Director reveals new story details for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra

Former Uncharted writer and director, Amy Hennig, has been working away on a new Marvel game for quite some time. Her new studio at Skydance is slowly revealing more details about Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, which stars two fan-favourite heroes from the Marvel roster, Captain America and Black Panther.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly in a recent interview, Hennig revealed new details about the game, confirming that they will be telling a story “with a young Steve Rogers who's still trying to find his feet”, and the Black Panther in this game will be a ”new' version of the character.

For those unaware, Black Panther is a title passed down to the ruler of Wakanda, so there have been several versions of the character to date. It looks like in Marvel 1943, we'll be getting a wholly original Black Panther, rather than one of the variants from the films or comics.

Hennig confirms that due to the time setting, there will be a number of WWII era tropes being leaned into. We will be spending some time in Paris, as well as the jungles of Wakanda. Naturally with Captain America in the fray, we would expect to spend at least a little time state-side too.
Expanding further on the role of Wakanda in this game, Hennig said: “Wakanda at this point in time is hidden away from the outside world and protected by this impenetrable jungle. They are non-interventionist, but events transpire that pull them into the conflict. They have to protect their interests. The world is getting smaller. No satellites yet, but there will be soon. You can shoot down planes that maybe want to fly over Wakanda, but how long can you stay in the shadows?”

Currently, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is expected to release in 2025. The game is using some cutting-edge technology, including Unreal Engine 5 and Epic's MetaHuman tool to create characters.

KitGuru Says: Given that we've still seen very little of this game, I would not be surprised if it was pushed into 2026, especially if it isn't ready well before the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6, a game that publishers across the industry are trying to avoid while planning out their release schedules.

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