‘Marvel Powers United VR’ to Include ‘Inhumans’ Black Bolt and Crystal as Playable Heroes

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Scott Hayden
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Marvel Powers United VR, the upcoming co-op superhero adventure game for Oculus Rift, revealed that two of its twelve payable heroes are coming from the Inhuman franchise: Black Bolt and Crystal.

The upcoming Inhumans TV series just debuted its first two episodes back-to-back September 1st at IMAX screens across the world, and while it wasn’t particularly well-received—it’s rated 0% on Rotten Tomatoes—the VR teaser trailer seems to look promising, with Black Bolt’s booming voice and Crystal’s elemental powers offering the player an interesting departure from the beat-em-up abilities of the already announced cast of heroes.

Marvel Powers United VR doesn’t have a launch date yet, but a number of playable characters have already been announced including Hulk, Rocket Raccoon, Captain Marvel, Ronan the Accuser, and Deadpool. With Black Bolt and Crystal in the mix, six spots remain.

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While we’re hoping for more ‘main franchise’ characters, future hero reveals could sync up with heroes featured in Marvel’s upcoming films; Thor: Ragnorok (2017), Black Panther (2018), and Captain America: Civil War (2018).

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Scott Hayden
Well before the first modern XR products hit the market, Scott recognized the potential of the technology and set out to understand and document its growth. He has been professionally reporting on the space for nearly a decade as Editor at Road to VR, authoring more than 4,000 articles on the topic. Scott brings that seasoned insight to his reporting from major industry events across the globe.
  • Chad Michael Dyle

    I think it has a 0% rating because the general public hasn’t seen it yet. By the looks of what the film critics have to say, I don’t think that there could be much that will save it. I also don’t understand why people would see this in Imax. Was it shot in real Imax or are they just going for the bigger picture and louder audio. I also thought that they were making a movie to introduce the show, but it looks like its just episodes 1 & 2. I’m all for more Marvel (and DC) on TV, so I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed and giving it a chance.

    • Get Schwifty!

      Such an incredible botch of a very cool Marvel franchise…. They originally were going to do this as a MCU movie…. someone should be shot for stopping this from going that route.

  • Jason B

    They need to do Gambit… throwing explosive cards in VR is a no-brainer (it was fun throwing basic ones in Dead & Buried waiting rooms as is)… plus there is a movie in the works.

    • Get Schwifty!

      He and a number of characters like Cable, Bishop, Domino, Marrow, M, etc. that came out of the 90’s X-book phase don’t seem as popular these days, except for a specific group of readers during that period. Not saying he won’t one day be in there, but I think he falls down the list these days as a recognizable figure to many.

  • I’m still waiting for Moon Knight to be announced as a character.