Marvel Avengers Alliance video game is on Facebook

With impressive overseas reviews of The Avengers movie with its early release, you may be wondering if a video game will follow.  The Avengers movie grossed more than $8 millon in Australia, Taiwan and New Zealand  on opening day.

The Avengers graphic

High expectations await The Avengers movie when it opens in the United States on May 4, 2012. It is produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 

But what about the accompanying Avengers video game?  Is there one?  According to TQ Jefferson, Marvel's vice president of game production, a video game, Avengers Alliance (pictured above) has already been released for Facebook -- but this is just the tip of the iceberg.

 The Avengers Super Heroes

Jefferson states that more Avengers video games are planned that will be playable across multiple video game touchpoints.  In his words:  "The Avengers are bigger than just one game, and we'll planning to allow consumers to enjoy The Avengers regardless of their preference in gameplay style or platform.  Look for announcements in the weeks to come."