{"id":42860,"date":"2024-01-02T17:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1952954"},"modified":"2024-01-02T17:54:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T16:54:28","slug":"marvels-blade-game-release-date-speculation-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/marvels-blade-game-release-date-speculation-latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel\u2019s Blade game release date speculation &#038; latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Move over, Mahershala Ali. This is the Blade project you need to know about. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Matt Poskitt\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 02 January 2024 at 16:00 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blade is back! And this time, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/marvel-movies-order\/\">Marvel<\/a> vampire killer won\u2019t be reduced to a lacklustre tie-in game with a movie release or simply used as a supporting character. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No, Marvel\u2019s Blade is an original triple-A video game from a top studio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The new age of Marvel Games has so far gifted us three wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/spider-man-2-review-ps5\/\">Spider-Man<\/a> adventures, a severely underrated Guardians of the Galaxy title, an overlooked Marvel\u2019s Midnight Suns tactical RPG and an Avengers experience that many would like to forget. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, Blade gets his time in the sun (or should we say shadows), as he looks to eradicate a flurry of supernatural happenings in Paris, France.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/EJD_rY9s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Love gaming? Listen to our podcast, One More Life!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Helmed by Deathloop and Dishonored developer Arkane Lyon, expectations are naturally sky-high for the project. It may be a good few years off from launch, but that doesn\u2019t stop us from speculating about when it might arrive, what the story entails and, most interestingly, whether the game could be exclusive to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/best-x-box-series-x-games\/\">Xbox<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taking this all into account, head below for all of the latest Marvel\u2019s Blade details, its predicted release date and what comments have been made by the developer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>When is Marvel\u2019s Blade release date?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=899%2C599 3x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=899%2C599 3x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=708%2C472 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1064%2C709 3x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=708%2C472 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1064%2C709 3x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=809%2C539 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=809%2C539 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=815%2C543 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=815%2C543 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1952991 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/marvel-blade-3276709.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Marvel's Blade logo announcement showing Blade taking a sword from his back\" title=\"marvel-blade\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Marvel\u2019s Blade.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>Bethesda<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>No official release date has been announced<\/strong> for Marvel\u2019s Blade, at the time of writing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upon the game\u2019s unveiling in December 2023, Arkane Lyon confirmed that development has just begun, so we don\u2019t expect to see the game for a good few years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Redfall was the latest game from the studio in May 2023, with two years between that and Deathloop in 2021. With that in mind, and development taking longer these days, we wouldn\u2019t expect to see a Marvel\u2019s Blade release date until <strong>sometime in 2026 or possibly even 2027<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> <h2><strong>Can I pre-order Marvel\u2019s Blade?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>A pre-order page for Marvel\u2019s Blade is now available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.game.co.uk\/en\/marvels-blade-2933879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">GAME<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for \u00a369.99.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A lot of this pre-order page is based on pure speculation, with a holding release date of 31st December 2025 stated. The same can be said for the cost, though we do expect it to be a full-price release.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Which consoles and platforms can I play Marvel\u2019s Blade?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>No platform details have been announced<\/strong> at the time of writing for Marvel\u2019s Blade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Developed by Arkane Lyon and published by Bethesda Softworks, we expect the game to be a next-gen release only. With Microsoft now owning Bethesda Softworks, <strong>it would make sense that Marvel\u2019s Blade would be a console exclusive to Xbox Series X\/S<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A PC release is likely, too, going off Xbox\u2019s history, although this is all speculation at this point.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the Marvel\u2019s Blade gameplay and story details?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While details are still incredibly sparse, we do know that <strong>Marvel\u2019s Blade will follow Eric Brooks as he looks to stop a vampiric invasion in a quarantine section of Paris, France<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alongside this, Arkane has confirmed that the game is a third-person action-adventure that will delve into the character\u2019s origins with an original story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Some concept art images were shared by Arkane Lyon co-creative and art director Sebastien Mitton (via X, formerly Twitter) shortly after the game\u2019s announcement. Check them out below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your excitement following Marvel&#8217;s Blade reveal means the world to us. Here&#8217;s some exclusive eye candy from our Art heroes at Lyon! \u2764\ufe0f<br\/><br\/>Want to team-up? Check out Arkane Lyon&#8217;s open positions as we&#8217;re looking for talents in various disciplines: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JZNi6qGbJ4\">https:\/\/t.co\/JZNi6qGbJ4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/INV3h7u2VG\">pic.twitter.com\/INV3h7u2VG<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Sebastien Mitton (@mitmitman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mitmitman\/status\/1735313731742015718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<h2><strong>Marvel\u2019s Blade developer comments<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upon Marvel\u2019s Blade\u2019s announcement, several comments were shared by Marvel and Arkane Lyon that all provide further insight into the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIn honour of Blade\u2019s 50th anniversary, we have found the perfect match for the Daywalker in Arkane Lyon, a studio of uncompromising artists who continually push the boundaries of game design and innovation,\u201d said Marvel Games creative director and vice-president Bill Rosemann. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIn addition to their award-winning talent, it\u2019s their personal passion and bold vision for our half-human, half-vampire iconoclast that makes this collaboration a perfect fit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkane Lyon game director Dinga Bakaba added: \u201cAs a kid of mixed origins, I felt a special connection to Blade \u2013 a hero with a dual heritage himself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe opportunity to put our spin on this character is a dream of mine and a challenge that our team embraces with a passion. We couldn\u2019t be happier to put players in Blade\u2019s boots, as he becomes the champion of my hometown of Paris, one stake at a time.\u201d<\/span><\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6330285366112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finally, Arkane Lyon co-creative and art director Mitton said: \u201cFrom his trench coat to his iconic sunglasses, Blade is a slick, stylish and driven character. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This project is the perfect opportunity to push Arkane\u2019s art style into an even more modern and bold territory. The essence of our work lives at the junction of impactful ideas and innovative know-how.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is there a Marvel\u2019s Blade trailer?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>The first trailer for Marvel\u2019s Blade was revealed at The Game Awards in December 2023<\/strong>. The cinematic footage shows Paris under quarantine, with Blade stopping by a barber for a shave. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the backdrop, we can hear a woman say: \u201cAttention: the sun is currently setting. All citizens are required to\u2026\u201d before being cut off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An air raid siren is then heard midway through Blade\u2019s beard cut, which prompts the Marvel superhero to tell the shop owner to \u201clock up tight\u201d as the \u201cnight\u2019s just getting started\u201d. Check out the announcement trailer below:<\/span><\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Marvel\u2019s Blade | Announcement Trailer | The Game Awards 2023\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/basLDO2bj2k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That\u2019s everything we know so far. Once more Marvel\u2019s Blade information is made public, we\u2019ll make sure to update this page. 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