Marvel Almost Had Its Own Shared Universe Of Video Games, Bungie Co-Founder Says
Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe changed the face of the movie industry with its series of interconnected films, a video game version of this concept was once pitched to Disney, according to Bungie co-founder Alexander Seropian.
On an episode of The Fourth Curtain podcast, Seropian and his guest Alex Irvine revealed (via IGN) how they'd come up with a plan to create a connected universe for future Marvel games, but Disney higher-ups decided to pass on the idea. Seropian--who was VP of game development for Disney's game division until 2012--and Irvine--who has writing credits on several Marvel games--added that funding for the idea never materialized, killing the idea early on in its development.
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