When Sony announced that they’d reboot Marvel’s biggest film franchise (at least, Marvel’s biggest film franchise before The Avengers came out), fans were divided. Some thought it was a cheap cash-in, and have hoped for its failure so that the rights would revert to Marvel in order for it to be tied to the Avengers. Others have hoped for a film closer to their idea of Spidey as opposed to the Sam Raimi trilogy. Personally, I was hoping for a fresh take on the character, akin to what Christopher Nolan did with Batman. And wouldn’t you know it, I got my wish.

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For a while now, I’ve wondered what Activision and Beenox were talking about when they talked about their new gameplay mechanic for The Amazing Spider-Man, which they call Web Rush. Finally, we have a video trailer revealing just what it means to Web Rush.

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Activision and Marvel have revealed what you’ll get if you pre-order The Amazing Spider-Man on Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 from certain stores. Let’s compare, shall we?

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It just goes to show that I should have done Spidey-Month later so I could tie this in.

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With each passing day, we come closer and closer to the return of Spider-Man in an open New York City environment. As we approach June 26th, we continue to get looks at Spider-Man, New York City, and the villains we will face in Beenox’s upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man. Last month, we saw a reimagined Rhino as the first entry in Spider-Man’s stable of villains. Now, we see Iguana arrive to give Spidey even more to deal with. Read the full story

June 26th, 2012. This is the day when a seemingly open-world Spider-Man adventure makes its way back to our screens. It’s been a long time since the wonderful experience of Spider-Man 2, and I’m desperately hoping that The Amazing Spider-Man can recreate that feeling. Part of that comes from the first revelation of what kind of villains we can expect to face in the upcoming title. Hopefully with many more to follow, the first announcement is…RHINO! Read the full story

I’m hyped up like a madman with every piece of news I get about the next Spider-Man film. That said, I want to clarify that the Sam Raimi-directed Spider-Man trilogy is one of my favorite superhero film sagas, and I’m going to tell you why. As usual, this is just my opinion, and these are not reviews. And remember, there are spoilers ahead.

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In the words of the 60′s cartoon of Spidey, “WALLOPING WEBSNAPPERS!”

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After the video game Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Activision has kept our webslinging hero away from the open-world format. It’s easy to understand why: Open world games can be fun, but if you don’t do enough innovation between entries, it can come across as less fresh and more formulaic. However, to tie in with the next feature film, the rebooted Amazing Spider-Man, Beenox (who I’ve already raved about with their handling of Spidey in games in the past) are returning the wallcrawler to a massive open-world.

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After last year’s Spidey game, Shattered Dimensions, Activision has decided to let Beenox become the official dev team for their games starring Marvel’s famed webslinger. So, does this game prove the choice as a good one?

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