A gameplay leak from Avalanche Studios' abandoned open-world Iron Man game reveals what could have been a Marvel action standout, and it plays a lot like Just Cause, but with the flair expected from stepping into the shoes of Iron Man.
The footage, unearthed on the subreddit GamingLeaksAndRumours, shows flight mechanics, fast melee combat, and open-world traversal, all in a now-abandoned 2012-era build of the shelved title. With Avalanche Studios behind the wheel, the game appeared to have the DNA of the Just Cause series, with a fluid, high-speed feel that was similar to the Batman Arkham rhythm. Though raw and unfinished, the footage offers a compelling look at what was once in development for PS3 and Xbox 360.
Avalanche Studios' former head, Christofer Sundberg, revealed the game's existence in a 2022 interview, where he said Disney decided to compress its development timeline, resulting in the studio being forced to scale up at a rate that "would have broken the studio completely." The leak serves as a reminder that Iron Man has the potential to be a thrilling protagonist. Just imagine, an Insomniac Games Spider-Man game, but instead of Spider-Man you are Tony Stark.
Perhaps the most ideal climate to release such an Iron Man game would be alongside another Iron Man-related media release, such as a movie, similar to how Wolverine is releasing in September and then in November Marvel is releasing Avengers: Doomsday, which Wolverine is expected to appear in.
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As for now we will have to sit and wait patiently for any updates regarding an open-world Iron Man game.
