<s>
The	B-Device
Avengers	I-Device
is	O
a	O
cancelled	O
first-person	O
brawler	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Cinematic	O
Universe	O
(	O
MCU	O
)	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
unique	O
play	O
style	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
being	O
able	O
to	O
fly	O
while	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
had	O
the	O
strongest	O
melee	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Hero	O
boosts	O
"	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
increase	O
stats	O
of	O
other	O
players	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
creating	O
energy	O
shields	O
around	O
his	O
allies	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Skrull	O
army	O
were	O
to	O
have	O
unique	O
abilities	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
superheroes	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Fantastic	B-Application
Four	I-Application
,	O
X-Men	B-Device
and	O
the	B-Device
Avengers	I-Device
themselves	O
,	O
with	O
bosses	O
such	O
as	O
Ultron	O
,	O
Veranke	O
and	O
a	O
giant	O
Skrull	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Black	O
Widow	O
and	O
Hawkeye	O
were	O
also	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
unlockable	O
characters	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Fantastic	B-Application
Four	I-Application
and	O
Ant-Man	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
NPCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
THQ	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
from	O
Marvel	O
with	O
development	O
handled	O
by	O
THQ	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Australia	I-Application
with	O
outsourced	O
development	O
handled	O
by	O
Blue	O
Tongue	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
several	O
characters	O
from	O
the	B-Device
Avengers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
chosen	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
first-person	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
developers	O
wanting	O
to	O
try	O
something	O
different	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Marvel	O
's	O
properties	O
,	O
wanting	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
see	O
through	O
the	O
eyes	O
of	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Captain	O
America	O
,	O
Hulk	B-Application
,	O
Thor	O
and	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
were	O
the	O
main	O
consoles	O
of	O
development	O
with	O
Blue	O
Tongue	O
Entertainment	O
handling	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
for	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
was	O
also	O
considered	O
around	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
launch	O
and	O
console	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
a	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Avengers	O
Training	O
Academy	O
"	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
rookie	O
superhero	O
to	O
fight	O
along	O
The	B-Device
Avengers	I-Device
using	O
motion	O
controls	O
,	O
but	O
both	O
were	O
later	O
cut	O
during	O
pre-production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
mid	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
struggling	O
to	O
keep	O
up	O
with	O
development	O
with	O
THQ	O
's	O
financial	O
problems	O
with	O
Homefront	B-Application
and	O
the	O
uDraw	B-Device
peripheral	O
costing	O
the	O
company	O
$100	O
million	O
and	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
the	O
Australian	O
dollar	O
to	O
rise	O
,	O
causing	O
THQ	O
to	O
pay	O
their	O
employees	O
in	O
Australia	O
more	O
than	O
their	O
domestic	O
divisions	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
both	O
THQ	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Australia	I-Application
and	O
Blue	O
Tongue	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cancellation	O
,	O
THQ	O
sold	O
off	O
their	O
properties	O
,	O
with	O
Ubisoft	O
acquiring	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
own	O
tie-in	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
borrowing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concepts	O
and	O
story	O
to	O
create	O
Marvel	B-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
