DEVELOPERS BEHIND MARVEL: AVENGERS ALLIANCE AND OTHER DISNEY SOCIAL GAMES STRUCK WITH MASSIVE LAYOFFS

It has not been a pleasant years for the many talented individuals who have worked within Disney’s interactive division. Following the shut down of Disney Infinity, which forced the closure of developer Avalanche Software came the termination of the four year old social game, Marvel: Avengers Alliance. From Polygon, who reported the news from Variety  5% of the 5,000 person workforce, equating to…

MARVEL: AVENGERS ALLIANCE AND ITS SEQUEL TO CLOSE AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER

Back in early 2012 when I started Comic Gamers Assemble, one of the games I was reporting on was the progenitor free-to-play Marvel title, Marvel: Avengers Alliance that initially launched on Facebook but has since been ported to mobile devices and even received a sequel this year, Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2. Avengers Alliance was the first in the string of free-to-play…

ANT-MAN CONTENT COMING TO MAJOR MARVEL FREE-TO-PLAY PLATFORMS

It looks like Zen Pinball isn’t the only platform that’s getting some Ant-Man love this July. Much like Marvel’s Age of Ultron before it, Ant-Man themed content is heading to Marvel’s catalogue of free-to-play and mobile titles starting July 9th. Look for the small hero in Marvel: Future Fight, Marvel Heroes 2015, Marvel: Contest of Champions, Marvel: Avengers Alliance as well as Marvel: Puzzle…

ULTRON INVADES MARVEL’S PORTFOLIO OF GAMES

With Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron less than two weeks away from hitting theatres in North America, the team and the titular villain can be seen just about anywhere: TV ads, movie trailers, toys, Doritos, Dr. Pepper, clothes, and starting on April 23rd, video games. This Thursday and leading up to the North American release of Age of…