(Photo: Marvel) Marvel Games took over the stage in Madison Square Garden for a New York Comic Con panel, showcasing upcoming video games. Bill Roseman takes the stage to get things started, launching a "world exclusive premiere" for Marvel Future Fight. The animated preview is put together in the vein of a Game of Thrones intro, teasing different nations being represented by different symbols. Roseman simply says, "Stay tuned true believes." More panelists take the stage with a 10.4.2019 logo on the screen now. They reflect on Contest of Champions and preview what's next. Footage of characters, mostly characters known from films and TV shows, play on the screen. "Since the beginning we wanted to tell this Marvel epic story," he says. "We're realy obsessive about Marvel like most people here. We love new characters like Guillotine..." A character map is on the screen to show how the 150 characters are connected. It is followed by a map of The Known Battlerealm. "We had big plans for it but we never went there," he says of the center of the map. It became Battleworld from Secret Wars. Marvel Realm of Champions and Contest of Champions exist in the same universe. "Contest in general is more of a solitary experience where this game if more of a multiplayer action RPG," Megan Magregor said. On the new map will be House of Iron, Spider-Guild (which is taken over by Venom monsters), Gamma Horde (featuring barbaric Hulks), Patriot Garrison, Asgardian Republic (a twisted version of the nine realms), Temple of Vishanti (a mystical world influenced by Doctor Strange), Kingdom of Wakanda, and Pyramid X (home of Apocalypse and X-Men characters). They have a list of 50 worlds they want to add to the world. Each Battleworld has a baron like the comics do. House of Iron: Stark Prime (A.I. Tony Stark). Spider-GuilD: Madam Web (an older Spider-Gwen comparable to a Jedi Master). Gamma Horde: Skaar. Patriot Garrison: Peggy Carter. Asgardian Republic: War Thor (all nine realms' powers in one). Vishanti: Ancient One (Stephen Strange who has messed with the Time Stone for thousands of years). Wakanda: Queen Shuri (T'Challa died heroically so she took the mantle off Black Panther and distributed the suit to all of the Dora Milaje). Pyramid X: Apocalypse. In the story, gamers start as a recruit to one of the houses which becomes a customizable character. Iron Legionnaire, Web Warrior, Hulk, Super Soldier, Thor, Sorcerer Supreme, Black Panther, and Storm. There are six customization slots for each character with several variations available to different parts of the character. The designs are influenced by comics, MCU, and more. The Realm of Champions presentation wraps up with tha teaser trailer showcasing the barons coming face to face. It leads to Tony Stark proposing a Secret War as a means to avoid a real one. "Battlleworld Will Rise. 2020."

Iron Man VR Iron Man VR is next. Christos Gage and XXX take the stage. "What we're making is Marvel's Iron Man VR," he explains. "The game is really al about taking the best things about playing as Iron Man. Flying shooting...Tony Stark obviously -- and mashing those together with PS VR...Lastly, that immersion that VR offers...It's one of those things that you have to play to understand." As they have been focused on the gameplay, they are now ready to unveil the full VR campaign. In the trailer, a Stark Industries missile is involved in an attack leaving a dozen dead. A voice tells Tony that they told him his weapons would cause something like this. Nick Fury is seen. Ghost is seen (looking similar to the Ant-Man and The Wasp villain. Tony flies around ships, near his Malibu mansion, and through locations. Ghost wants Tony to "die for" his sins. It will release on February 28, 2020. "We've always felt that Ghost...is a perfect character to fight Iron Man," Roseman said. "Ghost is not about conquering the world. Ghost is just about conquering Tony Stark...this anonymous hacker, anti-corporation, hates Tony Stark...feels hand-made to face Tony Stark and Iron Man." Ghost will "haunt" Tony Stark, representing his past despite him wanting redemption. The characters are voiced by Josh Keaton and Chantelle Barry. "It was almost like I was getting fit for an Iron Man mask," Keaton recalls. "I've actually been able to walk around and make Iron Man do all kinds of silly things in the mansion. It's been a lot of fun." Gage says casting these roles is "a really difficult thing to do." They had worked together in the past. "There really was no preparation for the audition," Keaton says. "It was a guy who was bearing his sole to, didn't say, but I'm assuming a support group. As he's talking to them, you can tell he has all of these issues from his past that haunt him...his whole speech was about redemption, second chances, and giving back. Amongst all of that vulnerability, there was still this quiet confidence." When he finished the scene, he asked, "Is this Tony Stark? Is this Iron Man?" "So, I'm the main antagonist to one of the most iconic comic book characters of all time, it was incredible," Barry said. "For Ghost, I think like most villains, she's very multidimensional. Very heavily layered character...her motivation for wanting to take down Tony, it's very, very deeply emotional for her. I can't reveal too much, obviously, but there are a lot of layers. It's very very fun to play Ghost. I don't feel like I'm playing a villain when I play her. I feel like I'm the hero." Nick Fury, Pepper Potts, and FRIDAY are also in the game. The game will offer bonus Iron Man suits for pre-orders and the Digital Deluxe Edition. prevnext