"Mutation is the key to our evolution." Such is the message X-men carries and Microsoft couldn't agree more. Today's X06 might have seen the dawn of the new era for gaming. The giant computer conglomerate just revealed its upcoming Marvel-based MMO game for Xbox 360 and PC. Cryptic Studios was chosen to develop the project.

"This is a fantastic collaboration. We're being treated like we're writers, editors, artists. We're gung-ho about this project," shares one representative from Cryptic. Accordingly, the studio has been given complete and unlimited access to Marvel's comic book universe. This relatively young developer is based in Los Gatos, California and is best known for MMORPG City of Heroes.

Furthermore, the representative says that they will be paying homage to Marvel's history but the narrative will be based on current-day Marvel comic book fiction. This is important because current MMOs seem to be content with having vague storyline and just pure gameplay.

With working title Marvel Universe Online, the game will be playable cross-platform on Xbox 360 and PC using Live Anywhere. However, the representative declined to comment further regarding characters availability and the number of gamers who can play simultaneously.

Finally, the representative expresses that they wish to change the perception that MMOs should be fantasy based and are just for PC. "It will take a company like Marvel to change that perception. We are designing this as a console game first, and from that perception it will be a revolutionary title," the representative ended.