Marvel 1943 Still in Development, but Scope Has Shrunk

WHO:

IGN - *Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra* is Amy Hennig’s Captain America and Black Panther game and is being developed by Skydance New Media.

Kotaku - Executive producer Lu Gigliotti told the team he had spoken directly with Skydance leadership, including Dan Prigg, Shawn Kittelson and Andrea Benavides.

Eurogamer.net - Skydance New Media is headed by veteran designer and writer Amy Hennig, known for her work on the *Uncharted* series.

WHAT:

Kotaku - Skydance leadership said the game “was not canceled” and that “There is no truth to these claims.” Staff were told not to let the cancellation rumor distract them; the studio was “monitoring the situation” and would respond “through the appropriate channels.”

IGN - Kotaku reported that the game is “close to done”; Kotaku also reported that it is approaching an “Alpha” milestone.

Kotaku - The game is reportedly over budget and has been significantly cut back in both length and content from its original vision.

IGN - The game reportedly has limited gameplay, with most action mapped to one button and a lack of “significant interactivity.”

Kotaku - The game’s planned playable characters are Captain America, Black Panther, Gabriel Jones and Nanali, who fight the emerging terrorist organization Hydra.

Kotaku - At least 30 people at Paramount Games were laid off following the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger; some affected employees were from Skydance, but the exact number was unclear. Kotaku reported no significant impact on the *Marvel 1943* team.

IGN - Hennig’s previous game leadership roles included *Uncharted 3*; she was also set to lead an EA Star Wars game with Visceral Games, but the studio closed and the project was scrapped.

WHERE:

Kotaku - Gigliotti’s reassurance was posted in Skydance’s Slack work chat.

Kotaku - The game began as a Netflix project and later shifted to a console and PC game.

WHEN:

Kotaku - Skydance New Media was newly established when Hennig’s project began.

Kotaku - The game was teased in 2022 and fully revealed in 2024.

Eurogamer.net - The game was initially planned for late 2025, then delayed to “beyond early 2026,” and later to 2027 and beyond.

Eurogamer.net - Paramount Games Studio boss Shawn Kittelsen said the game would not release in 2026.

WHY:

Kotaku - The game’s transition from a Netflix project to a console and PC game was given as context for its current version’s limited gameplay.

Kotaku - The reported budget overrun led to cuts to the game’s length and content.

(UPDATED November 13, 2026 04:03 UTC)

Skydance says Amy Hennig’s Marvel 1943, starring Captain America and Black Panther, has not been canceled. Reports say the game is over budget and significantly cut back. It won’t launch in 2026, with release pushed to 2027 or later.