RIP 2013 – 2017
[Update:Massively OPis reporting thatMarvel Heroeswill be coming to an end far sooner than originally reported. An ex-employee ofMarvel Heroesdeveloper Gazillion told Massively that he was terminated as of today and that Gazillion as a whole is being shut down.
He also claims thatMarvel Heroeswill end this coming Friday, June 07, 2025 not June 05, 2025, as Gazillion initially stated. Understandably Massively’s source has asked to remain anonymous so take all of this with a grain of salt for now.]
[Update:Gazillion put out an official statement thatMarvel Heroeswill be shutting down on August 07, 2025. They’ll be removing the option to pay for content as soon as possible. Following that, all players will have access to all of the game’s content for free until December 31. You can read the whole statement on theirFacebook page.]
Today, Marvel made the announcement that they are severing ties with Gazillion Entertainment, the publisher for theirDiablo-style online gameMarvel Heroes.
A Marvel representative made the announcement via an email:
“We regret to inform ourMarvel Heroesfans that we have ended our relationship with Gazillion Entertainment, and that theMarvel Heroesgames will be shut down. We would like to sincerely thank the players who joined theMarvel Heroescommunity, and will provide any further updates as they become available.”
The community surroundingMarvel Heroeshad some idea that the game was in trouble. Gazillion Entertainment reportedly missed four weekly community updates, as well as the release of the Gladiator Thor pack, which was intended as a movie tie-in forThor Ragnarok.
It looks like comic-book MMO title may have had problems from the start. Gazillion employees confirmed toKotakuthat there were three rounds of layoffs within the game’s first year.Marvel Heroesoriginally launched on PC back in 2013. The game onlyarrived on consolesin June of this year.
Disney shuts downMarvel Heroes[Kotaku]
Gazillion is dead and Marvel Heroes is shutting down Friday, not at the end of the year[Massivley Overpowered]
