INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Update: Sony has confirmed the time and date of its E3 conference as June 11 at 6pm PT/ 9am BST
And Sony Worldwide Studios boss, Shawn Layden, has confirmed during a PlayStation Blogcast that Spider-Man will feature
Layden said that Sony has decided to "refresh and remake its show" and that fans can expect "deep dives" into games like Spider-Man and
Given that Spider-Man's release date is in September, not long after E3 at all, it's unsurprising that Sony would want to spotlight the
title.Read on to see all the latest news from the game. Original article continues belowGames based on superheros have a pretty patchy
Before Rocksteady blew us all away with the Batman Arkham games, superhero titles usually felt like cheap experiences rushed out to cash in
on fan excitement surrounding an accompanying movie.The exception was Spider-Man 2, a Treyarch-developed tie in to the movie of the same
name, which, for the first time, put us into the shoes of the legendary web-slinger in a fully open-world New York. With such an amazing
legacy to live up to, who could blame us for being excited when at E3 2016 Sony announced a new Spider-Man game was in development from
Insomniac Games, the development studio behind the Ratchet and Clank, Resistance, Sunset Overdrive and Spyro the Dragon games Cut to the
chaseWhat is it A new Spiderman game from the studio behind Ratchet and Clank and Spyro the Dragon seriesWhen’s it out September 7
2018What can I play it on PS4Spider-Man PS4 TrailersThe most recent trailer came with the announcement of Spider-Man's release date
You can watch for yourself below:Paris Games Week in 2017 saw another trailer and it gave us a much better look at the game's story than
Giving us our first look at Peter Parker without the Spider-Man costume and showing well-known characters like Mary Jane, King Pin and even
Miles Morales it's well worth a watch
You can see it for yourself below:At E3 2017 Sony showed off a second trailer for the game, which gives us a more in-depth look at the
game's combat and story. At the previous year's E3 Sony announced the game with an impressive reveal trailer
Features shown off in this first trailer include a city with internal, as well as external, areas to explore, vehicle-based missions (for
Spidey’s enemies, not the man himself, thank god), and a whole load of web-based fighting. Spider-Man release dateSony has now confirmed
that Spider-Man for PS4 will be released on September 7 2018. Spider-Man PS4 FeaturesRead on for the few details that have been released so
far. Development is coming on wellSpider-Man developer Insomniac Games has posted an update on the current state of the game to Twitter to
It's a small update, but a sweet one, as it tells excited players that the game is now far enough into development that it's being tested by
This is pretty promising given the only release date we have for the game so far is 2018. Ratchet and Clank Engine Just after E3 2016
Insomniac confirmed that the game would be running on the same engine as the recently-released Ratchet and Clank remake for the PS4. The
news was confirmed by the official Insomniac Games twitter account, although it also stated that the development team has been iterating on
the engine since. The PS4 version of Ratchet and Clank is one of the console’s best looking titles, so we think its engine being used to
power the new Spider-Man game is no bad thing. Not based on Spider-Man: HomecomingAlthough the game being released this year coincides
nicely with the return of Spidey to the big screen with Spider-Man: Homecoming, the game’s creative director, Bryan Intihar, has confirmed
that the game will not be tied into the movie. The news was confirmed in a post on the official US PlayStation blog which said that,
“Nope, this isn’t the same Spider-Man you’ve met before, nor is our game based on the upcoming movie.”While it’s a shame that we
won’t be web-slinging through the streets of NYC as Tom Holland, we can’t help but think this has the potential to be a good thing for
the game, as its developers will be free to forge their own path without having to stick to the plot, characters, and themes of the
movie. In a recent behind-the-scenes look at the game shown at D23, Insomniac said that the game will actually be more inspired by the
Ultimate Spider-Man comics, featuring an older, 23 year old hero.A more seasoned Peter Parker In the same blog post, Intihar said that the
game will feature “a more seasoned Peter Parker who’s more masterful at fighting big crime in New York City.” At this year's D23 it
was revealed that in this game Peter would be 23 years old and more experienced as Spider-Man.Rather than sitting through yet another Spidey
origins story, we're going to jump right into the fun gameplay stuff
According to Insomniac, the game will more fully explore how Peter Parker and Spider-Man's worlds collide in an attempt to tell a human
story as well as a superhero story. While it’s always satisfying to see the downtrodden nerd get blessed with super-powers, this isn’t
necessarily fun from a gameplay perspective. Hopefully this direction will allow players to jump right in with a fully powered-up
superhero, and get to the good stuff right away. So what is the storyIn the trailer shown at Paris Games Week 2017 we got our best look at
Though the game is separate from the movie universe, the Peter Parker in the trailer does look remarkably like Tom Holland
It seems that William Fisk (or Kingpin as he's more well-known as) is locked up, resulting in less crime and a Peter more at ease with his
life. Suddenly, a new villainous faction run by Mr Negative appears to cause problems while Norman Osborn makes a play for the Mayor's
The trailer also gives us a glimpse of Aunt May and a redhead who we assume must be Mary Jane. Miles mysteryInterestingly, Miles Morales
appears to play a much larger role than we initially thought given that Peter introduces him to Aunt May and tells her he'll be helping out
Miles Morales is also someone who takes up the role of Spider-Man in the comics universe so it'll be interesting to see what kind of help he
Certainly his appearance suggests that this Spider-Man game will be breaking some new story ground. An open worldWe know this game is going
to feature an open world and we really can't wait to swing around it
One of the most satisfying things about previous open world Spider-Man games was being able to see New York from the web slinger's point of
view and we're looking forward to seeing what the latest gaming engines can do here. According to Insomniac this is the biggest game map
they've created and will be even bigger than their Xbox exclusive Sunset Overdrive map, Sunset City. Quick-time eventsFrom the trailer
shown at E3 2017 it looks as though the game will make use of quick-time events for its more action-packed moments
We're not fans of how these can take away control from the player, but we won't know the effect for sure until we try out the game for
ourselves. What we want to seeWith so little solid information released about the game, we can’t help but speculate as to what direction
Spider-Man’s first PS4 outing might take
None of this is in any way confirmed, but we’d love to see these features make their way into the new game. A friendly
Spider-Man Spider-Man has always been one of Marvel’s lighter-hearted heroes
He’s a quippy, funny, teenager who’s almost, almost, more concerned about his grades than the fate of the world. While past games and
movies have included gun-toting villains, we hope the new game doesn’t stray too close to the real world
We want colourful bad-guys with bombastic plans, not the gritty realism of the Nolan Batman films. This isn’t an excuse to shy away from
having an impactful story, but if it could stop short of a Logan-esque bleak-fest then we’d be very grateful. A neighbourhood
Spider-Man Related to the previous point is that we’d like to see Spider-Man stay true to his roots as a neighborhood superhero, rather
than the more globe-trotting heroes seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As far as we’re concerned, the Spider-Man 2 game was at its
best when Parker was doing something as simple as retrieving a child’s balloon
He’s a character that’s motivated by trying to clean up the city he loves, rather than grander ambitions like trying to save the
world. We’re reassured that the game won’t be related to the Homecoming film which seems to tie Spidey more into the wider Marvel
Universe, and hopefully this will mean that Insomniac are free to focus on the New York setting rather than worrying about the rest of the
Avengers. A wide cast of supporting charactersNot being related to the movie should also allow Insomniac to explore Spider-Man’s
ecclectic cast of villains, which range from the Sinister Six, to Venom, Doctor Octopus and Kingpin. However, with Disney owning the rights
to most of the Marvel Universe and Sony owning the rights to Spider-Man’s corner of it, it’s difficult to know exactly how much of the
Marvel IP Insomiac has access to. There has been a lot of crossover between Spider-Man and Daredevil in the comics, with Peter Parker even
donning Daredevil’s suit to act as a decoy on one occasion, but with the Daredevil license currently being used by Netflix for an original
series it’s not clear whether the character is up for grabs in the game. There are lots of unknowns at this point, but it’s definitely
a case of ‘the more the merrier’ when it comes to Spider-Man’s supporting cast. Z3rFD46QSSNtqp2ndBcawe.jpg#
