Fans of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 are eagerly awaiting future updates. Unfortunately, some do not hesitate to resort to certain extremes to try to speed things up. Explanations.
Online harassment is a real scourge which, beyond affecting certain isolated individuals, can also affect 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 concerns the studio Insomniac Games, to which we owe in particular the very recent Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Members of the team are also speaking officially on this subject on social networks to complain. And we can understand them.
When Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 provokes online hatred
In the world of video game development, harassment of creators by fans demanding updates has unfortunately become an all too common phenomenon. This week, Insomniac Games, the studio behind Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, finds itself forced to face a wave of criticism due to a lack of information regarding upcoming content. A totally crazy story.
Indeed, Aaron Jason Espinoza, community manager at Insomniac Games, published a message on Twitter, quickly supported by James Stevenson, community director himself. They particularly highlight the childish and absurd nature of violently threatening video game developers to obtain updates. “ Sending violent threats to game developers over development-related topics is childish and frankly stupid. Do not do that. We know you want updates and information. We are working to get these to you as quickly as possible, given the extraordinary circumstances our team has faced. »
A very complex situation
As one might suspect, the extraordinary circumstances mentioned by Stevenson likely refer to the hack suffered by Insomniac Games last year, which resulted in several upcoming projects from the studio being leaked onto the web, including some that were never released. have not yet been announced. This was particularly the case for the highly anticipated Marvel’s Wolverine. We imagine that in these terrible conditions, where we recall that personal data of the members of the studio was found in plain sight (identity papers in particular), the priority of the moment was clearly not to correct the bugs of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Imagine the dismay and distress of the development team if, in addition to this sordid hacking, the team also has to manage threats. Further proof that human beings can sometimes be totally stupid.
As for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Insomniac Games plans 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 Again. The release is scheduled for early 2024, but no specific date has yet been communicated.