A rumour that barely lasted for 24 hours
I love it when a bit of internet rumour mongering gets instantly squashed by the powers that be, don’t you? This time, it’s in relation to a Blade game that Ubisoft are definitely not making. Rumours started circulating online yesterday when a YouTuber posted a video speculating about what possible games will be shown at theDisney and Marvel games showcasetaking place next month. Ubisoft making a game based on Marvel’s sword-wielding vampire Blade was one of them, and because the internet is the internet, everyone went wild. Today, though, Ubisoft have already killed the rumour dead in a singletweet.
The initial video by YouTuberJorRaptorwasn’t just pulling stuff out of thin air, mind. From the looks of things, it all stems back to a three-week oldInstagram postfrom actor Edwin Gaffney, who posted a picture of himself and fellow actor Alex Martin in mocap suits holding what appears to be a sword. The caption reads:
There’s also a second photo of them in that same post holding a clapperboard with “Marvel” written on it, as well as “B Tariq” listed as the director - which, on the face of it, could quite easily be read as Bassam Tariq, who is indeed set to direct the upcoming Blade film starring Mahershala Ali. Badda bing, badda boom, right?
Alas not. Ubisoft tweeted from their main account today saying, “Sorry to slice up the rumors, we’re not making a Blade game”.
Sorry to slice up the rumors, we’re not making a Blade game but we can’t wait to see what our friends at@MarvelStudiosare cooking up for next year’s movie!
Goodness knows what Gaffney’s various Ubisoft tags were all about, then, but there you have it. Instead, it looks like the only Blade game we’ll be playing any time soon isMarvel’s Midnight Suns, which is being made by XCOM studio Firaxis and wasrecently delayeduntil early next year. The strategy RPG features a number of well-known Marvel supes, including Blade, who runs the Midnight Suns' gym / training grounds. He’s a very capable fighter, too, and ended up becoming one of my favourites in myMarvel’s Midnight Suns preview.
Who knows, maybe we’ll still see something Blade-related at Disney and Marvel’s showcase on September 9th, but it won’t be anything Ubisoft are making.
