History Trivia / GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2021

* AcclaimedFlop: Despite the game's overall positive reception, its sales were so poor that it -- along with and due to the association with the similarly underwhelming performance of ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'' -- played a big role in prompting Creator/SquareEnix to sell off Eidos Montreal along with all their remaining western studios.

* PreOrderBonus: Pre-ordering the game granted an early unlock of five outfits based on how the Guardians of the Galaxy looked in the comics before the [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy movie]] came out.

* AcclaimedFlop: Despite the game's overall positive reception, its sales were so poor that it -- along with and due to the assosiation with the similarly underwhelming performance of ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'' -- played a big role in prompting Creator/SquareEnix to sell off Eidos Montreal along with all their remaining western studios.

* AcclaimedFlop: Despite the game's overall positive reception, its sales were so poor that it -- along with the similarly underwhelming performance of ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'' -- played a big role in prompting Creator/SquareEnix to sell off Eidos Montreal along with all their remaining western studios.

* DoingItForTheArt: According to senior creative director Jean-François Dugas, he had to negotiate with Marvel executives for an entire ''year'' to allow a cameo of [[Franchise/StarWars Chewbacca]] (in the form of an action figure) in the game, for the purpose of lending some authenticity to [[TheEighties the decade]] in which the game's prologue takes place.

* PermanentPlaceholder: Senior Audio Director Steve Szczepkowski wrote and recorded the song "Space Riders With No Name," expecting his vocals to be replaced later on. However, when the creative director heard it he decided to keep Szczepkowski as the singer and he went on to write and record the other nine songs in the Star-Lord album.

* PreOrderBonus: The E3 2021 presentation shows that pre-ordering the game grants an early unlock of five outfits based on how the Guardians of the Galaxy looked in the comics before the [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy movie]] came out.

* PreOrderBonus: The E3 2021 presentation shows that pre-ordering the game unlocks a costume pack with outfits based on how the Guardians of the Galaxy looked in the comics before the [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy movie]] came out.

* WordOfGod: It was stated by Eidos Montreal shortly after the announcement of the game that ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' is not in the same continuity as ‘’VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'', despite Creator/SquareEnix publishing both games.

* PreOrderBonus: The E3 2021 presentation shows that pre-ordering the game unlocks a costume pack with outfits based on how the Guardians of the Galaxy looked in the comics before the [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy movie]] came out.