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Microsoft placed kiosks for demonstration in some stores and the error began appearing. The catchy original 1960s Spider-Man cartoon theme song has been covered and reinterpreted by numerous musical acts, including The Ramones, Moxy Fruvous (often miscredited as They Might Be Giants), and Tenacious D. It was discovered in Wal-Mart stores days before the official console launch. Spider-Man imitators in real life include:. The Xbox 360 screen of death is an error screen displayed by the Xbox 360 game console. Spider-Man also appears as a boss in the video game Revenge of Shinobi. [41]. As a popular franchise character, many games starring Spider-Man, based on both the comics and the movies, have been released for different platforms.

On January 26, 2006, Microsoft released Q2 2006 earning report, stating the Xbox 360 has reached 1.5 million units in 2005, 0.9 million units in North America, 0.5 million units in Europe, and 0.1 million units in Japan. Main article: Spider-Man (games). Purchased separately, the price of the items would be AU$209.95. In 2002, the company 2MA produced the first live-action Spider-Man stunt show, staged in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. To compensate for the Late Xbox 360 release to Australia and New Zealand, Microsoft released a VIP pack priced AU$149.95, containing the items below.
. The Xbox 360 is scheduled to be released in Australia and New Zealand on March 23, 2006, delayed for 3 weeks from the original March 2 launch date. There were also the "Spidey Super Stories" segments on the PBS educational series The Electric Company, which featured a Spider-Man that did not speak out loud but instead used thought balloons.

In Hong Kong, there are promotions include: free PGR3 faceplate with purchase of selected titles, DOA4 collectibles with purchase of a extra game, and reduced price when purchased with cross-promotional items. Spider-Man has been adapted to television numerous times, through a short-lived live-action television series and several animated cartoon series. The launch date for Hong Kong and Singapore is March 16, 2006, delayed from original March 2 launch date. These include:. Promotions include one free limited edition PGR3 faceplate bundled for the initial shipment, and a gamepad-game combo pack containing Kameo and a wireless gamepad. Other characters are spin-offs and exist in alternate versions of the Marvel Universe. It will be released in Taiwan on March 2, 2006. Four of these actually exist in the Marvel Universe:.

The Xbox 360 is scheduled to be released in South Korea on February 24, 2006. In the comics, others have used the Spider-Man identity. In Mexico retailers such as the Liverpool, CompuDabo, Game Planet, gdGames, Cyberbox, and Camelot Games have started selling the console, games, and accessories. Like Spider-Man himself, a large percentage of these villains have their origins based in storylines featuring scientific accidents or the misuse of scientific technology. The Xbox 360 was released in Mexico and Colombia on February 2, 2006. His most famous enemies include the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, and Venom. Sony has a substantial amount of Japanese third party developers. Spider-Man has one of the best-known rogues galleries (list of enemies) in comics.

Recent surveys in Japan have confirmed that the majority of Japanese 'gamers' are strong supporters of Sony. Unfortunately, Spider-Man had never learned to drive a car, and crashed the car into the Hudson River soon after receiving it. On the day of the launch, Capcom unveiled their Xbox 360-exclusive sci-fi game Lost Planet, which features South Korean actor Lee Byung Hun in the lead role. In addition, the Human Torch once helped Spider-Man build a car called the Spider-Mobile which had a paint job and modifications that followed his spider motif. On December 17, Rakuten's website announced a special five-day sale starting on December 22 selling 10 Xbox 360s at 24,900 yen.[40]. He typically uses it not only for a light source, but as a way of unnerving opponents and to call attention. To entice people into buying the Xbox 360 some retailers are offering discounts on the system if they sign up for a 2 year broadband contract, similar to cell phone deals in the US. Finally, the belt contains a strong light called a Spider Signal that creates an image of his mask when activated.

Maruyama is widely credited for attracting support from Japanese game developers. The camera also has an automatic shutter mechanism linked to an internal motion detector so it will take a picture whenever Spider-Man moves in front of the camera lens. Microsoft Japan executive Yoshihiro Maruyama stated that he expects sales of Xbox 360 in Japan to hit one million units sometime next year. It also carries his camera, which has an extended rear metal plate that allows him to use his web to position it without interfering with its functions. It should be noted that this number is roughly equal to the number of Xbox units sold in Japan by November of 2005. Spider-Man keeps his regular field equipment in a specially designed utility belt that contains his web fluid cartridges and his tracers. Namco expects to sell 500,000 copies of Ridge Racer 6 in Japan. However, he eventually learned that he could tune the tracer signal frequency to his own spider-sense for more convenient use, but the receiver is still used as a back-up and long-range measure.

Initial predictions were highly optimistic as the highest rating launch game reviewed by Famitsu, Namco's Ridge Racer 6, scored 35 out of 40 stars. Spider-Man originally used a small receiver device to follow the tracers. Matsui predicts however that the Xbox 360 will likely gain momentum coming into January 2006 when new titles come out which includes Ninety-Nine Nights. While he originally threw his tracers at a target in the hopes that at least one hits, he later developed a wrist launcher which ejects tracers above the wrist while the web is fired from below to allow for more precise and reliable applications of the tracers. The 2-day 62,135 sales figure of the Xbox 360 is a little past half of the 123,334 units of the old Xbox that Microsoft sold in the first 3 days in Japan in February 2002. The outer casing is shaped like a spider and is designed to cling to a target without attracting attention. He even added information that over 60% of his readers had planned to buy the much anticipated Tecmo fighting game which is set for a December 29 release. Spider-Man has also developed small electronic "spider-tracers" which allow him to track objects or individuals.

For his part, Famitsu Xbox 360 editor-in-chief Munetatsu Matsui pointed to DOA4's absence as the main factor behind the slow start. Spider-Man is now able to produce webbing without the aid of his web-shooters. Others have also attributed this slow start to titles such as Dead or Alive 4 and Enchant Arm missing the launch date while others point to the marketing strategy that focused on selling the Xbox 360 as a fashionable item when customers were looking for an affordable or a high performance gaming console. The transformation, however, seemed to give Spider-Man organic web glands in his wrists. Some believe this is mainly due to the other popular and prospective video game handheld consoles like the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable, all of which have sold far more than the Xbox 360. The end of the situation saw the Queen presumably dead and Spider-Man reverting back to human form. [38][39]. During this encounter, the Queen transformed Spider-Man into a human-sized spider.

While other regions such as the United States or Europe enjoyed successful launches, sales in Japan have trailed the other regions, totalling 100,000 by the end of 2005. Recently, Spider-Man and Captain America crossed paths with a villain called the Queen. [37]. In some versions of the character (such as in the popular movie series), the character generates webs organically from his own altered spider-like biology, instead of mechanical web shooters. Three North American titles (Ridge Racer 6, NBA 2K6, and NHL 2K6) were not available for the Europe launch. The web-shooters can also be used to expel other liquids, using interchangeable cartridges, but are seldom used to do this. [36]. In addition, Parker can modify the fluid formulation to suit particular specialized needs when called for (this explains why the webbing sometimes conducts electricity, but can also be used as an insulator).

A total of 15 games were available for launch, including critical hits Call of Duty 2, Project Gotham Racing 3 and Perfect Dark Zero. The substance is formulated to dissolve after one hour which is generally sufficient time for Spider-Man's needs while ensuring the webs he makes do not cause undue litter. [34][35]. However, the default meshed spray generally allows for sufficient strength while being more versatile in its use and easier to remove when desired. [33] By the end of 2005, Microsoft sold 500,000 consoles in the region. In addition, when Spider-Man desires it, he can fire the web fluid as a straight liquid when he needs to use the substance's maximum adhesive strength. [32] In turn, some retailers blamed Microsoft for failing to provide enough consoles in the Christmas period. He can also form crude objects with a heavy application.

[31] The shortages led to some consumers criticising retailers, and others attacking Microsoft itself for failing to fill demand. He can change the setting to a wide spray to ensnare criminals, and to form protective shields or nets. [30] As in North America, thousands of Xbox 360 appeared on auction websites like eBay, selling for more than twice their retail price. Typical uses of his webs include creating long swing lines which he uses to travel through the chasms between the Manhattan high-rises. Microsoft confirmed that 300,000 units were available for the European launch. The substance dries almost immediately into a strong material that can support very heavy loads: into the one-ton range. [27], and Microsoft has revised their initial 90 day estimate down to 2.5 million units, though their 6 month sales estimate remains unchanged at 4.5 to 5.5 million consoles.[28][29]. The default setting has the adhesive threaded through a special mesh to take on a spider web like design.

Analysts believe Microsoft will not meet the original worldwide target of 2.75-3 million units sold in the first 90 days after launch. The placement of the trigger and the finger pressure needed to activate it yield Spider-Man's distinctive hand gesture, with the two outer fingers extended, and the two inner fingers on the palm. [25][26]. The trigger rests high in the palm and requires a double tapping from the middle and ring fingers to activate, so Peter can't accidentally fire the shooter if he makes a fist or his hand hits the trigger. By the end of 2005, Microsoft sold roughly 900,000 units. They are wrist mounted devices that fire a fibrous adhesive very similar to the material spiders use to construct webs. [24] In Canada, all 32,100 units available for launch were sold. Spider-Man's web-shooters are one of the character's most distinguishing traits.

According to the NDP Group, North American sales totaled 326,000 units in November. For example, he donned a padded suit to battle Electro, and used a very short-lived armored suit in Web of Spider-Man #100. As of January 26, 2006 at 4:59 EST, major online retailers are sold-out of both Xbox 360 packages (including Amazon.com, circuitcity.com and buy.com). Every so often he will concoct a special armor or web fluid for a specific threat. It was reported [23] that 40,000 units appeared on eBay during the initial month of release, which would mean that 10% of the total supply was resold. Although he is usually of limited financial means, Spider-Man has developed personal equipment that plays an important role in his superhero career. eBay in particular was a popular location for such offers with thousands of consoles going up for auction, some selling for many times the original retail price. In comics, the activation of the spider-sense is often shown by wavy lines emanating from Peter's head, with his mask occasionally being half-drawn when he is out of costume as an additional cue.

The high demand for the Xbox 360 led to some owners almost immediately re-selling their console for vastly inflated prices. This ability is like a spider's, as spiders can see all around them. Microsoft has stated that they will look into the reports and have offered assistance reachable by phone. Spider-Man has honed this sense to allow him to have 360 vision which ties in with the mystical totemistic side of his powers. Microsoft claims that these problems are to be expected on a large scale release for a console and the number of reports versus the number of consoles released was very minimal. The phrase "My spider-sense is tingling" has since become an often parodied catchphrase in American pop culture. [22] The manual contains warnings about not placing the Xbox 360 on soft surfaces or in enclosed spaces to avoid heating problems. Spider-Man approached the mannequin, believing his spider-sense to be warning him about a long-known enemy, learning only too late that it was actually warning him of the explosives as they went off almost in his face.

Some reported the Xbox 360 crashing with errors, some reported the hard drive does not respond in certain situations while others report error messages during various games or unusually fast overheating. Octopus. Immediately after the launch, reports about the new machine's technical glitches started coming out. In one issue of "What if...?", the Punisher successfully kills Spider-Man by hiding bombs in a mannequin made to look like Dr. [21]. The fact that it is nonspecific has also been used directly against Spider-Man at times. Peter Moore, Microsoft corporate vice president, predicts that shipments will reach 10 million units worldwide by the end of 2006. The ability to avoid Parker's spider-sense gives some supervillains an edge that Spider-Man often has trouble countering.

This allowed them to launch several months earlier than would otherwise be possible, but also led to shortages. Ben Reilly did not suffer from this problem as he never bonded with the symbiote. They did not, however, build up a sufficient supply of consoles to satisfy the entire demand at launch. For instance if Peter were to slap or punch himself his spider-sense would not perceive the act as a threat and would not activate. they did not withhold produced consoles). The spider-sense recognizes both as a part of Parker's physical body. Evidence indicates that Microsoft launched with all consoles available at the time, and operating at maximum production capability (i.e. This is believed to have been caused by the Venom symbiote's bonding with Peter Parker.

Prelaunch reports assume that Microsoft intentionally restricted supply [18], although there is no evidence to support this and Microsoft has said they are releasing all units into supply chains as quickly as possible [19] [20]. Additionally, the alien symbiote Venom and its offspring Carnage are not recognized by the spider-sense. contest that offered participants a chance to win one of three hundred and sixty Xbox 360 console bundles six days before the official launch.[17]. For instance, the Green Goblin once secretly attacked him with a gas that temporarily suppressed this perceptive ability, allowing the supervillain to shadow him and learn his secret identity. The campaign was later revealed to be a U.S. Although his spider-sense has saved his life innumerable times, Spider-Man has learned the hard way that it can be beaten. [16] This website hosted a number of images that appeared to perpetuate obscure conspiracy theories, but sometimes contained obtuse references to Xbox 360. When combined with his superhuman reflexes and agility, this makes him an extremely difficult target to shoot in combat and formidable in close quarters.

On October 13, 2005, members of the TeamXbox forums were directed to the Hex168.com website through mysterious messages posted by someone called "Lutz". Spider-Man also uses the spider-sense as a means to time his evasive maneuvers to the point where he can avoid multiple gunshots or machine gun fire. October 2005 saw the launch of "Hex168", another viral marketing campaign commissioned by Microsoft and executed by the Marden-Kane advertising agency. The spider-sense not only alerts Spider-Man to threats to his physical safety, but also warns him to threats to his privacy such as being observed while changing identities. Design for the website employs flash animation of a Bonsai tree and bland elevator music to create a serene environment that is punctuated by visually intense psychedelic episodes involving the host rabbits. While it cannot tell him of the exact nature of the threat, it is vaguely directional and Spider-Man can judge the severity of the threat by the intensity of the tingling. New contests include a Halo 2 tournament and a competition to design a "Gamertile" (an avatar icon). A form of clairvoyance or sixth sense, it unconsciously activates and alerts him to any threat to himself, manifesting as a tingling at the back of his skull.

The initial contest was a raffle that required participants to answer three trivia questions regarding the Xbox 360 for a chance to attend a promotional pre-launch event. Spider-Man's most subtle power is his spider-sense. Unveiled on September 27, 2005 the website, hosted by talking rabbits Boss and Didier offers visitors an opportunity to enter in various contests. In the recent films, he maintains his superb intellect with a mastery of physics and a degree from Columbia University. OrigenXbox360.com was the next viral marketing campaign from Microsoft. In the comics, he has a facility for chemistry and physics, and later pursues a graduate degree in biochemistry from Empire State University. Allard. Apart from his physical abilities, Peter has prodigious aptitude in the physical sciences.

On May 12 the ARG section of OurColony closed, visitors were instead greeted with a promotional video hosted by J. The full extent of the change has not yet been revealed - it may turn out to be even more profound. Throughout March and April OurColony.net offered challenges to its community, rewarding solutions with cropped pictures of the console and game screenshots. He is also much faster. The promotional campaign for Xbox 360 began on March 14, 2005 with the opening of an alternate reality game called OurColony. His spider-sense has improved dramatically - he can now see in the dark (or very low-light) and sense vibrations transmitted over his web lines. EB Games locations received the Xbox 360 kiosks in their stores just over a week prior to its release. He now has stingers that can protrude from his wrists in periods of stress.

In the first week of November, the Xbox 360 screen of death was reported. He also gained a number of additional abilities. In October/November 2005, North American Target and Wal-Mart stores received kiosks to demonstrate games like Call of Duty 2 and Kameo: Elements of Power. Unfortunately, this seems to have been a one-time occurrence - he does not have the power to heal himself (as, for example, Wolverine does). Microsoft claims that most of the games were running at 25-30% of full capacity because they were not running on actual systems. Most dramatically, his body had regenerated all damaged tissue, including an eye he had lost in a battle with Morlun. The demos were running on "Xbox 360 Alpha Development Kits" which were Apple PowerMac G5s, chosen due to the PowerPC processor architecture that the machine shares with the Xbox 360. When he finally experienced this period of dormancy, in the Spider-Man: The Other storyline, Spider-Man emerged with substantial changes.

The system, along with some playable games, were shown off at E3 2005. The symptoms manifested themselves because Parker was simply too stubborn to allow himself to hibernate; he finally did so as a result of a near-death experience. In the article he says "It's perfect...The day Sony launches [the new PlayStation], and they walk right into Halo 3." [13] Read more at wikiquote. Microsoft executive Robbie Bach later clarified this statement, saying "Philosophically the point Bill was trying to make is that we're not just going to ship and not have great stuff coming up."[14] Gates himself later clarified that "Halo 3 will ship when Bungie is ready." [15]. Spider-Man's recent intermittent black outs and loss of superpowers were the result of the involuntary attempt of his body to enter this dormant state. The Xbox 360 was also featured on the cover of Time magazine's May 23, 2005 issue with Microsoft chairman Bill Gates holding up one of the units. It was revealed in the story arc "Evolve or Die" that Spider-Man enters a state of dormancy and sheds his skin and outer tissues, just like an actual Spider, at least once in his life time. The official unveiling of the system occurred on Thursday, May 12, 2005 on MTV in a program called MTV Presents: The Next Generation Xbox Revealed hosted by actor Elijah Wood with a musical performance by the band The Killers. His myopia was corrected as a result of the spider bite.

See Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Marketplace, and Microsoft Points. He can also recover from poisons, but he is not immune to natural diseases - he has once nearly lost a confrontation with Rhino because of a bad cold. Points can be purchased directly through Live or via game cards sold at retails shops such as Target. His recovery time from injury is somewhat faster than that of an ordinary human, although not nearly as fast as those with true healing factors. While game demos and trailers are free, full versions of games must be purchased using a system called Microsoft Points. His bodily tissues are substantially more durable and resistant to impact or trauma than an ordinary human, making it more difficult to injure him, although he is certainly not invulnerable. By far one of the most interesting features of the Xbox 360 Live is the capability to download arcade-style games through Xbox Live Arcade, as well as game demos and other content through Xbox Live Marketplace. This allows him to outmaneuver foes and to dodge automatic gunfire.

It offers the following selections:. Another aspect of his physical prowess is his superhuman agility and amplified reflexes. The Xbox Game Guide is a tabbed user interface that can be accessed instantly by pressing the Guide Button on any Xbox 360 controller. Now, according to the 2005 Spider-Man handbook, he can lift 15 tons (this is in part due to the transformation to a spider by the Queen in the Avengers Dissembled event) but has been known to lift more under duress, before he found the alien symbiote), and the muscles in his legs have developed to the point where he can jump the distance of several city blocks in a single bound, or multiple stories straight up. An Xbox Live Gold account costs $49.99 USD, £39.99 Pounds Sterling, €59.99 per year (or, in the UK, a 3-month Gold membership is available for £11.99). He is super-strong, allowing him to lift objects many times his own body weight (Spider-Man says that he could barely lift a VW Beetle, which is about 800 kg. Then when the user goes to add a Xbox Live enabled profile to their console, the user just needs to provide the console with their passport account information. This posited explanation became crucial in his fight against the villain Electro, who used his powers of electricity to nullify Spider-Man's "sticking power." However, at another time, it was implied that his "sticking power" was somehow based on his pores actually being the important element, and Spider-Man had been momentarily subdued using a gaseous fog that supposedly "plugged" his pores.

To transition an Xbox Live account to the new system the user needs to link a Microsoft Passport account to their gamer tag on Xbox.com. At one point in the comic series, it was suggested that his ability to adhere to surfaces was due to the fact that he could create a field of static electricity around his body. Microsoft has allowed for previous Xbox Live subscribers to maintain their profile information, buddy lists, and games history when they make the transition to Xbox Live Gold. While the exact nature of this has never been pinned down in comics (and various attempts to explain it have contradicted one another), in the live-action movies Peter is shown to have barbed hairs or bristles similar to those of real spiders which extend or retract through his skin. However, video conferencing was not available when the console was first released. It follows that he can grip an object with any part of his body with this talent. Xbox Live Gold has the same features as Silver plus online game playing capabilities and video conferencing. With this, he is able to support something many times his own weight while clinging to a hard vertical surface such as the side of a building.

Microsoft has also announced there will be trial weekends for Silver members to access the full features of Gold service temporarily. Spider-Man gained the ability to adhere to any smooth surface using any part of his body. Silver members are not allowed to play any games online. Peter Parker became Spider-Man when he was bitten by an irradiated spider, causing a variety of changes in his body which gave him his superpowers. Xbox Live Silver is free of charge and allows users to create a profile, join on message boards, access to Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade, and talk to other members. The suit is rumored to have a variety of optional extras as well. With the launch of the Xbox 360, Microsoft's online gaming service, Xbox Live went through a major upgrade adding a basic non-subscription service (Silver) to its already established premium subscription-based service (Gold). Recently, it has been revealed by Marvel Comics that, after the events of The Other, Iron Man is giving Spidey a new costume with a red and gold color scheme.

Microsoft has changed the content of several Xbox games when running under the 360's emulator, such as when they blocked the Halo 2 trailers from running off of later copies of Halo: Combat Evolved discs, presumably because the advertisements promoted a very different game than what ended up being released. His costume was altered as well, incorporating aspects of the black costume (large spider chest symbol, and square patches on the gloves) with his classic red-and-blue costume. [12]. The House of M saga had Spider-Man become a famous celebrity (as Scarlet Witch used her reality warping powers to give Spider-Man the life he always wanted). Microsoft states that they will be adding more emulation profiles as they become available, with the intended goal of making the entire Xbox library playable on the Xbox 360. He did however wear a non-living version of the black costume until the new occupant of the living costume, Venom, frightened Mary Jane so badly that she could no longer stand to see Peter in the non-living black costume. As of January 10, 2006, the Japanese Xbox site shows only 30 [11]. Spider-Man rejected the symbiote after finding out it was alive and trying to merge with him.

list includes over 200 games, fewer games are listed as backward compatible in the European markets. The costume turned out to be a living symbiotic creature, capable of generating its own webbing and improving most of Spider-Man's abilities. Although the U.S. He appeared in an almost all-black costume, with a large white spider emblem on the chest and back, and with built-in webshooters on the back of his hands. market was released on November 11, 2005 and is maintained at Xbox.com. The most significant alteration to Spider-Man's costume came about in the mid-1980s, after his return from the Secret Wars. The list of backward-compatible games for the U.S. The gloves had web-shooters on the outside, and the web design on the boots and gloves was partially replaced with dark blue.

[10]. Instead of a large red spider on his back, the web pattern and spider emblem were repeated there. Updated emulation profiles can be obtained through Xbox Live, by burning a CD with content downloaded from Xbox.com, or by ordering an update disc from Microsoft at a small charge for shipping. He placed more emphasis on the spider on the chest, making it large enough to cover the entire torso. Hard drives purchased separately or as part of the console package will include a certain number of "emulation profiles" for games, including Halo and Halo 2. Several alterations occurred when Ben Reilly replaced Peter Parker in the role. A hard drive is required to enable backward compatibility. He is sometimes depicted with "under-arm webbing" connecting his arms to his torso.

Software emulation is far from perfect, as significant drops in framerate are observable in some titles.[9]. The mask has large white eyes rimmed with black that allow him to see but hide his eyes. Some games have slightly improved draw distance, possibly due to the system's greater memory bandwidth. There is a large red spider outline on his back, and a smaller black spider emblem on his chest. Games have minor graphical enhancements due to being rendered in 720p resolutions with Anti-Aliasing enabled. From the waist up, the fabric is the red-and-black web pattern, except for his back, sides, and insides of his upper arms, which are dark blue. The Xbox 360 achieves backward compatibility through software emulation of the original Xbox hardware. From the waist down, it is dark blue (or sometimes even black, depending on the colorist), except for mid-calf boots with a black web pattern on a red background.

The Playstation 3 also has impressive procedural synthesis capabilities, but the technical implementation differs significantly. The standard costume is a form-fitting fabric covering his entire body. Other interesting examples of procedural synthesis are shown in various demoscene demos. Although the details and proportions have changed somewhat over the years, with a few notable exceptions, Spider-Man's costume has remained fairly consistent. Procedural synthesis is also found outside of the Xbox 360 in the advanced freeware FPS game .kkrieger, where such techniques have reduced the size of the visually stunning game to a mere 96 kilobytes. The last issue of "The Other" series revealed two of Spider-Man's new abilities including the ability to see in the dark and an ability to "feel" his environment as he can detect vibrations from his immediate surroundings due to his web and hairs on his arms. The downside to this approach is that when part of the L2 cache is locked, there is even less data immediately available to keep the 3 symmetric cores in the Xenon CPU running at full efficiency (1 MB of shared L2 is already a rather small amount of cache for 3 symmetric cores to share, especially considering that the Xenon CPU does not support out-of-order execution to more efficiently use available clock cycles). In a 2005 story arc spanning 12 parts, across several titles, Spider-Man finds himself cursed, killed, and eventually reborn in a metamorphic experience which "evolves" his powers, including the addition of new "stingers," as well as upgraded speed and spider-sense.

The rationale behind this design is that procedurally generated game content can be streamed directly from CPU to GPU, without incurring additional latency by being stored in system RAM as an intermediary step. Thanks to Spider-Man's membership in the latest incarnation of the Marvel Universe superhero team the Avengers, Peter, Mary Jane and Aunt May were able to move into Tony Stark's Stark Tower. The Xenos GPU can then read directly from this locked cache space and render the procedurally generated objects. In 2004, an altercation with a former classmate turned superhuman, Charlie Weiderman, led to the destruction of both Peter's apartment and Aunt May's house. When locked, a segment of cache no longer contains any prefetched instructions or data for the CPU, but is instead used as output space for the procedural synthesis thread. Currently, Parker works as a science teacher for his old high school while still moonlighting as a freelance photographer for the Daily Bugle. The Xbox 360's architecture was designed with this approach in mind.[8] When running procedural synthesis algorithms, one of the Xenon CPU's cores may "lock" a portion of the 1 MB shared L2 cache. The plan was a success, and Peter battled Morlun again, and aided by the impurity in his blood, defeated the villain, which led to Morlun's apparent death at the hands of his own lackey.

Instead, a general recursive algorithm will generate the tree's model and textures, so that each tree looks different from the next, and do so with high efficiency. After a fight between Peter and Morlun that spanned New York, wherein Morlun severely beat Peter—whose attacks had no effect on Morlun—Peter fell back onto his last plan: Morlun wanted only pure spider-blood, so Peter injected another dose of radiation into his bloodstream, attempting to 'poison' his powers. A game with only one model for a tree will appear odd, as nature is far more random; the game loses some of its immersion as a result. Morlun had come to New York for that reason: He feeds off the powers possessed by those connected to animal totems. For example, trees are one of the most complicated objects to render in a game, due to their organic complexity. Ezekiel suggested that the accident that gave Peter his abilities might not have been a fluke, and that he might have a deeper connection to a totemic spider spirit (not unlike DC's Animal Man, and his connection to "The Red"). Procedural synthesis is an approach to generating game content via algorithms. Peter's life had begun to calm down in recent years, until a villain named Morlun, and an ally named Ezekiel (possessing the same powers as Peter) appeared.

A newer approach to generating content is utilised for Xbox 360 titles, a method referred to by Microsoft as procedural synthesis. This was called "clone deterioration", and was the final proof that Ben Reilly was the clone, and Peter was the original. As complexity in each rises, the demand for storage rises as well. Reilly was killed saving Peter's life, and shortly thereafter, his body crumbled into ashes. In traditional games, all content is statically stored and generally immutable; that is, textures, meshes, and other game content is stored on a storage medium. Norman Osborn (the original green goblin) was resurrected (in a controversial storyline itself) and revealed that he had manipulated the tests which indicated Reilly as the real Parker. For the Xbox 360, Microsoft has drawn on recent research in computer graphics to enable a new method for game programming. For a brief stint, Ben Reilly was Spider-Man, and even defeated Venom singlehandedly.

For example, John Carmack stated at QuakeCon 2005 that the Xbox 360 had "the best development environment" he has seen for a console. When Ben Reilly came to New York to see Aunt May, it was revealed that he was the true Peter Parker. To date, some developers have endorsed XNA Studio. Miles Warren (aka the Jackal). Microsoft believes that this will give developers more time to generate unique content and reduce time running the content process. It was revealed that the clone had survived the first "clone saga", involving Dr. XNA Studio will allow team members to collaborate using familiar techniques and tools, even when elements of the team are distributed geographically, an increasing trend in game development. In one of the most controversial stories of the 1990s, Marvel reintroduced a short-lived clone of Spider-Man, now calling himself Ben Reilly.

These tools are designed to work together to automate common development tasks and present interfaces tailored to the different functions within the team. Ultimate Spider-Man. XNA Studio will provide versions of key production tools such as asset management, defect tracking, project automation and work lists. Television. Based on Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005 Team System, the XNA Studio is the Visual Studio for game development; an integrated, team-based development environment tailored for game production. Comics. XNA Studio will enable collaboration between content creators, programmers, management and QA staff to speed the game production process. Peter Parker/Spider-Man has many love interests in his life:.

XNA Studio covers three areas: Content Creation, Production Processes and Game Technologies. Eventually, the two married, but the stresses of Parker's dual identity, combined with Mary Jane's tempestuous career, led to a separation, though the couple later reconciled. The Xbox 360 game development will be centered around the XNA Studio game development platform. After years of single living, interspersed with several romantic relationships, including the cat burglar and sometime crimefighter Black Cat, Parker became serious with longtime girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson, a fashion model and actress when she returned after a lengthy absence with a newly found maturity and revealing her knowledge of Peter's secret identity since the beginning of his career. In March 2004, Microsoft announced a new game development software strategy dubbed "XNA", which Microsoft claims would enable game studios to cut development times by up to a third if developing across multiple Microsoft platforms, by means of tools created with the increasing difficulty of programming for a machine with three processor cores in mind. He then enrolled in the fictional Empire State University where he befriended Harry Osborn—the son of his archenemy the Green Goblin—and Gwen Stacy, with whom he would have a lengthy romance before the Goblin killed her. During early development the Xbox 360 was referred to as "Xenon", "Xbox 2", and "Xbox Next". He continued working as a freelance photographer for the Daily Bugle and living with his elderly and somewhat fragile Aunt May until he graduated from high school.

[7]. However, as with many characters published for many years and handled by multiple creators, Spider-Man's history is convoluted. By using a program "mceDivX360" on the PC, the Xbox 360 is able to receive streamed films which are converted to WMV format from DivX by Windows Media Encoder. As originally conceived by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Peter Parker was something of an Everyman character. The Xbox 360 is able to stream movies from a PC running Windows XP Media Center Edition, although it is unable to stream movies in DivX format. Shortly after the second film, the Spider-Man of the comics was captured by a supervillain named Queen and during this incident gained some "upgrades" to his powers, including not only new, organic webbing, but a spider-sense made more sensitive in ways yet to be disclosed. Windows Media Connect allows users to stream their favorite music collection through the Xbox 360 Dashboard, and allows users to play their music via the Xbox 360 Guide in place of the game's original soundtrack. The first exception to this was the movie version of the story, in which his famous webbing emanates naturally from his wrists (a concept first used for the title character of Marvel's futuristic semi-spinoff Spider-Man 2099).

After installation the computer and the and Xbox 360 will automatically detect one other. The instincts he learned from the spider that bit him combined with his bent for chemistry, enabled him to concoct a webslinging device that he wore on his wrists. To connect the Xbox 360 to a computer the user will need to download Windows Media Connect. Oddly enough, his most notable ability, that of generating webs, was not originally a superpower. The Xbox 360 has the ability to connect to Windows XP based computers over a home network to stream music and pictures right to a TV. His amazing abilities, combined with his natural intelligence and inclination towards science, have allowed him to emerge victorious against these odds on a great number of occasions. The main dashboard is divided into 4 main sections:. Spider-Man has amassed a slew of major enemies over the years, most taking a particular interest in harming the hero, and some even targeting Peter Parker himself.

From there, the full Dashboard can be run, exiting the current game. This moral continues to serve as the major theme of Spider-Man's story. The Dashboard can also be accessed via the Xbox Guide button on the controller at any time to open a player specific blade. Although these problems have pushed him to the edge numerous times, he has always continued on as Spider-Man because of his strong belief that "with great power comes great responsibility", the immortal words which his Uncle Ben instilled in him when he was a youth. The Dashboard will launch automaticially at boot if no game disc is inserted into the console. His relationships with his aunt, his co-workers, his best friends, and most importantly, his love interests, have always been hampered by his secret life as a masked super-hero. The Dashboard is the main interface to the Xbox 360, governed by a series of "blades" to subdivide categories. Frequently, his powers complicate his relationships (especially when he unknowingly gained the Captain Universe powers which made him irritable due to his advanced Spider-Sense, the mistakes he had made during his time as Captain Universe caused the world to hate him thus adding more pressure than he could handle), his responsibilities as a student (in the earlier stories) and his varied careers as a photographer for the Daily Bugle and as a teacher at his old high school.

Due to the limited space of standard DVDs, some games made for the system may span multiple discs, although procedural generation of textures and models (as seen in the PC game .kkrieger) may reduce the need for multiple discs. Despite having amazing spider-like abilities, Spider-Man cannot solve his emotional and personal problems with his super powers. Xbox 360 games are set to the standard 7.95GB of storage available on a dual-layer DVD. Ironically, Parker has spent much of his life working, off-and-on, as a freelance photographer for Jameson, selling photographs of himself as Spider-Man. Bill Gates has confirmed during his keynote speech at CES 2006 that an external HD-DVD drive will be released for the 360 this year.[5] However, Peter Moore has stated that if HD-DVD loses the format war, Microsoft may release an external Blu-Ray drive.[6]. Jonah Jameson, publisher of the Daily Bugle. [4]. He is often considered little more than a costumed menace himself, largely thanks to a smear campaign by J.

It has been confirmed by Yoshihiro Maruyama, Japan's chief of Xbox operations, that Microsoft will never release games for Xbox 360 in a format other than DVD. Spider-Man consistently tries to do the right thing, but is viewed with suspicion by many authority figures. The other supported formats are: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, WMACD, MP3CD, and JPEG Photo CD. Realizing that stopping the thief when he had the chance would have prevented his uncle's murder, Spider-Man devoted himself to fighting injustice, driven by the realization that "with great power there must also come great responsibility.". A 12X DVD-ROM SATA drive, capable of reading DVD+R/RW discs and DVD-R/RW, is part of the console, with game titles shipping on single or dual-layer DVDs. His legal guardian and beloved Uncle Ben was later killed by a thug that Peter had allowed to escape. The system bandwidth comprises:. In current Spider-Man continuity, he produces his webs from organic spinnerets in his wrists and no longer requires the mechanical web shooters, most likely to bring character recognition inline with fans who mainly know him from his movie incarnation.

The graphics processing unit (GPU) is a custom ATI R500-based "Xenos". In addition to his physical powers, Peter Parker successfully designed and utilized mechanical "web-shooters" of his own design to spin webs in a variety of ways. ^[3]. These powers included the ability to cling to walls and ceilings, super-human strength, and an extra-sensory "Spider Sense". The central processing unit (CPU), named Xenon (Microsoft) or Waternoose (IBM) is a custom IBM triple-core PowerPC-based design. The spider bite gave Parker an array of spider-like powers. Specifications are also available at the official Xbox website. When he was 15 years old, Parker attended a science exhibition where he was bitten by a spider which had been irradiated.

The price of these custom designs are around $20 with more to be released by third party manufacturers. (Note: In virtually all retellings of his origin, Peter's eyesight really was poor and somehow got fixed by the spider bite, but this is not the case in the original comic book series.). Microsoft has also distributed two promotional faceplates, one for those present at the E3 2005 unveiling and one for VIP X05 attendees. When these glasses were broken in a schoolyard fight with Flash Thompson, he didn't bother to get new ones, since they were never really needed in the first place and only made him look awkward. The default faceplate (Xbox 360's Chrome or Core System's Chill) can be replaced with a range of custom designs, each to be sold separately. In addition, Aunt May made him wear non-prescription glasses to protect his eyes, since she was worried that his constant reading would have a negative effect on his eyesight. According to J Allard, the chief of Microsoft's Xbox division, Microsoft may sell larger capacity detachable hard drives for the Xbox 360 in the future, and territories outside of North America may have a differently sized hard drive in the retail unit. He was often the target of jokes by more popular fellow students like Flash Thompson, the high school's star athlete, who ironically would later become Spider-Man's biggest fan and one of Peter's best friends.

This drive will not be included in the Core System bundle at launch, and also will not be sold separately in Japan. The exceptionally bright Peter showed more interest in his studies, especially science, than in any kind of social life. This content will be included on both the bundled hard drive and the stand alone product. Over time he grew to be a lonely, timid teenager. The individual drives will come pre-loaded with a promotional video about the making of the Xbox 360, the "XBOX 360 Custom Mix" (A collection of music), additional Dashboard skins, songs, additional Xbox Live Gamertag images, and Hexic HD, an Xbox Live Arcade game from Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov. Though Peter was always loved by the aging couple, he was unpopular among those of his own age. A hard drive is also required for the user to be able to play backward compatible Xbox games. The infant Peter Parker was left in the care of his Uncle Ben and Aunt May (Richard's older brother Benjamin Parker and his wife May Reilly Parker), who lived in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens, New York.

Only 13 GB of this hard drive are available to the user; the rest is reserved for the system and games. Malik found out about their plans and arranged a plane-crash that resulted in their deaths, although this retconned backstory was not known at the time of the creation of Spider Man's character. A detachable SATA 20 GB hard drive is used for the storage of games, music, downloaded trailers, levels, demos, player preferences, and community-created content from Xbox Live Marketplace; it may also be used to transfer such content between Xbox 360 units. Their last assignment was the infiltration of the criminal organization of Albert Malik, the third Red Skull. This port replaces the two proprietary USB connectors on the front of the Xbox controller. (a fictional secret agency). The rear of the controller includes a port where the player can connect a headset. Peter Benjamin Parker was born to Richard Parker and his wife Mary Fitzpatrick-Parker, both of whom were agents of the CIA and later of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The black and white buttons have been redesigned as shoulder buttons, now referred to as bumper buttons, located above the left and right triggers. The three comics were sold without the Comics Code approval, but met with such critical acclaim that the industry's self-censorship was undercut. The ring of light lights up the quadrant (on the controller as well as the console) that represents the player number assigned to that controller (starting with the top left quadrant as player one, and proceeding clockwise to player 4 in the bottom left). Norman Osborn), Spider-Man vanquished Norman by simply showing him his sick son. Pressing the Xbox guide button will bring the Xbox 360 out of sleep mode, turn the console on or off, and bring up the "Xbox Guide" for access to digital movies, music and games libraries. Most notably, Harry Osborn started taking pills and became so ill that, when Spider-Man fought the Green Goblin (a.k.a. The Xbox 360 controller adds an Xbox guide button, which has the appearance of the Xbox 360 emblem and is surrounded by a ring of green LEDs. However, The Amazing Spider-Man #96–98 (May–July 1971) featured a story arc that showed the negative effects of drug abuse (a storyline conceived at the request of government drug-prevention authorities).

The controller for the Xbox 360 is a similar version of the Type-S gamepad for the original Xbox. Previously, it was forbidden to depict illegal drugs, even negatively. The wireless controller has a battery life of up to 25 hours on the NiMH rechargeable battery pack (optional and recommended) and a recommended range of up to 30 feet (9.14 m). In 1971, Spider-Man was the first comic to challenge the rigid Comics Code. The controllers have two digital Touch-sensitive trigger buttons.The rest of the buttons are not Touch-sensitive. Although another issue of Amazing Fantasy was in production, he says, the title was cancelled to clear a space in the limited distribution schedule for another series. The wired controller has a nine foot (2.74 m) long cord with a break-away feature. He speculated that Goodman's skepticism about the feature, and a possible attempt to revitalize Amazing Fantasy, led to Spider-Man appearing there.

Since the controller has a USB cable, it is also usable in Windows PCs. Murray based this on the launch pattern of several Marvel characters at the time, including Thor (in Journey into Mystery), Ant-Man (in Tales to Astonish) and a solo Human Torch feature (in Strange Tales), as well as on the production numbers for individual stories. Alternately it can support two wired controllers through the use of its USB ports at the front, the USB port on the back will support a third controller. Will Murray in Comic Book Marketplace #44, suggested that Lee originally might have been considering Spider-Man's debut for the anthology Tales of Suspense rather than Amazing Fantasy. The Xbox 360 has the ability to support up to four wireless controllers. Goodman called for a regular series for the character.
. The story was published in issue #15, and months later, sales figures indicated that the cover story was unexpectedly popular.

This discrepancy is partially accounted for by the time needed to localize the games. When publisher Goodman was eventually presented with the concept, he was resistant to the unorthodox ideas of a teenage hero with a troubled personal life, but allowed the character to be used as a cover story for an anthology title, Amazing Fantasy, that was already scheduled to be canceled, so there was nothing to lose. Japanese customers, however, only had six titles to choose from by the time the Xbox 360 was released on December 10, 2005. I did costume, web gimmick on wrist & spider signal. The European countries had fifteen titles available for the launch date of December 2, 2005. GARY - Who originated Spider-Man?
STEVE - Stan Lee thought the name up. Eighteen launch titles were available for customers in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico on November 22, 2005. Much earlier, in a rare contemporaneous account, Ditko specified his and Lee's contributions, in a mail interview with Gary Martin published in Comic Fan #2 (Summer 1965), and reprinted at the defunct but cached site Excerpt:.

For full details see Console Launch. Ditko's recollections in Comic Book Artist #3 (Winter 1999) were similar. Without it the Xbox 360 numbers sold were less than originally anticipated. [1]. The main reason for this may have been the delaying of Dead Or Alive 4 which remains an extremely popular Xbox 360 Japanese game. Ditko, on first seeing those pages, commented, 'This is Joe Simon's Fly.' Steve Ditko worked up his own version of the character's costume. In Japan, it was received far less enthusiastically, despite the low price and bonus features. [Later,] Stan handed the pages over to Steve Ditko.

Many stores sold out on the first day, and as of mid-January consumers had to hunt across many stores to find one in stock. Jack held onto the sketches and when Stan Lee asked Jack for new ideas, Jack brought the original Spider-Man pages to Marvel Comics. The Xbox 360 has been released in North America, Puerto Rico, Europe and Japan. I gave the Silver Spider sketches to Jack Kirby and I changed the name again, this time to The Fly. They have also stated that they may release a similar Blu-ray attachment, depending on which format (HD-DVD or Blu-ray) becomes standard, though there is currently no plan except the support for HD-DVD. In the late 1950s, Archie Comics asked me to create a new line of superheroes. Microsoft plans to release an external HD-DVD attachment to play high-definition movies. Elsewhere, Simon gave additional details:.

Xbox 360 is compatible with DVD movies, but not HD-DVD nor Blu-Ray. ². Microsoft hopes to avoid such a predicament with its new console, the company is predicting that a greater market share and falling hardware costs will make the Xbox 360 a profitable item. Lastly, the Spider-Man logo was redone and a dashing hyphen added. Microsoft's home entertainment division posted a loss through nearly every quarter of the console's lifecycle as a result. .. Because of these chips and the added expense of a hard drive component, Microsoft was never able to reduce the cost of manufacturing an Xbox below the break-even point. In this life, he became high-school student Peter Parker, who gets his spider powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider.

Both of these were very similar to "off the shelf" PC hardware and were therefore sold to Microsoft at inflated market prices. and completely redesigned Spider-Man's costume and equipment. This flexibility stands in contrast to the situation faced by the original Xbox, which contained a processor from Intel (a slightly modified Pentium III) and a GPU from NVidia (a modified GeForce 3). ignored Kirby's pages, tossed the character's magic ring, web-pistol and goggles .. Also, since Microsoft owns the patents or licenses thereunder for all custom hardware used in the Xbox 360, they can easily switch to new fabrication processes or change suppliers in the future in order to reduce manufacturing costs. He turned Spider-Man over to Steve Ditko, who .. The strategy of selling a console at a loss or near-loss is common in the console games industry, as console makers can usually expect to make up the investment with revenue from game licensing. ..

BusinessWeek magazine compiled a report which estimates that the total cost of all of the components in the "premium" bundle is $525 USD, aside from additional manufacturing costs, meaning that Microsoft is losing at least $126 on every Xbox 360 system sold in the US, and at least as much in Japan. Kirby had had him turn into...Captain America with cobwebs. However because of the existence of a Core System edition, many games do not require a hard drive. But when Kirby showed Lee the sample pages, it was Lee's turn to gripe, He had been expecting a skinny young kid who is transformed into a skinny young kid with spider powers. Microsoft's decision has also allowed Japanese developers to fully utilize the hard drive to optimize game performance, since it is part of the default system configuration in their market. Kirby...using parts of an old rejected superhero named Night Fighter...revamped the old Silver Spider script, including revisions suggested by Lee. Japanese pricing of the console has drawn some criticism, as customers there will be able to purchase the Xbox 360 full package, albeit one region-coded for Japan, for a lower price than in other countries. Stan Lee said, 'Perfect, just what I want.' [After obtaining permission from publisher Martin Goodman,] Lee told Kirby to pencil-up an origin story.

The Xbox 360 Premium Edition is being sold in America for $399.99. Kirby laid out the story to Lee about the kid who finds a ring in a spiderweb, gets his powers from the ring, and goes forth to fight crime armed with The Silver Spider's old web-spinning pistol. The Core System is not available in Japan, instead Microsoft offers a package identical to the Xbox 360 SKU for ¥37,900 ($323.90 as of 21 December 05 8:09 UTC, [1]). Jack brought in the Spider-Man logo that I had loaned to him before we changed the name to The Silver Spider. In United Kingdom and Europe, the console is available in two versions: an Xbox 360 SKU, frequently referred to as the "Xbox 360 Premium Package"; and an Xbox 360 Core System SKU. .. Microsoft's current retail strategy involves two different configurations of the Xbox 360 in most countries. For instance, there was no Black Magic involved at all.

. [T]here were a few holes in Jack's never-dependable memory. Australia and New Zealand, after being delayed, have been set-back from March 2 to March 23. Simon, in his 1990 autobiography, disputes this account:. It will be released February 24 in South Korea, March 16, 2006 in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan (Delayed from original March 2 launch date). So the idea was already there when I talked to Stan".¹. The Xbox 360 was released on November 22, 2005 in United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, December 2 in Europe, December 10 in Japan, February 2, 2006 in Mexico and Colombia. But Joe had already moved on.

It is equipped with 512 MB of RAM and uses the DVD-ROM storage medium for Xbox 360 game software. and I said Spider-Man would be a fine character to start with. The console hardware is based on a custom IBM PowerPC-based "Xenon" central processing unit (CPU) and a custom ATI R500-based "Xenos" graphics processing unit (GPU). I had a lot of faith in the superhero character that they could be brought back .. The Xbox 360 configuration, often referred to as the "Premium Edition", includes a hard drive (required for backwards compatibility with original Xbox games), a wireless controller, a headset, an Ethernet cable, an Xbox Live silver subscription, and a component HD AV cable (which can also be used on non-HD TVs). I believe I said this could become a thing called Spider-Man, see, a superhero character. In all countries except Japan the console is sold in two different configurations: the "Xbox 360" and the "Xbox 360 Core System". Black Magic folded with Crestwood [Simon & Kirby's 1950s comics company] and we were left with the script.

The Xbox 360 will compete amongst the upcoming generation of consoles, including the Sony PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Revolution, and was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, a week before the E3 trade show. The Silver Spider was going into a magazine called Black Magic. The Xbox 360 is Microsoft's second video game console, the successor to their original Xbox. We had a strip called the 'The Silver Spider'. Membership to the Xbox 360 VIP website. It was the last thing Joe and I had discussed. One Xbox 360 Preview DVD. "Spider-Man was discussed between Joe [Simon] and myself.

One Wireless Controller. Kirby stated in a 1982 interview in Will Eisner's Spirit Magazine that Lee had minimal involvement in the creation of the character:. Perfect Dark Zero. Lee turned to artist Steve Ditko, who found the concept particularly appealing and developed a visual motif Lee found satisfactory. Xbox 360 Faceplate. When discussing this in documentaries, he often comments, "I've told this story so many times, it may actually be true." Originally, Lee assigned Jack Kirby to illustrate the story, but after seeing sample pages, decided Kirby's style was "too 'larger than life'" for what he wanted. Friends Lists. In the Spider-Man movie DVD extras, Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters and Marvels and elsewhere, Lee said he was inspired by seeing a fly climb up a wall.

Custom Playlists. One influence Lee has described for the character's name is the non-superpowered pulp magazine crimefighter The Spider. Favorites List. Speaking in the 1980s, Stan Lee said the idea for the series sprang out of the apparent increased teenage interest in the new Marvel comic books, and that he wanted to create a character that could cater to them. Marketplace. Various accounts of the character's creation have been given. Xbox Live. .

Initial Setup - Runs the system setup that executes the first time the Xbox 360 is used. Since his debut in the 1960s Silver Age of comic books, Peter Parker has grown from a shy high school student to a troubled college undergrad and graduate student, to a married man and a professional, but the core of the character has remained the same. Computers - Manage connections to other computers over network. Marvel has published multiple ongoing comic book series featuring the character, the flagship being The Amazing Spider-Man. Network Settings - Create and manage internet connections, set up wireless connections. Through the years, he has appeared in many media, including several animated series, a daily and Sunday comic strip, and two very successful films, with a third one debuting in 2007. Memory - Manage things on the harddrive such as game saves, profiles, and downloaded content. Spider-Man is one of the most recognizable of all superheroes.

Family Settings - Toggle parental controls, adjust profile levels. Since his creation, his popularity has led to many of the superheroes who predated him being reworked with more complex personas. Console Settings - Edit Xbox 360 settings such as display, audio, and language. Spider-Man expanded the dramatic potential of the fantasy and superhero subgenres by having a strong focus on a younger, more troubled character and his personal struggles. Media Center - Activate Media Center extender. He has since become one of the world's most popular characters. Video - Watch videos stored on the HD. He first appeared in the comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962), with a cover drawn by Jack Kirby and Ditko.

Pictures - View pictures stored on a camera, a computer or other portable devices. Spider-Man is a fictional character, the alter ego of Peter Parker and a Marvel Comics superhero created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. Music - Listen to music from the hard drive, computer or other USB-connected devices. Set outside the regular Marvel continuity. Trailers - Watch downloaded movie/game trailers. Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #1— (Marvel Comics, December 2005—, sequel to Mary Jane and Mary Jane: Homecoming miniseries), written by Sean McKeever and illustrated by Takeshi Miyazawa. Demos - Play downloaded game demos. Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #1- (Marvel Comics/Marvel Adventures; May 2005—; continuation of Marvel Age Spider-Man), written by Sean McKeever, set during Spider-Man's high school years but not within regular Marvel continuity.

Xbox Live Arcade - Allows the user to play games they have downloaded from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Ultimate Spider-Man #1— (Marvel Comics/Ultimate Marvel; October 2000—), written by Bendis and penciled by Mark Bagley, set in the Ultimate Marvel Universe. Played Games - Displays a list of all the games the user has played. Part of Marvel UK's "Collector Edition" line, reprinting US stories from 2–3 years earlier. Achievements - Allows the user to view all of their unlocked achievements from games they have played. Astonishing Spider-Man #1— (Panini Comics/Marvel UK; Unknown month 1994—). Xbox Live Marketplace - Download a wide variety of content such as avatars, trailers, even game demos. This book is not one of the official Spider-Man titles but includes him as part of the current team line-up.

Friends - Displays the user's Xbox Live friend list. 3), written by Brian Michael Bendis and penciled by David Finch. Messages - View messages, friend requests or game invites sent by other Xbox Live members. New Avengers #1— (Marvel Comics; January 2005—, continuation of Avengers Vol. Connect to Xbox Live - If offline, allows the user to connect to Xbox Live. 3 #1— (Marvel Comics; March 2004—), showcasing Spider-Man in stories by new writing talent. There are several ways to utilize the custom soundtrack option: by ripping music from audio CD's, by streaming music directly from a PC, plugging in a USB Flash Drive, or by plugging in a USB-capable portable music player. Spider-Man Unlimited Vol.

Microsoft claims all games will support custom music. Currently written by Reginald Hudlin and penciled by Pat Lee. 3 USB 2.0 ports. Marvel Knights Spider-Man #1— (Marvel Comics/Marvel Knights; June 2004—). Some games will optionally support native 1080i and 480p video resolutions as well. Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1— (Marvel Comics; December 2005—), written by Peter David and penciled by Mike Wieringo. The GPU can downsample 720p to lower display resolutions (including 480i SDTV and 480p) and dynamically crop or scale 16:9 to fit 4:3 screens. Michael Straczynski, and penciled by Michael Deodato.

All games must support a 16:9 aspect ratio, and a minimum of 720p HD resolution with 2x full-scene anti-aliasing enabled. Currently written by J. DVD playback on the console has similar lockouts. 2 #1–58, #500— (Marvel Comics; March 1963–November 1998, January 1999–December 2003, January 2004—). Games bought for the console in a specific region can only be played in a console from the same region, though some games are region-free. The Amazing Spider-Man #1–441, Vol. The console makes use of regional lockout. Peter's father is named Richard Parker for the same reason.

Media Center Extender capability. Parker. Support for WMV HD and progressive or interlaced DVD video playback. The surname Parker was chosen to honor Richard Parker, a childhood friend of Stan Lee and father to famed personal injury attorney Larry H. 45.9 cm (L) x 35.8 cm (W) x 18.3 cm (H) (22.15 x 20.15 x 13.27 in). In May 2003, he was paid approximately $18,000 to climb the 312-foot Lloyd's of London building to promote the premiere of the movie Spider-Man on the British television channel Sky Movies. Weight 3.5 kg (7.7 lb). He sometimes wears a Spider-Man suit during his climbs.

additional MPEG2 decoder for DVD video playback. Alain Robert nicknamed Spiderman, rock and urban climber who has scaled more than 70 tall buildings using his hands and feet, without using additional devices. Bink Video is licensed for games like Project Gotham Racing 3. "Spider Dan" Goodwin, who in 1981 climbed the glass of the Chicago skyscrapers the Sears Tower and the John Hancock Center using suction cups. VC-1 supports DVD quality and high definition quality video. [2]. VC-1 or WMV will be used for streaming video. The studio has announced a theatrical release date of May 4, 2007.

VC-1 at non-HD NTSC and PAL resolutions. Spider-Man 3 began production in 2005 under director Raimi. Uses XMA codec (advanced audio technology from Microsoft). Spider-Man 2 was also the first motion picture released in the Sony Universal Media Disc format for the PlayStation Portable, being included for free with the first one million PSP systems released in the United States. Voice communication except during games or applications that do not support voice. The only higher single-day movie grosses were Shrek 2's $44.8 million in the first weekend of its May 2004 release and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith's $50 million on the first day of its May 2005 release. No voice echo to game players on the same Xbox console; voice goes only to remote consoles. Its first-day gross ($40.5 million) surpassed its predecessor's $39.4 million record.

256+ audio channels. It premiered in more North American movie theaters (4,152) than any previous movie. 32 bit processing. Spider-Man 2 was 2004's second-most financially successful movie and 15th-most financially successful movie of all time. 320 independent decompression channels. Spider-Man went on to become the sixth highest-grossing film in North American history and is ranked 11th worldwide with a total take of more than $821 million internationally. Supports 48 kHz 16-bit audio. box offices, it was the highest-grossing movie of the year while also opening up at a record $114.8 million.

All games support at least six channel (5.1) Dolby Digital surround sound. Earning more than $403 million at U.S. 1 TFLOPS theoretical peak performance of CPU and GPU combined. Although the film adaptation took a number of liberties with the character's history and powers, most notably giving him organic web-shooters rather than mechanical ones, it was essentially true to the character and was widely embraced by the viewing public. 115 GFLOPS theoretical peak performance for CPU. The film featured a number of impressive CGI effects used to bring Spider-Man to life. 1 GB/s southbridge bandwidth (aggregated 500 MB/s upstream and downstream). It was directed by Sam Raimi and stars actor Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker.

21.6 GB/s front side bus (aggregated 10.8 GB/s upstream and downstream). Spider-Man: On May 3, 2002, the feature film Spider-Man was released. 32 GB/s GPU to eDRAM bandwidth (2 GHz × 2 accesses per clock cycle on a 64 bit DDR bus). Spider-Boy of the Amalgam Universe is a merged character of the Ben Reilly Spider-Man and Superboy after all characters from Marvel Comics and DC Comics were merged due to the war between the two universes. 256 GB/s eDRAM internal logic to eDRAM internal memory bandwidth. Spider-Woman in an alternate reality, "Exiles: Legacy", issues #20–22. 22.4 GB/s memory interface bus bandwidth (700 MHz × 2 accesses per clock cycle (one per edge) on a 128 bit bus). Mary-Jane Watson a.k.a.

512 MB 700 MHz GDDR3 (1400MHz effective) RAM (Total system memory is shared with the GPU via the unified memory architecture.). Pavitr Prabhakar in the Indian adaptation of Spider-Man, Spider-Man: India. Dot product operations: 24 billion per second or 33.6 billion per second theoretical maximum when summed with CPU operations. Spider-Ham, a pig in a funny animal version of the Marvel Universe. Pixel fillrate: 16 gigasamples per second fillrate using 4X multisample anti aliasing (MSAA) or 4 gigapixel per second without multisample anti aliasing (8 ROPs x 500MHz). Peter Porker a.k.a. Texel fillrate: 8 gigatexel per second fillrate (16 textures x 500MHz). Peter Parquagh in the 1602 miniseries.

Maximum polygon performance: 500 million triangles per second. Takuya Yamashiro (山城拓也), the Spider-Man of Spider-Man (tokusatsu). 16 Filtered & 16 unfiltered texture samples per clock. Yu Komori (小森ユウ Komori Yū) in Spider-Man: The Manga. 8 ROPs in daughter die. Miguel O'Hara, the Spider-Man of Marvel 2099. Shader performance: 48 billion (48,000 million) shader operations per second (96 shader operations x 500MHz). Spider-Girl, the daughter of Peter Parker, set in an alternate reality.

96 Shader operations per cycle across the entire shader array. May "Mayday" Parker a.k.a. 2 Shader operations per pipe per cycle. Blood Spider was an evil version of Spider-Man created by the Taskmaster and the Red Skull. Support for DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, limited support for future DirectX 10 shader models. She later became Spider-Woman for a time. Unified shader architecture (This means that each pipeline is capable of running either pixel or vertex shaders.). Jonah Jameson, who assumed the role with a padded costume when Parker temporarily quit.

1 ALU per fragmentpipe for vertex or pixel shader processing. Mattie Franklin, the niece of J. 3 groups of 16 arithmetic logic units. Kraven the Hunter donned Spider-Man's costume for a short time in Kraven's Last Hunt. 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically-scheduled shader pipelines