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Insomniac's Spider-Man PS4 Dev Team Is "Huge"

Ratchet & Clank engine being used to develop the PS4 exclusive.

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Insomniac Games has described the development team working on the new Spider-Man game as "huge."

It also confirmed that Spider-Man is being developed using Insomniac's internally developed engine, which was last used on Ratchet & Clank for PlayStation 4.

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Now Playing: Spider-Man - E3 2016 PS4 Trailer

Insomniac is currently working on a number of games, including Song of the Deep, which is being published by retailer GameStop. In addition to this it is developing Edge of Nowhere, The Unspoken, and Feral Rites for VR headset Oculus Rift.

Spider-Man was unveiled at E3 2016, and has since been confirmed to be a standalone experience not tied to next year's Spider-Man: Homecoming. The game will let players "take control of an experienced Peter Parker who is more masterful at fighting crime."

"I think we've been inspired by all the different mediums that Marvel has, whether it's film, animation, live-action, comic books, even t-shirts," said Marvel Games creative director Bill Rosemann.

"So we're looking at everything and we're blending it all together. But it's standalone; all new story, all new world. We're always stretching, we're always challenging, we're always moving the characters forward."

Spider-Man, which is a working title for the PlayStation 4 game, is the first licensed game Insomniac has ever made. Insomniac recently confirmed that the impressive trailer from E3 (watch it above) was shot entirely in-engine and was captured on the current PS4, not the upcoming high-end model.

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I keep throwing money at the screen but nothing is happening :(

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Even though I'm not a Spider Man fan, this interests me. Insomniac has a very good reputation, and love the Ratchet and Clank games, so this'll probably turn out well. Let's just hope it's not a lazy-side-project. Like Platinums TMNT game. Insomniac has made some underwhelming games in the past. Let's just hope this isn't one of them.

Now if only Guerrilla pulls off Horizon, with their bad reputation.

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System seller! Spidey is very popular and Sony were smart to make a deal with WD/Marvel and make it exclusive coz I would've bought a PS4 for this game if I didn't already own one. This is the Spiderman game gamers have been dying for and with Insomniacs and Marvel working on it HYPE!!!

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Seeing as it's Insomniac, I have faith that they'll make this game good and fun to play.

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I hope they mix the web mechanics from Spider-Man 2 for PS2 and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 for PS4.

In SM2, you had to actually connect your web to a building, and the physics reflected it.
In tASM2 you had to use the left and right triggers for his left/right hands respectively.

Both of these together would make web slinging a little bit more of a mental exercise which would be... "Amazing".

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I hope it's good

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I like everything Insomniac's done that I've played, but we know they're just exaggerating how big their dev team is online. When you see it in person, always much smaller.

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ps4 gamers have it really good. another great exclusive incoming. no doubt this will be the best Spiderman game ever seen.

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@Xristophoros: For all the articles I've seen on this game, not a one says it is PS4 exclusive. Granted no other version is mentioned, but this is a common strategy of SONY where they present a game as if it was an exclusive (Diablo 3 as an example), then a few months later the other versions are announced.

I'm not saying that it isn't an exclusive (and would definitely suck if it was the case), just that I have not once seen the game referred to as being exclusive.

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@dlCHIEF58: in the off chance it is only a timed exclusive, that would be surprising. it sounds like an exclusive, especially when you consider the fact that sony holds the exclusive rights to the spiderman films and recently made a special deal with marvel to showcase the character in civil war. marvel and sony sound like they are on good terms now, not to mention sony's close relationship with insomniac is only obvious.

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@Xristophoros: Having exclusive rights to the films has no effect on the video game rights, especially given those rights were granted prior to Disney buying Marvel.

Others have pointed out the exclusive terminology that I did miss (must not have read those articles for some reason), but that also does not rule out it being timed either (though I'm not banking on it). I find it hard to believe Disney/Marvel would completely cut out all other systems with exclusivity of one of their major characters in a game and very disappointing if true.

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@dlCHIEF58: Sorry, it's a PS4 exclusive and there is plenty of evidence stating this fact - http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/06/13/insomniacs-new-ps4-exclusive-spider-man-game-revealed-first-trailer/

http://www.polygon.com/e3/2016/6/13/11926868/spider-man-insomniac-ps4-playstation-4-sony-marvel-exclusive

https://twitter.com/insomniacgames/status/742539085638701056

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@CrusaderForever: So I missed those, part of which is understandable since I've boycotted Polygon a couple of years ago with their manufacturing controversy when none existed and their increasing liberal slant on reporting (and definitely no reason to follow your other links). Still it would not surprise me one bit if it did turn out to be a timed exclusive as I have a hard time believing Marvel would limit sales by making it exclusive to one console, even if it is in the sales lead. And SONY has a LONG history of either deceiving people early on that a multi-platform game is exclusive as well as hiding the fact an exclusive is only timed. Only time will tell for sure.

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@dlCHIEF58: Believe what you want about Sony, but even marvel themselves confirmed it as a PS4 exclusive:

http://marvel.com/news/video_games/26283/spider-man_returns_on_playstation_4

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This is an exclusive done right. Take notes Microsoft.

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@Prats1993: sunset overdrive ring any bells?

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@Prats1993: How is it different from other exclusives?

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@indigoj: Well Sony is publishing it, It's now there games, so don't think they're exactly losing out.

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@indigoj: If Microsoft owned the film rights to Fantastic Four or Xmen, then it's safe to say any first-party console manufacturer would do the same. I'm not saying it's right, but currently tens of millions of people own a PS4, so I highly doubt they're cutting out too much of their potential audience.

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@indigoj: it's a special deal due to sony allowing Spiderman to be used in civil war. that's how the cookie crumbles when you own the rights to a franchise. Microsoft would have done the same.

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@indigoj: Do you want to know what also is popular? The PS4.

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@lonesamurai1: Did you thank your deep-pocketed console brethren for funding the lovely PC port of Dragon's Dogma?

Btw anyone that doesn't own that game please buy it now.

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@lonesamurai1: you are trying way too hard. having a bad day?

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@lonesamurai1: your day consists of finding the smallest excuse to bash a game or console. that's really sad. you even jumped the gun regarding the bioshock collection and got proven wrong. it will run in 60fps. take it easy with all the bs comments... you might be more productive hating on things that actually matter such as donald trump etc.... then again, someone like you probably supports him.

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@lonesamurai1: This will be PS4 Neo compatible, I guarantee it.

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@CrusaderForever: Oh man! I sure hope so!

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Biggest is most of the times equal to worst results without any doubt. Directly ignoring this game just because of this article.

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@ganondorf77: One of the posts you wish you could just delete huh?

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Make so you can only web to objects ( not the sky ) and i'll buy it.

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Can't believe this is going to be an exclusive, not that I mind being a PS4 owner, but there is a huge market for superheroes just seems odd. Maybe Sony will get a few extra console sales with it but Insomniac would make a tonne more it being multiplat.

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@kyelo:

Insomniac bought the rights to Spider-Man?

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@kyelo: No insomniac won't. Insomniac are only the developers and are only being paid to develop the game, they are not the distributors. Sony owns the license to Spider-man (purchased it from Marvel) and they are the Distributors - they can choose to distribute on other platforms but they obviously want their own userbase to enjoy it. Benefits.

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@maghdie: You are more than a little off base here. SONY only has MOVIE rights to Spider-Man so that has absolutely nothing to do with video games. Activision was the previous publisher that was granted Spider-man video game rights. I have seen nothing about who is publishing the game, but I would bet it is still Activision. Also in all the articles I have seen for the game, not a single one uses the word "exclusive" when mentioned by SONY or Insomniac. Sounds to me like they are hyping the game as if it was exclusive before it is formally announced on the other platforms, which is a very common SONY strategy of late (they did it with both versions of Diablo 3)

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@dlCHIEF58: I'm a little closer to base than you sir. Activision did not renew their contract for their license to Spiderman - which expired in 2014 (you should know this). If you look at the last frame in the trailer, it says: Marvel, Sony Interactive Entertainment and developed by Insomniac. Nothing about Activision. SIE wouldn't be in the billing block if it wasn't the publisher would it? Otherwise what does Sony Interactive Entertainment have to do with the game since they handle all production and sales for Playstation?

My reply was also to tell the guy on top that Insomniac would not make more money if the game was Multiplatform because they are just the developer, not the distributor - which is correct.

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this is one of most exciting gsma efor me

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Hoping that also equates to a huge game.

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