Skydance Told the Marvel 1943 Team the Game Was Not Canceled
An unconfirmed Q3 or Q4 2027 estimate from a fan account preceded the deleted cancellation claim.
Skydance Games told the Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra team on Slack on Nov. 11 that the game was not canceled and development was continuing toward the team’s next milestone. Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier shared the update.
Skydance Games told the development team behind Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra on Slack this afternoon that the game is not canceled, despite a widely circulated rumor on Twitter today claiming that it was.
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier.bsky.social) 2026-11-11T21:52:57.710Z
The cancellation claim came from fan account Marvel 1943 Rise Of Hydra Countdown. It first floated a Q3 or Q4 2027 launch, then posted hours later that the game had been canceled and an update was coming. The account later deleted that second post.
Kotaku’s account of the internal Slack exchange identifies executive producer Lu Gigliotti as the person who relayed leadership’s denial. Kotaku also says the game is over budget and has been scaled back, with a shorter length and reduced content. Its report describes sparse gameplay, with most inputs tied to one button. The project began as a Netflix pitch before plans moved to consoles and PC.
Marvel 1943 was revealed in March 2024 with a 2025 target. A May 2025 delay moved it to early 2026, followed by a November 2025 delay to beyond early 2026. In June 2026, Skydance said it would not arrive before 2027. A firm release date has not been confirmed. The team’s Alpha milestone later in November is a development checkpoint, not a release announcement.
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