Marvel Heroes is a free-to-play PC game that plays like Diablo, but stars Captain America and his friends.Marvel Heroes Omega is the just-announced console version of that four-year-old game.

Marvel Heroes Omega (also known as Marvel Universe Online, Marvel Heroes, Marvel Heroes 2015 and Marvel Heroes 2016) is a MMO game distributed by a free-to-play model. The mechanics of the title are inspired by hack’n’slash genre. During the game the player visits the universe known from Marvel Comics and he brings justice to criminals as one of the popular superheroes. Misc.The game was first developed by Secret Identity and them directly by the publisher Gazillion Entertainment. However, in both cases the direction of the title is controlled by same man – David Brevik, who worked on two first installments of Diablo.

The PC version of the title has rich history – the first news about the title surfaced in 2006 and the game debuted in 2013, but it is still being changed and improved. PlotThe story of the game was created by an experienced comic writer and one of the main creators of the Ultimate Marvel universe – Brian Michael Bendis, author of comic series like Ultimate Spider-Man, New Avengers and Alias.

The villainous Doctor Doom has gathered a team of supervillains and he took control of a powerful artifact called Cosmic Cube. He intends to use it to shape the reality and change the world so that he can take control of it. While preparing for a great battle, the character selected by the player must complete 9 story chapters that take place in various areas of Earth and beyond. At first the protagonist will be facing regular thugs and mob members in Hell’s Kitchen, but gradually the foes will become more dangerous and for example one will have to deal with HYDRA terrorists and Hand ninjas. Sometimes, instead of nameless regular opponents, the superhero will face a supervillain.

The player can fight such celebrities like Electro, Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, Juggernaut, Magneto, Sabretooth and many others.The hero work is never done – once the player manages to defeat Doctor Doom, he will have to face Loki, the God of Lies. All of it is in the meantime observed by Thanos, who is waiting on his throne for a good moment to start a space invasion. MechanicsDuring the game the action is presented by using an isometric perspective. The title uses mechanics typical for hack’n’slash games. The player fights hordes of enemies and bosses on random generates maps, he gains new experience levels, selects various skills from talents tree and he gains better equipment. There are dozens of superheroes and many antiheroes available.

The number of playable characters is greater than 60 and it is constantly increasing. Among the recognizable characters there are: Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Daredevil, Wolverine and Deadpool and members of various superteams like Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men, Fantastic Four and many, many others.The selection of the hero is important as each of them is assigned to a specific character type. For example, Hulk uses mostly strength, Spider-Man is very agile, Iron Man is an energy user and Punisher, similarly to other gun users, has high accuracy. In addition to representing specific type, characters have individual skills and powers.

Game modesIn the beginning the above mentioned PvE story mode is the main mode of Marvel Heroes Omega for PC, PS4 and XONE. In it the player is slashing enemies and completing quests. It can be done alone or with a group of friends. If the player feels that the game is too easy, it is possible to increase difficulty from Normal to Heroic or Comic.

This enables the player to gather experience faster and obtain better loot. Another way to develop the characters is by using Terminals – small areas that serve as single, short sequences of levels. They are similar to dungeons from other hack’and’slash games like Diablo.Once the story mode is completed and the character is developed enough, the player can participate in Challenges. These are different missions of various types. For example, during the Patrols the hero is facing constantly respawning enemies that adapt to his development level. In Holo-Sims and X-Defence the game becomes similar to horde modes from other titles: the player must defend targets from being destroyed by waves of enemies. The title also offers Raids in which ten-person teams are trying to survive battles with giant superbosses.

As either Rikimaru or Ayame, you must proceed through your assigned quests, at first dispatching the amoral and unsavory folk in your lord's domain. A full 3D game in the Tomb Raider spirit, Tenchu focuses on stealth and attacking unseen over straight action. As the game progresses, you will come face to face with greater threats from tengu goblins and oni demons. It is 16th century Japan and you are one of two ninja employed by Lord Gohda, an uniquely compassionate samurai lord.

If they succeed, they obtain powerful items.In addition to that, Professor Xavier invites experienced heroes to training in the famous Danger Room in X-Men mansion. This simulator enables the player to create random levels, missions and bosses – each scenario is unique.

If the battle against AI becomes boring, the player can test his strength on PvP arenas where two five-person teams face each other. Misc.The title uses free-to-play system and it has a premium currency – Eternity Splinters. This means that playing without paying is limited in some ways.

Each player can freely test all available heroes and play as them until reaching 10 experience level. Then the player can buy these characters and continue developing them until level 60. It is worth mentioning that the first superhero can be unlocked by completing a story mission, but further ones will require Eternity Splinters. Small amounts of this currency can be obtained during the game; it can be also bought for real money.

The price of various heroes varies and some of them are released for free as part of one-time events. Eternity Splinters are also used for buying other goods like alternative costumes and additions, special items, attack upgrades and characters used in Team-Up attacks.

Daily Bugle Overrun by Sinister Six!J. Jonah Jameson has claimed to have uncovered the identity of Spider-Man, but he’s only teased his readers with this and hasn’t published yet. The various members of the Sinister Six see this as their chance to finally rid themselves of Spidey and they aren’t willing to wait for the next edition! They want this information NOW!

(Of course if they can cause massive destruction along the way, that’s even better!)Heroes must fight their way through several different floors of the Bugle and remove the villains from the premises by any means possible. The terminal culminates with a rooftop fight against a new villain, The Vulture!Editor’s Note: J. Jonah Jameson’s sources of information may not be entirely reliable. The opinion’s expressed in said article belong to the author.The Daily Bugle Terminal pits players against a random assortment of villains who have at various points in time been part of the Sinister Six!New Location:. Terminal: Daily Bugle (Level 20 minimum requirement to unlock)New Missions:Legendary:. Vulture’s Vengeance (Level 20 minimum requirement)Daily Bugle Event (Account):Speak to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Gazillion Entertainment, the makers of Marvel Heroes, have shut down. This means the free-to-play superhero action-RPG has also shut down, one month earlier than it was supposed to. Disney, who own Marvel, had announced earlier this month that they were breaking up their partnership with Gazillion and so the game would shut down on December 31st. But losing their big gig meant that Gazillion needed to shut down, and with no one left to run the game it’s gone now too.

This has gone badly for everyone. More troubling news from the developers of soon to be no more Marvel Heroes: staff at studio Gazillion report they were all let go yesterday - the day before Thanksgiving.Not only that, the developers report Marvel Heroes, a Marvel-themed free-to-play Diablo-style game for PC and consoles, will shut down tomorrow, Friday 24th November. The note on the Marvel Heroes website says the game will go dark on 31st December 2017.MassivelyOP said it had seen a termination letter written by Gazillion CEO Dave Dohrmann, which claims 'banking creditors have effectively pulled the plug on the company, leading to the termination of almost every employee at the studio and the apparent renege of benefits including accrued PTO paid time off'.Read more. Superhero Diablo-like Marvel Heroes never really had much of a chance. A terribly rushed launch to try and capture as much superhero hype as possible backfired, leaving what could have been a successful game with a mammoth struggle just to find its footing and catch up.This summer’s relaunch as Marvel Heroes Omega (coinciding with the launch of the console version) was the last nail in the coffin, not only did it fail to draw new players to the free-to-play action-RPG, but active player-counts tumbled sharply on PC. This week, Disney pulled the plug, announcing the dissolution of their partnership with developers Gazillion, and signalling that the servers will shut down on December 31st.(more). Update 2: Despite suggestions Marvel Heroes would run until the end of the year, the free-to-play MMO has now been officially shuttered.

Developer Gazillion Entertainment has also closed its doors.Last week, as reported below, it appeared this news might come sooner than expected—however the game's Twitter account has now confirmed its fate with the following statement:To this end, the Marvel Heroes website, Steam page and forums have also been closed down.Update:Massively OP has been told that developer Gazillion will be shuttered entirely, and that instead of running until the end of the year, Marvel Heroes will be ended on November 24—tomorrow. The studio hasn't confirmed the unexpectedly early closure, but multiple Gazillion employees including engineer Andrew Hair and designers Brian Waggoner and Anthony Gallegos have tweeted about their termination. Worse, all three say that staff are being let go without any severance or paid time-off payouts.Marvel Heroes remains available to play on Steam, but the DLC is now gone.Original story:The free-to-play Diablo-like MMO Marvel Heroes got its 'biggest update ever' in January, with an overhaul of all 59 heroes, a new difficulty slider and endgame progression system, and various other tweaks. Following that, in June of this year, a console version was released under the title Marvel Heroes Omega. Sadly for players, it didn't add up to much in the long run, as Marvel has confirmed in an email to Kotaku that the game is being shuttered.' We regret to inform our Marvel Heroes fans that we have ended our relationship with Gazillion Entertainment, and that the Marvel Heroes games will be shut down,' a rep said.

'We would like to sincerely thank the players who joined the Marvel Heroes community, and will provide any further updates as they become available.' Marvel Heroes has chugged along since its launch in 2013, but apparently not without issues. Multiple sources told Kotaku that there were at least three rounds of layoffs within the first year of release, while a current employee said that he'd been working on updates for the game over the past few months but was 'not very confident' that they would ever get released. Gazillion itself has been showing signs of trouble as well, missing several weekly updates, a Halloween event, and the release of Thor: Ragnarok tie-in content.A date for the actual shutdown hasn't been given. For now, Marvel Heroes remains available to play (and its DLC to buy) on Steam.

I've reached out to Gazillion for more information. To celebrate the release of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

2 releasing in theaters this Friday, May 5th, we’ve prepared some cosmically-enhanced event bonuses and new Guardians of the Galaxy goods!New Costumes - New Costumes for both Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon inspired by Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 are now available! Rocket Raccoon's new Enhanced Costume includes an updated Groot summon inspired by the new film!Cosmic Chaos- The Cosmic Chaos event returns, starting Thursday, May 4th at 12:01 AM PST and running until Wednesday, May 10th at 11:59 PM PST!Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon Bonus XP - For the duration of the Cosmic Chaos event, both Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon will receive a 100% bonus XP! This bonus stacks with the 42% server-side XP bonus from the Cosmic Chaos event.Login Reward - Log in any time between Thursday, May 4th and Wednesday, May 10th and receive 2 of the new Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Fortune Cards!New Fortune Card - A new Fortune Card inspired by Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is also now available, including a chance at brand new Team-Up Variants for Drax and Gamora both inspired by the new film!Guardians of the Galaxy Sale! - Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, their costumes, and the original Drax and Gamora Team-Ups are all 50% OFF!.Sale excludes new content inspired by Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Marvel Heroes 2016 - Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Pack, all new content for Marvel Heroes 2016 is Now Available on Steam and is 10% off!.In celebration of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, this pack includes playable Star-Lord, playable Rocket Raccoon, costumes for both heroes inspired by Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Rocket Raccoon's new costume includes an update to his Groot summon, which enables him to summon Groot from Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2!.Offer ends May 11 at 10AM Pacific Time. Marvel Heroes 2016 - Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

2 Pack, all new content for Marvel Heroes 2016 is Now Available on Steam and is 10% off!.In celebration of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, this pack includes playable Star-Lord, playable Rocket Raccoon, costumes for both heroes inspired by Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Rocket Raccoon's new costume includes an update to his Groot summon, which enables him to summon Groot from Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2!.Offer ends May 11 at 10AM Pacific Time. Black Bolt has joined Marvel Heroes 2016 as our 61st Super Hero!

marvelheroes.com Black Bolt was exposed to the Terrigen Mist before birth, granting him destructive powers. With a voice strong enough to break worlds with a mere whisper, Black Bolt went through rigorous training in isolation to control his abilities.As King of the Inhumans, Black Bolt now justly serves the people of Attilan through the wise words of his council and trusted Queen Medusa, but uses his own words to protect Attilan from those who would put the Inhumans in danger. Add him to your roster today!

Oh my stars and garters, Beast has joined Marvel Heroes 2016 marvelheroes.com as the 60th playable Super Hero! As an original member of the X-Men, Beast (aka Dr. Henry McCoy) has made a name for himself as the team’s wittiest mutant and a man of many talents. Beast comes equipped with abilities that showcase a unique fighting style befitting his primal agility and applied science in the form of his own inventions, including the X-Jet.Alongside Beast, Jubilee also joins the fight marvelheroes.com today as the newest Team-Up character. Add them both to your roster today! For more details on both, head over to http://www.marvelheroes.com.

The Lunar New Year Event has come with tons of great bonuses for you acquire! This event officially begins Sunday, January 22nd and ends on Sunday, January 29th!Enemies will have a chance of dropping a Lucky Red Envelope which can hold items from Catalysts, Elements, Uniques, and much more. You even have a chance to grab some rare boxes in the Envelopes!You can also find Lunar Dragons and Lunar Lanterns by defeating enemies anywhere in the game which can be sold for additional credits!Daily Log-in Gifts:. 8 Cube Shards. Two Hour Credit Find Boost potions (+20 credits per potion). A stack of 50 Festive Fireworks.

The 4th coming. Similar to Diablo and Ultima Online.

The BIGGEST UPDATE EVER has finally arrived to Marvel Heroes 2016. We've overhauled almost every Super Hero and many of our core systems, and we're really excited for you to try them out!

Check out our previous dev blogs detailing some of the major changes we're making: Hero Power Updates marvelheroes.com, Item Update marvelheroes.com, Omega System Update: The Infinity System marvelheroes.com, and the Personal Difficulty Slider marvelheroes.com.For absolutely everything on this Biggest Update Ever, read our full Marvel Heroes 2016 2.0 Patch Notes forums.marvelheroes.com. Events:. Cosmic Chaos - Faster Cosmic Prestige leveling and double loot from Cosmic Terminals and Patrols!. A.R.M.O.R. Incursion - Undertake A.R.M.O.R. Bonuses:.

FREE Black Cat Hero Unlock on Black Friday - Login Friday November 25th (Pacific TIme) for a free Black Cat Hero Unlock. Special Big 10 Loot Box - A new combined loot box that can grant players all of the different event currencies, loads of Uniques and other goodies, including 2 exclusive new Asgard themed costume visual artifacts!.

Big Ten Daily Gift - Login each day for a special daily gift box that contains the following:. 50 A.R.M.O.R. Drives. 30 Cosmic Worldstones. 30 Omega Files. 10 Odin Marks. 10 Eternity Splinters.

10 Cube Shards. Bonus Experience - 150% bonus server side Experience Boost!. Bonus RIF - 100% bonus server side Rare Item Find! Big Ten Sales:Since we were feeling generous, all sales below count as the last item in our Holiday Big Ten. Super Hero & Costume BOGO - Buy any individual Super Hero or Costume and get a random one for FREE.

Team-Ups & Pets Sale - 50% OFF all individual Team-Ups and Pets!. S.T.A.S.H. Sale - 25% OFF General and Hero Specific S.T.A.S.H.Please note, there is an issue with S.T.A.S.H. 26 and/or 39 which causes the price to not discount. If so, please contact support and we will refund the difference. Fortune Favors You - 50% OFF Boxes of 36 Fortune Cards & More.

Chase Costumes Return - Rare chase costumes return for a limited time. Dark Dimensions Phase 2The Invaders of the Dark Dimension event continues marvelheroes.com! After the events of last week’s Midtown Manhattan invasion by Mindless Ones, Doctor Strange and Mordo have discovered that the villain Kaecilius is behind the invasion and that his plan is much bigger. The villainous sorcerer seeks to merge dimensions and end human existence in the process!Kaecilius has been located in Times Square and is creating a massive portal that will perform the merging utilizing the Cauldron of the Cosmos, a mystical item that is acting as a catalyst.

New Terminal: Dimensions CollideContinue the mission to discover the source of the incursion of the Mindless Ones and put a stop to the portals to the Dark Dimension being opened in our world!This event mission continues on where it left off in phase 1: after reading your remote notification upon logging in, speak with Mordo in Avenger's Tower to start this event mission.Upon completion of the event mission, you will unlock waypoints for both normal and cosmic difficulties for repeat play. This terminal will only be around for the duration of the event!The first time you complete the normal difficulty version of this instance each day, there is a guaranteed Mysterious Blue Omega Box. Kaecilius in Cosmic difficulty has a separate chance to drop a Mysterious Blue Omega Box from each defeat in order to help players looking to fill out their roster with some of our rarest unique items in the game!As the cosmic difficulty is some of the most challenging content we have released, the rewards match the risk! You might find that taking some friends as backup will help you take down Kaecilius!Click here for full patch notes forums.marvelheroes.com.

To celebrate the release of Marvel’s Luke Cage, a Netflix Original Series, now available in Marvel Heroes 2016 is a brand new Luke Cage Costume inspired by the show, as well as a new Jessica Jones Team-Up, inspired by Marvel's Jessica Jones. Also as a special gift, log in Saturday October 1st to unlock playable Luke Cage for FREE!Lastly, to further celebrate Luke’s long history in Marvel Comics, a new event marvelheroes.com is live until 11:59 PM Pacific on Thursday, October 6th. The event centers around Luke Cage and his Heroes for Hire coming together to clean up the streets! There is also a new Fortune Card available for purchase that has some great classic Heroes for Hire costumes and more!Marvel's Luke Cage is rated TV-MA. All 13 episodes available now, exclusively on Netflix. Event Details:Background - ​The Hellbane Gang is bringing together various crime factions in order to expand its’ territory and have been seen robbing banks, looting shops and mugging citizens!

New Team-Up: Jessica JonesJessica Jones joins the Team-Up Roster of Marvel Heroes 2016!While returning home with her family, their car crashed into a military convoy transporting radioactive chemicals. Both her parents and brother died during the incident, but Jessica survived the crash only to awaken from a coma several months later with newfound powers such as super strength, enhanced durability, and flight.Jessica’s superheroine spotlight lasted only briefly after some heavy traumatic experiences caused her to leave the world of superheroes behind. She has since used her powers as a private investigator and journalist. About UltronIt was a cold day in December when Ultron became self-aware.

Hank Pym had no idea exactly what consequences the machine’s sentience would unleash on the world. But before the brilliant Avenger could act, Ultron rebelled. Not just against its creator, but against all organic life. Over time, Ultron has upgraded and rebuilt itself continually while pushing the evolutionary boundaries of synthetic life.

Each step brings Ultron closer to perfection. But Earth’s mightiest heroes, the Avengers, have always pulled the plug Ultron’s campaigns. Now Ultron’s prime directive has been updated, taking this machine’s unlimited functionality to unstoppable levels.Drop by the Ultron Forums forums.marvelheroes.com for in-depth discussions on his powers, future costumes, and more.