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Friday8th Sep 2023
Video We've Been Playing PS5 Games On a 200" 4K Projector Screen, and It's Insane
PS5 goes cinematic
Have you ever fancied playing your favourite PS5 games on an enormous, cinematic screen? Well now you can thanks to the XGIMI Horizon Ultra, a high-end 4K long-throw projector that we’ve been testing out for the past couple of weeks. Sporting a 4K resolution, 60hz refresh rate, a low-latency gaming mode, and a cracking set of...
Thursday13th Oct 2022
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Crawls onto PC in November
Release date confirmed
Earlier this year, Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered made the leap to PC. Announced at the same time was a port of the sort-of sequel, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, though it didn't receive a release date. Now, thanks to its listing on Steam (and now confirmed by S
Friday23rd Sep 2022
News Spider-Man: Miles Morales Drops Teaser Trailer for PC Version
Release date coming soon
Following on from the August release of Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered on PC, it's time for Sony to start marketing the PC port of Miles Morales. The smaller-scaled, but still technically impressive semi-sequel has been a huge hit on PlayStation, and Sony will be hoping that it enjoys similar success on its second platform...
Tuesday26th Apr 2022
News Insomniac's Wizards Already Putting PS5 VRR to Work in Spider-Man, More
Plenty of optimisations for fancy TV owners
You’ll be able to apply the PlayStation 5’s fancy new Variable Refresh Rate technology to all of your new-gen games when it deploys later this week, but Insomniac Games has already pushed out patches for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Ratchet & Clank:
Sunday13th Feb 2022
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Is Now Sony's Third Best-Selling Game in the US
Of all time
Not bad for a spin-off, eh? Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales is now Sony’s third best-selling game in the United States since records began all the way back in 1995. To make clear, this is ranked strictly on dollar sales, not units, making this feat even more impressive, seeing as the standard version of the game costs $49.99...
Monday2nd Aug 2021
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Has Been Played for Over 11,000 Years
That's a lot of swingin'
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is one of Sony's best-selling games of late. This should come as no surprise, given the huge success of its predecessor and, well, because it's Spider-Man. The game has sold 6.5 million copies to date across PlayStation 5 and PS4, and that's not the only awesome stat about the game...
Tuesday27th Jul 2021
Random Olympics Volley Ball Player Kelly Claes Loves Marvel's Spider-Man
"Spider-Man all day!"
Video games appear to be seeping into the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. First, we had the opening ceremony, which featured music from various Japanese game franchises. Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, and plenty more got a nod as athletes from competing countries walked into the stadium. It was pretty great. Anyway, one...
Wednesday14th Jul 2021
Rumour Mocap for the Next Spider-Man Game Has Begun
Spidey sense is tingling
It hasn't been announced or even teased yet, but we all know that a new Marvel's Spider-Man is happening at some point. In fact, the prolific Insomniac Games could be working on it right now — and that's what this story is all about. Earlier this week, Miles Morales actor Nadji Jeter posted a picture of himself on...
Thursday1st Jul 2021
News Spider-Man: Miles Morales Patch 1.10 Makes Ray Tracing Even Better
Enhanced in Performance RT mode
Insomniac Games has done a good job of supporting its PlayStation 5 games past launch, with Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales treated to a new performance mode and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart updated to take advantage of 120Hz TVs. The Burbank based team has now returned to the second tale in its web-slinging...
Friday23rd Apr 2021
News PlayStation Absolutely Dominates the DICE Awards
Ghost of Tsushima with four gongs
There are concerns about PlayStation’s first-party output in enthusiast circles, but in the real-world Sony continues to dominate awards ceremonies. The DICE Awards – which are considered the Oscars of the games industry – granted an incredible eight gongs to internally developed titles, with timed exclusive...
Friday16th Apr 2021
Swing king
Superhero spin-off Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales has already outsold PlayStation 4 juggernauts The Last of Us: Part II and Ghost of Tsushima in the United States – despite launching in mid-November. Naughty Dog’s survival horror sequel released in June, while Sucker Punch’s historical open world deployed in July – although...
Tuesday30th Mar 2021
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Adds the Advanced Tech Suit on PS5, PS4 for Free
And muscle deformation on next-gen
There’s no stopping Insomniac Games right now it seems. Fresh from announcing a 60 frames-per-second update for its 2016 remake of Ratchet & Clank, it’s also released a free patch for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, which adds the Advanced Tech Suit to both the PlayStation 5 and PS4 versions of the...
Wednesday3rd Feb 2021
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Webs Up 4.1 Million Sales
Venomous
It’s no surprise to see Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales selling well – it was pretty much destined to be a sure-fire hit really, wasn’t it? – but as part of its rip-roaring financial report, Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 spin-off has sold through 4.1 million units as of the end of December. The...
Thursday28th Jan 2021
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Patch Deployed to Fix PS5 Crashes
Back in the swing of things
A new patch for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales has rolled out on PlayStation 5, and Insomniac Games says that it should “hopefully” address the crashes that have plagued the release on Sony’s next-gen console. Update 1.008.00 is available to download now, and lists “general fixes and polish” among its...
Tuesday19th Jan 2021
Be yourself
One nice thing about Sony's first party games — aside from the fact they're usually fantastic — is that their Trophy lists are mostly very manageable. Especially in the last few years, it feels like PlayStation exclusives are getting their Trophies right, allowing players of all skill levels to attain that shiny Platinum without...
Wednesday9th Dec 2020
News Spider-Man: Miles Morales PS5 Update Adds Ray Tracing at 60FPS, Here's What It Looks Like
We've got comparison shots
The development wizards at Insomniac Games have only just gone and added a new performance mode to Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PlayStation 5 that adds the ability to play at 60 frames-per-second along with ray tracing. The patch is available to download right now and adds the toggle to the settings menu both...
Wednesday2nd Dec 2020
News Spider-Man: Miles Morales Crashing Not a Risk to Your PS5, Dev Clarifies
Insomniac and Sony working on fixes
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a fantastic launch game, but it's been causing issues for some PS5 owners. A number of players have been running into crashes — situations where the game hits an error and is forced to close itself. No one likes crashes, and if you're not totally sure what's causing them,...
Thursday19th Nov 2020
News Marvel's Spider-Man File Sizes Are 25 Per Cent Smaller on PS5
Every little helps
Sony, it seems, wasn’t lying when it said that the PlayStation 5 can reduce file size footprints due to the speed of its SSD. The console manufacturer stated prior to launch that duplicated data on the PS4 caused the file size of games like Marvel’s Spider-Man to increase. It had indicated that this wouldn’t be a problem on...
Tuesday17th Nov 2020
News Now They've Got Stephen A Smith Promoting Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Stay off the weed
The marketing budget for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales always looked pretty big, but it’s gotten mental over the past week or so. We’ve had licensed Adidas sneakers, Jaden Smith music videos, and now… ESPN’s Stephen A Smith! But no
Monday16th Nov 2020
News Sony and Adidas Join Forces for Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Shoes
Wearable in-game and IRL
We all know that Miles Morales is a cool guy — he just happens to also be a Spider-Man, too. Even while he's swinging around Manhattan, the superhero maintains his own sense of style, and that includes his shoes. Sony went the extra mile here, and in collaboration with Adidas, created some original kicks for the character...
News Spider-Man: Miles Morales Music Video Takes on the World
I'm ready
The official theme song for Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales has gotten itself a music video, featuring clips from the game and real-life shots of Jaden. The young performer is the voice behind the song and details how Miles feels he's ready to play the main role as Spider-Man. Suitably titled "I'm Ready", Jaden Smith (Will Smith's son)...
Weirdness Miles Morales Is Turning into Various Objects in Strange Marvel's Spider-Man Bug
Spider-Brick, Spider-Brick
Open world games have historically been a little on the buggy side, and Insomniac's Spider-Man series is no stranger to this. There have been all sorts of amusing clips showing all manner of Spidey glitches and bugs. However, a new one found in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is doing the rounds, and it's brilliant. The...
Sunday15th Nov 2020
News Spider-Man Fan Recreates Into the Spider-Verse Scene in Miles Morales PS5
Leap of faith
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales includes an incredible Into the Spider-Verse suit that not only allows you to dress like the movie protagonist – but it’s also animated like him, too. (Incidentally, you can find all Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales suits and how to unlock them through the link.) An addition
Friday13th Nov 2020
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Takes Photo Mode to the Next Level
New trailer shows it off
A strange by-product of PlayStation 4's Share button was the introduction of photo mode to many of your favourite games. Nowadays, a lot of high profile titles launch with the feature, allowing you to take some stunning stills as you play and share them with the world. Sony's first party teams have been the real champions of...
Wednesday11th Nov 2020
News Fans Are Marvelling at Spider-Man: Miles Morales' Fast Travel Speeds
Quickest subway ride ever
PlayStation 5 is fast, you already know it – everyone already knows it. But let’s take one more moment to acknowledge the massive quality of life improvements that Sony’s next-gen console is about to bring. Are you ready? This time, with the embargo lifted and the Japanese giant not about to hit us with a DMCA...
News The Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Reversible Cover Is Seriously Stylish
Almost as cool as Miles
One perk of continuing to purchase your PlayStation 5 games physically is that you gain access to these super cool reversible box arts. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, assumedly on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, sports a different cover on the inside of the case that you can switch to if the official key art...
Monday9th Nov 2020
News Spider-Man: Miles Morales Launch Trailer Ushers in the Next Generation
Be greater
Just let it sink in for a moment: Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is out in three days. Three days! One of Sony's biggest surprises from its Future of Gaming event back in June is marking the start of the PlayStation 5 generation and we've got a big-budget launch trailer to celebrate. Check it out above. This scribe has tried to avoid...
Saturday7th Nov 2020
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Still Looks Stunning on PS4
Harlem globetrotters
Not getting a PlayStation 5? No problem, as Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales still looks pretty bloody good on the PlayStation 4. This video shows the next-gen version’s Performance and Fidelity modes compared to the current-gen release, and it’s roughly the same – although there is a noticeable downgrade in asset...
Thursday5th Nov 2020
News Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales TV Advert Builds Up the Hype
I'm ready
You can expect to see this Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales TV advert just as much as general PlayStation 5 marketing as we gear up for the big launch next week. Sony has dropped the 30-second clip that will play across TV sets, featuring Miles Morales himself and a bunch of bad guys that are just begging to be beaten up. Check it out...
News Insomniac Games Warns of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Spoilers as PS5 Launch Approaches
Look out! Here come the spoilers, man
Insomniac Games is very wary of spoilers for its latest title as the PlayStation 5 comes into view. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is launching day and date with the new console, and that of course means the game is with the media, and is also being sent out to retailers around the globe. As people begin to...
