The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s successful decade transforming the genius of Stan Lee and co into an awesome series of movies has brought the Avengers into the mainstream like never before. But while we’ve had some decent Marvel games on Xbox, nothing has so far matched the MCU for vision and ambition.
When we heard Crystal Dynamics was bringing the Avengers to Xbox in an online cooperative game, we practically wet our spandex cosplay tights. And then, um, that E3 2019 trailer cooled our ardour a little – if you’ve seen it you’ll understand why. But let us assure you, having gone hands-on at Gamescom, you’re in for something special.
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