https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/09/22/preview-guardians-of-the-galaxy-magically-captures-teamwork-in-a-single-player-game/

When Eidos-Montreal began working “Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy,” they had their own vision of the Milano’s crew. They knew it would be influenced by the James Gunn’s movies, but they didn’t want to make a carbon copy of the films.

“We watched the movies and read the comics,” said Patrick Fortier, senior gameplay director. They took in all the influences and came up with their own idea of the ragtag team. When they brought the idea to Marvel, the company was on board with it. “They want to empower you,” he said.