Spider-Man

Learn How To Kiss With Spider-Man And Gwen Stacy

During this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live, real-life couple Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone took the stage to demonstrate how real kissing gets done, unless I am completely missing the point. In other news, my wife is never going to trust my kisses again after I get finished emulating this skit all over her…

By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2014

The Saturday Morning Stream: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [All Done]

With its movie inspiration webbing up box office money this weekend and our official review forthcoming, I figured it was a good morning to play around with Spider-Man and his amazing friends. If only there was a Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends game. Iceman and Firestar would be a welcome break from this game’s constantly-quipping…

By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2014

Enjoy This Week’s Sixteen New Gaming Wallpapers

Batman: Arkham Origins by Auto Reply is one of this week’s selection of 16 gaming wallpapers, including Child of Light, Dark Souls, and Skyrim featuring the Crysis Nanosuit Mod. Skyrim by The Vampire Child of Light by Grimlock Child of Light by Thorgal Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes by Shin-Ra The Amazing Spider-Man 2…

By John Struan Published May 2, 2014

Lego Movie Rhino From The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The new movie version of The Rhino made as a Lego commission by Legohaulic. He also recently posted this Lego Link from The Legend of Zelda: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

By John Struan Published May 2, 2014

When Calvin And Hobbes Met Spider-Man

Calvin and Hobbes meet Spider-Man by David Branstetter for a Spider-Man-themed art jam that also included this Peanuts plus Spider-Man illustration: The Peanuts illustration is by Marc D’Alfonso, and you can see many more Spidey team-ups here You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs…

By John Struan Published May 2, 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Kotaku Movie Review

The great thing about this Peter Parker is that you believe it when he cries. WARNING: Mild spoilers follow for the plot of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 I wasn’t a fan of the first Amazing Spider-Man film when it came out two years ago. Director Marc Webb’s initial take on Marvel Comics’ renowned superhero didn’t…

By Evan Narcisse Published May 2, 2014

Everything Wrong With Spider-Man 3 Is Why The Franchise Got A Reboot

When the final movie in the first Spider-Man trilogy changed Peter Parker’s motivational motto from “With great power comes great responsibility” to “shit happens” was the perfect moment to call for a do-over. Let’s see what other Cinema Sins Spider-Man 3 committed. Judging from the positive reviews of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the notion that…

By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2014

It’s Peter Parkour, The Amazing Freerunning Spider-Man

I am so sorry. I tried to come up with something different, but I kept coming back to “Peter Parkour”. Hopefully this superhero-themed video from Ronnie Street Stunts can redeem the headline. Here’s the setup — Spider-Man has run out of web fluid, and has to hoof it. And action! Pretty nifty! If I ever…

By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Game Is Coming Out on Xbox One, After All

And, what do you know, it’s out today. Twelve days ago, it looked like The Amazing Spider-Man 2 tie-in game was delayed for Microsoft’s newest game console. Activision said that it was “working with Microsoft in an effort to release The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game on Xbox One.” But, earlier today, Xbox Live’s Larry…

By Evan Narcisse Published April 29, 2014

Everything Wrong With Spider-Man In 11 Minutes

I didn’t mind the first Spider-Man movie, but every superhero flick has plenty of crazy continuity errors and ridiculous tropes. Spider-Man‘s tally? 115 in 11 minutes. There are a lot of common sins here, but the one I never would’ve caught is a two-column newspaper blurb that copies text from the first column to fill…

By Steve Marinconz Published April 22, 2014

Batman Vs Superman Headlines Today’s Gaming Wallpapers

Superman, Batman, Aquaman, and a very large shark from Injustice: Gods Among Us lead off this week’s selection of a dozen gaming wallpapers. Injustice: Gods Among Us by Sinatar Fables: The Wolf Among Us by WesFelon Skyrim by Unreal Tom Raider: Underworld by Auto-Reply inFamous Second Son by Shikari The Amazing Spider-Man by littlegrasshopper NaissancE…

By John Struan Published April 19, 2014

Gameloft’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is now available on Android and iOS. A free-roaming adventure in which a man in a spider costume swings about New York, beating up thugs and pondering his relationships. Get it for $4.99 oniTunes or Google Play.

By Mike Fahey Published April 18, 2014

New The Amazing Spider-Man 2 PS3 Bundle And iOS Game

Walmart has a new Spider-Man-themed PS3 bundle available for preorder: Swing through Manhattan while fighting Electro and more with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 PlayStation 3 bundle, featuring a PS3 500GB System, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 game, and The Amazing Spider-Man movie on VUDU. Available for preorder for $269 And speaking of Spider-Man 2, the iOS…

By John Struan Published April 18, 2014

Spider-Man Is MIA On Xbox One, And Activision Won’t Say Why

In a couple of weeks, Activision will release The Amazing Spider-Man 2, a game based on the movie. It’ll be out on just about every current-gen platform… except Xbox One. Though Activision originally announced the game for multiple consoles including Xbox One, it’s now gone MIA on the newest Xbox. Activision says it’s delayed indefinitely,…

By Jason Schreier Published April 17, 2014

Gameloft is streaming The Amazing Spider-Man 2 mobile game on Twitch. You can watch the stream here, until they stop. After that, this message is a waste of time. Sorry, future readers.

By Mike Fahey Published April 11, 2014

Kotaku East

Politician Dresses as Spider-Man, Climbs Building, Asks for Votes

Thirty-two year-old Gaurav Sharma is running for Parliament in India. Previously a martial arts instructor for the Mumbai Police, Sharma is now climbing up the sides of buildings in a Spider-Man costume, asking for votes. Below, you can watch him campaign. Video courtesy of AP: Raw: Indian ‘Spiderman’ Climbs for Votes [AP@YouTube] ‘Spider-Man’ Runs for…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 9, 2014

IMAX Exclusive Poster For The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Here is the just-revealed poster by Matt Taylor that you can get by attending May 1st 7:00 PM IMAX screenings of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. See the entire poster below: The poster is described as a collaboration between Marvel, IMAX, Mondo, and Sony. Previously: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Happy Meal Toys You are now looking…

By John Struan Published April 7, 2014

Happy Meals Will Feature Boys And Girls Spider-Man Toys

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be featured next in McDonald’s Happy Meals. Above, you can see the toys for boys. Girls will be getting a different selection of Spider-Man toys: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

By John Struan Published April 7, 2014

It’s Looking Bad For Peter Parker In The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Game

As if three movie villains weren’t enough, Electro and the Green Goblin are are joined by the ugliest Kingpin ever, bad-hair-lighting Black Cat and… is that Carnage? Yeah, Parker is screwed. Activision tried to sneak a little Carnage into the trailer, but I can smell a Cleetus a mile away. It helps that I was…

By Mike Fahey Published April 7, 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2’s webswing mechanic detailed

Dare we dream that Spider-Man 2’s swing mechanic is as good as the 2004 classic Spider-Man 2? Spidey will only attach webs to genuine objects, and his web shooters are mapped to the left and right triggers. Courtesy of the Playstation blog, here’s 5 minutes of gameplay:

By John Struan Published March 27, 2014