Game News: Spider-Man, Hogwarts, SpongeBob

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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
PlayStation has announced that Insomniac Games’ “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2” will release next Fall. The game’s creative director Bryan Intihar confirmed the release window in a blog posting.

The game is expected to incorporate multiple foes and pick up story threads and characters from both 2018’s “Marvel’s Spider-Man” and 2020’s “Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales” which both scored PC releases this year. [Source: PlayStation.com

Hogwarts Legacy
Avalanche Software has pushed back the release of “Hogwarts Legacy” on older platforms. The PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC versions are still set for February 10th. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ports will come later on April 4th, and finally the Switch version will follow on July 25th.

This is an increasing trend as recently “Marvel’s Midnight Suns” and “Metal: Hellsinger” also saw delays, whilst numerous 2023 major titles have all been confirmed to no longer be offering last gen versions of upcoming titles.

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake
THQ Nordic has released a new trailer focusing on the boss fights of the upcoming game “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake”.
SpongeBob will face off against Gary, Sandy, Mr. Krabs, Pearl, and Miss Shell in the title, which hits PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on January 31st.

Netflix
Netflix has released a gaming sizzle reel showcasing some major indie games coming to its service in 2023 including “Vikings: Valhalla,” “The Queen’s Gambit Chess,” “Valiant Hearts: Coming Home,” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge” along with surprise releases of acclaimed titles “Twelve Minutes” and “Kentucky Route Zero” now available.