If there's one game that
Marvel's Avengers can't escape the shadow of, it's
Marvel's Spider-Man. Insomniac's videogame about the iconic webslinger released last year and proved to be a massive success.
It's rumoured to be connected to Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics' upcoming
Avengers game - as they're both based on Marvel Comics and have noticeably similar titles - but there hasn't been any official confirmation as of yet.
So, while we can only speculate on whether the two games are or aren't set within the same fictional universe; we know that
Marvel's Avengers was at least influenced by
Marvel's Spider-Man in some way. Scot Amos, the head of Crystal Dynamics, recently did an interview with
GamesIndustry wherein he was asked whether Insomniac's smash hit had an impact on the upcoming
Avengers game.
Amos explained that it absolutely did influence the studio, along with every other major game which released as of late and that the studio are constantly on the lookout for concepts and ideas to nab:
"Every game has an influence on us. We look at any great game and ask what we can steal from them. Looking at Spider-Man, it was close to our hearts for sure, but think of all the games that have shipped in the last ten months. We'll steal from anybody who is the best. We look at it with Marvel. They're very savvy. They know what's going on in their world, from movies to shows to games. They help keep us abreast of what is going on and what's the right and wrong ways for us to reference each other..."
Amos stops short of revealing any connection between the two games and instead ends his statement with a line which seems to refute them being connected:
"At the end of the day, this is Avengers. We're building The Avengers universe. This is our thing."
Marvel’s Avengers begins at A-Day, where Captain America, Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Widow, and Thor are unveiling a hi-tech Avengers Headquarters in San Francisco — including the reveal of their own helicarrier powered by an experimental energy source. The celebration turns deadly when a catastrophic accident results in massive devastation. Blamed for the tragedy, the Avengers disband. Five years later, with all Super Heroes outlawed and the world in peril, the only hope is to reassemble Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
Marvel's Avengers will be available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia on the May 15th, 2020.