Met het succes van X-men en de komende Spiderman bioskoopfilm is de gekte voor oude comics in Hollywood definitief doorgeslagen. Daarom zijn Twentieth Century Fox en New Line Cinema gestart met films gebaseerd op de The Fantastic Four en Iron Man.

Reden genoeg voor Activision om twee nieuwe games in ontwikkeling te nemen met deze Marvel superheroes in de hoofdrol.For the past 40 years, The Fantastic Four have entertained millions of people around the world as the greatest team of superhuman adventurers ever a embled. Approximately 150 million comic books have been sold in more than 26 countries since their introduction in 1961. Po e ing unique powers, the foursome challenge the unknown to benefit humanity. Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic) becomes malleable, Sue Storm (The Invisible Woman) turns invisible, Johnny Storm (The Human Torch) generates fiery plasma and Ben Richards (The Thing) is orange-colored, thick-skinned, heavily muscled and superhumanly strong.

First launched in 1963, the Iron Man character has been featured in approximately 120 million comic books in more than 26 countries around the world. After billionaire genius Tony Stark was gravely injured by an act of industrial sabotage, he saved his own life by designing a life-sustaining shell – the hi-tech armor that is the invincible Iron Man. This modern-day knight fights injustice wherever it rears its ugly head. De games worden momenteel ontwikkeld voor zowel de consoles als pc.