Employees at developer Sledgehammer Games reportedly hope its new owners – Xbox – don't judge the studio too harshly for the game given its reception amongst critics and fans.
The company previously planned to release 12 live service games by March 2026 after acquiring Destiny 2 maker Bungie last year to spearhead its games-as-a-service efforts.
With Marvel's Spider-Man 2 selling 5 million in 11 days, it's one of the fastest-selling games released this year, surpassing others like Super Mario Bros. Wonder on Switch.
Publisher Deep Silver, which is owned by Embracer Group, announced the reformation of TimeSplitters developer Free Radical Design to create a new entry in the series back in 2021.
While the character could be someone we know, their outfit suggests it might be someone new, despite connections to the previous four Mass Effect games.
