Marvel’s Midnight Suns delayed until late 2022

Marvel’s Midnight SunsDeveloper Firaxis Games has announced Wednesday that the release of this game will be delayed to the second half 2022. The original release date for the card-driven and turn-based role playing game was March.

“We decided to share that we’ve made the very tough decision to move our launch window to the second half of 2022,” Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ development team announced Wednesday via TwitterIt is. “We know many fans were looking forward to playing the game originally next spring, and the decision did not come lightly.”

Creative director Jake Solomon and senior franchise producer Garth DeAngelis said Firaxis Games needed “more time to make this the best game possible.” The extra months of development will be used to “add more story, cinematics and overall polish,” Firaxis said.

Marvel’s Midnight Suns was announced at Gamescom 2021 in August from Firaxis’ XCOM development team. The game’s set in an obscure, supernatural part of the Marvel Comics universe, bringing together a huge variety of different superheroes. The game will feature 13 heroes, drawn from various teams such as the Avengers and the X-Men. Players will control The Hunter, who’s described as a new character that was created with Marvel Comics; The Hunter will be customizable in both appearance and combat. Solomon explained to Polygon August that there will be more than 40 superpowers available for players.

When the game is released in the second half of 2022 — no exact date was given — it’ll be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.