Previously, another job listing for EA's subsidiary studio Cliffhanger Games hinted that the upcoming Black Panther title will also feature an open-world design. Like the listing for Motive Studio, the advertisement announced an opening for a Principal Sandbox Designer, who would be responsible for developing an ever-evolving populated game world with the Black Panther team.
Open-world superhero video games are far from a new concept, and it remains to be seen if the Iron Man or Black Panther video games will do enough to set themselves apart from previous titles. With acclaimed games like Marvel's Spider-Man acting as the standard of the genre, the developers at Motive Studio and Cliffhanger Games are under a lot of pressure to deliver a quality experience.
Marvel
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