Spider-Man PS4 is already shaping up to be the best Spidey game ever, and with a cast of characters that would make even Batman: Arkham blush, to say that web-heads are excited about this game would be the understatement of the year.
One of the most talked about aspects of the title revolves around the fact Insomniac are building their own universe from the ground up, showcasing a Spider-Man six years into his crimefighting career in a living, breathing rendition of the Marvel Universe. That means that the developers have had to start world-building already, taking a leaf from Arkham's book, grabbing the Spidey mythos with two webs and launching it into uncharted territory.
It's certainly exciting, and while prior comments from developers and the game's trailers themselves have clued us in on a few easter eggs already, there was a certain piece of paraphernalia on offer at E3 2018 that disclosed a whole ton of new details regarding the title's lore. There's an online edition free to view whenever, but it was the print edition that contained the juiciest info, hinting at story details, locations and even potential appearances from across the corners of the Marvel Universe.
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.
