Amy Hennig's Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Won't Be Released Until 2027 at the Earliest
In November 2025, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra was delayed “beyond early 2026,” with no new release window offered. Some took it as a sign of significant development trouble at Skydance New Media, and perhaps a signal that the game might never come out. But one exec at the newly formed Paramount Games Studio has told IGN it’s a real game and will come out — just not this year. Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is a narrative-driven adventure featuring Captain America, Azzuri, the Black Panther of the 1940s, Gabriel Jones of the Howling Commandos, and Nanali, a Wakandan spy embedded in Occupied Paris. It was announced back in October 2021, two years after Skydance New Media was formed by Uncharted series director Amy Hennig and Electronic Arts veteran Julian Beak. A cinematic trailer teasing the setting was released in 2022, then, two years later, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra hit the headlines with an eye-catching trailer revealed as part of Epic Games’ State of Unreal event at GDC. But Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has suffered a number of delays since then. In May 2025, it was delayed to early 2026. Then, as mentioned, later that year it was delayed again beyond early 2026. Now, IGN can confirm it won’t be released until 2027 at the earliest. Assuming it does make next year, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra will launch six years after it was announced, and eight years after Skydance New Media was founded. Paramount Games Studio, set up last fall after the Paramount Skydance merger, unifies all Paramount and Skydance gaming studios, including Skydance Interactive and Skydance New Media. Shawn Kittelsen, senior vice president, head of creative and production at Paramount Games Studio, told IGN Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is real, and explained some of the challenges its development has faced. “It's a game,” he said. “It's happening. It's playable. I've got my SpongeBob controller here, but it's on my hard drive right now. So I can go through and play the build. We're continuing development on it, but Amy and the team have big ambitions for the level of quality that they want to hit. They are a relatively small team considering the AAA quality that they're delivering. What you've seen in previous footage is what the game looks like, and we're making it with a fraction of the resources that you see on other AAA games of the same type, and really trying to push a new development model that's a lot more responsible and sustainable.” “When we see all of the disruption in the industry over the last few years, we don't want to replicate that by recreating all of the same problems,” Kittelsen continued. “So you can build a team or you can build a game, but you can rarely build a team and a game. Skydance New Media started from scratch during the pandemic and had to build the team and had to build their tools, and then they got to work building the game. And I think there were really ambitious timelines set for that game, but they didn't take into account all of the things that can disrupt production and that can make you spend more time working on it. “So there was a decision made that rather than try to push the game out as quickly as possible, it would be better to focus on the quality of the game and making sure the team has time to cook. So we're giving them the time to cook. We believe in Amy and the whole team there and supporting them, and that game will come out when it's ready. But it is very real and we are continuing to invest in it.” Despite Kittelsen’s confidence, he confirmed Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra won’t come out until 2027 at the earliest, telling IGN: “I don't think it'll be 2026.” Kittelsen added that the early 2024 reveal of Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra “set high expectations and we want to make sure that the game that we bring out lives up to those expectations.” “And we want to make sure that the team at New Media under Amy is set up for a great future, and that means making sure that their debut game hits with maximum force. Better to give them time, better to give them the resources they need and make the game that really brings Amy's vision to life.” Hennig’s Skydance team is also working on an untitled Star Wars game, which has yet to be fully revealed. Is that still happening? “I think the best thing to think of is we've got to finish Marvel 1943,” Kittelsen replied. “We're very much focused on that. So one thing at a time and we'll address Star Wars, talk about that when 1943 is finished. But first right now, all efforts are on 1943.” When pressed on whether Paramount intends to continue with Hennig’s Star Wars game, or if it’s up in the air, Kittelsen responded: “That's something we'll have to talk about after 1943.” Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].
In November 2025, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra was delayed “beyond early 2026,” with no new release window offered. Some took it as a sign of significant development trouble at Skydance New Media, and perhaps a signal that the game might never come out. But one exec at the newly formed Paramount Games Studio has told IGN it’s a real game and will come out — just not this year.Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is a narrative-driven adventure featuring Captain America, Azzuri, the Black Panther of the 1940s, Gabriel Jones of the Howling Commandos, and Nanali, a Wakandan spy embedded in Occupied Paris. It was announced back in October 2021, two years after Skydance New Media was formed by Uncharted series director Amy Hennig and Electronic Arts veteran Julian Beak. A cinematic trailer teasing the setting was released in 2022, then, two years later, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra hit the headlines with an eye-catching trailer revealed as part of Epic Games’ State of Unreal event at GDC.
But Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has suffered a number of delays since then. In May 2025, it was delayed to early 2026. Then, as mentioned, later that year it was delayed again beyond early 2026. Now, IGN can confirm it won’t be released until 2027 at the earliest. Assuming it does make next year, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra will launch six years after it was announced, and eight years after Skydance New Media was founded.
Paramount Games Studio, set up last fall after the Paramount Skydance merger, unifies all Paramount and Skydance gaming studios, including Skydance Interactive and Skydance New Media. Shawn Kittelsen, senior vice president, head of creative and production at Paramount Games Studio, told IGN Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is real, and explained some of the challenges its development has faced.
“It's a game,” he said. “It's happening. It's playable. I've got my SpongeBob controller here, but it's on my hard drive right now. So I can go through and play the build. We're continuing development on it, but Amy and the team have big ambitions for the level of quality that they want to hit. They are a relatively small team considering the AAA quality that they're delivering. What you've seen in previous footage is what the game looks like, and we're making it with a fraction of the resources that you see on other AAA games of the same type, and really trying to push a new development model that's a lot more responsible and sustainable.”
“When we see all of the disruption in the industry over the last few years, we don't want to replicate that by recreating all of the same problems,” Kittelsen continued. “So you can build a team or you can build a game, but you can rarely build a team and a game. Skydance New Media started from scratch during the pandemic and had to build the team and had to build their tools, and then they got to work building the game. And I think there were really ambitious timelines set for that game, but they didn't take into account all of the things that can disrupt production and that can make you spend more time working on it.
“So there was a decision made that rather than try to push the game out as quickly as possible, it would be better to focus on the quality of the game and making sure the team has time to cook. So we're giving them the time to cook. We believe in Amy and the whole team there and supporting them, and that game will come out when it's ready. But it is very real and we are continuing to invest in it.”
Despite Kittelsen’s confidence, he confirmed Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra won’t come out until 2027 at the earliest, telling IGN: “I don't think it'll be 2026.”
Kittelsen added that the early 2024 reveal of Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra “set high expectations and we want to make sure that the game that we bring out lives up to those expectations.”
“And we want to make sure that the team at New Media under Amy is set up for a great future, and that means making sure that their debut game hits with maximum force. Better to give them time, better to give them the resources they need and make the game that really brings Amy's vision to life.”
Hennig’s Skydance team is also working on an untitled Star Wars game, which has yet to be fully revealed. Is that still happening?
“I think the best thing to think of is we've got to finish Marvel 1943,” Kittelsen replied. “We're very much focused on that. So one thing at a time and we'll address Star Wars, talk about that when 1943 is finished. But first right now, all efforts are on 1943.”
When pressed on whether Paramount intends to continue with Hennig’s Star Wars game, or if it’s up in the air, Kittelsen responded: “That's something we'll have to talk about after 1943.”
Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].
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