Fans have wished for the chance to replay classic Marvel games like the original Marvel: Ultimate Alliance and the 2013 Deadpool title for a very long time, and a recent rumor suggests that Microsoft is looking for a way to bring them to the Xbox storefront. Before the likes of Insomniac's Spider-Man games achieved major success, Activision held the license to several Marvel properties, resulting in influential hits like the first Marvel: Ultimate Alliance and the X-Men Origins: Wolverine tie-in, as well as cult classics like Deadpool’s own standalone game.
Unfortunately for fans of these old Marvel video games, titles like Marvel: Ultimate Alliance and Deadpool have been trapped in legal limbo since Activision lost its Marvel licensing rights in 2016. While Marvel: Ultimate Alliance and its 2009 sequel would remain available to purchase on Steam for at least two more years, they were eventually pulled from all digital storefronts - meaning that the only way to play them at the moment is to be lucky enough to already have a physical copy. The same rings true for the 2013 Deadpool game, which was also removed from all digital storefronts in late 2017.
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