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Marvel Games is the publishing brand for video games based on
Marvel Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics ...
properties, and is also the video game division of
Marvel Entertainment Marvel Entertainment, LLC (formerly Marvel Enterprises) is an American show business, entertainment company (law), company founded in June 1998 and based in New York City, New York (state), New York, formed by the merger of #Marvel Entertainment ...
. Before the incorporation of Marvel Games, video games based on Marvel properties released between 1982 and 1985 were handled by Marvel Comics Group, with Marvel video games from 1986 to 1998 being handled by
Marvel Entertainment Group Marvel Entertainment, LLC (formerly Marvel Enterprises) is an American entertainment company founded in June 1998 and based in New York City, New York, formed by the merger of Marvel Entertainment Group and Toy Biz. The company is a wholly own ...
, whilst video games based on Marvel properties prior to the incorporation of Marvel Games were handled directly by Marvel Enterprises.


History

Established in March 2009, the label handles the licensing of Marvel intellectual properties to video game developers and publishers. After
The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
acquisition of Marvel Entertainment later that year, Marvel Games assets were integrated into
Disney Interactive Disney Interactive is an American video game and internet company that oversaw various websites and interactive media owned by The Walt Disney Company. History 1995ā€“1996: Formation and beginnings In December 1994, Disney announced that it wa ...
, whilst the division itself remained under Marvel Entertainment. The Marvel Games branding was revived after Disney discontinued their interactive media business as a first party developer and publisher by shutting down
Disney Interactive Studios Disney Interactive Studios, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher owned by The Walt Disney Company through Disney Interactive. Prior to its closure in 2016, it developed and distributed multi-platform video games and interactiv ...
, opting to license their intellectual properties for video games instead. Since then, Marvel Games has been involved with publishing and distribution of all Marvel related video games with third parties.


List of Marvel games


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See also

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List of Punisher video games The Marvel Comics anti-hero Punisher has made several appearances on numerous electronic and gaming platforms. Standalone games ''The Punisher'' (1990 NES game) A Punisher game for the Nintendo Entertainment System was produced by LJN Toys in ...
* List of video games based on comics *
List of video games based on DC Comics This is a list of video games based on DC Comics. Video games 1970sā€“80s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * List of video games based on comics *List of video games featuring Batman *List of video games featuring Superman *Marvel Games ...
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List of video games featuring the Hulk The Hulk is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics Marvel Universe, universe who first appeared in the comic book series ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' in 1962. The Hulk's first appearance in a video game was the 19 ...
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List of X-Men video games The X-Men are a fictional superhero team in Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe. The group debuted in 1963 in an eponymous comic book series. Beginning in 1989, the characters appeared in video game adaptations for home consoles, handheld game cons ...
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Marvel vs. Capcom is a series of crossover fighting games developed and published by Capcom, featuring characters from their own video game franchises and comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series originated as coin-operated arcade games, though ...
* Marvel's Spider-Man (Insomniac Games series) *
Spider-Man in video games Numerous video games featuring the popular Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man have been officially released. To date, Spider-Man has appeared on over 15 gaming platforms, including apps on mobile phones. Overview 1980s The Marvel Comics superh ...


References

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Marvel comics based games
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Video game companies established in 2009 Companies based in Glendale, California Video game companies based in California . Video game development companies Video game publishers Video game companies of the United States