The Avengers: The Video Game leaks, cancelled by THQ

[jkipp82]

Early last month, THQ shuttered a few Australian studios that were working on licensed titles.

A leak seems to reveal what one of those titles could have been: A video game tie-in to the upcoming Avengers movie. WouldYouKindly poked around on a few websites of concept artists formerly employed by THQ, and found some concept art and even a test animation (which has since been hidden) showing off Thor, Captain America, and Hawkeye all beating up on some Skrull enemies. One concept also shows Hulk and Iron Man in the mix.

The Avengers: The Video Game was at least being pitched, if not actually developed, for PS3, Xbox 360, and the PC. According to the LinkedIn profile of at least one developer, the game has been completely canceled, though we're not sure about the status of the license -- presumably, if THQ isn't making the game, Marvel could try shopping it to another developer or publisher.

[Serious_M]

I Hope another developer or publisher wil work on this game

[longy999]

As with most movie tie-ins the game will probably suck anyways. It does semi confirm that the Skrulls will be the villians in the movie though which would be awesome.

[jCrossley]

As with most movie tie-ins the game will probably suck anyways. It does semi confirm that the Skrulls will be the villians in the movie though which would be awesome.

I kinda wished it would be Hulk. A fight against the Skrulls isn't that much fun if the Fantastic Four is not it, especially if they're gonna fight against the Super Skrull. I know that Sony holds the film licensing to Spiderman, but who owns the rights for the Fantastic Four movies, I wonder.