Video games news, releases, esports and culture — all the biggest gaming stories in one place.
EA confirms genuine footage of Motive’s Iron Man game leaked
Developed over time first seen 3 months ago
EA has confirmed that leaked footage of Motive’s Iron Man game is genuine, acknowledging the unauthorised release with a light-hearted comment that it “didn’t go as planned”. The leak offers the clearest public look yet at the single-player title, announced in 2022, but EA has not provided a release date or indicated when it will show the game officially.
The roughly two-and-a-half-minute work-in-progress video shows Tony Stark flying through what appears to be New York, fighting both on foot and in the air, and visiting a S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier. It includes unfinished graphics, weapons, melee combat and apparent suit customisation, while labels such as “Aug26 Test” and placeholder release information underline that the footage is not final; the game remains in development despite EA cancelling its Black Panther project last year.
- Sources
- 3
- Outlets
- 3
- Left · Centre · Right
- 0 · 0 · 0
In short
- EA confirmed the leaked Iron Man footage is genuine.
- The video shows unfinished flight, combat and customisation.
- Motive’s Iron Man game remains in development.
How this story developed
- 3 months ago New reporting indicated Iron Man remains unaffected by EA’s cancelled Black Panther project and reported job cuts, while the company reiterated that official information would follow.
- 3 months ago EA said leaked test footage of Motive’s Iron Man game was authentic, revealing unfinished gameplay set around New York and a S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier.
Full account
Electronic Arts has acknowledged that footage said to be from Motive Studios’ forthcoming Iron Man game was genuine after it circulated online. In a post on the game’s official X account, the publisher referred to the unplanned disclosure with a wry remark, adding that it had more to reveal but would do so at its own time.
Reports describe the material as roughly two and a half minutes from an August 2026 test build. It appears to show Iron Man moving rapidly through a city-like open area, switching between flight and ground combat, and using different suits. Coverage also says the footage points to appearances by Pepper Potts, Obadiah Stane and Madame Masque.
EA has not announced a date for an official gameplay presentation, release, or further details. Its response confirms the footage’s provenance but should not be read as an indication that development is near completion: test footage can represent unfinished work and may change substantially before launch.
The game was announced in 2022 and has received little official public coverage since. The leak has therefore provided a rare, albeit unofficial, look at Motive’s project. It also follows a difficult period for EA’s Marvel plans, which reporting says included the cancellation of a separate Black Panther project.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
Source 2 concentrates on the flying and combat shown in the clip, and places the game alongside EA’s cancelled Black Panther project and earlier Iron Man appearances in other games.
Source 3 gives greater attention to alleged character appearances and the long period of silence since the 2022 announcement. It also stresses that leaked development footage is not evidence of an imminent release, comparing it with other high-profile game leaks.
Source 1 is supplied only as page-navigation and membership text, so it provides no substantive reporting beyond its headline framing of EA’s acknowledgement.
Explained simply
Iron Man is a Marvel superhero whose civilian identity is Tony Stark, a wealthy inventor who fights crime using a powered suit of armour. The game is being made by Motive, the EA studio behind the remake of the science-fiction horror game Dead Space, and is planned as a single-player action adventure.
Electronic Arts, usually known as EA, is a large video-game publisher that owns Motive. It announced the Iron Man project in 2022 under a licensing agreement with Marvel, which owns the character and other comic-book franchises.
Game footage often appears online before a project is ready to be shown, sometimes revealing early designs that may change before release. EA’s wider Marvel plans have also drawn attention because it cancelled a separate Black Panther game in 2025, while saying the Iron Man project was continuing.
Coverage · 3 sources
Read the full article at the source →
Originally published by PC Gamer as “‘Well, that didn’t go as planned’ says EA as it footage of its Iron Man game leaks online”.