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New Amazing Spider-Man DLC Lets You Play as the Wall-Crawler’s Super-Villains
Boy, was the Lizard ever annoying to fight in this summer’s Spider-Man movie tie-in game. You, like me, may have wondered what it might be like to have all that reptilian power at your disposal. New DLC packs will let play as Spider-Man’s arch-villain and his co-creator, too. Four separate packs will hit today, including…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 25, 2012 -
Kotaku East
In Hong Kong, Superheroes Live Very Normal and Somewhat Bittersweet Lives
Being a superhero seems so glamorous. There are the outfits, the universe saving, and the crime fighting. But in Hong Kong, the lives of superheroes seem so normal. They get parking tickets, they work in markets, and after a long day, they sit down for delicious dinners. That’s the concept behind these photos, titled “Heroes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 1, 2012 -
Assassin’s Creed as Spider-Man? Sure.
The wall-crawling adventures in the Assassin’s Creed games are not directly inspired by Spider-Man comics, but the thematic connections are there. Because of that, this mock-up of Todd McFarlane’s iconic Spider-Man #1 (1990) done up as an AC comic is pitch-perfect. It’s one of several classic comic book covers re-done to feature the video games…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 16, 2012 -
The Schedule For the Next 10 Spider-Man Movie Reboots
For people over the age of 10, this year’s Spider-Man movie re-boot seems to have emerged rather quickly. Wasn’t it just a decade ago that we got the last “first” Spider-Man movie? It was. Well, technically, it’s been 3,714 days, which is closer to 10 years and two months. I’d like to tell you when…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 9, 2012 -
How the Spider-Man Game Picks Up on the Spider-Man Movie’s Missing Threads
Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen or played the new Amazing Spider-Man movie or game yet, don’t read any further. Seriously. Remember all those The Amazing Spider-Man promos? The ones that teased something mysterious lay in Peter Parker’s past, specifically the fates of his long-dead parents? It sure seemed like the newest movie reboot of…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 5, 2012 -
ReviewsThe Amazing Spider-Man: The Kotaku Review
There probably hasn’t ever been a superhero who hasn’t gone through the cycle of losing his/her powers, getting them back and becoming more powerful than ever. It’s been the same for video game series devoted to costumed crimefighters. With Rocksteady Studios’ Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, Batman’s currently enjoying the best titles ever made in…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 29, 2012 -
The Amazing Spider-Man Marketing Team Has it So Easy
I bet the folks that do public relations and marketing for innovative and thoughtful games like From Dust and Journey spend days and days brainstorming inventive ways to communicate complex ideas in ways that appeal to the consumer. Meanwhile The Amazing Spider-Man UK marketing team nipped off early after putting in an order for footy…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2012 -
This Amazing Spider-Man Figure is Pretty…Yeah
Hot Toys’ upcoming Amazing Spider-Man piece, based on the utterly needless reboot of a franchise whose last film was only released five years ago, looks great, covering the bones of a 12″ action figure in spandex/lycra/whatever this Spider-Man is wearing so that you can’t actually see it’s a figure. That’s the pro! And now the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2012 -
Insanity, Urination and Other Things to Watch Out for in The Amazing Spider-Man
While we continue our review-aimed adventure with the new Peter Parker under, over and through the streets of New York, here are some of the fun features of The Amazing Spider-Man you can expect to experience in the game’s earliest moments. I’d make a joke here about crazy people urinating and the authentic New York…
By Mike Fahey Published June 27, 2012 -
Reviews
The Amazing Spider-Man Film is… Well… Amazing!
Japan loves Spider-Man. I mean they LOVE him. It’s not the same with other American superheroes—Batman, Superman, and most of the recent Marvel movies tend to do poorly in at the Japanese box office. Even Avengers didn’t get a major push in the Japanese media until after it proved to be a financial success in…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 25, 2012 -
The Amazing Bruce Campbell Gets Extreme in The Amazing Spider-Man
Since his role as the ring announcer in the first Spider-Man movie, B-movie and television star Bruce “Ash” Campbell has been a fixture in the webslinger’s video games. Next week’s The Amazing Spider-Man is no exception. Campbell plays an over-the-top journalist in the game, putting Spidey through his paces in a series of challenges that…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2012 -
Stan ‘The Man’ Lee Soaring Gracefully Over New York Might Be the Most Beautiful Thing I’ve Ever Seen
I was initially skeptical about Stan Lee’s cameo appearance as a playable character in The Amazing Spider-Man. Now that I’ve see this video, I might be persuaded to buy an entire Stan Lee game. Stan’s mission to save his script pages, likely written by someone else, is an Amazon.com exclusive preorder bonus for Beenox’s The…
By Mike Fahey Published June 20, 2012 -
I Want to See The Amazing Spider-Man—and Spider-Man on a Budget, Too
From the same demented minds that gave us The Avengers—on a Budget now comes the summer’s next thriftily made blockbuster—The Amazing Spider-Man—on a Budget It’s another (mostly) shot-for-shot recreation of the upcoming film’s trailer, featuring loads of super string and, once again, a shirtless guy in green body paint. Gwen Stacy’s totally not hot but…
By Owen Good Published June 17, 2012 -
The Amazing Spider-Man Made Me Nauseous. This Pleases Me.
As the Beenox representative controlling The Amazing Spider-Man during the game’s E3 2012 presentation launched Peter Parker off the top of a tall building in virtual New York City, my stomach heaved sympathetically. The piece of pizza I had consumed during a previous meeting (thanks, Sony Online Entertainment!) threatened to make an encore appearance all…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2012 -
Spider-Man’s in a Rush in his Newest Gameplay Trailer
Not sure how I feel about “web rush” having seen this latest trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man. I’m sure everyone’s going to call this a quicktime event mechanic, and that sequence where Spidey taps the stooge on the shoulder and then wraps him up does look scripted. But as the game’s executive producer explains, “web…
By Owen Good Published May 20, 2012 -
Kotaku East
When Optimus Prime and Spider-Man Won the Chinese Lottery
Optimus Prime? Lucky guy. The same goes for Spider-Man and Ultraman. All three won the Chinese lottery. Ditto for several bigheaded Pandas. It’s not that these lotto winners are shy. Rather, they’re actually worried about keeping things relatively low-key after their winnings are made public in order not to draw unwanted attention. As website China…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 10, 2012 -
Amazon-Exclusive Spider-Man Preorder Bonus Lets You Play as the Amazing Stan Lee
Just look at it, folks. That’s how you generate preorders right there. Amazon is going to be swamped. I didn’t believe it when Stan Lee said it back in March, and now that Activision’s made it official I’m still not sure I believe it. And I call myself a true believer. But yes, it is…
By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2012 -
Nine Comics That Will Magically Extend Your Life This Week
If you’re here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe you’ve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 10, 2012 -
Drawing Ultimate Comics Spider-Man Means David Marquez’s Girlfriend Has A Bigger Gamerscore Than He Does
Part of Panel Discussion’s mission is to look at the ways and places where comics and video games intersect and here in Crossover, we’ll be talking to game creators about the comics stories and creators who’ve shaped their sensibilities. So far in Crossover, we’ve spoken to game creators about comics. This time, we’re talking to…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 10, 2012
