SPIDER-MAN, SPIDER-MAN, EVERYONE’S GETTING A PLATINUM, MAN

Sony’s Marvel’s Spider-Man is not only the console holders best-selling first-party title to date, but it’s also one that people are putting in the leg work to get the prestigious platinum trophy. On Resetera, a user going by the name of Certinfry has pointed out that one in ten people who have played Marvel’s Spider-Man have gotten all…

A PARTNERSHIP TO FINISH TELLTALE’S THE WALKING DEAD MAY PROVIDE SOME OF ITS FORMER EMPLOYEES WITH WORK

Last month, Telltale Games unceremoniously closed down, leaving their hard-working employees without unpaid overtime, severance, and health benefits that expired two days ago. Days after the announcement of their closure, Telltale announced via their social media channels that they were seeking partners to deliver the final two episodes of their final season of The Walking Dead which…

VENOM’S VIDEO GAME FIRSTS

Venom had the (dis)honor of having his big screen debut in the well-meaning, but very flawed Spider-Man 3 in 2007. Now, eleven years later, the Spider-Man villain turned anti-hero is set to headline his own movie starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock and the toothy title character, arriving this Friday, October 5th. While this weekend will only mark Venom’s…

REVIEW: MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN (SONY PLAYSTATION 4)

In 1997, Sony worked with Image Comics to publish a first-party Spawn video game on the original PlayStation: Spawn: The Eternal. The game was negatively received by both critics as well as fans and you would be hard pressed to find anyone who wishes it to be resurrected. Now, over twenty years later, Sony is once again…

INSOMNIAC GAMES’ PAST WORK PROVES HOW GOOD A FIT THEY ARE FOR THE SPIDER-MAN CHARACTER

For twenty-two years, Insomniac Games have been delighting video game players with their creative, often colorful worlds, over-the-top weapons and AAA games that often feel like they have the sensibility of something made by an indie studio. When it was announced that Insomniac was tackling the Spider-Man license for their upcoming, highly anticipated Marvel’s Spider-Man, it…