The release of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy should have been a bigger event for this game that deserved more. Eidos Montreal managed to release a fun game with a fast-paced narrative, all with high-level artistic direction and a very good soundtrack (read the review). Although the commercial success wasn’t due to the rendezvous at the exit, the game seems to be finding its audience thanks to Xbox Game Pass.
Xbox Game Pass brings Guardians of the Galaxy back to life
Sales of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy fell short of Square Enix’s expectations. The failure of Marvel’s Avengers in 2020 still hung in the memory, with players reluctant to take the plunge. But one event will restart the machine for good: the game’s release on Xbox Game Pass on March 10, 2022.
In an interview with Eurogamer, creative director Jean-Francois Dugas says he has no regrets and says the team did everything they could to make a good game with this new franchise.
For her part, Mary DeMarle, Director of Storytelling, says the game’s arrival on Xbox Game Pass helped the game find its audience.
For me it’s really about making the game. What I’m loving right now is people, especially with Games Pass, playing it and sharing their experiences.
We make games to reach people, we make games to reach an audience. And it’s great that he finds his audience, it’s great that he keeps moving forward.
According to one analyst, Microsoft would have paid between $5 million and $10 million to include the game in Xbox Game Pass, the service that has more than 25 million subscribers worldwide.
The developers of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy are reluctant to comment on their next project, but when asked if a sequel would be an option, they responded with a joke that reads “never say never” but also that you “have to.” “. never say anything”.