tbh my gut feeling at the moment is that this is based on incomplete or miscommunicated info, and that the actual game is closer to what you'd expect from "Marvel XCOM" than Grubb is making it sound hereThe Marvel XCOM game will reportedly let players make their own superheroes | VGC
Firaxis’ unannounced strategy game will not include existing Marvel characters…www.videogameschronicle.com
I could be totally wrong, of course!