Most of what we’ve seen of Spider-Man to date has been set around what seems like largely linear action sequences interspersed with cinematics. That’s what we were treated to at the conference proper, with the introduction of five sixth of a particularly sinister bunch. The bits that we got to play, however, were all part of the open world, with a few missions and side activities scattered about for the intrepid webcrawler to tackle.

Spider-Man has been sort of like Batman lately, but with fewer broken bones and more smiles under the mask. Peter Parker currently has it all thanks to recent events in his wibbly wobbly world that saw him inherit a massive company and become its public face. He’s also about to lose it all, as Spider-Man is going back to his roots at the Daily Bugle.

In a recent livestream, Vice President of Marvel’s Digital Media Group Ryan Penagos confirmed that Insomniac's Spider-Man game will release later this year. Which sounds simply amazing.

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man could be staying in high school for future films, just like a certain other magical character.

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man could be staying in high school for future films, just like a certain other magical character.

Insomniac's Spider-Man game doesn't star a movie or TV version of the famous wallcrawler, but their own take on the hero instead.

Here’s your first look at the sequel on Xbox 360, which looks more identical than political party promises come election time.