The games released during Marvel’s cinematic renaissance have generally been underwhelming, failing to capture the popular imagination to the extent that the films have. Phase Two, starting with Iron Man 3 in 2013 and concluding with Ant Man later in 2015, broadened the universe established by mainstays like Iron Man and Captain America in Phase One, introducing deeper slices from the Marvel Comics canon like The Guardians of the Galaxy. Phase Three, which will be well underway by 2017 when Telltale joins the fold, will use the pieces laid out over the previous two phases for bigger crossover events like Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War. Marvel is currently in the midst of Phase Two of its hugely successful cinematic universe. The fact that Marvel is owned by Disney also means that, if this goes well, it could potentially lead to Telltale adapting other Disney-owned properties, such as Star Wars, which would be a huge coup for the developer. Teaming up with Marvel opens up an enormous universe of stories and characters for them to explore. After making a huge splash with its two seasons of The Walking Dead , Telltale has been ramping up its partnerships with established brands recently, with Game of Thrones,a Borderlandsepisodic series currently in mid-season, and a new Minecraft game in the works. That all sounds great, but still tells us basically nothing.

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