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Xbox Reportedly Working On Licensing Old Activision Marvel Games

According to a new report, Xbox is working with Marvel to relicense Deadpool and Marvel Ultimate Alliance games.

tech4gamers.com

Speaking during the Xbox Era Podcast, Nick Baker stated that he heard Microsoft is working on relicensing the games. While they are quite old, Deadpool was released for the Xbox One and can be played on the current generation.

However, since Activision lost the rights several years ago, none of its Marvel games are currently available for purchase. Xbox seems to be attempting to deal with this problem.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I can hear the crys of the "modern audience" right now with that Deadpool game.

 

[Artistic]

Would love to see XMen Legends.

 

[Loomy]

I can hear the crys of the "modern audience" right now with that Deadpool game.

Movie just made over a billion. Everyone knows what to expect from Deadpool at this point.

 

[feynoob]

I need that deadpool game on gamepass. The only chance I had was the free sea, since the disk was hard to get.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Ultimate Spiderman is GOAT

 

[Bridges]

This would be nice, Activision had some pretty quality Marvel releases pre-MCU. I'd love to have a (third) chance to get Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1&2.

Never got the chance to try those Beenox Spiderman games either. I have the Deadpool game and I remember it being kinda shitty but I'm all for making more things accessible for more people.

 

[mayham2199]

Don't see why they would do this. Why license more expensive IPs when you have a mountain of them.

 

[Loomy]

Don't see why they would do this. Why license more expensive IPs when you have a mountain of them.

The games have already been made. License would be relatively inexpensive and they have the chance to sell something no longer on the books. Most of what they make would be profit right away.

 

[El Muerto]

Lets make it happen Micro$oft!

 

[intbal]

There's also Blade 2, Fantastic Four, two Hulk games, and various Spider-Man and X-Men games.

 

[Sleepwalker]

X men origins wolverine pls

 

[mayham2199]

The games have already been made. License would be relatively inexpensive and they have the chance to sell something no longer on the books. Most of what they make would be profit right away.

Will it be inexpensive? Deadpool just made like a billion. On top of that what if marvel wants new games made and only wants to license them if they get
paid crazy money.

 

[BlackTron]

Xbox is the best place for old games. Not trying to be funny, it's why I still have one.

 

[Loomy]

Will it be inexpensive? Deadpool just made like a billion. On top of that what if marvel wants new games made and only wants to license them if they get
paid crazy money.

They just need Marvel to agree to let them sell games already made under a prior agreement. It is much simpler than licensing the character for new games. Marvel can always say no, of course. And they'd probably ask for a bigger cut of the revenue than they would have a year ago.

It's much cheaper than paying for a license, and then spending over $100m on a game.

I'm sure Xbox would love to have dozens of Marvel games on Gamepass.

 

[March Climber]

Potentially good news for fans of their Marvel B games if true. There's a lot to work with:

 

[Shits_McGiggles]

They need to bring back them all, not just the easy ports of Ultimate Alliance and Deadpool. Bring back the Backwards Compatibility program for not only these games but other Activision games.

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

Hahaha... so technically, Microsoft can make a spiderman game?

 

[March Climber]

Hahaha... so technically, Microsoft can make a spiderman game?

I could be wrong, but I think Sony, MS, and Marvel need to all agree on it.

 

[kiphalfton]

I need that deadpool game on gamepass. The only chance I had was the free sea, since the disk was hard to get.

You're not missing much. Gameplay feels floaty, and level design sucks.

 

[Loomy]

Potentially good news for fans of their Marvel B games if true. There's a lot to work with:

Yup. Phil can go on stage and say "The largest library of Marvel games is only available on Gamepass"

 

[MayauMiao]

Don't see why they would do this. Why license more expensive IPs when you have a mountain of them.

That requires MS to actually create great game.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

I'm all for this. Deadpool was a fun damn game. I'd gladly rebuy it again to support it.

 

[kazuyamishima]

The PS4 version of the Deadpool game goes for about 200 doliroos at CeX here in Australia and EBay listings have gone through the roof.

I hope MS can make it, I'll be able to sell my PS4 copy at a high price.

 

[havoc00]

We love you Phil keep making deals never let the haters get to you!!

 

[havoc00]

You're not missing much. Gameplay feels floaty, and level design sucks.

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[ArcaneNLSC]

I could be wrong, but I think Sony, MS, and Marvel need to all agree on it.

Microsoft might need to give Sony a different kind of handshake to produce a Spider-Man game

 

[Black_Stride]

If they bring back X-Men Legends and their spiritual successors Ultimate Alliance im going to shit a brick.

Ive been wanting to replay these games for years.......years.

 

[Puscifer]

Would love to see XMen Legends.

X-Men legends 2 is crazy fun. There's a mod out there that introduces dozens of characters into the PC version, it's endlessly repayable.

 

[Sintoid]

Great Idea for Microsoft paying again royalties for re-release old games that everybody really wants to play... but on Gamepass

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Movie just made over a billion. Everyone knows what to expect from Deadpool at this point.

Lots of tit jokes in that game. None that I recall in the movies. We'll see if it ever gets re released.

 

[dragonyeuw]

At the very least they should have relicensed the Deadpool game to cross-promote with the new movie, and the Xmen Legends game for the 97 cartoon. I mean how hard is this, really?

 

[DenchDeckard]

Xbox are the best at this stuff.

Their love for legacy content is one of the best things about the Xbox team. Hopefully they pull this off.

 

[ManaByte]

I could be wrong, but I think Sony, MS, and Marvel need to all agree on it.

You're wrong. Sony doesn't own the game license, only the movie license. Otherwise Spider-Man couldn't have been in Ultimate Alliance 3, Fortnite, Midnight Suns, Rivals, or any other Marvel game.

Marvel Games just has to OK the re-release of the old games. They could even put the PS3 ones on PS+ streaming.

 

[VulcanRaven]

Ultimate Spiderman is GOAT

I hope they can re-release it. The movie games would be great too but unlikely because Sony would be involved.

 

[Deanington]

Ultimate Spider-Man please. This and Lego Marvel is the only superhero games that I thoroughly enjoyed in the superhero genre (out of the ones I played/attempted at least). Although Guardians looks good too, just need to get around to playing it.

 

[SCB3]

Hey if MS could sort out the minefield that was the Goldeneye re-release then why not?

Xbox is the best place for old games. Not trying to be funny, it's why I still have one.

On console maybe, PC surely is above all?

 

[Solarstrike]

 

[Kerotan]

Xbox is the best place for old games. Not trying to be funny, it's why I still have one.

I don't see too many PS1, PS2 or PSP classics on there. Premium is starting to put up a serious fight.

 

[BlackTron]

On console maybe, PC surely is above all?

I don't see too many PS1, PS2 or PSP classics on there. Premium is starting to put up a serious fight.

Ok woah guys. I wouldn't want to let Xbox score a win in...old ass games.

1. Nintendo has the best old games
2. PC will run the biggest library of old (or new) games
3. Xbox is the only place a game you bought 15 years ago works fully updated with new graphics without a single thought to configuration or compatibility.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Weren't they all pretty much terrible? ha! MS should hire a dev to make a new Marvel game, maybe Insomniac.

 

[VulcanRaven]

They should remaster the PS1/N64 Spider-Man (2000) and Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro.

 

[SCB3]

Ok woah guys. I wouldn't want to let Xbox score a win in...old ass games.

You say that but I and many others think Xbox BC is one of its strengths and they should've continued it

 

[AngelMuffin]

Would love to have Ultimate Alliance and the Moon Studios Transformer games with FPS boosts.

 

[A.Romero]

I could be wrong, but I think Sony, MS, and Marvel need to all agree on it.

This made me lol hard. Forgot it existed. The former Mexican president provided very good meme material.

 

[diffusionx]

I remember playing through MUA on GameFly and liked it, but I am not sure how well it holds up today.

 

[March Climber]

You say that but I and many others think Xbox BC is one of its strengths and they should've continued it

Agreed. It was literally one of the top 3 reasons I bought a Series X console.

 

[SCB3]

I remember playing through MUA on GameFly and liked it, but I am not sure how well it holds up today.

MUA3 is pretty decent, only on Switch though for some reason

 

[Connificent]

I only wanna play Ravens Wolverine

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Makes sense. Especially with the success of Deadpool movie. Would make sense to bring back those old games.