The long-awaited PlayStation-exclusive arrival of Spider-Man in Marvel’s Avengers will not include any new story missions.
Peter Parker’s addition will instead feature “audio logs and illustrated cutscenes unlocked by completing in-game challenges in regular Avengers Initiative multiplayer missions”.
Fans had hoped for more, based on the kinds of story content which has previously turned up alongside the arrival of fellow DLC heroes Kate Bishop, Clint Barton and Black Panther.
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Speaking in an IGN interview, published alongside early hands-on impressions, Marvel’s Avengers gameplay director Philippe Therien explained resources had instead been put into the game’s upcoming Klaw raid – something which arrives at the same time but isn’t locked to a particular platform.