Disney Interactive has shared a new press release and dropped a new trailer with new details on what to expect with the Marvel Battlegrounds Playset, as well as our first glimpse at a NEW FIGURE: Captain America – The First Avenger.

A new Captain America figure will be released, featuring a new costume, a new pose, and a completely new set of skills. The new character design unmasks the Captain and puts him in his Avengers: Age Of Ultron suit.

Marvel Battlegrounds will feature an original story with Ultron teaming up with Loki to steal the an Infinity Stone from Asegard. To manage this heist, Ultron and Loki whip up the ultimate distraction, robotic duplicates of the heroes to keep them busy and engaged in battle.

The Playset gameplay will feature four player arena battles between all the current and yet announced iconic Marvel characters inside Disney Infinity.

Battlegrounds will feature iconic battle arenas such as a wrecked Brooklyn train yard, Wakanda, and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Lunar Base.

All Disney Infinity 2.0 Marvel characters will be compatible to play inside the new playset, and will feature adapted abilities and skills to complement the new style of gameplay. This is an exciting step possibly seeing other classic figures being revitalized with new skills and abilities, something long campaigned for by a majority of the community.

Additional characters will be announced in the months leading up to the release of Marvel Battlegrounds, expected to his the shelves in March 2016.

More details about the playset will be shared during the Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition: Facing Off In Marvel’s Battlegrounds panel on Saturday afternoon (4:oo PM) at the New York Comic Con. The event will be live streamed and will feature guests from Avalanche, United Front Games, Marvel and Disney Interactive.

Marvel Battlegrounds Recap

Four Player Arena Style Gameplay

Full compatibility of all 2.0 Marvel characters.

Enhanced abilities and skills of 2.0 Marvel characters.

Original Story

Battle in Brooklyn train yard, Wakanda, and SHIELD Lunar Base.

Available March 2016

While many might find the news of this “new” figure a little disappointing, we are promised an almost totally new character with unique abilities and skills that set this Captain America apart from the 2.0 version. We also get an interesting peek at the locations and story of the new playset which possibly provide some interesting clues about additional characters we might be seeing accompany this playset:

Advanced Robotic Copies of the Super Heroes… possibly a hint at Vision being part of the storyline.

being part of the storyline. Battles will feature locations such as Wakanda, home of the Black Panther (who is slated to make his first appearance in Civil War, hitting theaters May 2016).

It’s already a given that we are seeing Ant-Man make his way into the playset, with promotional images and concept art already appearing in 3.0’s galleries.

A trailer is also being released Thursday morning, and we will post that when it hits the web, so stay tuned.

Press Release

Scroll down below to read the entire Disney Infinity press release:

DISNEY INTERACTIVE REVEALS DETAILS FOR DISNEY INFINITY 3.0 EDITION’S UPCOMING MARVEL BATTLEGROUNDS PLAY SET CAPTAIN AMERICA – THE FIRST AVENGER FIGURE REVEALED; TRAILER AND ASSETS ALSO RELEASED Fans to receive an exclusive first look at Play Set during New York Comic-Con panel GLENDALE, CA – (OCTOBER 8, 2015) Today, Disney Interactive revealed details for Marvel Battlegrounds, the upcoming Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition, featuring a new four-player, arcade brawler style of gameplay, and an original Marvel storyline. Developed by United Front Games, in partnership with Avalanche Software, Marvel Battlegrounds is the first Disney Infinity Play Set to feature four-player gameplay. With full compatibility for all Disney Infinity Marvel characters, Marvel Battlegrounds features the widest selection of playable characters of any previous Play Set. “With Disney Infinity 3.0, we’ve aimed to provide a wider variety of gameplay than ever before, and the Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set represents our commitment to developing something entirely new for our players,” said John Blackburn, SVP & GM of Disney Infinity. “The four-player arena style combat gameplay is a perfect way for friends and families to come together and play in head-to-head battles with some of their favorite Marvel characters.” Launching in March 2016, Marvel Battlegrounds will feature Hulkbuster, Ultron and Captain America – The First Avenger, a new version of Captain America with a new pose, costume and enhanced abilities. Additional Marvel Battlegrounds figures will be announced in the coming months. All Disney Infinity (2.0 Edition) Marvel figures will be playable in the Play Set and will feature adapted abilities and skills to complement the new style of gameplay of Marvel Battlegrounds. “We worked closely with the Disney Infinity development team to come up with new gameplay and storyline for Marvel Battlegrounds that is unique to the platform,” said Jay Ong, VP of Games, Marvel Entertainment. “We’ve created an authentic Marvel story that will give players the freedom to choose any Marvel figure in Disney Infinity and have them face off against each other in an arena style combat.” In the original storyline, Ultron teams up with Loki in an effort to steal Asgard’s immensely powerful Infinity Stone. To accomplish this, Ultron and Loki create robotic replicas of the famed Marvel Super Heroes and turn them against each other in an effort to distract them while they commit their crime. The Marvel Super Heroes duplicates battle each other in iconic environments such as a wrecked Brooklyn train yard, Wakanda and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Lunar Base, culminating in a universe-shaking battle against Ultron. To access new Marvel Battlegrounds screenshots, please visit: http://smu.gs/1L0aXbU. Fans can get a more in-depth look at the Play Set during the Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition: Facing Off in Marvel’s Battlegrounds panel at New York Comic-Con, featuring participants from Disney Interactive, Avalanche Software, United Front Games and Marvel Games. New York Comic-Con attendees can attend the panel on Saturday, October 10 from 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. at Empire Stage 1-E and will receive an exclusive pre-release figure giveaway. Fans at home can watch a live stream of the panel here: http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/NYCCLIVE About Disney Infinity Disney Infinity is an interactive gaming platform where players have unprecedented freedom and endless opportunity to create stories and play experiences starring the beloved characters from across The Walt Disney Company. Building on the success of Disney Infinity 1.0 and 2.0, Disney Interactive launched its latest installment to the best-selling “hybrid toy/video game” this year — Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition. In its third iteration, players will utilize real-world interactive figures to activate original storylines (Play Sets) in the virtual game worlds of popular Star Wars franchises and create new adventures with a variety of characters from Marvel, The Walt Disney Co. and Disney•Pixar properties in the Toy Box mode. Disney Infinity 3.0 is rated E10+ by the ESRB and will be available in stores this fall For more information, visit Disney.com/Infinity. For additional information, please visit www.disney.com/infinity and www.youtube.com/disneyinfinity, join the Disney Infinity Facebook community (Facebook.com/disneyinfinity) and Google+ community (https://plus.google.com/+DisneyInfinity), and follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/disneyinfinity) and Instagram (instagram.com/disneyinfinity). About Disney Interactive Disney Interactive is the digital entertainment part of The Walt Disney Company. As one of the world’s largest creators of high-quality digital experiences, Disney Interactive produces interactive entertainment for the whole family including multi-platform video games, online short form video, mobile and social games and digital destinations across all current and emerging media platforms. Entertaining guests of all ages, Disney Interactive’s key products include the video game platform Disney Infinity, top virtual world for kids Club Penguin, popular mobile franchises like Frozen Free Fall and Disney Tsum Tsum, top online destinations for kids, parents and fans including Disney.com, Oh My Disney, and Babble.com and the Disney social network reaching more than 1.5 billion guests on Facebook. About Marvel Entertainment Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy-five years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit marvel.com. © 2015 MARVEL ©Disney. ©2015 MARVEL. STAR WARS © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved.

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