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With the SAG strike having come to an end, the has been revealed for the Marvel Studios sequel.

Miles plays an enormous role in ; however, he is, throughout large sections of the game, overshadowed by Peter Parker and can come off feeling like a secondary character rather than a joint protagonist of equal importance. Though Peter is the original Spider-Man and, therefore, has decades of fan recognition, Miles Morales has, in recent years, become just as popular and widely beloved as his friend and mentor, both in the comics, as well as the film and video game adaptions. Although Miles doesn't solely possess the spotlight in the latest installment of Insomniacs' games, he does go through a lot.

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Recently, a Variety article detailed a “crisis” happening with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the superhero franchise that has dominated pop culture for the past 15 years. A few days later, flies into theaters, a film that faced reshoots after mixed test screening reactions. This superhero movie is a sequel to the 2019 film Captain Marvel, a spin-off of a supporting character from the Disney+ show WandaVision and a continuation of another Disney+ series Ms. Marvel. Sound confusing? Perhaps, especially if you weren’t on board the MCU train throughout every post-Endgame installment.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 hit PlayStation 5 exclusively on October 20 – read Game Informer's review here to find out why we loved it so much. It turns out plenty of others enjoyed developer Insomniac Games' latest superhero effort, too, because Sony has revealed that in just 11 days, it sold through more than 5 million copies, making it one of the year's best-selling games.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has now sold over 5m copies.

, much like its predecessors has several references to other characters who inhabit Insomniac Games' Marvel Universe. While some of these heroes are incorporated into part of the games' main narrative, there are others that can be spotted via Easter eggs across the games' open world.

It takes some serious superhero firepower to take on Thanos, the Mad Titan. But in November 8's Thanos #1, a new incarnation of one of the most secretive and powerful super-teams of the Marvel Universe has reared its head, with some interesting new members.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 hit PlayStation 5 exclusively last month and quickly became Sony's fastest-selling first-party game. We loved the game – read Game Informer's Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review here – but players and critics alike have discovered bugs and issues leading to laughs, in some cases, and progress impediment in other cases. Developer Insomniac Games released a patch last week that addressed a handful of issues and now, it has released a new update that fixes even more bugs and issues. 

appeared at the end of Marvel Studios’, and while he hasn’t been back yet, Kevin Feige isn’t ruling out a return.

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has teased that the may make their long-awaited debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe soon.

A live-action movie based on The Legend of Zelda is officially in development, and the community has already picked their dream cast. While plenty of the choices are pretty out there, some of the picks for Zelda and Link are pretty compelling. 

Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel joined the Marvel Snap cast today as part of the game's November 2023 'Higher, Further, Faster' season update.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 director Bryan Intihar has an answer for why the sequel's take on Venom isn't weak to fire like his comic book counterpart.

The Bear star recently revealed that he had a meeting with for a comic book project, but that he ended up sabotaging himself in the process.

In , the Symbiote, known as Venom when fully manifested, causes an extraordinary amount of physical, mental, and emotional damage to Peter Parker, Miles Morales, Harry Osborne, and Mary Jane Watson; however, its inclusion, and the effect it has on the game's main characters, often results in them doing or saying incredibly relatable things — many of which make their depictions all the more emotive and enjoyable. While the Symbiote corrupts its host, Marvel's Spider-Man 2's main characters seemingly try to make the most of a bad situation — perhaps for their own survival, but also for the wellbeing of those they care about.

Insomniac Games seems to be heavily teasing a Daredevil appearance in . There has long been speculation surrounding whether the two New York superheroes could ever meet in a game, primarily as players are able to explore The Man Without Fear's stomping ground, Hell's Kitchen across all three of Insomniac Games' Marvel titles to date.

A new has been released online ahead of the Marvel Studios sequel’s release this weekend. The film is set to release this Friday, November 10.

Yann Demange, who’s set to direct the upcoming Marvel Studios Blade movie, has discussed if the film will have an .

Disney has revealed the for the animated anthology series set in the multiverse of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Marvel Studios has been too good at its job. After 15 years of building up the MCU as the ultimate interconnected saga, audiences have really taken to heart the ideathat they need to see everything in order to catch the latest release. This was always going to be a concern — 15 years is a long time! Teenagers that saw Iron Manin theaters are now paying mortgages, spry adults circa 2008 now have to schedule “regular colonoscopy screenings.” It’s a different world, man!

Marvel Studios released the first trailer for the upcoming Echo streaming series on Friday - a bone-crunching clip that went big on the violence, setting out the show's stall as the MCU's first TV-MA rated show.

Sitting in the press room, watching the BlizzCon 2023 opening ceremony this year as returning Warcraft Executive Creative Director Chris Metzen take the stage to reveal the next three World of Warcraft expansions, I was reminded of Marvel’s Kevin Feige announcing entire new slates of movies coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe at Comic-Con.

The latest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,, looks to be having a rough time when it comes to presales.

Two members of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 narrative team have shed more light on the game's ending, and what it means for Peter Parker and Miles Morales.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 delivers an incredible story about heroes and villains grappling with loneliness.

features two playable protagonists, Peter Parker and Miles Morales. Throughout the duration of, both Peter and Miles will unlock a plethora of abilities that will add to their already impressive arsenal of crime-fighting skills and gadgets. While these impressive abilities are generally worth the time and effort to unlock from the skill tree, some of Spider-Man's are undoubtedly better than others, and should be obtained as soon as possible.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is a hit with players. Insomniac Games did an exceptional job making the sequel as good, if not better, than the previous game. The design of New York’s surroundings is immersive and great swing and glide through. There are great new characters and an exciting storyline. Players, however, noticed a peculiar omission in a game scene.

The upcoming Disney+ series will showcase the character more in-depth following her debut in Hawkeye. According to director Sydney Freeland, this will include ditching some powers from the comic version of Echo.

Throughout , the life of the original Spider-Man, Peter Parker, is put in perilous jeopardy on numerous occasions. The web-shooting, wall-climbing superhero has seemingly never been so vulnerable in any of his previous bouts, including the showdown with the Sinister Six in Insomniac's first title. Despite the plethora of threats in, Peter is a remarkably resilient character, though at one point his toughness and durability are tested to the extreme. Though an iconic figure, he is far from immortal, a fact that has led many to wonder what happens to Spider-Man in — could he really be killed by Kraven or Venom?

A former writer for the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie has disputed some of the claims made in this week’s big Marvel Studios report.

Further behind-the-scenes drama involving the Mahershala Ali-led movie has apparently come to light after this week’s huge Marvel Studios report.

Marvel Studios has released a new for the upcoming Disney+ series centered on Alaqua Cox’s character from Hawkeye. The show is set to debut all five episodes on Disney+ and Hulu simultaneously on Wednesday, January 10.

PlayStation has confirmed new suits will be coming to in DLC. Currently, there are 39 available suits for Peter and another 39 for Miles, including the five for each hero that came with the Digital Deluxe Edition, and the pre-order exclusive suits. Many of these suits also come with an additional three «suit styles.» which are color variants to allow for further customization.

Although Kraven was briefly hinted at occupying the role of the ultimate antagonist in , in reality, that distinction goes to one of the most universally recognized antagonists from the Spider-Man franchise, the amorphous sentient alien symbiote, Venom. While numerous figures have held the unenviable role of playing host to Venom in the franchise's numerous movies, comics, and video games, in the dishonor belongs to Peter Parker and MJ's friend, Harry Osborn.

has an impressive cast of characters, both in the form of returning allies, and menacing new threats such as Kraven the Hunter. Despite the fate of many of the past games' villains being explicitly referenced as part of 's main campaign, there is one who appears on his list who is strangely absent from the game: Rhino.

Developer Insomniac Games has returned a Daredevil reference to Marvel's Spider-Man 2, just days after the director teased speculators about it. 

Marvel Snap’s Halloween update has arrived, adding the new Werewolf By Night card, balance updates, and quality-of-life improvements. It’s a mixed bag of tricks-and-treats with the community howling over the new Werewolf By Night card and balance changes for different reasons.

Writer Jonathan Hickman's new Ultimate Universe has officially launched. And while readers previously got some hints from Marvel about what's in store, with some particularly interesting news about the new Ultimate Spider-Man already being teased by the publisher. 

Kang’s not cutting it. After one movie as the antagonist and most of Loki season 2 as a supporting character, he just hasn’t felt like a villain than can carry a whole phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on his back the way Thanos did. And according to a report from Variety, Marvel has recently had similar concerns.

Mary Jane Watson plays a significant role in , both from a narrative perspective as Peter's girlfriend, but also as a temporarily playable character, and most interestingly as part of one of the game's more surprising twists. MJ was introduced to the Spider-Man canon in 1965; since then she has gone on to become Peter Parker's main love interest and the principal beneficiary of his affection in the franchise's many movies, comics, and video games.

Marvel Studios’ was heavily criticized for its VFX issues, a problem that arose because of script issues, according to those involved.

The star of the upcoming Blade movie,, nearly exited the Marvel Cinematic Universe film due to issues with the script.

A Marvel's Spider-Man 2 player has found a way to transform Peter and Miles' universe into Spider-Man Noir's, with just a few changes in the settings menu. 

apparently began working on another movie while the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel was in postproduction.

A new report suggests that Marvel Studios is considering making a led by the original star-studded cast.

‘ future with the Marvel Cinematic Universe remains up in the air, but according to a new report from Variety, Marvel Studios may have already been looking to pivot away from him.

There’s a lot to raise an eyebrow about in Variety’s new report on the internal turmoil of Marvel Studios in 2023. There are the worries about Kang, battles over special effects work, and, oh yeah, reports from anonymous sources that studio execs have considered just making a new Avengers movie — but with all of the old Avengers.

A Easter egg may be hinting at some unexpected DLC content for the game. While many had expected story DLC for Insomniac Games' acclaimed superhero sequel, much like DLC for the first, most of the theories around its content revolved around continuing a story set up in one of the title's side missions, but this may not be the case.

Harry's fate in is somewhat ambiguous. Full name Harry Osborn, he's an old friend of Peter and Mary Jane's, going back to their school days at Midtown High. He also happens to be the son of brilliant scientist and shrewd executive Norman Osborn, co-founder of the — to put it mildly — unethical conglomerate Oscorp.

Marvel Studios, like so many on Earth-616, could be looking to the Avengers in an emergency. In this case, the studio’s flagging fortunes could reportedly be propped up by a new movie starring the OG lineup – including dead characters Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man and Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow.

Spider-patch, Spider-patch, does whatever a Spider-patch can.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 hit PlayStation 5 exclusively on October 20 and quickly became Sony's fastest-selling first-party game. While we loved the game – read Game Informer's Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review here – players have discovered bugs and issues leading to laughter and, in some cases, progress impediment. Fortunately, developer Insomniac Games has been quick to fix issues with updates, like one last week that fixed an incorrect flag and the infamous white cube model issue. 

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 may have introduced a bunch of new characters, but Insomniac says it's "not running out of villains" just yet. 

, while telling its own complete narrative, has set up plenty of plot points for a future entry in the acclaimed superhero series. Although a new entry has yet to be officially announced by Sony or Insomniac Games, it seems inevitable after 's impressive sales, in which the game became the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game in its first 24 hours.

This Marvel's Spider-Man 2 swing comparison video has made fans realize just how much more nimble Peter and Miles are in the sequel. 

Marvel's 2023 Timeless one-shot, its annual anthology issue which sets the stage for some of the biggest storylines to come of the following year, will take a leap forward to a timeline where one surviving hero stands alone against an all-powerful villain who threatens reality itself. And now Marvel has revealed a new cover for Timeless #1 by InHyuk Lee that introduces the so-called "last living Marvel super hero," Power Man, and his villainous rival, the Immortal Moon Knight.

Hunter Blinds don't always show up on the map in . These are some of the most enjoyable side missions in the game: Kraven and his cronies have set up bases of operation throughout the city, and it's up to Miles and Peter to find them, collect their intel, and shut them down. There are 14 Hunter Blinds in , with two or three in each neighborhood where they appear. Once the player clears out an entire district's worth of Blinds, they'll unlock a new Hunter Base, which is like a larger, more complicated version of the same kind of activity.

Wrestler Seth Rollins spoke a little bit about his mysterious role in the upcoming Marvel Studios sequel .

At the top of Peter Parker's personal accomplishments I can only imagine are: Saving the world a bunch of times from various supervillains and, in Marvel's Spider-Man 2, solving a Rubik's Cube faster than anyone else.

Though only recently released, is already being lauded as one of the best exclusives to be released on PS5. This triumph of gameplay and storytelling brings together Peter Parker and Miles Morales as the pair defend New York City and take on a seemingly never-ending barrage of the most powerful villains from across the expansive roster of antagonists that feature in the franchise. While the game is exceptional in many respects, one area that is very familiar with the game's predecessors, and, is the inclusion of random street crimes that Spider-Man can choose to stop.

Marvel Studios has released a new clip from The Marvels, the next movie in the MCU. The Marvels arrives in theaters on November 10.

lets players pour their crafting materials into either Suit Tech or Gadgets. Both are important elements of the gameplay and, alongside leveling up, are the primary methods of character progression. Any choice in either category may unlock a new skill, stat bonus, or combat option, the likes of which will be vital on 's higher difficulty settings.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has just dropped, but fans are already thinking ahead to future stories in Insomniac's Spiderverse. Scanning through clues in the game, players think that we're getting a Daredevil-focused DLC, introducing a new nemesis - The Hand.

's story is packed with emotional moments as players navigate the next chapter in Peter Parker and Miles Morales' lives. Developer Insomniac Games deftly balances epic superhero action with relatable personal experiences throughout its acclaimed superhero series, and in doing so, perfectly conveys the spirit of the character and what has made the hero so popular over the years.

The Grammy award-winning The 8-Bit Big Band and Lawrence are releasing a new cover of the Marvel vs Capcom 2 song “I Wanna Take You for a Ride.” It’s been covered many times by the VGM community, but in this instance, new verses and a bridge accompany the admittedly repetitive tune.

is full of unlockables and upgrades that can make Peter and Miles better — including Skills, Suit Tech, and Gadgets. In most cases, the game will have a brief description of what each upgrade does, letting players weigh whether or not they want to spend the necessary Tech Parts and other currencies on it. However, one Suit Tech upgrade completely hides that it makes finding Spider-Bots much easier.

A brand new has previewed the final two episodes left in the series’ current run on Disney+, while also recapping what has already happened on the show.

A PC release date hasn't yet been announced for , but it's possible to take a look at some prior releases to figure out when it can be expected to cross over to the market. Major Xbox and PlayStation console exclusives getting PC ports has become something of a standard, but timed exclusivity or development priorities can still result in a long wait. Plenty of PlayStation 5 users have already leapt back into the web-slinging action that Insomniac first brought to the table on the PS4, making the anticipation for a PC release higher than ever.

represents a major attempt to bring the world of Pandora to life in a video game, a task made difficult by the high bar that James Cameron's films have set in rendering a planet full of life and detail. Developed by Massive Entertainment, is publisher Ubisoft's second foray into the franchise, following up on 2009's Screen Rant participated in a hands-on preview that showcased several key aspects of gameplay and exploration from across multiple story missions in the new title.

Insomniac Games released Marvel's Spider-Man 2, its eagerly awaited sequel to 2018's Marvel's Spider-Man, on October 20 to critical acclaim. The first-party title has also become the fastest selling PlayStation Studios title in PlayStation history, shipping over 2.5 million copies in the first 24 hours of its release, Sony Interactive Entertainment confirmed. On the back of the success of Spider-Man, Insomniac is already looking ahead to its future releases. The Sony-owned studio had announced via a reveal trailer in 2021 that it was working on a Wolverine game. Now, Insomniac has confirmed that the title will be set in the same universe as Spider-Man 2.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2's director has addressed the Sandman plothole and there isn't really any reason as to why the villain appeared in both games. 

The director of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has teased something Daredevil-related by telling fans to "stay tuned" when asked about the missing Nelson and Murdock sign.

features some major stakes that eclipse the threats of the prior titles in Insomniac Games' series, so it might seem a little odd that the Avengers never show up to deal with it. Peter and Miles are certainly powerful, but a couple of Spider-Men don't exactly hold a candle to a full team of superheroes with some especially strong abilities. Although sometimes questions like this are better off ignored in favor of simply enjoying the story, there's actually a specific answer to why the Avengers aren't in

continues many of the stories seen in its predecessors, from Peter and Miles grieving the loss of loved ones to the return of Harry Osborn and the long-awaited Venom symbiote. However, one character's transformation within the series may come as a surprise when they return in the recent sequel, at least for those who didn't play 's story DLC.

A recently released book about the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s creation and production has revealed .

Taking place in New York, is an enormous game with a justifiably large map full to the brim with content to be explored. features a plethora of interesting, entertaining, and simply brilliant quests; although the vast majority of the game's main quests, side quests, and side adventures don't offer tangible rewards beyond EXP, tech parts, or tech points, a few questlines reward the player with some excellent prizes.

is replete with additions and improvements to the previous titles from developer Insomniac Games, but one feature that isn't present is a huge missed opportunity. The newest entry expands on its predecessors by putting both Peter Parker and Miles Morales at the forefront, testing their mettle and web-slinging prowess against threats new and old. From a world with increased density and scale to developments like seamless fast travel that can jump to any point on the map, Insomniac Games pushed the envelope in many ways while failing to implement an age-old option that generates fun.

Like the first, features a vast array of villains and several exceptional bosses; however, not all of the interactions with bosses are equal in excitement, fun, or difficulty, some of the game's boss battles are far more challenging than others. Though each boss battle in presents a unique set of challenges, a few of these fights will push the player's ability to its very limits.

's story tells the next chapter in the lives of Peter Parker and Miles Morales as they face both superpowered and personal battles. While the game's story has been widely praised and tells a mostly complete narrative, it does leave some loose ends, which it could tie up in story DLC.