WMG / Spider-Man (PS4)

The Big Bad is Mr. Negative

Based on the men wearing masks similar to those worn by Inner Demons.

• At the very least, he's confirmed to be in the game as of the 2017 trailer. His Demons are moving in on Kingpin's territory.
• Him being the Big Bad is possibly Jossed in the E3 2018 gameplay preview, which shows him working with Electro, Scorpion, Rhino, and Vulture, under orders from someone else.
• Half-confirmed. He's one of the main villains of the story, the other being Doctor Octopus, who serves as the final threat.

There will be DLC of Spidey as a teen.

With Homecoming having been released, it would help; plus, it could show the contrast between the experienced Spidey in the game, and the rookie he was when he started.

• Jossed. There's no "Teen Spidey" DLC coming in the game. They could save it for the sequel or a novel though.

James Arnold Taylor will do a Role Reprise as Spider-Man

Just to throw in one more connection with the Ratchet & Clank series, considering the game is being developed by the same company and even runs on the same engine.

• Jossed. The trailer has him voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.

There will be stealth missions with Peter Parker

In situations where going in as Spider-Man and beating up bad guys isn't an option, he'll instead sneak in as Peter Parker, with the objective of taking pictures without being noticed.

• Partially jossed. This is the exact function of the Mary Jane stealth missions, though there is one mission in the base game where Pete is looking for evidence to convict Martin Li as Mr. Negative inside F.E.A.S.T., and another in the Silver Lining DLC where Pete follows two Hammerhead Thugs in his normal persona to gather intel on Hammerhead’s whereabouts.

Amongst the possible unlockable/DLC suits, there will be...

• The classic, iconic suit
  • Confirmed. The player starts the game in the classic suit.
• Symbiote
  • jossed
• Iron Spider
  • Confirmed in a sense. The Iron Spider suit from Avengers: Infinity War will be making an appearance.
• 2099
  • Confirmed with both black and white suits
• Noir
  • Confirmed.
• Miles Morales
  • Jossed.
• The original suit (from Amazing Fantasy #15)
  • Any version of his wrestling/proto-costume
    • Confirmed
• Captain Universe (which will activate God Mode when worn)
  • Jossed
• Bombastic Bag-Man
  • Confirmed as DLC
• Scarlet Spider
  • Ben Reilly's spider-suit
    • Spider-Carnage
    • All but Scarlet Spider are jossed.
• Future Foundation
  • Confirmed
• "Stealth" Spider-Man
  • Confirmed
• "Armored" Spider-Man
  • Confirmed with Spider-Armor MKII MIII and MKIV suits
• The Raimi Films Spider-Man
  • Confirmed as free DLC
• The Amazing Spider-Man
  • Confirmed
• The Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man
  • Confirmed in a sense. The Iron Spider suit from Avengers: Infinity War will be making an appearance.
    • Confirmed with the Stark suit
• Prodigy
  • Jossed
• Electro-proof suit
  • Confirmed
• Man-Spider
  • Jossed
• Jack Kirby's original design
  • Jossed
• Spider-Gwen
  • Jossed
• Supaidaman: Summoning a human-sized (to keep it from being a Game-Breaker) Leopardon will be his special ability.
  • Jossed

Spidey's big three arch enemies will all be heavily involved in the game's story mode, in some way, shape or form.

• Half-right. Doc Ock is the final Big Bad for the story and Norman might be on his way to being a Goblin and is an enemy regardless. Venom however is nowhere to be seen.
  • Three-quarters right. While it doesn't figure into the game's main plot, the Venom Symbiote appears in The Stinger

The game is the start of a Shared Universe of Marvel Comics video games

Since it's confirmed to take place in its own universe independent of both the comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the Shared Universe approach has worked for both the movies and TV shows in the MCU, this game would be the perfect starting point for a similar video game universe, potentially leading into video games based on the Avengers, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, Young Avengers, Excalibur and Defenders, and maybe even a Crisis Crossover video game (acting as a Spiritual Successor to Marvel Ultimate Alliance) and another crossover with Capcom's franchises.

• Sort of. We're getting a Wolverine spin-off set in the same universe as the Insomniac Spider-Man games. If it's a success, Insomniac will likely make more games based on Marvel characters.

The white Spider symbol is related to the symbiote.

Since Insomniac have said on Twitter that there's a reason for the white Spider symbol, and it resembles the symbol on the Symbiote suit, the story may involve the Symbiote slowly taking Peter over, with more black parts appearing on his suit over time until it's just straight-up the black suit. Near the climax of the story, Peter will reject the Symbiote and return to his classic costume.

• Jossed. The devs mention that the white portions of the suit are flexible carbon fiber.

Spider-Gwen will appear

In this continuity, it will be Captain Stacy that was killed by the Green Goblin. She'll have been bitten by the radioactive spider that bit Peter, but didn't act on her abilities until her father died. Wanting to avenge her father, she'll don her own Spider costume to seek out the Green Goblin. She'll also not be very fond of Spider-Man because part of her blames him for her father's death.]

• Jossed.

Venom will be playable...again.

Whether it be an extra mode or DLC, Venom will be a playable character - also protecting the innocent. But, true to his character, his ways of doing so are a bit more...lethal.

The Green Goblin is responsible for all the trouble in the city, so he can become mayor of New York City

Assuming that it's Norman Osborn, of course he would be behind all the crime waves, especially since the Kingpin is in prison. Not only does it cause problems for the Wall-Crawler, but it probably also fuels his mayoral campaign on "cleaning up" the city of crime.

• Jossed. Norman Osborn is shown to not (yet) be the Green Goblin in this series. The true mastermind is Doctor Octopus.

Peter will be killed off, retire or incapacitated at the end of this game, thus setting up Miles Morales as the protagonist of the sequel.

There might be some foreshadowing in the trailer with Peter discussing wanting more time to "just be Peter". It could also be the reason why they closed the age gap between Miles and Peter, and made Peter a veteran of the hero business. They are trying to tell a story of one hero passing the torch to another and it was more natural if Pete and Miles already know each other.

• Possibly Jossed. Peter Parker of this game confirmed to appear in upcoming Spider-Geddhon series, which take place after the game event.
• Close, but Jossed. Spidey almost sacrifices himself to stop Otto, but manages to survive and recover.

Cameos and References

The following could actually appear, be mentioned, or if they're going in wholesale on the influences from the Arkham games be referenced in conversation or through Daily Bugle articles.

• Fantastic Four- "Explorers return from space, Demonstrate fantastic abilities", "Portal to another world found in Baxter building".
• Iron Man- "Who is newest security guard at Stark Industries?", "Tony Stark rescued from terrorists, ends all weapon production at company", "Armored figure seen in Middle East. Agent of Tony Stark?".
• Captain America- "Super soldier found frozen alive in Arctic", "WWII legend returns to action in battle against Serpent Society", "Shock of the year! Steve Rogers turns in shield!"
• Hulk- "Noted gamma researcher disappears after military test failure", "General Ross announces manhunt for missing scientist", "Appearance of strange green creature coincides with military operations".
• Thor- "Crater created in New Mexico, Unmovable hammer found at center", "Drifter claims to be Norse god, seen carrying unliftable hammer", "Journey into Mystery: Astrophysicist has adventure in Asgard".
• Ant-Man- "Tale to Astonish! Actual shrinking man fights crime in San Francisco", "Pym industries CEO reportedly has mental breakdown".
• Wasp- "From trendsetting to crimebusting, Van Dyne heiress gives sting to newly formed group of heroes".
• Doctor Strange- "Famed surgeon has hands ruined in car accident", "From medicine to magic, former surgeon moves to Greenwich Village and offers consultations of a mystic variety", "Greenwich residents report strange sightings, claim involvement of Stephen Strange", "Surgeon paralyzed in car accident", "Wizard takes up residence on Bleecker Street."
  • Confirmed. The Sanctum Sanctorum is present in the game.
• American Chavez - "Latina-American
• Black Panther- "Jungle Action! Explorers claim calamitous run-in with cat man", "Wakandan prince petitions UN for country's entry, sightings of cat man in capitol not seen as coincidental".
  • Confirmed. After taking a photo of the Wakandan Embassy Peter will muse about how king T'Challa got his powers.
• Captain Marvel- "Air force pilot injured in explosion, awakens with amazing abilities", "Aliens among us? Blue skinned being seen fleeing from observatory destruction".
• Quicksilver- "Crime spree committed by unseen criminal, people claim mutant as culprit", "Terroist turned savior? Sokovian speedster joins Avengers, speaks out against HYDRA".
• Scarlet Witch- "Sokovians speak of haunting nightmares, blame Witch of Wundagore", "Sokovian refugee seeks safety in States, believed hunted due to mutant status", "Avengers welcome little witch, newest member makes Earth's Mightiest even mightier with magic touch".
• Falcon- "Former paratrooper breaks up AIM actions on abandoned island", "Falcon flies high! Captain America's new partner".
• Vision- "What measure is a man? Synthezoid specter proves value as an artificial Avenger", "Attacks on major science labs continue, survivors describe culprit as unearthly vision".
• X-Men- "Charles Xavier opens School for Gifted Students", "Anti-mutant sentiment on the rise, unknown group increases activity", "Government announces "Sentinel Project" in response to alleged mutant terrorism, controversy ensues."
• Cyclops- "Suspected vandal taken in as first student of Xavier School for Gifted Children", "Red light seen during property destruction, orphan held in suspicion."
• Jean Grey- "Charles Xavier visits Grey parents, daughter awakens from coma", "Doctor Grey enters debate on topic of mutants".
• Beast- "Doctor McCoy outed as mutant in light of physical mutation", "Blue beast seen around Brand Corporation, suspected as mutant".
• Angel- "Worthington heir comes out as mutant, pulls company support from controversial projects", "Worthington heir has wings clipped, believed dead in plane crash".
• Iceman- "Mutant menace after all? X-Men member seen aiding Spider-Menace", "A new X-Team? X-Men members seen recruiting other heroes in Los Angeles".
• Nightcrawler- "Not a cheap trick! Circus performer recruited as newest X-Men member", "Controversy arises as Church plans to ordain mutant".
• Storm- "Savior of the Savannah! Tribes of Africa thrives thanks to supposed storm goddess", "Wedding of the Century! Member of X-Men to wed Prince T'Challa of Wakanda".
• Wolverine- "How far will the X-Men go? Evidence comes to light that one member has blood on their claws", "Yakuza family broken up, claim man known as "the Wolverine" to be responsible".
• Dazzler- "Singer more gifted than thought? Light shows done at concerts the result of mutant ability".
• Gambit- "Impossible thefts pulled of in New Orleans, police suspect rumored Thieves Guild", "Signs of explosions found at scene of crimes, testing shows no evidence of bombs".
• Magneto- "Mutant terrorist steals nuclear weaponry, UN gathers to discuss response", "Mutant criminal Magneto to go on trial for crimes, public opinion varies on results deserved".
• X-Factor- "Man comes out as mutant, opens detective agency to public approval".
• Daredevil- "Mysterious vigilante officially dubbed Devil of Hell's Kitchen", "Matt Murdock to prosecute in the Fisk case".
  • Partially confirmed. One of the backpack collectibles is a business card for Nelson & Murdock, but Spidey doesn't appear to know about the Daredevil.
• Luke Cage- "Bulletproof man believed to be active in Harlem", "Hero for Hire actually escaped convict? State of Georgia pushes for extradition of Harlem resident".
• Iron Fist- "Return to form for Rand Enterprises? Danny Rand returns to New York", "A savior in the shadows? Ninjas struck down by man with glowing fist".
  • Confirmed. A Rand Industries tower is present in the game.
• Jessica Jones- "Hidden hero of Hell's Kitchen? Local investigator shows super strength in secret". "Plague of the Purple Man? Several citizens come forth about experiences with menacing legend."
  • Confirmed. A sign for Alias Investigations is visible in a window in Hell's Kitchen.
• Punisher- "Ex-soldier goes on rampage, victims are all confirmed criminals", "Shoot-out between rival gangs has confirmed casualties, widowed veteran rages at police station".
• Runaways- "New group of heroes active in LA, authorities concerned by age of members", "Rumored criminal organization the Pride supposedly broken up, criminal activity on the rise".
• New Warriors- "New heroes gather to form own team, boast of surpassing Avengers one day", "Ambitious or overwhelmed? A discussion on the merits of being free of government oversight".
• Nova- "New hero claims cosmic powers, showcases self as Human Rocket", "Earth entering the cosmic arena? An overview of our involvement with events from the stars".
• Firestar- "A shining star debuts, Spider-Man's Amazing friend".
• Inhumans- "Were we ever alone? A new race of humanity appears, claim ancestors were altered by aliens", "Truth about Terrigen, the secret behind worldwide transformations for select individuals is revealed".
• Ghost Rider- "Unknown figure seen riding America's roads, supposedly Spirit of Vengeance", "Vengeance comes to LA? Skull headed figure seen attacking criminals".
• Blade- "Sword-wielding figure seen active in streets of New York, bystanders report as vampire hunter", "Supposed vampire hunter attacks Michael Morbius, scientist declines to comment".
• Man-Thing- "Scientist killed in lab explosion, body lost to swamp", "Unknown figure seen lurking in swamp, mysterious deaths possibly connected".
• Sub-Mariner- "Sunken civilization discovered, unknown figure seen near ruins", "maritime attacks continue, reports of strange creatures prevalent"
• Captain Britain- "British invasion in reverse, Britain's new hero clearly inspired by Captain America", "British intelligence agency to create own version of Avengers".
• Deadpool- "Chimichanga-eating mercenary wreaks havoc!", "Scientist Killbrew restarts Weapon X Program"
• Doctor Doom- "Sovereign of Latveria attends United Nations meeting", "Owner of Domashev Enterprises rumored to be magic supervillain"
• Howard the Duck- "Man-Duck walks among us?"
• Masters of Evil- "Industrialist Bruno Hogan announces partnership with Professor Nathan Garret and Dr. Chen Lu", "Actor Simon Williams missing, authorities suspect known war criminal Heinrich Zemo"

Possible Villains

• Anti-Venom- Will appear working against Mr. Negative and one of the missions will be Spider-Man trying to work out how to deal with the symbiotes new powers. He also might become a hero as well.
  • Jossed - The symbiote appears in the stinger attached to Harry Osborne, but seems to have no connection to Li.
• Doctor Octopus- One of the main villains who is focused on stealing scientific research from various places, such as the Baxter Building or Horizon Labs. He could also form the Sinister Six.
  • Confirmed. Ock does form the Sinister Six, although his main motivation is Revenge against Norman Osborn.
• Chameleon- One of the missions could be tracking him down while he's in disguise and thwarting various sabotage attempts.
  • Partially confirmed: Peter mentions him in a side mission about how a normal citizen is using a Spider-Man costume to help people.
• Vulture- Will fly out of nowhere to attack Spidey, beginning a mission to chase him down and eventually ending in a boss fight where he gets taken out midair. Will have the highly armored look he had in Homecoming.
  • Confirmed: He's one of the villains Electro breaks out of the Raft.
• Sandman- Will be a hired goon to whoever claims they can help him get custody of Keemia. A mission will involve Spidey creating a method of beating him.
  • Partially confirmed. He's mentioned in a story by Aunt May,and a vial containing his \"core\" is inside one of the backpack collectibles.
• Electro- A mission will focus on him attacking Jameson and Spidey having to stop him.
  • Partially confirmed: He breaks into the Raft and freed all the other villians including Rhino, Scorpion, and Vulture, but has no connection to Jameson.
• Mysterio- He will be responsible for Mind Screw sections of gameplay, similar to Scarecrow from the Arkham games.
  • Half-jossed. Mysterio himself doesn't appear, but one of the guests at a Halloween party dresses up as him and roleplays a battle with Spider-Man. Also, there is a segment similar to the Scarecrow sequence, but it's caused by a neuro-toxin used by Scorpion.
• Kraven- A mission will focus on him either hunting Spidey or capturing civilians to lure him into traps, similar to the Riddler challenges from the Arkham games. This will lead to an actual fight against Kraven though.
• Lizard- A mission will be about Conners being forcibly turned into the Lizard again and Spidey chasing him down to cure him.
• Shocker- A mission will focus on him being hired to kill Spidey, who will focus on stopping him so he can get back to worrying about the rest of the criminals running around.
  • Confirmed, Shocker was shown in the PGS 2017 trailer.
• Rhino- Shows up out of nowhere to get revenge on Spidey, leading to a boss battle to stop him.
  • Confirmed: He's one of the villains Electro breaks out of the Raft.
• Scorpion- Will have been genetically altered even further than he already was, attacking Spidey at the behest of whoever is responsible in exchange for a cure.
  • Confirmed: He's one of the villains Electro breaks out of the Raft.
• Morbius- Spidey will be investigating apparent vampire attacks and will run into him.
• Jackal- Will run around causing trouble because of his genetics work.
• Tinkerer- A mission will be about having to stop an arms dealer who's been providing crime gangs with advanced weaponry, who will turn out to be this guy and Spidey will actually have to fight him while he's armed with a matter shifter.
• Molten Man- Will try stealing vibranium to increase his powers.
• Silvermane- Will fight Spidey after getting turned into a cyborg.
• Hammerhead- Will be an enforcer for Silvermane.
• Calypso- Will either be working for Kraven or will go after Spidey because of his defeating Kraven.
• Hydro-Man- Will cause trouble at either the docks or in the sewers and like Sandman Spidey will have to come up with a way of beating him.
• Carrion- A mission will focus on an unknown villain committing impossible murders, with Spidey's investigation leading to Carrion. Bonus points if Jackal is responsible.
• Spot- Will appear because of Spidey looking into darkforce research in order to fight Mr. Negative. He will either by an ally to Negative or an enemy, either reason being because of their darkforce powers. Spot will also be a Knight of Cerebus with his appearance and powers being displayed to unsettling effect.
• Tombstone- Will be a crime boss fighting Negative.
  • Confirmed, he is the leader of a gang who is actually helping out Mr. Negative.
• Beetle- Will be a mercenary hired to get rid of Spider-Man.
• Swarm- An experiment that breaks loose, with Spidey having to stop it.
  • Partially confirmed. At one point during his broadcasts Jameson blames Spider-Man for, among other things, "A NAZI MADE OF BEES!".
• Ringer- Will be a scientist looking to prove how good his tech is by beating Spider-Man.
• Vermin- He will serve a Killer Croc like role, appearing out of nowhere to attack Spidey. Bonus points if this happens in a sewer.
• Basilisk- Will be a thief who developed powers from an object he stole from a museum and his powers will give Spidey a difficult fight.
• Cardiac- Will be an enemy of Mr. Negative who is attacking his clinic because he knows the truth about him.
• Clash- Will be an enemy who wants to prove himself better than Spider-Man by using his tech to defeat him.
• Juggernaut- Will be in New York seeking to steal mystic artifacts and his actions will get Spidey's attention.
• The Hood- Will be a rival crime lord looking to take down Mr. Negative. His presence will bring magic into the game.
• Magneto- Will be in New York searching for a hidden Sentinel production facility and Spidey will be torn between helping him despite his unsavory methods or working against him because of those methods.
• Loki- Will appear wanting revenge for Spidey tricking him in a past encounter.
• Wrecking Crew- Will appear as hired muscle and Spidey will have to worry over how to beat four Thor-level enemies.
• Absorbing Man- Same deal as the Wrecking Crew.
• Doctor Doom- Seems to be the only Fantastic Four character that Marvel feels safe using in other media so an appearance is likely, especially if Spidey has to protect the Baxter Building from him. Either by helping the Fantastic Four or by himself.
• Venom (Eddie)- Won't care about the crime war going on - he will go after Spidey and Spidey alone, and may be a Recurring Boss.
  • Jossed. The symbiote is shown attached to Harry Osborne in the stinger, and Eddie Brock's signature is visible on Peter's farewell card from the bugle.
• Carnage- His mission would be similar to his in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions - he kills a ton of people and reanimates them as symbiotic zombies, and plots to do the same to New York as a whole. Spidey and Venom must pull an Enemy Mine to stop this. If there are still any villain sidequests in postgame, his would be the primary one in said postgame.

Possible Heroes

• Black Cat- Will be an ally who uses her thieving skills to help Spidey.
  • Semi-confirmed. She does have a side mission but she isn't exactly an ally.
• Silver Sable- Will appear hunting enemies of Symkaria who are hiding in New York.
  • Sorta Jossed. In the game Silver Sable has been hired by Norman Osborne to lead the team hunting down Spider-Man. How sympathetic she is in relation to Spidey remains to be seen.
  • Confirmed. Silver Sable is opposed to Spidey for much of the game, but warms up to him near the end and briefly becomes his ally before abandoning Osborn.
• Prowler- Will appear as an ally that Spidey calls in when he needs backup. His tech will be upgraded for new air-based powers like flight, enhanced striking power, and barriers.
  • Semi-confirmed. He appears in the DLC to help Miles and ultimately ends up making sure Simon Krieger goes to jail by testifying against him.
• Puma- Will appear hunting foreign criminals and enlisting Spidey's aid to find them. Will also have new powers like shooting spikes or flaming claws.
• Daredevil- Will appear because of Spidey needing help against the criminal gangs or because of the Hand causing trouble leading him to get Spidey's help.
  • Partially Jossed: Spidey mentions having met Matt Murdock but apparently either doesn't know about Daredevil or hasn't made the connection.
• Captain America- Will appear investigating a lead on HYDRA or Crossbones and gets Spidey's help to look into it.
• Fantastic Four- Will appear needing Spidey's help to deal with Doctor Doom or some other enemy attacking the Baxter Building.
  • Human Torch- Will be house sitting while the rest of the team is away and allow Spidey access for research or will be called in to help with Anti-Venom.
  • The Thing- Same deal as Torch but will help Spidey against enemies that need more brute force.
  • Mister Fantastic- Will help Spidey by performing research.
  • Invisible Woman- Will be investigating a plot by Doctor Doom and gets Spidey's help for it.
• Iron Man- Will appear because of Stark Industries being attacked and will help Spidey out against tech-based enemies.
• Doctor Strange- Will appear to help Spider-Man deal with mystic threats, particularly the Hood, that have been appearing.
• X-Men- Will appear because of either Juggernaut or Magneto causing trouble.
  • Cyclops- Will be investigating a hidden Sentinel production facility in New York.
  • Beast- Will appear to provide assistance in dealing with cases of genetic alteration that have been popping up.
  • Iceman- Appears to help out Spidey because of their friendship.
  • Wolverine- Will appear just minding his own business until one of the crime factions makes the mistake of ticking him off.
  • Gambit- Will appear using his thief skills to look into an anti-mutant conspiracy.
  • Havok- Will appear working a case for X-Factor Investigations.
• Deadpool- Will appear because he was hired to kill Spidey but will change his mind because either because he was lied to about his target or because he thinks it would be more fun to go after his employer. There will be fourth wall breaking.
• Black Panther- Will be investigating stolen vibranium.
  • Partially confirmed. Peter mentions the Black Panther after photographing the Wakandan Embassy, but he doesn't appear in the game.
• Punisher- Will appear trying to solve the crime problem his way.
• Black Widow- Will be investigating possible HYDRA activity in New York.
• Cloak and Dagger- Will appear because of Spidey seeking them out for help against Mr. Negative's powers.
• New Warriors- Will appear because of the rival gangs fighting against each other. Members will consist of Firestar, Speedball, and Nova.
• The Inhumans- Will appear investigating stolen Terrigen crystals.
  • Black Bolt- Will be in New York to establish the Quiet Room and just gets drawn into whatever trouble is going on.
  • Medusa- Will appear at the Baxter Building by invite and just gets drawn into trouble.
  • Crystal- Same deal as Medusa but she will mention she and Johnny are exes and flirts Spidey, who is uncomfortable because he's dating Mary Jane.
  • Ms. Marvel- This superhero fangirl will be trying to help against the rival crime gangs and Spidey has to mentor her somewhat in order to keep her from causing to many problems.
• Spider-Woman- Will be investigating HYDRA.
• Daisy Johnson- Same deal as Widow and Spider-Woman.
• The Fabulous Frog-Man! Will show up in a DLC for comic relief. Yuri will call Spidey about a possible return of Leap-Frog (who Spidey easily caught years ago), but actually it's his son trying to emulate Spidey. As usual he will be in the way but occasionally save the day through sheer dumb luck. Then be dragged home by his irate father.

Possible locations in the open world map

So far we know about the Daily Bugle, the Sanctum Sanctorum, Avengers Tower, Fisk Tower, and the Wakandan Embassy. Other possibilities are...

Marvel Universe locations:

• the Baxter Building
• a SHIELD office, like the barber shop or the Triskelion
• Empire State University
  • Confirmed,
• the Big Sky Billiard Room from the Spectacular series
• the Latverian and Symkarian Embassies
  • Half-confirmed. It's actually the Wakandan and Symkarian embassies.
• Ravencroft Asylum
• Yancy Street
• the Hellfire Club Mansion
• Fogwell's Gym in Hell's Kitchen
• the Gem Theater
• the Coffee Bean (it's a Spider-Man game, after all)
  • Confirmed.
• One Roxxon Plaza
• Offices of Nelson & Murdock

Real life locations:

• The George Washington and/or Brooklyn Bridge, triggering a Tear Jerker cutscene of remembering Gwen (much like Crime Alley in Arkham City)
  • Confirmed but with no cutscene, as Gwen Stacy isn't mentioned in the game. Also cannot be reached in game.
• Grand Central Station
  • Confirmed.
• Empire State Building
  • Confirmed.
• Chrysler Building
• Madison Square Garden
  • Confirmed.
• Times Square
  • Confirmed.
• Liberty Island
  • Confirmed, visible but not reachable in normal gameplay.
• the Flatiron Building
• the United Nations
• Rockefeller Center
  • Seemingly confirmed. Radio City Music Hall can be seen in the open world trailer.
• Museum of Natural History
• Metropolitan Museum of Art

The mysterious leader of the Sinister Six is...

• Venom. Word of God says that symbiotes will be omitted from the game; but what if that's there to avoid spoilers? The bright light at the end of the trailer could potentially be Venom, under a very elaborate disguise just to screw with Spidey; the entire plot would have been caused not because he wants to kill, but because he just wants to destroy Spider-Man and make his day hell. If he does manage to kill off Spider-Man, Venom's very next step is to take over the city ala Spider-Man: Reign, except this time it's a case of Utopia Justifies the Means: ensuring maximum protection for all innocent lives and that all criminals, petty or serial, meet a grisly end.
  • Jossed. While Venom's omission was to avoid spoilers, only one symbiote shows up in a Sequel Hook, heavily implying that he will appear in a follow-up.
• Mr. Ditkovich. Going back to Peter mentioning to his aunt that he’s having trouble with his rent, Mr. Ditkovich manages to deduce that he’s Spider-Man and forms the Sinister Six to get his revenge. After all, Peter flirted with his daughter back in Spider-Man 3 and he needs the rent money to put her through college.
• Doc Ock. As he's the most consistent leader of the Six, and he hasn't shown up or been mentioned in any promos yet- A little suspicious given how he's a A-List spidey villain. His plan would be to use stolen technology to take over the New York underworld, and then rule the city as a whole. Or perhaps a slightly more noble goal, like exposing Mayor Norman Osborne for causing his accident (Like in Spectacular spider man). The light could have been coming from his tentacles, or from a helicopter he hijacked. And the reason he wants Spider-Man alive is because of an attempt to do a Superior Spider Man (which won't succeed, though beating him will get you the superior outfit.)
  • Confirmed as the leader and as out for revenge against Osborn.
• The Green Goblin. Good 'ol Normie is already in the game, and is menacing spider man by sending Sliver Sable after him, But Norman wouldn't jut settle for that-as he would try to torment spider man on 2 different levels by using the Goblin persona to try a more direct way of attacking Peter. The light could be from the glider. And the reason he wants Spidey alive is so that he can break peter mentally before killing him. Evidence is the same as Doc Ock as both are Top Level villains who haven't been referenced so far (No indication that Norman was the goblin, or if the goblin even exists in the universe yet.)
  • Semi-jossed. He isn't the Big Bad, the leader of the Six, or even the Goblin but it seems like he's being set up to go down that road. And he is responsible for Mr. Negative and Doc Octopus's respective villain origins.

Venom is saved for DLC.

• Rather then have him in the campaign, Venom will be Promoted to Playable in a DLC-With carnage as the Big Bad. The plot would involve a Enemy Mine between Venom and Spider-man to stop carnage. Symbiote spider man will be unlockable.

The game will be set in the same universe as the upcoming Crystal Dymanics Avengers game.

• Marvel Already has a cartoon universe, a cinematic universe. What's next? A video game universe.
• The Devils Breath attack and subsequent chaos could trigger other NYC based characters like Matt Murdock to get started as Superheroes, possibly having their tutorial level be set during the climax of Spider-man.
• It's possible. Marvel has dubbed Earth-1048 (the universe that this game takes place in) as "the Gamerverse" and two Spider-Man comics (City at War and Velocity) have already taken place in this setting. Furthermore, during the game, it's mentioned that the Avengers are on the West Coast during the events of the game. Where does the (currently-released) Avengers game footage take place? San Francisco.
  • Jossed. The Avengers game has been confirmed to be set in another universe separate from Earth-1048. Furthermore, the Crystal Dynamics version of Spider-Man isn't the same individual as the one seen in the Insomniacverse.

A DLC will add Queens and Brooklyn

• Peter is from Queens, and he can't afford his Manhattan rent. Having him move back there makes sense, especially with May gone. We know Pete asked MJ to move in with him before, the two of them might get an apartment in their old neighborhood. This would open up new exploration and landmarks.
• One of the new landmarks will be a museum, "Captain America's Childhood Home." Or possibly multiple competing ones claiming that title.
• Jossed. Patching has mainly wrapped up and with the exception of a couple new suits, development for the game is now essentially over.

Black Cat will be playable and a hero in her upcoming DLC.

• The only thing Felicia actually stole for keeps was her Black Cat gear. Her messages suggest she liked Spidey for wanting to save her. So she decided to live up to his faith in her by becoming a Robin Hood style heroic thief. Spidey will track a string of big heists targeting rich, powerful bad guys and companies. After each one he'll find a story of generosity from an anonymous hottie. Then there will be a flashback to the player as Felicia in a stealth based mission. The climax will be Felicia taking on Osborne, needing Spidey's help and leading to a Start of Darkness for Norman or Harry or both.
• Felicia is not playable in The Heist and serves as a quasi-antagonist.

• For extra fun she will kiss Pete (in costume) recreating this page https://goo.gl/images/xmH1NH and someone will post a pic that goes viral. MJ will be at least somewhat pissed. Pete will defend himself by pointing out his mask was still on.

"Spoiler" isn't really dead.

• As part of its intended function as a super healing serum, The Devil's Breath placed their body in a state of deep suspended animation. Cue Peter facing yet another Sadistic Choice to help revive them or disable Harry's Symbiote but somehow managing to Take the Third Option and save them both.

An abandoned Homecoming suit design will be re-purposed for this game

• Namely this one. Considering that it was already based on Otto's Superior suit, it'll be repurposed as the Superior Spider-Man suit in a future DLC.

The Punisher is another country at the time of the game

• That's why Yuri choose to go get justice sooner.

The copycat Spider-Man is Flash Thompson

• As it sounds, really. Going out dressed as Spider-Man and doing a decent job fighting crime out of admiration for Spidey fits the more recent characterization of Flash. Peter hasn't seen him in a while, which is why he doesn't recognize him.
  • Based on references Peter made to Flash helping improve the lives of injured veterans implies at least to me, that he has already suffered his comic book injury. It also implies that he and Peter keep in touch.

Guesses for the teased Fantastic Four content

Because we might as well speculate^note feel free to add your own guesses:

• A Fantastic Four themed Spiderman suit.
• A mission that loosely adapts "What If?" #1, which had Spiderman join the Fantastic Four and they became the Fantastic Five.
• There were two suits added: the Bombastic Bag Man and the Future Foundation suits.

The PS4 version of Spider-Man will eventually appear on other consoles including Xbox, but not as a whole game...

He'll make cameos. Future Marvel games not published by Sony (Like Marvel's Avengers) might be in a Shared Universe (Earth-1048), Sony and other publishers (Such as Microsoft) might decide to make fans happy and negotiate cameo appearances of their Marvel character in each other's games in a similar way to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, technically meaning we'll see this particular Spider-Man on Xbox if the people in charge allow it.

• Maybe in a Deadpool or other X-Men related game Spider-Man will appear, and Deadpool will make a joke about the fact he's only on PlayStation in the Xbox and PC versions. Bonus points if the game is a PC or Xbox exclusive.
• He appears in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse if that counts.

The clone saga already happened.

It's probably grasping at straws, likely just the way military code works, or may even have been foreshadowing of Miles getting powers at the end of the game, but Sable International frequently refer to Spider Man as SM-1. SM obviously means Spider Man, which raises questions about the '1'. Now again it could just be how military code works, but it's equally possible that they numbered things because there are already other Spiders out there; Ben and Kaine.

• Ben and Kaine's suits are also available, for whatever that's worth.

Kraven is the one who hired Task Master

As seen in the trailer for the sequel, one of the main villains of the game will be Kraven. Its possible that he hired Task Master to assess Spider-Man's abilities and see if he's a worthy prey.