“With a story penned by acclaimed Marvel comic book writer, Brian Reed, the title features a New York City devastated by a deadly symbiote invasion, in which players are faced with the choice to play the heroic web-slinger in his classic, agile red suit or the dark, formidable black suit. They were ultimately delisted in January of 2017 alongside many of Activision’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games. Presumably, these two were secured under the original 2005 deal or a subsequent deal with Sony Pictures that may have expired in 2016, clearing the way for Insomniac’s Spider-Man game. All of the other titles above were delisted alongside Activision’s Deadpool game which itself was relisted in 2015 before being delisted again in 2017.Īctivision’s more recent games based on Sony Pictures’ The Amazing Spider-Man movies were not delisted in 2014. It was most recently delisted on all platforms in 2017.

One exception to the list was Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions which reappeared on Xbox 360 in August of 2015 while debuting on Steam in October and on PlayStation 3 in December. Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (see below).Activision may have negotiated or been granted an extension up to 2014 on these Spider-Man and X-Men titles which were all delisted on or near January 1st, 2014: One possibility for the delisting in 2014 rather than 2017 could be due to Disney’s purchase of Marvel in 2009. In 2003 and again in 2005 Activision announced extensions to the “long-term, broad-based strategic alliance” through the year 2017. The Xbox 360 Games on Demand version of Spider-Man: Web of Shadows was confirmed delisted on Janu.Īctivision’s initial license to Marvel’s Spider-Man and X-Men properties was established in 2000.

Retail ( Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

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