The news came courtesy of some hawk-eyed fans who noticed that Spider-Man was not part of the roadmap for Marvel’s Avengers that was released yesterday. IGN got on the story and asked Crystal Dynamics studio head, Scot Amos, why Spider-Man was missing from the roadmap.
“I can tell you that, formally, officially, people are working on him right now,” Amos replied. “So it is still on our roadmap for the future.” Spider-Man’s addition to the game was first announced in August of last year, to much ire, as a PlayStation exclusive. According to IGN, Amos made it clear that Spider-Man would not be added to the game before Black Panther—meaning Spider-Man likely won’t be seen in the game until sometime this fall. However, it sounds as though Spider-Man will still be a PlayStation exclusive. “…We still fully expect Spider-Man to come to PlayStation,” Amos said.
Marvel’s Avengers has not been a successful release by most metrics. There were multiple bugs in the game, making it unplayable for some people. Additionally, it was reported that the game resulted in a 63 million dollar loss for publisher Square Enix. Since its release, developer Crystal Dynamics has been working to patch bugs and provide more content. In a blog post explaining the new road map, Crystal Dynamics had this to say, “Our focus moving forward is to deliver new content that is compelling to play and replay again while offering better rewards. We are expanding upon what the Avengers Initiative currently has to offer to provide more choices for players when they hop in-game and have completed all the Operations.”
The studio made it clear, however, that the roadmap itself could change at any time. “We do want to mention that this roadmap could potentially change depending on the ever-changing world of game development, but we also feel confident about what we have presented here and hope it also excites you.”
As far as imminent content, the Tachyon Anomaly will allow you to, for the first time, use heroes more than once—meaning that everyone in the party could play as the Hulk if they wanted to. The company promises to continue updating the player base over the coming months—as there isn’t much in the way of detailed information for events such as the Cosmic Cube at this point.
Sources: Crystal Dynamics | CBR | IGN
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