[Insomniac Games can't seem to catch a break Last week, the latest patch for "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" accidentally added a debug menu that broke the game, potentially confirming the upcoming DLC And now a leaked trailer for "Spider-Man: The Great Web," the multiplayer game that was announced to be out of development, gives us our first look at the Spider-Verse-inspired title [I first learned of the existence of "Spider-Man: The Great Web" from documents stolen in a massive data breach at Insomniac last year At that point, the game had already been canceled, perhaps another casualty of publisher Sony's exit from the live services business The internal documents described the game as an action-adventure, multiplayer, open-world game with in-game purchases

The trailer, first shared by insomniacleaks on Reddit, shows off cooperative play, which appears to support up to five players Several playable characters are featured, including Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man 2099, Ben Reilly, and Venom As in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the game features multiplayer battles with the Sinister Six, brawls with hordes of their minions, and swings between multiverse

A new narration by Yuri Lowenthal, the voice of Peter Parker in the Insomniac games, runs over the action, explaining that the game's plot will bring together five superheroes to stop Sinister Six from escaping from prison

The game's plot is based on the story of the "Sinister Six" who were captured in the "Sinister Six" prison break

According to a leak last year, "Spider-Man: The Great Web" was to be a live service title It would have been built around a multiverse model, allegedly defeated by the Scarlet Witch, and would have featured several customization options that would have allowed players to create a variety of spider-themed superheroes

It is unclear to what extent this game was related to Insomniac's two previous "Marvel's Spider-Man" campaigns It is also unclear how its development schedule affected the release schedule for "Spider-Man 2" DLC and future single-player games

Given that the majority of the trailer uses assets from "Marvel's Spider-Man 2," it is more likely that this was a proof of concept to be presented internally rather than something the developers intended to show to the public While it looks promising, it is still too early to lament "the game that could have been" Superheroes and live service games are not a good match At least, the developers haven't found the right formula: 2020's "Marvel's Avengers" was a flop for Square Enix, which has since removed it from the digital storefront And last year's "Suicide Squad": take down the Justice League! also did not fare well