Many characters from comic book source material as well as the MCU’s popular iterations have been requested by fans forMarvel’s Avengers' next playable heroes. Commonly mentioned characters such as Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch have not been revealed yet, however, and news has been scarce sinceMarvel’s Avengers' PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man.BecauseMarvel’s Avengersis a live-service title, it bears the weight of content expectancy. Any content unveiled and released is expected to be followed up with content that is just as rich. Unfortunately, no new content roadmap has been shared sinceMarvel’s Avengersstated the newest roadmap would be detailed in early 2022. That time has passed with no new information, but a new development update has suddenly dropped today that hopes to shed more context on future updates, which will include the release of its newest playable character.RELATED:Marvel’s Avengers Releases Update 2.3.1Marvel’s Avengersannounced in an April Development Update that two new updates are on their way in 2.4 and 2.5. But the most profound of this news is the announcement of Jane Foster’s Mighty Thor. Jane’s official announcementconfirms recent rumors aboutMarvel’s Avengers' next playable character, and the associated rumor that Jane’s release is meant to coincide with the theatrical release ofThor: Love and Thunderthis July is also plausible now as a result.
Marvel’s Avengers' announcement intriguingly follows yesterday’s surprise trailer release forThor: Love and Thunder, which offered its first official look at Natalie Portman’s armored, Mjolnir-wielding character outside of marketing art and action figures. This could be a coincidence, but it would also make sense ifMarvel’s Avengerswishes to ride the movie’s hype with its own character release.
It is also shared that Jane will be an echo character of Thor and share similar abilities while at the same time “she will also have elements that are distinctly Jane.” Jane will not release until Update 2.5, however, and Update 2.4 will release sooner with reworked event frameworks. Such event alterations in 2.4 will haveMarvel’s Avengers"improving and diversifying rewards" and “higher power level gear rewards” as a way to “make events more compelling and to reward mission and objective play.”
Marvel’s Avengers' latest development updateis not exactly the month-by-month roadmap fans had hoped for, but it is still possible that a detailed schedule of content could be made available to fans at some point in the future. Update 2.4 is “currently targeting a May release,” so more information about said-content will hopefully be clearer in a month’s time.
Marvel’s Avengersis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
