In Marvel Heroes there will soon be a few fewer heroes and costumes. Due to licensing issues, the Fantastic Four will be removed from the in-game shop and will soon no longer be available for purchase.
Anyone familiar with Marvel’s licensing policy knows that by no means all rights to the company’s superheroes still belong to Marvel. Rather, some heroes belong to other companies, such as Fox, which owns the rights to the Fantastic Four.
Therefore, these heroes will soon no longer be available for purchase in Marvel Heroes.
Marvel Heroes – No more Fantastic Four, but Dr. Doom remains
Since Gazillion Enterprises, the developers of Marvel Heroes, no longer have rights to the Fantastic Four according to the latest licensing agreements, they are not allowed to sell them anymore. This means in clear terms:
- You can only purchase the heroes Mr. Fantastic, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, The Thing, and Silver Surfer until July 1 with Gs.
- If you want to buy the aforementioned heroes with Infinity-Shards, you only have until today, June at 11:00 PM to do so.
- In addition to the heroes themselves, a number of costumes will be removed from the shop and bundles. This mainly affects the costumes for the Fantastic Four themselves, but also a few outfits for Spider Man, Ghost Rider, and Dr. Doom.
- Dr. Doom, however, remains regularly available, even though he also comes from the Fantastic Four universe.
- Rewards promised by H.E.R.B.I.E. will be replaced by something else (reportedly Groot)
Marvel Heroes – Fantastic Four – Play yes, buy no
Important: You can still play the banned heroes if you have already purchased them, and support (e.g., Omega-items and bug fixes) will continue to be provided for them. You just can’t buy them in the shop or exchange them for shards anymore.
The information comes from an official forum post by Gazillion, which has since been removed. However, the colleagues from MassivelyOP preserved the post, and we have included it here for you as well.
What do you think about the fate of the Fantastic Four in Marvel Heroes? And will you still quickly buy Silver Surfer or The Thing? Let us know in the comments!
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