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Marvel's Spider-Man is one of the most popular PlayStation 4 exclusives of its generation. The game has been developed by Insomniac Studio, published by Sony in 2018. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews by critics and players.

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Spider-Man's developer Insomniac Games cost Sony $229 million

Spider-Man surrounded by yellow flashes of light

In their recent financial report, Sony shared some interesting figures, such as the price they shelled out for Insomniac Games. Apparently, the deal was worth $229 million, but in hindsight - it was worth every single cent.

Sony open online store for PlayStation 4 consoles, accessories, games

Sony today launched their own online store where they'll flog PlayStation 4 consoles, accessories, games and more directly to their customers in the US. The timing is great too, considering that PlayStation 5 is behind the corner.

Marvel's Spider-man becomes the best selling superhero video game

Spider-Man shooting his web while swinging in the rain

Marvel's Spiderman has become the best selling superhero video game ever in the United States according to the latest report from Mat Piscatella of the NPD group. PlayStation 4 exclusive dethroned Batman: Arkham City and Arkham Knight.

FIFA 19 is back in first place in UK after Days of Play promotion

New cover for FIFA 19 with De Bruyne, Neymar and Dybala

Sony's Days of Play promotion has worked wonders for the company's catalogue last week, with almost half the chart reserved for PlayStation 4 titles. However, the promotion also helped EA and FIFA 19, with the latter taking first place.

Leaked video shows Spider-Man running on PlayStation 5

Screenshot of a scene from the advertised version of Spider-man

During Sony's corporate strategy meeting, the company have shown off the power of the next-gen PlayStation console in a direct comparison with PS4 Pro. As previously confirmed, the loading times are much faster on the new console.

Rockstar Games purchase the first bits of Starbreeze Studios

Rockstar drops the biggest hint yet of a new Red Dead story

Starbreeze Studios' financial issues are widely known by now and they have started selling assets to keep afloat as long as possible. Rockstar Games took the first bite and bought the company's India-based studio Dhruva Interactive.

Final Spider-Man Easter egg turns out to be about religious NPCs

Having launched in September 2018, it was thought that not many secrets from Marvel's Spider-Man were left uncracked but Insomniac's programmer said on Twitter that nobody has yet picked up on the one regarding orthodox Jewish NPCs.

Sony's exclusives trailer shows off The Last of Us 2, Days Gone

A samurai and bowman standing in sunset in Ghost of Tsushima

Sony have released a trailer showing off all the exclusives available to PlayStation 4 owners, and you can snag a few precious peeks at their upcoming titles - The Last of Us 2, Days Gone and the samurai flavoured Ghost of Tsushima.

Best deals from PlayStation Store Christmas and Holiday sales

European and US PlayStation Stores are offering some great Christmas deals at the moment. If you're looking to buy digital presents for friends and family or simply get yourself some new games you should take a look at Sony's catalogue.

Sony: E3 became a trade show with very little trading

Shawn Layden, whose latest Sony position has him in charge of SIE Worldwide Studios, revealed the reasons behind the company's decision to do away with E3 appearances, one of whom being that E3 is a trade show with very little trading.