Spider-Man PS4: 10 Things It Must Learn From Batman Arkham

by Ewan Paterson

1. Easter Eggs. Lots And Lots Of Easter Eggs.

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When it comes to Easter Eggs, no video game franchise has - arguably - been able to produce as many as Batman: Arkham. There are literally hundreds of them layered between Asylum and Knight, and in sparking interest for the series' future, their presence has been invaluable.

Although neither Rocksteady or Warner Bros. Montreal have been able to capitalise on the dozens of hints, nods and eggs alluding towards the wider DCU so far, there's a common acceptance amongst the Arkham faithful that both studios will venture outside of Gotham's city limits at some point, if not in a Superman game, then in something incorporating the Justice League (as has so often been rumoured).

With Spidey (and building upon Rosemann's earlier comments of a wider MCU-esque gaming universe), there's massive potential to tease an audience of future projects. The Sanctum Sanctorum is already there, as is Avengers Tower and the Wakandan Embassy, and with more locales sure to follow (Hell's Kitchen would be pretty rad, just saying...), there'll be plenty of material for fans to sink their teeth into.

This could be the start of something truly special, and with Batman: Arkham having largely redefined what superhero video games are capable of, who's to say that Insomniac's Spidey won't as well?

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.