Black Panther heads to Marvel’s Avengers in August • Eurogamer.net

Marvel’s Avengers expands next month with the long-awaited arrival of the new playable hero Black Panther, available on PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Stadia on August 16.

Black Panther is the third new playable hero to be added to the game since its launch last year, and follows the arrival of two separate incarnations of Hawkeye in the form of Kate Bishop and Clint Barton. Much like its predecessors, Black Panther is a free addition to Marvel’s Avengers and will come with its own story campaign.

War for Wakanda, as the campaign is known, focuses on the current Black Panther and ruler of Wakanda, King T’Challa. “Blinded by betrayal and the resulting tragedy,” teases Square Enix, “T’Challa finds it difficult to hand over his duty to anyone else, even his sister Shuri … When the forces of the arch-villain Klaw threatens the safety of Wakanda, T’Challa must lead the fight towards them to defend all and all those who are dear to him. “

Players will be able to explore a whole new environment, the lush jungles of Wakanda, as part of the Black Panther expansion, as well as the Royal Palace, a new outpost overlooking Birnin Zana. The update also brings two new villains, new enemies, as well as new single and multiplayer Drop Zone and Threat Sector missions – which Square says is the most content added to the game since launch day.

Ahead of Black Panther’s arrival on August 16, Marvel’s Avengers is offering a free trial weekend on Steam, PlayStation, and Stadia, starting today, July 29 and running through August 1 (Square says it ‘a similar event will take place on Xbox “in the next few months”).

There’s 40% off the game throughout the event – putting the price at around £ 18 on Steam and £ 27 on consoles (Xbox is included here) – and Square is hosting various other accompanying activities as well. , including a 400% experience bonus for players, and a 50% discount on the in-game marketplace.

Today’s Black Panther news makes no mention of another long-awaited hero, Spider-Man, who turned out to be coming to Marvel’s Avengers as a PlayStation exclusive in “early 2021” ahead of the game’s launch in. last august. Crystal Dynamics studio director Scot Amos addressed Spider-Man’s glaring absence earlier this year, adding that although the character was “still active [its] roadmap for the future, ”Black Panther was the studio’s priority.

Hopefully Black Panther is now about to release, it won’t be long before Spidey fans finally get an update on his whereabouts.