Plaion will publish Uncharted director’s Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra

Plaion will publish the upcoming Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, it has been announced.

The publisher (formerly known as Koch Media) has entered into a “worldwide publishing partnership” with the game’s developer, Skydance Games.

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra  was revealed during an Unreal Engine showcase at GDC in March, and stars Drew Moerlein as Captain America and Khary Payton as Black Panther, with a release set for some time in 2025.

The development team is being led by Amy Hennig, the director of the first three Uncharted games.

“We believe Plaion is the perfect publishing partner for the multiplatform, worldwide release of Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra,” Skydance co-president Julian Beak said in a statement.

“For our studio’s debut title, we’re crafting an original Marvel story directed by Amy Hennig. We’re thrilled to have found a global publisher that shares our ambitious vision for the project.”

Plaion CEO Klemens Kundratitz added: “We are proud to partner with Skydance Games and industry legend Amy Hennig on what is one of the most anticipated AAA games currently in development.

“This partnership between two ambitious independent companies is a testament to Plaion’s ongoing mission to become a global force in videogame publishing.”

According to the official plot blurb for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra: “In the chaos of war, worlds collide. Captain America and Azzuri, the Black Panther of the 1940s, must overcome their differences and form an uneasy alliance to confront their common enemy.

“Fighting alongside Gabriel Jones of the Howling Commandos, and Nanali, a Wakandan spy embedded in Occupied Paris, they must join forces to stop a sinister plot that threatens to turn the havoc of WWII into the ultimate rise of Hydra.”