Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Amazing Spider-Man spins a Wii U web on March 5 in NA, March 8 EU]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/15/amazing-spider-man-spins-a-wii-u-web-on-march-5-in-na-march-8-e/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/15/amazing-spider-man-spins-a-wii-u-web-on-march-5-in-na-march-8-e/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/15/amazing-spider-man-spins-a-wii-u-web-on-march-5-in-na-march-8-e/#comments In the chill of the March 5 night, The Amazing Spider-Man arrives like a streak of light on Wii U in North America - well, in the cool of the March 5 day to be accurate. Europeans can take a look overhead to see it swing a thread onto continental retail shelves on March 8.

The Wii U is getting the Ultimate Edition of The Amazing Spider-Man, which bundles in the four DLC packs released for the other versions, including the one that lets you play as Stan Lee - every DLC pack for every game should let you play as Stan Lee. It also supports off-TV play, or if you prefer you can turn the GamePad into a cell-phone with which you can take on new challenges, find your way around the city, and order Spider-pizza sustenance.

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JoystiqAmazing Spider-Man spins a Wii U web on March 5 in NA, March 8 EU originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionactivision-blizzardamazing-spider-manbeenoxmarvelnintendothe-amazing-spider-manwii-uFri, 15 Feb 2013 09:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Skylanders Swap Force assembles this fall, developed by Vicarious Visions]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/05/skylanders-swap-force-assembles-this-fall-developed-by-vicariou/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/05/skylanders-swap-force-assembles-this-fall-developed-by-vicariou/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/05/skylanders-swap-force-assembles-this-fall-developed-by-vicariou/#comments Skylanders proprietors Toys for Bob will step aside for the latest franchise installment, Skylanders Swap Force. Vicarious Visions is handling development this time, which Activision says will allow Toys for Bob the space and freedom to come up with their next thing.

The main toy gimmick of Skylanders Swap Force is simple: 16 new special figures have inter-connecting torsos and bottom halves. Once you've combined two pieces, you place the resulting amalgam on the portal to realize your creation within the game. I replaced the tentacle-laden bottom half of a squid with the electricity wheel of a robotic Skylander, making my new squid-machine hybrid much more agile. Tentacle feet aren't an ideal form of transportation on land.

Skylanders Swap Force is still early in development, so I wasn't able to see much in the way of gameplay - there was only one small area and a miniboss encounter, and it was a hands-off demo. Vicarious Visions has added jumping, though, one of the most requested features missing from the last two games.

Of course, Skylanders Swap Force is compatible with all the previously released Skylanders figures. Swap Force will also present 32 new core Skylanders figures - 16 are new and the rest are updated versions of older figures. Considering the potential of lost halves, Activision tells me its customer support team will be ready to help replace or otherwise assist with any issues the new figures incur.

The Skylanders Swap Force starter pack will come with a copy of Skylanders Swap Force, the new portal, two Swap characters and one standard Skylander. Old portals from Skylanders and Skylanders Giants will be incompatible with Swap Force.

Skylanders Swap Force will launch on the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, Wii and 3DS. The Wii version is being developed by Beenox, while the 3DS version is coming from n-Space.

Gallery: Skylanders Swap Force

JoystiqSkylanders Swap Force assembles this fall, developed by Vicarious Visions originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 05 Feb 2013 02:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Freshly Rebooted Spider-Man
Sometime March, the Wii U
Gets the Spi-Der-Man too

JoystiqAmazing Spider-Man: Ultimate Edition swings onto Wii U this March originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionactivision-blizzardamazing-spider-manbeenoxmarvelnintendorelease-datethe-amazing-spider-manwii-uFri, 18 Jan 2013 00:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Amazing Spider-Man also coming to Wii U, DLC in tow]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/13/amazing-spider-man-also-coming-to-wii-u-dlc-in-tow/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/13/amazing-spider-man-also-coming-to-wii-u-dlc-in-tow/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/13/amazing-spider-man-also-coming-to-wii-u-dlc-in-tow/#comments Spider-Man, in addition to doing whatever a spider can (catching thieves just like flies, spinning webs of various sizes, etc) will also be swinging his way onto Nintendo's forthcoming flagship console this spring when The Amazing Spider-Man is released on the Wii U.

Announced during Marvel's New York Comic Con panel earlier today, the port leverages the WiiPad's unique stable of features by integrating optional motion controls and menu navigation functionality via the touchscreen. As is the case with that other Wii U reissue of a current-gen superhero game, all of Amazing Spider-Man's DLC will come packed in, including the Stan Lee Adventure Pack seen above.

JoystiqAmazing Spider-Man also coming to Wii U, DLC in tow originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Activisionamazing-spider-manBeenoxbeenox-studiosnintendoNYCC-12NYCC-2012the-amazing-spider-manwii-uSat, 13 Oct 2012 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Amazing Spider-Man DLC lets you play as Stan Lee, Lizard, Rhino, and more today]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/25/amazing-spider-man-dlc-lets-you-play-as-stan-lee-lizard-rhino/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/25/amazing-spider-man-dlc-lets-you-play-as-stan-lee-lizard-rhino/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/25/amazing-spider-man-dlc-lets-you-play-as-stan-lee-lizard-rhino/#comments Amazing SpiderMan DLC drops tomorrowThe Amazing Spider-Man is getting a whole bunch of DLC today, including a few different packs that will have you playing as people other than the titular wall-crawler. The Lizard Rampage pack will open up a level where you play as the Lizard, along with a new Spidey suit to wear. The Oscorp Search & Destroy Pack brings two minigames, with you controlling either a giant snake or a hunter robot. And the Rhino Challenge Pack will put you behind the wheel of the Rhino, allowing you to destroy everything in a timed competition.

And finally, the long-awaited Stan Lee Adventure Pack will let you play the legend himself, flying around the virtual streets of New York and spouting one-liners as everyone's favorite former chairman of Marvel Comics. Each of these packs will run you $3-$4, but you can get all four for a discounted price of $10. As Stan himself would say (and we're paraphrasing here), that's enough words spoken.

Gallery: The Amazing Spider-man (Rhino Challenge Pack, Oscorp Search & Destroy Pack, and Lizard Rampage Pack)

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JoystiqAmazing Spider-Man DLC lets you play as Stan Lee, Lizard, Rhino, and more today originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionamazing-spider-manbeenoxdlcdownloadable-contentlizardmicrosoftpacksplaystationps3rhinospider-manstan-leethe-amazing-spider-manxboxTue, 25 Sep 2012 10:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Bruce Campbell is in The Amazing Spider-Man game for some reason]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/22/bruce-campbell-is-in-the-amazing-spider-man-game-for-some-reason/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/22/bruce-campbell-is-in-the-amazing-spider-man-game-for-some-reason/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/22/bruce-campbell-is-in-the-amazing-spider-man-game-for-some-reason/#comments Bruce Campbell
Bruce Campbell made cameo appearances in the 2000s Spider-Man movie series because of his connection to director Sam Raimi. He also appeared in the video games based on those movies, thanks to that same connection.

Now another director is making a different Spider-Man movie starring a different actor as a different version of the character. And Bruce Campbell is in the game based on that movie because ... people like Bruce Campbell, we guess?

Campbell plays a guy in a blimp who orders you to do stunts.

JoystiqBruce Campbell is in The Amazing Spider-Man game for some reason originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We already knew that Stan Lee's cameo fixation would be seen in the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man game. At the time, we could only imagine what a playable elderly gentleman, filling in for Peter Parker, might look like. Today we can see it in horrifying detail.

JoystiqWatch Stan Lee as geriatric Spider-Man in this bizarre trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With great power comes great responsibility. Also: a pretty great way to get around NYC when you miss the bus.

JoystiqThe Amazing Spider-Man takes a swing through Manhattan originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Spider Man games are, generally speaking, made or broken by how satisfying it is to traverse New York City as your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Man. Slingin' webs is the essence of that fantasy, second only to being an accomplished journalist. That's why everyone likes Spider Man, right? The journalism?

Beenox's solution for The Amazing Spider Man, the "Web Rush," pulls double duty as both locomotive and combative solution by slowing down time, thus allowing the player to select their next web-oriented target of interest. Slowing down time will also be helpful for making J. Jonah Jameson's incredibly strict deadlines, which we know you're also concerned about. No one ever said the life of a genetically enriched photojournalist would be easy.

JoystiqLatest Amazing Spider-Man trailer showcases the 'web rush' movement and combat system originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 19 May 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Activisionamazing-spider-manbeenoxmicrosoftplaystationps3the-amazing-spider-manweb-rushxboxSat, 19 May 2012 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[The Amazing Spider-Man has Move support]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/the-amazing-spider-man-has-move-support/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/the-amazing-spider-man-has-move-support/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/the-amazing-spider-man-has-move-support/#commentsThe Amazing Spider-Man will support Move on the PS3, Beenox confirmed after a stray piece of box art spotted by iWaggle3D got questions churning.

The box -- check it out to the left -- features the final art for The Amazing Spider-Man, Beenox said, but it doesn't specify how the Move will function with the title. Its insert shows two Move controllers and the PS Eye: If it does use two Move controllers, The Amazing Spider-Man will be the first third-party title to offer the dual-controller option, iWaggle3D noted.

The Amazing Spider-Man is hitting Wii and Xbox 360 as well, and while the Wii will use its own brand of motion-controls, there is no word yet if we'll be able to Web Rush with the Kinect.

JoystiqThe Amazing Spider-Man has Move support originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>amazing-spider-manBeenoxmicrosoftmovenintendoplaystationps3the-amazing-spider-manWeb-RushwiixboxMon, 26 Mar 2012 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Spinning a web from The Amazing Spider-Man's point of view]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/20/spinning-a-web-from-the-amazing-spider-mans-point-of-view/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/20/spinning-a-web-from-the-amazing-spider-mans-point-of-view/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/20/spinning-a-web-from-the-amazing-spider-mans-point-of-view/#comments In an effort make you feel like you're Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man, Beenox has designed Web Rush mode, a first-person mechanic that lets Spidey move to a particular section of the environment in a cinematic parkour sequence.

Think of that initial first-person bit seen in the movie's teaser trailer, which moves the camera inside Parker's head and lets you see skyscrapers of Manhattan through the eyes of Spider-Man.

Gallery: The Amazing Spider-man (Iguana)

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JoystiqSpinning a web from The Amazing Spider-Man's point of view originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We might as well start calling him the Wub-Slinger.

JoystiqThis Amazing Spider-Man trailer gets Iggy with it originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Good morning, true believers! Are you ready for The Amazing Spider-Man to get weird? During an interview with Addict of Fiction at the London Super Comic Convention, Spidey co-creator Stan Lee revealed that he will be a playable character in Beenox's upcoming Amazing Spider-Man game.

This news raises so many questions, chief among them what? Will he be playable throughout, or just in one small sequence? Will he have spider-powers? Can Beenox's art team do justice to his moustache? We are begging Activision for more information on this wacky news.

JoystiqStan Lee to be playable in The Amazing Spider-Man originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Amazing Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood foray into the world of movie tie-in gaming, will be released on June 26 for the 360, PS3, Wii, 3DS and DS, according to Game Informer. This is ahead of the film's theatrical debut on July 3, and seeing as the game serves as an addendum to the film, our initial reaction was to worry about potentially spoiling the ending of the movie ahead of its release.

Spoilers. For The Amazing Spider-Man. While we reel in shame over the sheer stupidity of our own thoughts, check out the game's latest trailer above, courtesy of IGN's YouTube channel.

JoystiqThe Amazing Spider-Man lands June 26 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsactivisionamazing-spider-manBeenoxbeenox-studiosdsmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3release-datespidermanthe-amazing-spider-manwiixboxThu, 23 Feb 2012 19:15:00 EST<![CDATA[First screenshot of The Amazing Spider-Man is pretty boring]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/30/first-screenshot-of-the-amazing-spider-man-is-pretty-boring/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/30/first-screenshot-of-the-amazing-spider-man-is-pretty-boring/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/30/first-screenshot-of-the-amazing-spider-man-is-pretty-boring/#comments We're not sure the first screenshot for Activision and Beenox's The Amazing Spider-Man lives up to its name -- sure, Spidey's suit has a detailed, texturized-rubber look and he most certainly is perched very high up, on top of a skyscraper, but those details should be a given. We get it; he's Spider-Man. But how does he function in The Amazing Spider-Man? How do his maneuvers and attacks compare to the Hollywood film this game is tied to? Does his face resemble Andrew Garfield's?

We're able to glean more information from December's trailer, of course, but if the first screenshot wasn't going to be action-packed, at least it could have been artistic.

JoystiqFirst screenshot of The Amazing Spider-Man is pretty boring originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here's the full trailer of that Amazing Spider-Man teaser from last week, featuring Spidey fighting an army of robo spiders.

JoystiqAmazing Spider-Man faces off against giant robo spider originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A brief teaser trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man (above) promises a more amazing look at the game with this weekend's VGAs. There's also a new official site to poke around, if that's your thing. We imagine you like web sites.

The Amazing Spider-Man is slated to launch alongside the movie next summer and serves as an epilogue to the film. It brings back the free-roaming web-slinging of games past, with a story penned by Seamus Kevin Fahey, who's written for TV shows including Battlestar Galactica.

Gallery: The Amazing Spider-man

JoystiqAmazing Spider-Man will be an epilogue to the film, official site swings into view originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionamazing-spider-manBeenoxmicrosoftplaystationps3xboxWed, 07 Dec 2011 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[The Amazing Spider-Man has been cooking for at least a year; Acti canned Spider-Man 4]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/17/the-amazing-spider-man-has-been-cooking-for-at-least-a-year-act/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/17/the-amazing-spider-man-has-been-cooking-for-at-least-a-year-act/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/17/the-amazing-spider-man-has-been-cooking-for-at-least-a-year-act/#comments It's hard to nail down exactly when Beenox began production of The Amazing Spider-Man. According to Activision producer Doug Heder, Amazing has been in the works for longer than either Shattered Dimensions or Edge of Time, the publisher's two latest Spidey titles. "We've spent more time on this game than we will have on either of the other two," he explained to me after Marvel's game panel at New York Comic Con this past weekend.

But that's not to say that all that time has been spent in production -- apparently the genesis of Amazing was nearly four years ago, though development didn't begin in earnest until about a year ago. "They are two completely separate teams," Heder said of the developing studio, Beenox. "We have separate leads, separate artists, separate designers -- they're working in parallel with each other."

Heder also noted that, at one point, Activison had another studio working on a Spider-Man 4 title to be released alongside a planned movie. When the movie fell through, however, Activision canceled the project and concentrated on other Spidey games. "That was a completely different studio that was working on it, completely different tech, and engine and everything," Heder said. "And when the movie shut down, we shut the game down." Reports from 2009 suggest Radical was working on the now canned title, but Heder unfortunately wouldn't get any more specific.

JoystiqThe Amazing Spider-Man has been cooking for at least a year; Acti canned Spider-Man 4 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure, you already knew that the Amazing version of Spider-Man would be getting his own game, but have you seen the New York Comic Con trailer yet? Unless you were in the room with us, the answer is probably no, but we've got it here for you right now!

JoystiqWatch The Amazing Spider-Man's first gameplay trailer right here originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionamazing-spider-manbeenoxmicrosoftnyccnycc-2011playstationps3xboxSat, 15 Oct 2011 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Beenox working on an Amazing Spider-Man game (legal clarification: THAT IS JUST THE TITLE)]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/14/beenox-working-on-an-amazing-spider-man-game-legal-clarificatio/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/14/beenox-working-on-an-amazing-spider-man-game-legal-clarificatio/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/14/beenox-working-on-an-amazing-spider-man-game-legal-clarificatio/#comments As you, let's be frank, knew all along, Activision will release a video game based on The Amazing Spider-Man, the celluloid relaunch of America's favorite wall-crawler. IGN spotted a poster for the game at the New York Comic-Con, going on ... well, right now, as a matter of fact.

Though its existence is no surprise, the fact that it's being developed by Beenox may just be. Should it release alongside the film in July, The Amazing Spider-Man will follow Beenox's dismal Spider-Man: Edge of Time by just nine months.

Nine months. Like a baby.

On the bright side, Amazing Spider-Man will likely only feature one Spidey as compared to Edge of Time's two Spideys. So maybe it only needs half as much development time? Maybe?

JoystiqBeenox working on an Amazing Spider-Man game (legal clarification: THAT IS JUST THE TITLE) originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionamazing-spider-manamazing-spidermanbeenoxmoviesthe-amazing-spider-manFri, 14 Oct 2011 10:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Spider-Man: Edge of Time review: Excelsibore!]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/05/spider-man-edge-of-time-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/05/spider-man-edge-of-time-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/05/spider-man-edge-of-time-review/#comments Before I grew to the chiseled, abs-carved-from-stone man I am today, I was a chubby kid. Like most chubby kids, I loved pretending to be a superhero, and I had a fairly robust stable of go-tos. Superman, that's easy. You jump off a couch, get a moment of weightlessness, boom. Superman.

Spider-Man, he's trickier. The key is nailing the feel of the swing, speeding up your run and then slowing down as you flick your inverted devil horns to the sky. I even nailed the costume. Between the ages of four and six, I was known to occasionally keep my Spider-Man PJs on under my street clothes, which was especially precious during the summer months.

This is Spider-Man. It's the idea that underneath a nerdy exterior lies a super-strong acrobat that can, at any moment, leap high above the bullies and teachers and swing away from it all.

The staffers of Beenox may have done their research and read plenty of back issues, but if Spider-Man: Edge of Time is any indication, they never, ever wore the PJs.

Gallery: Spider-Man: Edge of Time (PS3/360)

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JoystiqSpider-Man: Edge of Time review: Excelsibore! originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Despite their different time periods, the two Spider-Men of upcoming Spider-Man: Edge of Time have plenty in common. The men behind the masks, however, sound significantly different from each other, as evidenced by the behind-the-scenes clip above.

JoystiqSpider-Man: Edge of Time behind the scenes vid tells the tale of two Spideys originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionbeenoxbeenox-studiosbehind-the-scenesgameplaymicrosoftplaystationps3spider-man-edge-of-timespiderman-edge-of-timexboxTue, 30 Aug 2011 04:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Spider-Man Edge of Time preview: Edge of glory]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/26/spider-man-edge-of-time-preview/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/26/spider-man-edge-of-time-preview/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/26/spider-man-edge-of-time-preview/#comments Like a vagabond Lothario who flees from a relationship the moment it turns serious, Spider-Man always seems to leave developers just short of something really special. Neversoft never quite cracked "the perfect Spider-Man" while it had the license, and Shaba Games came within inches of it before it was shuttered.

Now, with Spider-Man: Edge of Time, Beenox is taking its second pass at the Web Head, and if the quality I saw at my PAX demo was any indication, it may be time to start getting nervous when Spidey "just runs out to buy some smokes real quick."

Gallery: Spider-Man: Edge of Time (PS3/360)

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JoystiqSpider-Man Edge of Time preview: Edge of glory originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionbeenoxmicrosoftpax-prime-2011playstationps3spider-man-edge-of-timespiderman-edge-of-timexboxFri, 26 Aug 2011 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Go behind the scenes of Spider-Man: Edge of Time]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/16/go-behind-the-scenes-of-spider-man-edge-of-time/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/16/go-behind-the-scenes-of-spider-man-edge-of-time/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/16/go-behind-the-scenes-of-spider-man-edge-of-time/#comments You love Mary Jane, but have you ever wondered what Laura Vandervoort, the actress playing her in Spider-Man: Edge of Time, thinks about playing the beloved redhead? ... No? ... Oh. Well, in that case -- what's that behind you? *smoke bomb* *grappling hook*

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JoystiqGo behind the scenes of Spider-Man: Edge of Time originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionbeenoxmicrosoftplaystationps3spider-man-edge-of-timespiderman-edge-of-timexboxTue, 16 Aug 2011 04:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Spider-Man goes to the Edge of Time in Comic-Con video]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/21/spider-man-goes-to-the-edge-of-time-in-comic-con-video/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/21/spider-man-goes-to-the-edge-of-time-in-comic-con-video/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/21/spider-man-goes-to-the-edge-of-time-in-comic-con-video/#comments Here's a new Spider-Man: Edge of Time video so fresh from the floor of Comic-Con that its heart is still racing a bit from meeting Garth Ennis. In it you'll find more than your fair share of web hammers, well-orchestrated falling and, puzzlingly, exploding punches. Enjoy.

Gallery: Spider-Man: Edge of Time (Comic Con 2011)

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The date was announced during an Activision event at San Diego Comic-Con today, along with the release date of Prototype 2, though Activision already dropped that info earlier today. There was a lot to like about Beenox's first swing at Spidey with last year's Shattered Dimensions, but our review criticized the game for feeling "rushed." Is just one year enough time to make sure Edge of Time doesn't feel similarly rushed? We'll get some hands-on time with the title at Comic-Con and let you know how what our Spidey-sense says.

JoystiqSpider-Man: Edge of Time dated at Comic-Con, Spidey is Mr. October originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JoystiqSpider Man: Edge of Time E3 screens, trailer crawl in originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ActivisionBeenoxbeenox-studiosmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3spider-man-edge-of-timespiderman-edge-of-timewiixboxMon, 06 Jun 2011 10:45:00 EST<![CDATA[What's In A Name: Beenox]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/whats-in-a-name-beenox/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/whats-in-a-name-beenox/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/whats-in-a-name-beenox/#comments Dee Brown, Studio Head at Spider-Man: Edge of Time developer Beenox, gave us the origin story of the Quebec-based studio's name. Were any radioactive spills or gamma rays involved?

"When I was in high school, I was already thinking about creating my own games and starting my own development studio and I was already writing programs that I would publish on the internet. I was always using my real name at the time and everyone else was using a label or a comic hero name or something else.

"I was in a chemistry course one day and I was really bored, so I started thinking about my future game company. I was writing stuff in my book and I thought of a bunch of names but, for some reason, I really wanted an 'X' in my name. So I was writing a whole bunch of names with an X in them and eventually I wrote 'Beenox.'

"I thought to myself, 'That kinda sounds cool' so I kept it and started using it. I then incorporated the name and started googling and found it was free; it was available."

Beenox is currently working on Spider-Man: Edge of Time, which is slated to launch on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS and 3DS.

Like this feature? Be sure to check out the What's In A Name Archives.

JoystiqWhat's In A Name: Beenox originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Spider-Man 2099 is being man-handled by an enormous robot, which prompts Parker to trash the robotics lab of Alchemax, the city-sized mega corporation in which the entirety of the game takes place. Classic Spider-Man hopes that some aggressive vandalism, early in the timeline, will undo the 2099 predicament.

Gallery: Spider-Man: Edge of Time (PS3/360)

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JoystiqSpider-Man: Edge of Time preview: Timeline teamwork originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsactivisionbeenoxdsmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3spiderman-edge-of-timewiixboxMon, 04 Apr 2011 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Spider-Man: Edge of Time tells the tale of two Spideys this fall]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/31/spider-man-edge-of-time/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/31/spider-man-edge-of-time/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/31/spider-man-edge-of-time/#comments After doing a fine job with Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, developer Beenox is taking another swing (see what we did there?) at our favorite webhead in Spider-Man: Edge of Time, due out this fall on unannounced platforms.

In Edge of Time, Spider-Man classic and Spider-Man 2099 will work together to avoid personal catastrophe (read: Peter Parker's demise) in a story crafted by 2099 co-creator Peter David. The game's hook is that the actions of one Spider-Man will alter the timeline of the other.

This, of course, is the moment where we point out that Marvel 2099 is technically the future of Earth-928 and not Earth-616, where Spider-Man classic exists. Therefore, the actions of one wouldn't impact the other, so we're hoping some sort of interdimensional machinations will be involved as well.

Obviously.

JoystiqSpider-Man: Edge of Time tells the tale of two Spideys this fall originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionbeenoxmarvelpeter-davidspider-manspider-man-2099spider-man-edge-of-timespiderman-edge-of-timeThu, 31 Mar 2011 09:45:00 EST<![CDATA[New Spider-Man game swinging to WonderCon]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/22/new-spider-man-game-swinging-to-wondercon/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/22/new-spider-man-game-swinging-to-wondercon/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/22/new-spider-man-game-swinging-to-wondercon/#comments As promised, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions dev Beenox will be handling the next entry in the Spidey franchise. Moreover, the as-yet-unnamed title will make an appearance at this year's WonderCon, according to the event's website. A listing for the Activision/Spider-Man panel, to be held Saturday, April 2, details a presentation that will involve both "post-launch reactions" to Shattered Dimensions and "exclusive details, screenshots and videos of the next Spider-Man game."

For all you hardcore Peter Parker fans in the crowd, Spider-Man 2099 co-creator Peter David and voiceover artist Josh Keaton will both join Beenox devs on the panel, along with Marvel veep of game production TQ Jefferson. Given the relative awkwardness of Keaton's placement on the panel, we're guessing he'll once again be voicing Spidey in the forthcoming game.

Though details are guaranteed to show up at the panel, we'd also keep an eye on gaming magazines to unceremoniously announce it by name with a cursory text mention on the cover. Hey, you never know!

JoystiqNew Spider-Man game swinging to WonderCon originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionbeenoxbeenox-studiosjosh-keatonmarvelpeter-davidspider-mantq-jeffersonwonderconwondercon-2011Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Heroic sacrifices: The companies behind Guitar Hero]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/23/heroic-sacrifices-the-companies-behind-guitar-hero/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/23/heroic-sacrifices-the-companies-behind-guitar-hero/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/23/heroic-sacrifices-the-companies-behind-guitar-hero/#comments The Guitar Hero series touched many people, and not just by strapping plastic guitars to them. As the series reached its absurd heights of success, it caused more game developers to enter into the service of note charts and extreme rocker-dude 3D models.

And now that Activision has stopped production on the Guitar Hero series and closed that business unit, we can look back at how it affected the people who made it -- the companies who either moved on or were chewed up and spat out by the Guitar Hero monster.

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JoystiqHeroic sacrifices: The companies behind Guitar Hero originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>7-studiosactivisionbeenoxbudcat-creationsdsfreestylegamesglu-mobileguitar-heroguitar-hero-ripharmonixmachineworks-northwestmicrosoftmobileneversoftnintendopcplaystationps3redoctaneunderground-developmentvicarious-visionswiixboxWed, 23 Feb 2011 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[New Spider-Man game coming in 2011, Acti prepping two TV license titles]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/09/new-spider-man-game-coming-in-2011-acti-prepping-two-tv-license/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/09/new-spider-man-game-coming-in-2011-acti-prepping-two-tv-license/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/09/new-spider-man-game-coming-in-2011-acti-prepping-two-tv-license/#comments That future where Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions dev Beenox will be Activision's go-to studio for Marvel's franchise we reported on last month? It's officially this year. The publisher revealed during its Q4 2010 financial call that a new Spider-Man game is in development and will be released by the end of the calendar year. No further details were divulged.

It was also announced in the call that 2011 will see the release of licensed titles from Activision based on Family Guy and Wipeout. The latter's the "obstacle course" style game show, not Sony's futuristic racing franchise.

JoystiqNew Spider-Man game coming in 2011, Acti prepping two TV license titles originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Beenoxfamily-guymicrosoftplaystationps3spider-manxboxWed, 09 Feb 2011 17:50:00 EST<![CDATA[Future Spider-Man games to be developed by Beenox]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/13/future-spider-man-games-to-be-developed-by-beenox/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/13/future-spider-man-games-to-be-developed-by-beenox/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/13/future-spider-man-games-to-be-developed-by-beenox/#comments Activision today announced that Shattered Dimensions developer, Beenox, will be in charge of the publisher's future Spidey efforts. "Beenox's creative vision reinvigorated the Spider-Man gaming experience among critics and fans in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions," Activision senior VP Patrick Kelly said in the announcement, "We can't wait to see where this talented studio will take this franchise in the future." If you're puzzled by Kelly's statement about Shattered Dimensions "reinvigorating" the down-and-out Spidey license, we're right there with ya. It's like we're living in two different worlds!

Regardless, we've got a good idea about where Beenox could take the franchise in the coming years: Creative director Thomas Wilson expressed interest in focusing on the Noir or 2099 Universe from Shattered Dimensions for a spin-off game. Just think: an entire Spidey game based in the Noir dimension? He'll basically have to don a trench coat at some point!

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JoystiqFuture Spider-Man games to be developed by Beenox originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The rest of the world doesn't have to deal with any exclusivity agreements -- the PC version will be on sale in Australia and Asia on November 24, and in Europe on November 26.

[Thanks, Steve]

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During the still-in-progress Marvel Games panel at New York Comic Con 2010, Beenox creative director Thomas Wilson revealed that the previously GameStop-exclusive (with pre-orders) "Cosmic" costumes for Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions will be made available as paid DLC sometime before the end of the month.

Wilson didn't make any announcements regarding price, but we can't imagine the costume pack costing too many Spider-Cents.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionbeenoxcosmic-spider-mandlcmicrosoftnew-york-comic-connew-york-comic-con-2010playstationps3spider-man-shattered-dimensionsxboxSat, 09 Oct 2010 11:05:00 EST<![CDATA[Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions review: Mo' spiders, mo' problems]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/13/spider-man-shattered-dimensions-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/13/spider-man-shattered-dimensions-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/13/spider-man-shattered-dimensions-review/#comments It's lonely out here.

I'm one of a handful of game critics that will, with little provocation, defend most of Activision's Spider-Man series (Friend or Foe can eff right off). We are not a well-liked or understood group, united only by our love of swinging through a virtual New York and our ability to forgive punishingly repetitive gameplay.

With Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Beenox has closed off Spidey's world, containing him to strict levels rather than an open city. It may make for a better game, but those like me -- who are interested only in doing whatever a spider can -- may find Shattered Dimensions has broken what they loved about the series.

Gallery: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

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JoystiqSpider-Man: Shattered Dimensions review: Mo' spiders, mo' problems originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PC gamers may have noticed their collective Spidey senses tingling earlier this week, as Activision quietly announced that the PC version of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions would not be releasing alongside its console counterparts. According to the launch press release, the PC version will arrive "soon." Speaking to Big Download, an Activision rep revealed that "soon" apparently means later this year. Stay strong, true believers, ol' Webhead will swing in eventually.

JoystiqSpider-Man shatters the PC dimension later this year originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is like a Costco-size sample platter of four different Spidey universes, but Beenox Creative Director Thomas Wilson wouldn't mind focusing on just one of the wall crawlers for a game. During Gamescom the developer told us that if he could, he would want to focus on Noir or 2099 spidey, but immediately followed it up by saying, "That's not up to us to decide. We're looking with Activision at what's next."

"They're interesting, they're different, they're new," Wilson told us on why he'd choose the lesser-known dimensions. He continued, "I think it would definitely be something interesting." Pssst, Activision -- we agree.

JoystiqShattered Dimensions creative head interested in Noir or 2099 Spider-Man game originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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 Out of all of Spidey's nemeses, Vulture is unarguably the least threatening. He's an old dude in a feathered, bright green suit. Not exactly menacing, is it? Well, in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions' Noir universe, he's turned a new, upsetting leaf, as evidenced by the vignette below.

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