That October 7 release date applies to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. The Switch version “will be available at a later date.”

The trailer opens with an attack by Venom, joining the villains in wreaking havoc on the city. Naturally, Venom’s traditional foe, Spider-Man, swings into the fight, confirming suspicions that he would join the roster of playable characters.

The trailer does not show any gameplay, but it does show a sleek new look for Spider-Man, as well as demonic versions of characters like Venom, Sabretooth, Scarlet Witch, and Hulk.

The trailer also shows Scarlet Witch standing among the heroes under a title card, so it looks like she’ll be part of the playable roster, as well – and that matches up with recent leaks, too.

We got some hands-on time with the game recently, so check out our Marvel’s Midnight Suns hands-on preview for much more information. In short, it’s already looking very promising, but it won’t scratch your XCOM itch for tough-as-nails, high-stakes strategy – which director Jake Solomon tells us is a very deliberate choice to build a more empowering type of strategy. It’s also a play style shaped by some surprising influences, including anime and JRPGs. 

Even without a real E3 2022, the E3 2022 schedule is heating up today, so you can follow those links to stay current on everything that’s happening throughout the weekend. Check out our Summer Game Fest live coverage for all of today’s big announcements, too.

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“War of the Chosen was the first game where I’d say we actually had an intermediate amount of narrative in the game,” Solomon explained in a recent interview, discussing some similarities between the villains in Midnight Suns and the central council of War of the Chosen. “So it definitely helped us. If we had not done War of the Chosen, I don’t know that Midnight Suns would have happened because it would have been too much of a reach where we’re like, I don’t know that we can do that. I don’t know that you can put this much narrative structure into the kind of game that we make. And so I think it’s an unintentional consequence. But yes, now that you’ve said that, I definitely see that parallel.”

As Solomon told us, Marvel first approached Firaxis about making a game in its universe toward the end of development on War of the Chosen, with the gist being that “a lot of people at Marvel games are really big fans of XCOM.” Solomon says he was immediately excited about the opportunity, but he and the rest of the studio had to pause to consider the implications of working with a license like this. Of course, we know how the deal turned out. 

Relatedly, Solomon stressed that while the legacy of XCOM played a major role in Midnight Suns, the game itself is very different, and he says those differences won’t bleed into XCOM itself. In particular, he says he would be “extremely hesitant” to make the next XCOM game – the presumed but unannounced XCOM 3 – more like Marvel’s Midnight Suns if he were to return to the series’ helm. 

The Marvel’s Midnight Suns release date has been set for October 7 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, with a Switch version coming “at a later date.”

Check out our full interview with Solomon on how JRPGs and anime made Midnight Suns a better strategy game after the XCOM approach failed, and head to our Marvel’s Midnight Suns hands-on preview for more details on how the game feels in action.

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Responding to a tweet from a fan, Firaxis laid to rest any concerns that Marvel’s Midnight Suns would have loot boxes or microtransactions that could be purchased for competitive benefits.

“Hey folks, regarding our battle card system, there are no loot boxes in Marvel’s Midnight Suns or related microtransactions to get more cards (i.e. Gamma Coils),” reads a post from the official Marvel’s Midnight Suns Twitter account. “We will have purely cosmetic character skins for purchase that do not affect game balance in any way.”

Hey folks, regarding our battle card system, there are no loot boxes in Marvel’s @MidnightSuns or related microtransactions to get more cards (i.e. Gamma Coils). We will have purely cosmetic character skins for purchase that do not affect game balance in any way https://t.co/lHhdwbMpSZSeptember 1, 2021

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Marvel’s Midnight Suns is a tactical RPG from the makers of XCOM and Civilization. Announced at this year’s Gamescom, it’ll feature iconic characters from The Avengers, X-Men, and other Marvel A-listers like Blade, though players will be taking on the role of a highly customizable new character, The Hunter.

Long suspected as being simply XCOM but Marvel, Midnight Suns has since revealed a number of key features that make it stand out. At the forefront of those features is the deck-building battle system at its core, which you can see in action in Midnight Suns’ new gameplay trailer. The newly revealed card system is what made a lot of folks suspicious of microtransactions, which are common in the card battler genre, but it sounds like Midnight Suns’ purchasable items are cosmetic only.

Marvel’s Midnight Suns is scheduled to launch in March 2022 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Here’s how Midnight Suns’ detailed character customization carries on a classic Marvel Comics tradition.

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