Forging Iron Man
Sega will be bringing both comic book and movie versions of Iron Man to home consoles.
Press Release
SEGA and Marvel Entertainment announced that they have entered into a worldwid licensing agreement whereby SEGA has secured the exclusive rights to develop an distribute video game titles for all platforms based on Marvel’s renowned Iron Ma property. Under the multi-year agreement, SEGA has been granted the exclusiv interactive rights to develop and distribute games based on both Marvel’s Iron Ma feature films and the classic comic book iterations of the character. The Iron Man agreement represents the first step in a strategic partnership between Marvel an SEGA to bring at least one additional Marvel Super Hero property to next-ge platforms
The first Iron Man project produced under the license agreement will be based on Marvel Studios’ highly-anticipated Iron Man feature film starring Academy Award Nominees Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard, and directed by Jon Favreau. This project, the first feature film to be produced independently by Marvel Entertainment, will blast into theaters May 2, 2008.
“Marvel is recognized as one of the world’s leaders in the entertainment industry and SEGA is excited to be publishing the next-gen interactive entertainment based on Iron Man, the first Marvel Studios project being brought to the widescreen,” said Simon Jeffery, President and COO, SEGA of America, Inc. “The Iron Man history is filled with compelling and intriguing characters and stories and with the power of the next-gen systems, SEGA will be bringing these characters to life like never before.”
David Maisel, Executive Vice President, Office of the Chief Executive of Marvel Entertainment, added, “SEGA is an excellent partner to bring our Iron Man franchise to the next generation consoles. SEGA is a powerful force in the video game space and has always been on the cutting edge of the industry. We are very excited to be bringing Iron Man to theaters in 2008 and to team with a great partner to simultaneously introduce Iron Man to the video game world.”
Other Iron Man Game Appearances
- Captain America & The Avengers (1991); Data East
Arcade, NES, SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Game Boy- Marvel Super Heroes - War of the Gems (1995); Capcom
Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn- Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal (1996); Acclaim
PlayStation, Sega Saturn, GameBoy, Game Gear, DOS- Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (1998); Capcom
Arcade, Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation- Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000); Capcom
Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox- The Invincible Iron Man (2002); Activision
Game Boy Advance- Tony Hawk’s Underground (2003); Activision
Xbox, GameCube, PS2, PC(Australia only), Game Boy Advance, Mobile Phone- X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2005); Activision
GameCube, PS2, Xbox, N-Gage, PSP, PC, Wireless, Mobile Phone- Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (2005); Electronic Arts
GameCube, PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, Xbox- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006); Activision
PC, Wii, PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360, Game Boy AdvanceCameos
- Ultimate Spider-Man (2005) Activision
GameCube, PS2, PC, Xbox, GBA, Nintendo DS, Mobile Phone
An old woman wrongly believed that Spider-Man was chasing Iron Man while the webslinger was actually chasing the Beetle. Stark himself doesn’t appear in the game, only his codename gets mentioned.- The Punisher (2005) THQ
PS2, Xbox, PC
Iron Man, Tony Stark and Stark Enterprises made an appearance in the 2005 Punisher video game. An inside joke alludes to Stark’s alcoholism: After viewing the destruction left by the Punisher, Stark sighs and says, “I need a drink.”
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