The good news? Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra hasn’t been cancelled. The bad news? We’re not entirely sure what it’s supposed to be. Way back in 2022, Skydance New Media hinted at a Marvel game starring Captain America and Black Panther, with both heroes joining forces to take on the evil Hydra during World War II in a story penned by Uncharted scribe Amy Hennig. A couple of years later, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra was revealed in full, with an emphasis on multiple playable characters and a tentative Holiday 2025 release date.
However, Marvel 1943 would soon be delayed until 2026, reportedly to allow the development team more time to polish the adventure. Sadly, it would eventually be delayed once again, and earlier this week rumors started to spread of Marvel 1943 being cancelled outright. Earlier this week, Paramount Games laid off at least 30 employees in the wake of the ongoing merger between Skydance and Warner Bros., adding more evidence to support news of the game being scrapped.
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Hasn’t Been Cancelled, But Don’t Celebrate Just Yet
This isn’t the case, though, as Kotaku reports that Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is still in development despite rumors to the contrary. Executive producer Lu Gigliotti addressed these rumors in a Skydance Slack message, saying that he has spoken directly with higher-ups and verified that the development team is still hard at work on the game. He says that the developers are being told not to let the claims distract them from their work, and that Skydance was monitoring the situation closely.
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is said to be nearing an “Alpha” development milestone, though Kotaku‘s source says that the project is now “close to done.” Kotaku also shared some tidbits about Marvel 1943 that might give some hardcore gamers pause: as it turns out, the project was initially pitched as a Netflix game, and is said to be light on gameplay. In fact, rumor has it that Marvel 1943 only uses one button, which doesn’t leave a whole lot of room for the rich combat or detailed landscape traversal that you would find in something like Marvel’s Spider-Man.
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has also reportedly gone over budget, resulting in the game’s length and content being scaled back considerably from what was originally envisioned. This doesn’t bode well for players who were looking forward to busting Hydra as the team of Captain America and Black Panther, but this story is still ongoing, and Kotaku is still reaching out to Skydance and Marvel for official comments at this time.
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