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'Spider-Man 2' Players Are Getting Rocked by the Game's Sweatiest Challenge After 'Brand New Day'
Swing assist is a controversial setting in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 that is getting revisited by fans who just watched the new Tom Holland movie
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 makes $11m in 2 weeks on PS5 and Steam thanks to Brand New Day, reports analyst: "One of the clearest transmedia halo effects we've ever measured"
It's been nearly three years now since Marvel's Spider-Man 2 first launched back in 2023 on PlayStation 5, and over a year since it dropped on PC – but it's seeing quite a spike in players now, and it might all be thanks to Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The latest movie in Tom Holland's lineup of...
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 makes $11m in 2 weeks on PS5 and Steam thanks to Brand New Day, reports analyst: "One of the clearest transmedia halo effects we've ever measured"
The new movie has given the game a "massive lift"
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 just had its biggest sales boost in years thanks to Brand New Day
In yet another example of a successful film or TV show raising the profile of a related game, Hollywood blockbuster Spider-Man: Brand New Day has brought new players to the years-old Marvel's Spider-Man 2 game. Read more
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Gets Huge Boost 3 Years After Launch Thanks to Box Office Phenomenon Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The box office phenomenon that is Spider-Man: Brand New Day has sparked a surge of interest in Sony video game Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, with players flocking to reinstall the game or buy it anew. New data from Alinea Analytics shows Insomniac’s Spider-Man 2 has sold another 316,000 copies since Brand...
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Gets Huge Boost 3 Years After Launch Thanks to Box Office Phenomenon Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The box office phenomenon that is Spider-Man: Brand New Day has sparked a surge of interest in Sony video game Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, with players flocking to reinstall the game or buy it anew.
Brand New Day Is Giving Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Its Biggest Sales Boost In Years
Spider-Man: Brand New Day just cleared $1.6 billion at the box office, and that has also led to a surge in sales of Marvel's Spider-Man 2. According to new data estimates by Alinea Analytics, another 316,000 copies of the 2023 game have been sold on PS5 and PC via Steam since Spider-Man: Brand New...
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Releases Brand-New Update You Can Download Right Now
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is currently in the midst of a massive player spike, and to keep the ball rolling, Insomniac Games just dropped a new patch for the open-world superhero game. Said update focuses on the newly added Brand New Day suit, making key changes that the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 community...
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Releases Brand-New Update You Can Download Right Now
Insomniac Games releases a new update for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 that can be accessed today, and it makes a big player-requested change.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Update Adjusts the Brand New Day Suit Following Fan Outcry
A fresh start. Spidey fans have been treated to a very good new movie, and they can even don the character's suit from Brand New Day in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 to keep the good times rolling. Unfortunately, the free new costume was quickly met with a lot of criticism from players, who complained...
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Player Count Just Jumped Over 300%
It's a good time to be a Spider-Man fan, and if one stat proves it, it's the number of people currently playing Marvel's Spider-Man 2—a nearly three-year-old game. That's not shade at Marvel's Spider-Man 2, either, as most single-player games lose out on concurrent player counts over the years.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Player Count Just Jumped Over 300%
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is enjoying a resurgence across all platforms, with one easily proving its newfound glory.
Guide: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Guide: 100% Completion Walkthrough
Your ultimate Marvel's Spider-Man 2 resource. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is the newest superhero title from Insomniac Games, and serves as a sequel to Marvel's Spider-Man and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Released for PS5 on 20th October 2023 and PC on 30th January 2025, we awarded the game an...
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on PS5 Drops to $30 in Best Buy’s Back to School Sale
Spider-Man: Brand New Day had a wildly successful opening weekend in movie theaters, and if you're itching for more from the wall-crawler, it's worth checking out the video games (which even Tom Holland and Zendaya are fans of). Marvel's Spider-Man 2, in particular, is well worth grabbing now, as...
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on PS5 Drops to $30 in Best Buy’s Back to School Sale
Grab Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on PS5 for just $30 at Best Buy, saving $40 during the Back to School sale—and unlock the Spider-Man: Brand New Day suit right now.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Mod Adds Fortnite's Brand New Day Suit
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 may have butchered the Brand New Day suit, but a talented fan has added a much better alternative, from Fortnite of all places.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Mod Adds Fortnite's Brand New Day Suit
While we all wait for Insomniac to fix Spidey’s newest suit, Fortnite has come to the rescue.
Tom Holland Says Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Did The Symbiote "So Well"
I’m not sure many Spidey fans would agree with that…
Spider-Man Star Tom Holland Wants Symbiote Suit That's as Good as the Games
Tom Holland thinks that Marvel's Spider-Man 2 game did the symbiote suit so well that he's unsure if they could pull it off in live-action. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Tom Holland had high praise for Tobey Maguire's black symbiote suit in Spider-Man 3. However, he is unsure how...
Spider-Man Star Tom Holland Wants Symbiote Suit That's as Good as the Games
Tom Holland thinks that Marvel's Spider-Man 2 did the symbiote suit so well, that he's unsure if they could pull it off in live-action.
Marvel's Spider-Man Sale 2026
Celebrate an exciting week for Spider-Man! With new suits arriving in Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man: Brand New Day hitting theaters Friday, July 31, and Spider-Man Day on August 1, now is the perfect time to jump into Marvel's Spider-Man adventures. Save during this limited-time Marvel's...
Marvel's Spider-Man 2's new cel-shaded suit is a lot cooler in theory than it is in action as fans tear it apart for looking like cheap CGI: "It reminds me of Spy Kids"
This one's not quite as smooth as the others
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Gets Two New Suits to Celebrate Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Marvel Tōkon
Both of the suits are available for Peter Parker as part of a free update across both the PC and the PS5 versions of Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day brings new suits to Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Spidey suits themed to the latest MCU outing with Tom Holland and the upcoming Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls are now in PS5 Spider-Man 2.
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