Alfred Molina's Doc Ock from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 has seen a resurgence in popularity after his high-profile MCU debut, and one fan has taken the time between appearances to learn something interesting about the character’s design.
13.03.2024 - 17:49 / thesixthaxis.com
Insomniac Games has released Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 update 1.002.002 on PS5. Now available to download, don’t expect this latest patch to introduce any new major content or features.
According to the studio’s Senior Community Manager, Aaron Jason Espinoza, the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 update addresses “two crashing issues affecting a low percentage of users” including “a French-language crash and a map crash”.
If it’s been a while since you checked in with the web-slinging superhero simulator, just days ago Insomniac launched its major 1.0002 update which included the much-anticipated New Game Plus as well as plenty of other bonus features and improvements, including a raft of additional accessibility options. Here’s a snapshot of what was included:
Spider-Man 2 was the marquee PlayStation 5 exclusive for 2023, with Insomniac delivering yet another fantastic showcase for Sony’s latest console. Alongside some glowing reviews, the game got off to a fantastic start at the tills, with PlayStation and developer Insomniac announcing that 2.5 million copies of the game were sold within the first 24 hours.
Spider-Man 2 is a fantastic sequel, building on everything that the original did and making great use of the PlayStation 5 hardware. In our Spider-Man 2 review, Dom said, “Spider-Man 2 is a fantastic sequel, building on the excellent foundations of its forebear while delivering a story that drives these beloved characters forward.”
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Alfred Molina's Doc Ock from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 has seen a resurgence in popularity after his high-profile MCU debut, and one fan has taken the time between appearances to learn something interesting about the character’s design.
The Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 version of Venom is crawling into the comics in this year’s Venomverse Reborn event, just a few months after menacing gamers on the PlayStation 5. Even before Spider-Man 2 launched back in October, Venom’s presence in the Insomniac universe was strongly felt and hinted at. In the Marvel’s Spider-Man post-credits scene, it is revealed that Norman Osborn has been keeping his terminally ill son Harry suspended in a tank in his penthouse, with an all-too-familiar-looking black substance floating alongside him. Come Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Norman orders Harry to be released, despite the protests of Dr. Curtis Conners.
Fast traveling, one of the most impressive features of both the PlayStation 5 and Marvel's Spider-Man 2, was also a point of much discussion in development and almost cut as a result. While the PlayStation 5's processing speed allows for quicker gameplay, developers of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 worried that this might lead to less player engagement. The game's design director commented on this.
Funko’s newly announced line of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Pops includes Miles Morales’s infamous Evolved Suit from the end of the game. Just like Insomniac’s previous Marvel offerings, Spider-Man 2 gives fans a collection of alternate attires for its two web-slinging protagonists, many of which were pulled directly from the various Spider-Man comics, cartoons, and films. Others were created exclusively for the game, such as the “Evolved” costume that Miles dons during Spider-Man 2’s Symbiote-centric third act.
The developers of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 revealed that they struggled to get the Sandman boss fight right due to how fast Spider-Man is. During this year's Game Developers Conference (GDC), associate animation director for Insomniac Stephen Camardella revealed that it was incredibly hard to get the pacing of the fight against Sandman in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 just right. Camardella states that due to Spider-Man's speed, it was a challenge to make sure the fight was fair and fun.
Sony Pictures Entertainment has revealed when the eight live-action movies will each be returning to theaters through a new trailer. Tickets are now available online.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 developers have taken to the stage at GDC, shedding some light on their work. This includes an interesting tidbit about the development of the Sandman boss, and how challenging it was to balance the fight in the villain's favour.
Concept art for Insomniac’s canceled Spider-Man multiplayer game has just been leaked online, including a possible look at the title’s character creation screen. Insomniac infamously fell victim to a massive ransomware attack just a few months after Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 swung onto the PlayStation 5, exposing much of the developer’s plans for future Marvel video games. Among already confirmed titles like Marvel’s Wolverine and long-suspected projects centered around Venom and the X-Men was a game that Insomniac had reportedly already canceled long before the data breach: an online multiplayer title called Spider-Man: The Great Web.
Between the release of 's New Game Plus update accidentally granting players access to the game's developer menu, and the hacker group Rhysida sharing over a terabyte of files, players have got a better idea of what features were removed from Insomniac's superhero sequel. These leaks have also revealed other games in the works at Insomniac, such as a canceled, type multiplayer title, and a potential spin-off.
Cygames has released Granblue Fantasy: Relink update 1.1.0 across PS5, PS4 and PC, adding a brand new quest for players to enjoy, as well as some new premium emotes and microtransactions.
This article has SPOILERS for the Insomniac Spider-Man games
Cygames has released Granblue Fantasy: Relink update 1.1.0 across PS5, PS4 and PC, adding a brand new quest for players to enjoy, as well as some new premium emotes and microtransactions.