Thu. Mar 28th, 2024


Marvel’s Avengers often digs into the Marvel Cinematic Universe for skins, but it also mines comic history for its suite of costumes, too. Crystal Dynamics reached back quite far for one of its newest pieces of gear, giving Hawkeye an outfit from the late 1970s.

Hawkeye’s classic skin calls back to 1978’s “Avengers #172” comic, which gives the sharpshooter a purple-rich set of threads. This suit just hit the marketplace in its most recent update and is 900 Credits, which is around $9.

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The game is also celebrating Hawkeye as a whole. Hawkeye will gain triple experience until September 22 and the game’s marketplace is selling Hawkeye’s non-MCU skins, takedowns, emotes, and nameplates for 50% off.

This month’s Shipments, as was announced in August, also have gear for the other archer, Kate Bishop. Her Stark Tech outfit is in September’s Shipments, which are boxes that contain various cosmetics and can be purchased or earned through gameplay. Players are guaranteed to get this skin after 100 boxes. This original design will also be in Shipments until September 29.

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Users can still log in to claim their free MCU skins, as Crystal Dynamics is still celebrating the game’s second anniversary. Those who log in before October 1 can claim costumes from Iron Man 2, Thor, and The Avengers as well as a few items. Amazon Prime Gaming Members can also redeem Captain America’s New Vintage outfit through Amazon.



By Dave Jenks

Dave Jenks is an American novelist and Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Between those careers, he’s worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, divemaster, taxi driver, construction manager, and over the road truck driver, among many other things. He now lives on a sea island, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, with his wife and youngest daughter. They also have three grown children, five grand children, three dogs and a whole flock of parakeets. Stinnett grew up in Melbourne, Florida and has also lived in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico. His next dream is to one day visit and dive Cuba.