Marvel Snap Release Date Announced

During the D23 Disney and Marvel Games Showcase, Marvel announces the release date for their new free-to-play card game Marvel Snap.

The release date for Disney's upcoming free-to-play trading card game Marvel Snap has been announced as October. As part of the D23 Expo on Friday, Disney sponsored a unique Marvel & Disney Games Showcase event. Several big announcements about upcoming Marvel video games were made during the event. One of those games was Marvel Snap, which is a big element of Disney's video gaming ambitions for the rest of 2022.

Marvel Snap is best viewed as Disney's attempt to combine the Marvel franchise with easily accessible online trading card games such as Blizzard's Hearthstone. Each card in Marvel Snap, which will have over 150 at launch, has a power level and a unique ability. Players will employ these abilities to attempt to win two of three "lanes" in a match. Players must use all 12 cards in their deck to win, with Marvel Snap bouts taking place in real-time and finishing swiftly.

Needless to say, many Marvel fans are eager to get their hands on Marvel Snap. They, too, will not have to wait long. The official release date for Marvel Snap is October 18. It will be available on both PC and mobile platforms. Ben Brode, who was previously the game director for Hearthstone and is now the chief development officer for Marvel Snap creator Second Dinner, says the team has spent years making sure the game is something "everyone, gamer or not, can't wait to pick up and play."

Those who want to play Marvel Snap as soon as it becomes available can pre-register for both iOS and Android smartphones right now. Those who play throughout the first month of Marvel Snap will receive a Special Variant card. An Iron Man variation with art by Dan Hipp is available for iOS. The Android version is a Max Grecke Hulk.

It should be mentioned that being a free-to-play game, Marvel Snap has been aggressively monetized. Beta participants chastised Marvel Snap for charging too much for the access to the game's Nexus Events, which provided very little in terms of incentives. Those players were subsequently refunded, but it raised questions about Second Dinner's guarantee that every card could be obtained for free. Players had to pay money for a poor chance of acquiring rare cards, as one would expect from a TCG. The specific nature of Marvel Snap's launch monetization has yet to be announced.

If Marvel Snap can solve its revenue challenges and give players a fair chance to acquire the cards of their choice for free, the card game has a lot of potentials. And, if Marvel Snap is a success, it may be a terrific way for artists to earn money by selling artwork for new card variants. But if Marvel Snap can figure out how to monetize is a big "if."

Source: @gamerant.com