Black Panther War For Wakanda Release Date

Marvel's Avengers has lofty plans for mail-launch support, with all of its upcoming heroes and missions being released for complimentary to all players (other than Spider-Man, who will be a PlayStation exclusive).

While Kate Bishop and Clint Barton course the initial two-character drops as 2 versions of Hawkeye, it looks as though King T'Challa is up next.

Here'due south everything we know well-nigh the Wakandan ruler's appearance in Square Enix's universe, with the character allegedly being portrayed by Christopher Gauge – improve known as Kratos in the 2018 God of State of war reboot.

We'll exist adding to this equally we hear more.

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Latest News

State of war Table Stream TODAY - August 16

If, like me, y'all can't wait for the War for Wakanda update, you can sentinel a new War Table stream at 6 PM BST.

Or if you lot missed out, picket the epitomize on the Avengers' YouTube aqueduct.

Blackness Panther Abilities Revealed - August 13

With previews now published, nosotros take an idea of how Black Panther plays. Read on for his full ability listing.

New UI Revealed - August eight

A new dev stream has revealed that Marvel's Avengers will become a Character menu overhaul when War for Wakanda launches.

Kratos Role player Voicing Black Panther - July 15

God of War's Christopher Judge (BOY!) will voice Black Panther in Marvel's Avengers.

Exploration Tease - July 12

Crystal Dynamics shared some new details on the Wakanda region, including all-new assets designed for the expansion and a tease about the kind of exploration nosotros can await forward to.

Release Date

Information technology appears that Square Enix'due south plans accept been thrown into disarray past the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman, the thespian that portrayed the hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The expansion has now been confirmed for an August 17th release appointment.

Equally for what time information technology'll drop, we have the info here.

Story

Here'due south the official clarification for Marvel's Avengers Expansion: Black Panther - War for Wakanda.

"Black Panther must defend Wakanda from Klaw, who seeks to steal Vibranium for his own desires."

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, it was revealed that the events of A-Day led to Wakanda closing its borders, and that Black Panther is fatigued into the fight due to Ulysses Klaue's effort to steal Vibranium for George Tarleton (MODOK).

The update will add a new Outpost, Birnin Zana, new missions, and two new villains which nosotros know to be Klaue and Crossbones.

We can expect new enemy types, too.

Abilities

Now that previews are live, we tin see what Black Panther offers in his toolkit.

His Support Heroic heals his allies and can damage his enemies, while his Assail Heroic launches a spear that can pin enemies to walls.

Perhaps most exciting is his Ultimate Heroic, which summons a panther god and buffs T'Challa, with farther tweaks able to create ethereal Wakandan soldiers to fight, too.

As for getting around, Black Panther will be able to cling to walls – so await that to be his cardinal movement mechanic, alongside his trademark athleticism.

Equally for his available gear, we know that it'll be separate into the following:

Claws
Gauntlets
Protector
Cowl

Reveal Trailer

Check out our all-time look so far at Rex T'Challa below.

Leaks

7 DLC Characters Leak – February 23

It sounds as though Marvel's Avengers next seven DLC characters have leaked in order, co-ordinate to dataminer Miller.

Clint Barton (Eagle)
Peter Parker (Spider-Man)
King T'Challa (Black Panther)
Jennifer Walters (She-Hulk)
Bucky Barnes (Wintertime Soldier)
Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel)
James Rhodes (Military)

That suggests Blackness Panther and Spider-Human being have probable switched places.