Marvel’s Avengers free update brings Winter Soldier to playable roster

Marvel’s AvengersThe game, launched over two years ago, continues to be updated with new post-launch content. The game’s latest update, coming Nov. 29, will add Bucky Barnes — The Winter Soldier — to a playable roster of more than 10.

Voicing Captain America’s erstwhile sidekick-turned-brainwashed-assassin is Scott Porter, who also portrayed the character in 2016’s Lego Marvel’s AvengersAnd who is it? God of War Ragnarök). Crystal Dynamics says Bucky/Winter Soldier is “an almost purely assault-focused hero focused on dealing damage to his enemies in a variety of ways.”

“Players will find multiple different builds and play styles to embody that character fantasy, from the ranged marksman to an expert hand-to-hand combatant, to the deadly super-soldier,” the studio added.

Winter Soldier is joining a line-up that was launched in 2012 with Captain America, Thor, Iron Man and Captain America. The roster now includes Jane Foster, Black Panther and the Mighty Thor. There are also two Hawkeyes, Clint Barton (and Kate Bishop) to expand the range. Spider-Man can also be found exclusively on PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5.

Crystal Dynamics says that Bucky’s move-set is evocative of Captain America and Black Widow, as both were training partners. But he’s still a fully featured character, with “all new animations, a new full skill, tree, and heroic abilities all his own.”

The Winter Soldier’s update also includes a mission chain that steers the psychologically damaged Barnes back to doing good, while coping “with the trauma inflicted on him by his captors.” Completing this series of missions will reward players with his Bucky costume.

Crystal Dynamics developed Marvel’s Avengers for Square Enix, which launched the beat-’em-up adventure for PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One in September 2020. Versions of the game were released for Xbox Series X (PlayStation 5), in March 2021.

Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal sold Crystal Dynamics, together with the intellectual properties, to Embracer Group. In March, the studio revealed that it was developing a new Tomb Raider entry. It used Unreal Engine 5 and assisted in its development. Darkness is perfectXbox Game Studios