EA confirms leaked Iron Man game footage is real: ‘Now you know’

A trailer has leaked for Electronic Arts and Motive’s Iron Man game.

The video, which has been widely circulated on social media and forums like Resetera, shows more than two minutes of footage of the game, which was announced back in 2022 but has yet to be shown officially.

The clearly work-in-progress footage shows gameplay in which Iron Man can seamlessly fly around a city environment – possibly Chicago – and land to engage in combat with enemies.

In a social media post published shortly after the footage emerged, the game’s official account confirmed that it’s legitimate. “Well, that didn’t go as planned. But now you know, and we’ve got a lot more to show you. See you when we’re ready,” it wrote.

EA’s Iron Man is developed by Motive, the Montreal-based studio which previously worked on Star Wars Battlefront 2’s campaign and the Dead Space remake, with development led by executive producer Olivier Proulx, who previously worked on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy at Eidos Montreal.

“We are thrilled to collaborate with the talented team at Motive Studio to bring their original vision of one of Marvel’s most important, powerful and beloved characters,” said Marvel Games vice president and creative director Bill Rosemann back in 2022.

“Their experience delivering both established entertainment worlds and thrilling gameplay — combined with their authentic passion for the armored icon — will fuel our quest to deliver a love letter to a legendary hero in the form of the ultimate Iron Man video game.”

Electronic Arts was also making a single-player, open-world Black Panther game, but it was cancelled last year. The game, which was in development at the now-shuttered Cliffhanger Games, would have reportedly seen players taking on the role of T’Challa’s son.