Marvel Gaming Universe CONFIRMED - What Needs To Happen Next

After Spider-Man, we're on the cusp of something special.

By Ewan Paterson /

Sony / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Today, there is no franchise greater (read, popular) than the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Since 2008, Disney, together with Marvel Studios maestro Kevin Feige, have marshalled the Marvel Universe on the big screen to immense success. It's ludicrously big, and now - with the release of Marvel's Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4 - it looks as though the company are looking to recapture the same lightning used to power their cinematic universe, but for a gaming one instead.

Speaking to KindaFunny earlier this week, Insomniac Creative Director Bryan Intihar basically confirmed that Spider-Man - already the best reviewed Marvel video game to date - will act as the 'Iron Man' to a brand new franchise of interconnected stories, characters and titles. Avengers Tower dominates New York's skyline in-game, and with countless other references to the likes of Daredevil, Doctor Strange, and various other NY-based heroes, fans had always speculated that Spider-Man could herald a brand new era for Marvel in the industry.

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But the question still remains: what happens next? With countless heroes, villains and stories to adapt, how do Marvel Games turn Spider-Man from just a seminal title, into something far greater altogether?