Bungie co-founder Alexander Seropian and Marvel Rivals writer Alex Irvine revealed a concept for a 'Marvel Gaming Universe' that could have synchronized Marvel games like the MCU. Discussed in a podcast, the initiative aimed to link games into a shared timeline, much before the MCU's success. Unfortunately, Disney did not fund the project, frustrating its creators who had innovative ideas involving alternate reality games to enhance player engagement. The lack of funding was likely tied to concerns over complex lore questions.
"When I first started working on Marvel games, there was this idea that they were going to create a Marvel gaming universe that was going to exist in the same way that the MCU did. It never really happened."
"That was so frustrating because we came up with all these great ideas about how to do it, but it never got funded by Disney."
"I was coming out of ARGs at that point, and thinking, 'Wouldn't it be cool if we had some ARG aspects?'"
"The concept was my initiative and it came before the MCU on the movie side of things was up and running."
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