Fans of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 are eagerly awaiting future updates. Unfortunately, some are not afraid to go to certain extremes to speed things up. Explanations.
Online harassment is a real scourge that can affect not only individuals but also groups or even entire companies. Of course, the world of video games is not immune to this problem, to say the least. This time it’s the studio Insomniac Games, to whom we particularly owe the very recent Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Members of the team also officially comment on this issue on social networks to complain. And we can understand them.
When Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 provokes online hate
Unfortunately, in the world of video game development, harassment of developers by fans demanding updates has become an all-too-common phenomenon. This week, Insomniac Games, the studio behind Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, is facing a wave of criticism for a lack of information about upcoming content. A completely crazy story.
In fact, Aaron Jason Espinoza, community manager at Insomniac Games, posted a message on Twitter, quickly supported by James Stevenson, community director himself. They particularly highlight the childish and absurd nature of threatening video game developers with violence for updates. “ Sending violent threats to game developers on development-related issues is childish and frankly stupid. Do not do that. We know you want updates and information. Given the exceptional circumstances our team is facing, we are working to get this to you as quickly as possible.
A very complex situation
As one might suspect, the extraordinary circumstances mentioned by Stevenson likely refer to the Insomniac Games hack last year, which resulted in several of the studio’s upcoming projects leaking onto the Internet, including some that were never released. have not yet been announced. This was particularly the case with the highly anticipated Marvel’s Wolverine. We imagine that in these terrible conditions, in which we remember that studio members’ personal information was found in plain sight (identification documents in particular), the priority of the moment was clearly not to fix the flaws of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 . Imagine the development team’s dismay and distress when the team has to deal with threats in addition to this dirty hacking. Further proof that people can sometimes be completely stupid.
As for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Insomniac Games is planning to release a major update to the game, including a New Game Plus mode as well as the ability to change the time of day in the game, replay missions, and more. The release is planned for early 2024, but a specific date has not yet been communicated.
