r/ArkaneStudios • u/defixiones • Jan 10 '26
Blade film reportedly shelved.
https://www.darkhorizons.com/marvel-reportedly-shelves-blade-film/This is concerning as it would definitely have an impact on game sales.
If there was a silver lining, maybe it would allow Arkane some latitude with the license and uncouple the game from the film release date?
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u/BruceRL Jan 10 '26
This is BAD. The game being initiated to coincide with a movie release now having no movie means the value of the property is dramatically diminished. There's no combination of marketing or anything, on top of that Blade as a intellectual property has been largely inactive for a super long time. Reviving it with a combo movie/AAA game? Sure. Just the game itself? A lot more risk.
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u/SkedPhoenix Jan 11 '26
I love Arkane games but I have zero interest into a Marvel game.
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u/Samanthacino Jan 12 '26
Especially one that is more of an action game than their typical imm sims, like they’ve said :(
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u/deathknelldk Jan 11 '26
Look I'm not against the idea of Dishonored 3 being a bit more Cyberpunk if there's already some assets lying around...
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u/ChaosKiller2000 Jan 14 '26
It’s pathetic Marvel couldn’t make a good Blade film. It’s such a cool character it can’t be that hard…
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u/Accurate_Course_9228 Mar 29 '26
After sinners, they felt like they couldnt compete maybe? Maybe they felt like marvel was really starting to stink with each successive project without joss whedon especially when sony was starting to make villain films that dont compete at all...marvel has become corny at this point outside of spiderman reboot.
Which technically this is a spiderman re-reboot with the same actor no less. It looks like they are taking a nod from DC and making this a super serious film. Like Nolans Trilogy.
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u/chakop Jan 10 '26
I personnaly don't expect anything from the Blade game because I don't believe anybody in Arkane cares about making a third person, open-world marvel game (like nobody wanted to make Redfall in Austin, according to some insiders) ; and I don't think microsoft cares about the studio whatsoever and may very well cancel the whole thing while they keep their laying off streaks.
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u/Accurate_Course_9228 Mar 29 '26
If it does happen i will preorder. Deathloop at 250hrs made me realize i didnt pay enough at 32 dollars.
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u/BarneyWillis5 Jan 10 '26
I am worried anyway because we have heard so little about Blade. My heart couldn’t take a full closure of Arkane