The following article contains spoilers for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.
The recently released Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 update appears to have accidentally revealed an upcoming expansion.
After the release of Spider-Man 2 patch 1.002.000, which added New Game+, new suits, and more, players discovered they were able to access a development game menu that unlocks settings for items, enemies, and health. Developer Insomniac subsequently issued a warning to players, saying those who use the menu could face corrupted save data and trophy progress.
But players have also discovered what looks like the entire arc of an upcoming downloadable content, called the ‘Beetle Villain Arc.’ Here, there are nine options to choose from, although none work. The ‘Beetle Janice Intro’, however, reveals just who this Beetle is.
Janice Lincoln is the daughter of the super-powered mobster Tombstone, who appears as a reformed villain in Spider-Man 2. In the comics, Janice eventually becomes Beetle, a supervillain who wears a suit of armor to fight the likes of Captain America and Black Widow. Beetle does not appear in the base Spider-Man 2 game, but the Beetle Villain Arc tallies with the leak of data stolen from Insomniac earlier this year. Spider-Man 2 itself teases Carnage DLC.
It is unclear at this point if Insomniac still plans to release this Beetle DLC. Neither Sony nor the developer have issued a comment, although Insomniac has said a fix for the developer menu is on the way.
Spider-Man 2 launched in October last year and has sold 10 million copies so far. Thoughts have already turned to what’s next from Insomniac, which recently suffered layoffs as part of mass cuts at Sony Interactive Entertainment.
While Insomniac has a Wolverine game in the works, it seems likely it will also release a Marvel’s Spider-Man spinoff similar in scope to the hugely successful Miles Morales standalone, with Venom the potential focus. To find out how Insomniac has set up its next sequel, check out IGN’s Spider-Man 2 ending explained.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].
