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Rumor: "Untitled Spiderman PS4 Project" incoming
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Gears or God?
TimFL
Member
Activision lost the general spidey game rights (the "keys to the kingdom" that allow you to craft your own stories etc) in 2014 I think, Marvel/Disney has them again.
The only thing they have left is the movie tie-in license that expires at the end of 2017.
Beenox confirmed they are no longer working on Spidey games so could be that Activision just sits on the license (or gave it back whatever).
clarkision
Member
Does it really seem plausible that one of the biggest superhero products in the world would be a console exclusive?
I'm excited like most folks, but I have some serious doubts about this.
I'm excited like most folks, but I have some serious doubts about this.
AgentChris
Member
Would be cool if Sucker Punch gets to Arkham this.
Ghost Slayer
Member
God
But unless Activision renews their license, it may be Sucker Punch's only chance at a Spider-Man game.
It's a shame that PlatinumGames won't have a chance before the contract expires, but I have faith in Sucker Punch.
whoever coded the physics for that game is a god damned genius
DriftingSpirit
Member
After last year, anything is possible.
Activision wont renew, Disney is working to get all Marvel related Licences back for years now, Spider-Man was the only one left.
TimFL
Member
They got the Spidey game license back already? It's just the Sony Pictures movie tie-in license that is left at Activision. I don't see how that is of any interest to Disney since they have the real 100% game license that allows them to tell any story they want.
Sony gave Activision the Spider-Man license when they had the merchandising rights to Spidey. When Marvel regained said merchandising rights, Marvel had to honor Sony's prior contractual obligations.
AnthonypUK
Member
Gotchya, so Marvel/Disney could have made a deal with Sony(playstation) for a "general" non movie tie in Spiderman game?
If it was sony dealing with activision, it'd be a nonsense for it to be exclusive, but with Disneys good relationship with Playstation, and the whole Spidey movie character deal between Sony pictures and Disney, its at least plausible, however unlikely.
Ghost Slayer
Member
Are you joking or serious? Because it makes me excited since Ironman is in the movie as well. Unless the game has no connection to the movie outside the name
Not sure if sarcasm or not (it's the internet).
Either way, it's the name of the Sony-distributed Marvel Studios (MCU) movie, so it makes sense.
I have yet to try TMNT, but Transformers was solid.
The Cretan
Member
A game version of the movie might turn out to be good, but I would prefer something like the arkham series.
It's the "only Platinum can craft good gameplay" meme.
DriftingSpirit
Member
I don't think they sucked. They were just constrained by the small budget and time. I want full fledged titles that can expand on ideas.
Chobel
Member
Sorry but I'm sure most people would want more than that "solid".
DriftingSpirit
Member
I would prefer Sucker Punch get it.
catapult37
Member
OP just spun a rumor out of a fanboy wish.
right there with you
AstroNut325
Member
Definitely interested if it's Sucker Punch developed (or any Sony 1st party).
And I completely disagree with the people who crave Platinum. I'm playing through Transformers Devastation. It's... Ok at best.
And I completely disagree with the people who crave Platinum. I'm playing through Transformers Devastation. It's... Ok at best.
schaft0620
Member
Simple for me: better to waste Platinum talent on this Spiderman crap than Sucker Punch. I'd much rather have Sucker Punch work on a new IP or Second Son 2.
Triggerhappytel
Member
There's only one GoW and it's not Gears.
I just found a GameCube copy of SM2 online and bought it. Playing it on Dolphin is awesome. I don't even care if another comes out and is absolute shit, but expands on the swinging. Same reason I still occasionally launch the Ubisoft Prince of Persia and Assassin's Creed games. Traversal can be just so damn satisfying.
Permanently A
Junior Member
Considering the quality of the previous spiderman games I'm more than happy to finally get a solid one.
Well, now I know you're lying because the title would be Spider-Man: Homecoming. Nice try!
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
Banned
Makes no sense for Marvel to license this as an exclusive. Disney released Infinity on apple tv and android. At the very least they would want a steam and XBO version, like Battlefront. The only way I can see Disney licensing this as an exclusive is either a shitload of money was paid or as part of the 2015 movie deal, to either put an expiration date on sony's movie rights or something that helps marvel get the rights completely back. I have always thought has more to it than meets the eye as that was way too sony sided.
From Marvel's side, they would rather get royalties from 7 million sold games across 3 platforms as opposed to 5 million sold on 1. The other side of the coin is when has one of SCEWWS developed an IP that Sony does not own the copyrights to? I can only remember back to the crash days.
I mentioned this in the XMen thread, so I'll copy and paste here. I see nothing about activision still having spiderman movie tie in license rights.
I think Activision's deal with Marvel expired, including spiderman
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...gnal-end-of-production-for-actis-marvel-games
Do you have a source saying the deal was originally signed with Sony? That doesn't make sense. Based on the leaked documents and what we know, Sony can't sublicense or resell the movie rights to spiderman without Marvel.
TimFL
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http://investor.activision.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?releaseid=180674
If nothing changed they do have the tie-in rights through 2017. Only thing we know for sure is that they lost the rights to do general comic book games.
I was just about to post that. This means that Activision is likely to squeeze out one last tie-in game for Spider-Man: Homecoming before their last Marvel license expires.
FarFromAnyGame
Banned
Even back in Crash days. Naughty Dog wasn't part of Sony WWS until Jack and Daxter.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Even if they don't do spiderman (I think they will) I hope they don't do infamous again after Second Son. Try something new.
The MLB games? Not really sure how the sports licence stuff work, but I guess it'd be similar to how that works if it is a Sony studio developing it.
Baron_Calamity
Member
please don't be VR....
Chobel
Member
Are we really gonna pretend there was never a good Spiderman game?
More_Badass
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George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
I'll be disappointed if this is some VR thing.
I'll also be disappointed if it doesn't have loads of alternate costumes.
I'll also be disappointed if it doesn't have loads of alternate costumes.
Pound_lb003
Member
I'm sure there is.
I just hope it's not SuckerPunch. Doing a licensed product seems so naff.
I don't mind if they do a new IP, but I just really love their games and I don't want them to be beholden creatively to a license. Especially if it's a movie tie in.
Sony certainly owns the rights to the IP "MLB: The Show".