A dataminer found Kate Bishop, She-Hulk, and War Machine in the beta files ofMarvel’s Avengers, hinting that these heroes may arrive to the game in the future.
Marvel’s Avengerscurrently has eight confirmed characters, namely Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, and Ms. Marvel upon launch, and Hawkeye and Spider-Man as post-launch additions. The web-slinger, however, will beexclusiveto the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of the game.
PlayStation 4 owners with pre-orders gained access to theMarvel’s Avengersbeta on August 7, and according to a dataminer who goes by 6plus4equals52 on Reddit, it contains references to three characters who have not yet been revealed for the game.
The code, which refers to something called Hero Cards, mentions Kate Bishop, She-Hulk, and War Machine, in addition to confirmed characters inMarvel’s Avengers. Only Kate Bishop and She-Hulk are attached to code for Hero Cards though, as War Machine is linked to a code for an emote.
It remains unclear if the trio of new characters will be playable in the game, or if they will simply be skins for Hawkeye, Hulk, and Ironman, respectively. Publisher Square Enix previously revealed that the story content for Hawkeye may be played inco-opwith another player, who may be taking the role of Kate Bishop.
Digital Trends has reached out to developer Crystal Dynamics for information on the Hero Cards, and whether the three characters are planned additions toMarvel’s Avengers. We will update this article as soon as we hear back.
X-Men in Marvel’s Avengers?
Marvel’s Avengerscreative director Shaun Escayg said that the license for the game extends to all of Marvel’s history of more than 80 years, which keeps open the possibility thatX-Menwill arrive as future DLC.
Escayg did not outright confirm that X-Men will eventually joinMarvel’s Avengers, but he said that the process of choosing characters for the game depends on whether they will move the story forward.
