We know that a lot of Xbox fans are eagerly awaiting more news on Bethesda's recently announced Marvel's Blade game, but it seems like it's a long way away - all we have are some basic details, a teaser trailer and concept art.
That said, we do also seem to know what engine it's being built on! This was recently mentioned by one of the lighting artists on the game, who briefly listed in an online profile that they're working with the Void Engine.
As indicated in the tweet above, the Void Engine has been responsible for some amazing Arkane Studios titles in the past including Dishonored 2 and Deathloop, It was originally built as an offshoot of the "id Tech" engine from id Software (DOOM, Quake), and made its debut back in 2016 with the aforementioned Dishonored 2.
Obviously this isn't full-on confirmation from Arkane or Bethesda just yet, but it seems pretty likely, especially considering that Arkane Lyon (the developer on Marvel's Blade) has almost always used the Void Engine for its titles in the past. Unreal Engine is more of an Arkane Austin (Redfall, Prey) thing!
Any thoughts about this? How excited are you for Marvel's Blade? Let us know in the comments below.
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It's only natural Arkane Lyon use their proprietary engine. Because the last game they made was also using Void. So no big deal.
@Tonmoy Yep, it's not unexpected but good to know all the same.
Excited to see what this game turns into, probably 3 years out though.
This is their engine, not surprising they are using it, I wouldn't call it a switch, it's what they used on their last few games.
I think we need to be clearer about Arkane Lyon and Arkane Austin as two separate studios, and not conflating the two, because I keep seeing people saying things like "I hope they do better after Redfall".
This game has my interest. I think Gears, Blade and Fable will tell us all we need to know about Xbox moving forward. If those games are really good and review well then they finally have some must play AAA 1st party titles to go toe to toe with the other platforms. If they don’t get at least 2 out of 3 well it’s looking thin for must have games. I don’t consider Avowed as must play that will move consoles, we will play it cause we have Xbox’s. But these 3 can and should move units and subscriptions. Excited to learn more about all 3 in the future.
Yeah using the void engine seems cool.
@HonestHick I don’t think blade will be a big console shifter, unless there are more movies/series due in the short term. (I also don’t think wolverine in PS is that awesome as an exclusive).
They are both kinda dated imo, but Blade had much better movies. So the game will be strong, I’ve every confidence in that.
For me avowed, fable, gears will probably drive subs higher.
Am I excited for this game? Oh my yes!
Do I see it getting delayed multiple times and going through tons of issues even before release? Absolutely yes!
@themightyant I was going to say something similar about Arkane Austin and Arkane Lyon being different studios.
Ever since Arkane created the Void Engine, Arkane Lyon has only used it for its games (excluding when it helped MachineGames with development of Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Cyberpilot)
There is a new Blade film due out in 2025, @PsBoxSwitchOwner. It will bring the character to the attention of many who may not already be aware of him...
@Fiendish-Beaver ah there we go then, that will definitely help.
Hopefully it’s as good as the first movie!
@PsBoxSwitchOwner i mentioned Blade cause as unfair as it will be, the internet outlets and fan’s will for sure compare this game in every way to Spider-man. From Graphics to sales to frame rate to you name it. Most of it won’t be an apples to apples comparison. But what Sony did with its Marvel IP’s up to this point has been very very good and MS will be judged based off that. So i think Blade is an important test for MS to “pass” or “fail” to the internet critics. I agree for me it will be gears and Fable and Perfect Dark. I need a shooter game that is good. I do want to play Blade tho. 😀
@PsBoxSwitchOwner who cares if it moves consoles? As long as the game is fun, that's what matters.
@HonestHick Remnant 2 is fantastic.
@Kobeandodom i never played that series. Sell me on it. I feel like it’s beyond good and i might be missing out. But i confess i have not played it at all and see lot’s of people comment about how good it is.
They're not really switching engines, when that particular studio is simply using the same engine they always do
lol. They are not "switching engines"
Arkane Lyon (Blade developers) always used Void engine. Dishonored 1, 2, Death of the Outsider and Deathloop are all on Void engine.
Arkane Austin used different engine for different projects. They used CryEngine for Prey and Unreal for Redfall.
For people defending Arkane Studios by saying a different division of Arkane was responsible for Redfall needs to understand all divisions of Arkane not only report to the head of Arkane but also to Microsoft. So Redfall's failure still reflects negatively on the studio as a whole.
@HonestHick Hey there friend.
Just like @Kobeandodom mentioned, Remnant 2 is indeed fantastic. Both games are.
The Remnant series is very much like a Souls-like type game where you have checkpoints that reset both your health items as well as the enemies in the area your playing.
You can play the game both solo and co-op up to two people.
It is a somewhat challenging game(although you have difficulty options that you can change) with procedural generated levels, although some of them are man made for story reasons.
The gameplay mechanics is what sells the game in my opinion.
Shooting enemies feels great in both audio and visual, there are many different weapons, armour sets to find and unlock, many interesting and weird npcs to meet and Bosses to fight.
You will be able to craft weapons, mods and charms from defeating major Bosses wich can change the way you play entirely.
The second game also gives you the ability to have two different classes at the same time, giving players more to experiment.
And because it is procedural generated, no playtrough will ever be the same, meaning more replay value. And you can play new game plus in any difficulty setting.
Since both games are on Gamepass as of now, you should give it a try and see for yourself, if you have enough storage space.
But if you enjoy shooters, then I think you´re gonna like these.
Hope my long text shed some light.
Cheers
I really hope it looks better than that picture I'm sure it will that engine Is good though they are using
@RaZieLDaNtE very well explained and it does sound good. I know it is well received. Now i can see why. It’s on sale right now so no time better than now to give it a shot. Thanks for the reply and glad you enjoy the game. 😀
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