Announced tonight during The Game Awards, Arkane’s next game includes vampires, but it isn’t a Redfall sequel. Instead, the studio is making a Blade game that it says will be an “immersive third-person” adventure.
Arkane Lyon and Bethesda’s new Blade game stars Eric Brooks as the famous half-man, half-vampire who uses his abilities to hunt down vampires and protect the world from their evil nonsense.
Bethesda describes Marvel’s Blade as a “mature, single-player, third-person” and it will be set in Paris, France. In the trailer, we see a Paris that appears to be under lockdown, with citizens being ordered to remain indoors after the sun goes down. Blade himself is seen in a barber shop getting his beard trimmed by someone who seems nervous to be working on the famous vampire hunter.
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“[Blade is] torn between the warm society of the living and the rushing power of the undead,” says Bethesda in the description for the game’s trailer on YouTube.
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Because this is a game from Xbox-owned Bethesda, it seems safe to assume this will be an Xbox and PC exclusive and will likely launch on Game Pass. It this Xbox’s answer to Sony and PlayStation’s Spider-Man franchise? Perhaps. It’s also yet one more Marvel game to add to the growing pile of upcoming games based on iconic heroes from the comic books and films.
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No release date for Arkane’s Blade game was given during the show, but the developers are asking players be patient and let them “cook.” Considering how slick this trailer is and how perfect a match Arkane and Blade is, I’m willing to wait a few years to play this next big Marvel game.
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