Marvel's Avengers Spider-Man DLC now coming mid-to-late 2021 at the earliest

Spider-Man PS4
(Image credit: Insomniac)

Marvel's Avengers' PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man DLC has been delayed, and while it doesn't have an updated release date, we know it's at least several months out.

Studio head Scot Amos of developer Crystal Dynamics recently clarified the current plans for Spider-Man. Speaking with IGN, Amos confirmed that Black Panther, who was just announced for the superhero action game, will be released before Spider-Man. "There are people working on [Spider-Man]," Amos affirmed, "and we still fully expect Spider-Man to come to PlayStation." 

Spider-Man was first announced as an exclusive DLC character way back in August 2020, and he was originally scheduled to arrive in early 2021. However, the web-slinging hero isn't on the game's newly updated roadmap, which ends with the release of the Black Panther Wakanda expansion. Black Panther is slated for "summer and beyond," and with Spider-Man coming sometime after him, there's no telling when ol' Peter Parker will make his Avengers debut in-game, though it could be as late as this fall or winter.

Avengers just added Hawkeye as a playable character via the Future Imperfect update, which rolled out alongside big new-gen upgrades that boost the frame rate, graphical fidelity, and load times on PS5 and Xbox Series X. This spring, the Tachyon Anomaly will add an event that lets any combination of heroes – including duplicates, meaning four Hulks is a go – battle through power-scaled missions, followed by the Red Room Takeover later this year. 

Marvel's Avengers is still trucking along after a troubled launch, but Crystal Dynamics is also hiring for a new AAA project which we know virtually nothing about. 

Austin Wood
Senior writer

Austin has been a game journalist for 12 years, having freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree. He's been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize his position is a cover for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a lot of news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.

Read more
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is still on track for 2025, Black Panther actor claims: "We're thinking like a Christmas situation"
Marvel Rivals Spider-Man
The spidey suit from Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is coming to Marvel Rivals just in time for the open-world game's PC debut
Marvel's Wolverine
Insomniac still isn't ready to talk about Marvel's Wolverine or its release date, as the studio has to "be like Logan" and "remain very stoic until it's time to pop the claws down the road"
Spider-Man 2 PC
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 star promises the sequel's ending doesn't mean Peter Parker will be "relegated to the couch" in Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse
Beyond the Spider-Verse star reveals he's yet to start recording his lines as "a lot of things" are still being figured out
Captain America holds up his shield in Marvel Rivals
Marvel Rivals devs reveal Season 2 is already completed, and that the studio has already completed designs for Season 3 and 4
Latest in Action Rpg
Monster Hunter Wilds screenshot showing a hunter battling a congalala
If you missed the last one, the new Monster Hunter Wilds event quest is another way to stock up on rare ingredients before the big update drops next week
Monster Hunter Wilds
Monster Hunter Wilds' first major update rights its greatest wrong by adding a proper Palico cooking animation, and it's letting you change Alma's glasses
Monster Hunter Wilds screenshot showing lagiacrus holding a monster down
Monster Hunter fans lose their minds as Monster Hunter Wilds confirms Lagiacrus will return this summer, finally answering 7 years of prayers
Monster Hunter Wilds hunter eating a meal at the cat cafe
Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 1 is out April 4 and looks stacked: Zoh Shia returns, the Grand Hub adds a social space, plus Arch-Tempered Rey Dau, arena speedrun contests, and Mizutsune
Bloodborne
It's Bloodborne's 10th anniversary, and FromSoftware is celebrating with an Elden Ring patch that "does not contain any game related changes"
Bloodborne
10 years on, Bloodborne remains an unmatchable feat of atmosphere thanks to the mind-boggling oppressive scale of Yharnam
Latest in News
Chris Hemsworth's name on the back of a director's chair
Marvel Entertainment reveal live blog
Halloween director John Carpenter
15 years on from his last horror movie, Halloween's John Carpenter says he'd "love to direct again" – but he has one condition
Monster Hunter Wilds screenshot showing a hunter battling a congalala
If you missed the last one, the new Monster Hunter Wilds event quest is another way to stock up on rare ingredients before the big update drops next week
The cast of Suicide Squad (2016)
David Ayer admits James Gunn has good reason not to release his cut of Suicide Squad, but he remains hopeful it'll happen
Ezra Bridger in Ahsoka
A Star Wars actor just quietly confirmed that filming has begun on Ahsoka season 2
Mario
A surprise bonus Nintendo Direct is coming a week early: "There will be no updates about Nintendo Switch 2 during this presentation"