{"id":2078581,"date":"2026-08-05T11:50:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2078581"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:50:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:50:51","slug":"spider-man-brand-new-day-has-caused-a-surge-in-marvels-spider-man-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2078581","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 has caused a surge in \u2018Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man\u2019 players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Marvels-Spider-Man-2.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Gaming News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 has caused a surge in \u2018Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man\u2019 players<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Several scenes from the hit blockbuster were heavily inspired by the games\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Ali Shutler<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-05T12:50:51+01:00\">5th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Marvels-Spider-Man-2-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Marvel&apos;s Spider-Man 2 is coming to Marvel Rivals\" title=\"Marvel&apos;s Spider-Man 2\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">&#8216;Marvel&#8217;s Spider-Man 2&#8217;. CREDIT: Insomniac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The success of <i>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/i> has caused a surge in people playing <i>Spider-Man<\/i> video games.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: \u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 review: is Tom Holland Marvel\u2019s new super-saviour?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Spider-Man: Brand New Day <\/i>hit cinemas last month and has already broken box office records, becoming the second-fastest film to gross more than $1billion. The film sees Tom Holland\u2019s Spider-Man teaming up with The Punisher (Jon Bernthal) and The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) to deal with a mysterious threat that\u2019s causing issues across New York.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the success of the movie, people are returning to the Spider-Man video games. <i>Polygon<\/i> reports that Google search terms for \u201cnew Spider-Man game\u201d and \u201cSpider-Man Brand New Day game\u201d have seen a 40 per cent increase since the launch of <i>Brand New Day <\/i>while concurrent player numbers for <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i> and <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man 2<\/i> have also hit new heights.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd77\ufe0f EL EFECTO SPIDERMAN \ud83d\udd78\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Tras el estreno de Spider-Man: Brand New Day, los jugadores regresaron en masa a Marvel&#8217;s Spider-Man 1 y 2:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc8 +500% de jugadores en Steam.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfae En el Top 15 de lo m\u00e1s jugado en PS5.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd35 Top 7 y 11 en ventas de Steam. pic.twitter.com\/UFohHT3gxD<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 eXtas1s \ud83c\udfae Noticias &amp; Rumores (@eXtas1stv) August 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to SteamDB, <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i>\u2019s player count hit a four-year high yesterday (August 4) with the sequel also attracting the most players it\u2019s had since it launched for PC in January 2025. To celebrate the launch of <i>Brand New Day<\/i>, a number of outfits inspired by the movie were added to <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man 2<\/i> and a special <i>Fortnite<\/i> collab is currently live.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In several interviews, Holland has spoken about his love for Insomniac\u2019s \u201cabsolutely sensational\u201d <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i> series. \u201cI was actually playing [the game] last night,\u201d Holland told <em>IGN<\/em> at the red carpet for the movie. \u201cI couldn\u2019t sleep last night, I was so excited about today. I was trying to figure out what I was gonna do, and I was like, \u2018I\u2019ll just throw the game on and have some fun\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also confirmed a lot of the fight scenes and other moments from <i>Brand New Day<\/i> were influenced by the <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i> games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this year Peter Parker game actor Ben Jordan teased that work has started on a new\u00a0<i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i>\u00a0game. It comes after\u00a0Peter Parker voice actor Yuri Lowenthal confirmed he would feature heavily in the unannounced<i>\u00a0Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man 3<\/i>, after the previous game ended with Miles Morales as the main Spider-Man. \u201cPeter is not gone,\u201d said Lowenthal. \u201cHe will be a part of the next game and he won\u2019t be relegated to the couch, I promise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other news, the live-action <i>Life Is Strange<\/i>\u00a0adaptation will \u201cdisappoint\u201d some gamers, says series co-creator Mike Golderg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Marvel&#8217;s Spider-Man<\/li>\n<li>Marvel&#8217;s Spider-Man 2<\/li>\n<li>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The success of <i>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/i> has caused a surge in people playing <i>Spider-Man<\/i> video games.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: \u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 review: is Tom Holland Marvel\u2019s new super-saviour?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Spider-Man: Brand New Day <\/i>hit cinemas last month and has already broken box office records, becoming the second-fastest film to gross more than $1billion. The film sees Tom Holland\u2019s Spider-Man teaming up with The Punisher (Jon Bernthal) and The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) to deal with a mysterious threat that\u2019s causing issues across New York.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the success of the movie, people are returning to the Spider-Man video games. <i>Polygon<\/i> reports that Google search terms for \u201cnew Spider-Man game\u201d and \u201cSpider-Man Brand New Day game\u201d have seen a 40 per cent increase since the launch of <i>Brand New Day <\/i>while concurrent player numbers for <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i> and <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man 2<\/i> have also hit new heights.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd77\ufe0f EL EFECTO SPIDERMAN \ud83d\udd78\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Tras el estreno de Spider-Man: Brand New Day, los jugadores regresaron en masa a Marvel&#8217;s Spider-Man 1 y 2:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc8 +500% de jugadores en Steam.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfae En el Top 15 de lo m\u00e1s jugado en PS5.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd35 Top 7 y 11 en ventas de Steam. pic.twitter.com\/UFohHT3gxD<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 eXtas1s \ud83c\udfae Noticias &amp; Rumores (@eXtas1stv) August 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to SteamDB, <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i>\u2019s player count hit a four-year high yesterday (August 4) with the sequel also attracting the most players it\u2019s had since it launched for PC in January 2025. To celebrate the launch of <i>Brand New Day<\/i>, a number of outfits inspired by the movie were added to <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man 2<\/i> and a special <i>Fortnite<\/i> collab is currently live.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In several interviews, Holland has spoken about his love for Insomniac\u2019s \u201cabsolutely sensational\u201d <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i> series. \u201cI was actually playing [the game] last night,\u201d Holland told <em>IGN<\/em> at the red carpet for the movie. \u201cI couldn\u2019t sleep last night, I was so excited about today. I was trying to figure out what I was gonna do, and I was like, \u2018I\u2019ll just throw the game on and have some fun\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also confirmed a lot of the fight scenes and other moments from <i>Brand New Day<\/i> were influenced by the <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i> games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this year Peter Parker game actor Ben Jordan teased that work has started on a new\u00a0<i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i>\u00a0game. It comes after\u00a0Peter Parker voice actor Yuri Lowenthal confirmed he would feature heavily in the unannounced<i>\u00a0Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man 3<\/i>, after the previous game ended with Miles Morales as the main Spider-Man. \u201cPeter is not gone,\u201d said Lowenthal. \u201cHe will be a part of the next game and he won\u2019t be relegated to the couch, I promise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other news, the live-action <i>Life Is Strange<\/i>\u00a0adaptation will \u201cdisappoint\u201d some gamers, says series co-creator Mike Golderg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/spider-man-brand-new-day-video-game-spike-players-marvel-3960974&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Marvels-Spider-Man-2.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News \u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 has caused a surge in \u2018Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man\u2019 players Several scenes from the hit blockbuster were heavily inspired by the games By Ali Shutler 5th August 2026 &#8216;Marvel&#8217;s Spider-Man 2&#8217;. 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