Guardians of the Galaxy game UK release date and gameplay rumours, plus trailer
Here's everything we know about Telltale's episodic game of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy is Marvel's first game in partnership with Telltale Games, who've already made games based on The Walking Dead, Batman, and Game of Thrones. Here, we discuss the potential release date for the five Guardians of the Galaxy episodes, along with what to expect in terms of gameplay and storyline.
Guardians of the Galaxy game UK release date rumours: When is Guardians of the Galaxy episode one coming out in the UK?
Guardians of the Galaxy game UK release date: 2017
All we know for sure about the release of the first episode of Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy game is that it's due some time in 2017. Telltale confirmed the 2017 release date in a blog post shortly after revealing the game at The Game Awards 2016, writing that the five-part episodic series will "premiere digitally in 2017."
We can speculate about a more precise release date though. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the upcoming sequel to the first film, hits UK cinemas on Friday 28 April 2017, and it's a pretty reasonable guess that Marvel and Telltale will be timing the release of the game's first episode to capitalise on the excitement around the film's release. That means we can likely expect Guardians of the Galaxy Episode One to release some time in April 2017, with the remaining four episodes over the following few months.
As for release platforms, the game will apparently come out on "home consoles, PC, and mobile devices." That means we can expect it on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, along with Android and iOS, and maybe even the Nintendo Switch.
We’ll update this section with more information as soon as it becomes available.
Guardians of the Galaxy gameplay rumours: What can we expect from the Guardians of the Galaxy game?
We don't know much about the game yet beyond its official title: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series.
Telltale released a first teaser video for the game (shown above), but it doesn't reveal much except that fans can expect the same sort of tongue-in-cheek soundtrack choices that helped make the Marvel film so popular. Thankfully, Telltale co-founder and CEO Kevin Bruner has revealed a little more about what to expect in the official blog post.
"The energizing blend of humor, emotion, teamwork, and full-on sci-fi action-adventure of the Guardians provides an enormously satisfying space to explore through Telltale’s unique style of interactive storytelling. In Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, players will take on multiple roles within the ragtag band of heroes, and take the pilot’s seat in directing their escapades around the universe. We are always honored to be working with the best creative partners and storytellers in entertainment, and working with Marvel on this series leaves us excited to share what we’ve been developing when it premieres in 2017."
That sounds about like what we'd expect from one of Telltale's games, which have popularised episodic interactive storytelling. Going by previous Telltale titles like The Walking Dead and Batman, we can expect some branching narrative options and hefty moral choices, with more of an emphasis on interacting with other characters than on big action-packed set pieces.
There's no word yet on whether the Guardians of the Galaxy game will be the first to sit within the official continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or on whether we can expect cast members like Christ Pratt, Zoe Saldana, and Bradley Cooper to reprise their roles from the film.
This is expected to be the first of several Marvel games that Telltale is working on, but neither company has revealed what other titles they might be working on. We'll update this as we know more about the Guardians of the Galaxy game and any of the other projects.
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