The Amazing Spider-Man game from Beenox set after the movie, brings back open-world play

By Adam Rosenberg October 17, 2011

Before Treyarch was constantly jockeying for the title of “Best Call of Duty” developer with Infinity Ward it was off making a name for itself with the pre-Shattered Dimensions video games based on the Marvel Comics superhero, Spider-Man. Beenox has since taken over the franchise, with last year’s Shattered followed by Spider-Man: Edge of Time, which hit stores at the beginning of this month. The developer will be handling next year’s game as well, which we learned last week in a pre-New York Comic Con leak will be connected in some way with Marc Webb’s 2012 film reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man.

The ‘Con is now over and more details have emerged, compliments of Beenox team member Gerard Lehainy and Activision‘s Doug Heder (via One of Swords). A trailer premiered at the show offering fans their first glimpse at an early version of the game, which looks to be returning to the open-world format that Treyarch had so much success with. Lehainy and Heder confirmed as much at Saturday’s Marvel panel,

They also revealed that the upcoming game will pick up after the events of the movie, which probably also means we won’t be seeing it arrive until after Amazing hits theaters in June. No telling how long after, but summer or holiday both seem like even money possibilities. Very few details beyond that were revealed, but maybe it’s time for another open-world Spidey game.

Thanks to DarkPhantomGaming for the teaser spycam vid!

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Ever since it was confirmed that Peter Parker and Miles Morales would both be playable in Marvel's Spider-Man 2, the question of whether or not players would be able to switch between them at any time in the open world arose. Although Marvel's Spider-Man 2's gameplay debut at the PlayStation Showcase didn't confirm whether or not that was the case, Creative Director Bryan Intihar revealed the answer in an interview with Eurogamer: yes, you can.
"We have content designed around Peter, we have content designed around Miles, and we have content where you can play either. You'll be able to -- in the open world -- freely switch between them with a simple button press," Intihar confirmed. Insomniac Games also confirmed to Eurogamer that Peter and Miles will each have their own skill tree, although they will also share a third. For the most part, it looks like players will have a lot of freedom about how and with whom they want to tackle any sort of open-world objectives or sidequests.
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In the trailer, we get a look at a hub where dozens of different versions of Spider-Man are hanging out and working together. This is where you can see what appears to be Insomniac's version of Spider-Man, as he is walking and talking to another Spider-Man in a black-and-red suit. The suit design is slightly different, with red patches on its legs, but otherwise, this character looks just like the Spider-Man from 2018's PS4 game. Could this be our first look at new versions of Peter and Miles' suits in Marvel's Spider-Man 2, or is Sony Pictures Animations just taking some creative liberties? Only time will tell.

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