Brian Waggoner’s DepartureSources tell me that while plans to end support for Marvel’s Avengers did initially stretch to the back half of 2023, these have quickened following the recent departure of Lead Developer Brian Waggoner.Crystal Dynamics issued a public dressing down to Waggoner for a series of unearthed racist tweets this past November, stating that he “will no longer be a studio spokesperson or communicating about studio projects.”This apparent muzzling lasted until late last week when Waggoner removed all mention of Avengers from his social media profiles and unfollowed the game’s official accounts.Sources say that Waggoner was indeed let go and that he will not be replaced on the increasingly small team of developers still working on Avengers, with most already doing double duty on one of the studio’s other projects.Sources tell me that this should bring the entire roster’s mobility in line with its most recent addition, resolving the long-standing complaint that heroes like Captain America and Hulk feel sluggish when compared to the game’s other playable characters.A clash with the famous Marvel villain Ultron was also in the cards, with work dating as far back as early development, where he was once the narrative’s primary antagonist."