Today at San Diego Comic Con, we got a look at a brand new trailer for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 that focused on our first in-depth look at Venom, as well as showed Harry Osborn, Mister Negative, and more.
The trailer opens on a conversation between Peter Parker and Harry Osborn, the latter of whom talks about being given a second chance and how Peter will “heal the world.” Peter then introduced Harry to some friends, including Mary Jane and Miles Morales, who questions whether or not Peter will have time for “tutoring” (you know, being Spider-Man) now that he has a new job as a teacher.
From there, we get looks at Kraven the Hunter as he chases the Spider-Men around New York, and Miles confronting Mister Negative, who we know from the previous games killed his father. And then, there’s a lot of Venom, the symbiote, and its growing negative impacts on Peter Parker and his relationships with his friends and family (which we also heard about during today’s panel). We then hear Venom’s voice: “We’re going to heal the world,” echoing Harry’s words from the start of the trailer. Could Harry Osborn be Venom’s host in this story?
A PlayStation blog post elaborates a bit more on some of this, talking about how Miles is trying to apply for colleges but is too focused on being Spider-Man to get it done, and Peter is short on cash to make payments on Aunt May’s house. And as we heard at the panel, J. Jonah Jameson is back at the Daily Bugle and bossing around MJ.
Today’s panel revealed the existance of a brand new Spider-Man 2-themed PS5 and DualSense controller bundle as well, which will be up for pre-order next week. You can also read about everything else coming out of Comic-Con in our roundup of everything announced.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.