-
OpinionWe Still Have Questions About Spider-Man On PS5
Every generational shift in video games brings with it a lot of questions about how it will affect the people who play video games, especially as the lines between generations become blurred due to backwards compatibility and upgraded editions of past games. With PlayStation 5 waiting in the wings, there are still a lot of…
By Ian Walker -
CultureYou Ever Wonder What The Bottom Of Spider-Man’s Shoe Looks Like?
This week on Snapshots we have a nice selection of screenshots from a wide variety of games. Some from Ghost of Tsushima, others from Spider-Man, and a few from some games we have never featured in this series before today. Exciting! I realize some of you might not get the whole “bottom of an avatar’s…
By Zack Zwiezen -
CultureEnjoy This Word Salad About Why Marvel’s Avengers’ Spider-Man Is A PlayStation Exclusive
On Monday, developer Crystal Dynamics announced that Spider-Man will be coming to Marvel’s Avengers sometime next year, but only on PS4 and PS5. Fans were understandably upset. Now, studio co-head Scot Amos has explained the reasoning behind the exclusivity deal. Kinda. Not really. Amos could have just dodged the issue entirely by saying something like…
By Ethan Gach -
CultureSpider-Man Will Be A PlayStation Exclusive Character For Marvel’s Avengers, Reminding Us All How Much Console-Exclusive DLC Sucks
In a move already being roundly criticized on social media, Crystal Dynamics’ Jeff Adams revealed today that Spider-Man will be available as a free update for PlayStation players of this September’s Marvel’s Avengers game in “early 2021.” PC and Xbox One players, apparently, won’t get to play as him. Adams announced the move in a…
By Ari Notis -
CultureMorning CheckpointSpider-Man Is Having A Rough Day
This week we celebrate Waluigi’s birthday, watch how evil Magpies are, twirl some hotdogs, get spooked by some big spiders and feel sorry for Spider-Man. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I’ve gone down a rabbit hole and discovered that Magpies fucking suck. Mario seems REALLY excited about this thing. Ain’t no shame ladies,…
By Zack Zwiezen -
CultureGet Over Here!!!
This week on Snapshots: Some more Last of Us 2 photos, a demon covered in sparks, a sad angel, some gorgeous environments, and a Spider-Man spiral. One day, people will stop taking amazing screenshots in Spider-Man. But today is not that day. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best, funniest and…
By Zack Zwiezen -
CultureInsomniac Says Spider-Man Miles Morales Is A Standalone Game
Contrary to recent remarks by one of Sony’s executives calling it an expansion, Insomniac Games says Spider-Man Miles Morales is a new standalone game. “Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales is the next adventure in the Marvel’s Spider-Man universe,” the studio clarified on Twitter today. “We will reveal more about this standalone game at a future date.”…
By Ethan Gach -
CultureSpider-Man‘s New PS5 Game Stars Miles Morales (Update: It’s An Expansion)
Miles Morales is finally getting his own Spider-Man game, Sony revealed during its PS5 event today. It’s called Spider-Man Miles Morales and is headed to PS5 sometime this holiday season. Developed by Insomniac, the game looks like it will pick up after the events of 2018’s Spider-Man with Morales taking over web-crawling and super-villain fighting…
By Ethan Gach -
CultureSpider-Man, Please Put Me Down
This week on Snapshots we have cool looking cars, gorgeous nighttime skies, creepy skeletons, far away fighting and Spider-Man continues to be a menace. Three weeks in a row. This weekly feature wasn’t supposed to be a showcase of Spider-Man being a dick to people, but here we are. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look…
By Zack Zwiezen -
CultureHope You Have Insurance!
This week on Snapshots cool spears, goo explosions a lot of fire, battles in many different eras, and Spider-Man destroys a car. “We need to exchange information. I’m Pe-…Spider-Man.” Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best, funniest and coolest screenshots players have taken in their favorite games. If you have a…
By Zack Zwiezen -
CultureSpider-Man, Please Leave My Store
This week on Snapshots cool looking cars, a scary demon, pretty flowers in Animal Crossing, a neon green lightsaber and Spider-Man ruins a music store. “Thank you for saving us, but maybe next time you can NOT get webbing all over my merch?” Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best, funniest…
By Zack Zwiezen -
CultureIt’s Really Hard To Play Basketball In Spider-Man
If you’re like me, you came across one of the basketball courts in Spider-Man’s New York City, spent some time failing to make a basket, and then moved on to fighting the next group of bank-robbing goons. But one YouTuber made it his mission to learn everything he could about how basketballs work in the…
By Ian Walker -
CultureGlitch Allows 4 Spider-Mans In One Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Party [Update]
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 has only been out for a couple of days, and already players have figured out how to break it in their favor. Using a glitch in the game’s Infinity challenge system, players can create parties made up of four of the same hero, which means four times the experience points for…
By Mike Fahey -
A Modder Has Spent Years Adding Spider-Man Into GTA San Andreas
J16D is a modder who has created a lot of different mods for Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. But one particular idea has been lodged in their brain since at least 2015. J16D has been working on and improving a simple idea: Bring Spider-Man and his web-swinging into San Andreas. After four-plus years of working…
By Zack Zwiezen
