More Signs Point To Square Enix's Mysterious Marvel Game Being ULTIMATE ALLIANCE

With Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite on the shelves, and the PS4 exclusive Spider-Man game on the horizon, Marvel has seen a resurgance in the AAA platform gaming space after years of focus on mobile games like Avengers Alliance and Spider-Man Unlimited. With two new games reportedly in development, a Crystal Dynamics/Eidos Montreal Avengers Project and a reported Guardians of the Galaxy game at Eidos Montreal, it seems that isn't stopping any time soon, but now it appears the upcoming Avengers Project may have been revealed: a new installment in the Ultimate Alliance franchise.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office received earlier this month an extension to file a statement of use of an Ultimate Alliance trademark for "Computer game programs; computer game software; video game cartridges; video game memory cards; video game software" (short, semi-accurate version in non-legalese: they're saying "give us time to officially announce we might definitely want to use this"). The trademark had also been active earlier in the year, though then it was speculated to be related to the re-release of the first two games on current-gen platforms.

However, these new reports, as well as reports as to the nature of the Square Enix game, indicate this may be the same project. The Crystal Dynamics game is reported to feature "third person cover-based action" as well as ""various game modes and campaigns", along with online components which wouldn't be out of line as a description of a new, updated rendition of an Ultimate Aliiance game (though presumably such changes would make it more of a reboot and less an Ultimate Alliance 3).


So what do you think? Is there a chance one of Marvel's best gaming franchises making a return, or is it too good to be true? Is there another game you would like to see Marvel develop as they return to the major gaming arena? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!