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'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Might Not Make It To Xbox One

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Activision has pulled the Xbox One box art from the website for its upcoming licensed game The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

For the time being at least, the game will make it to just about every other platform except Xbox One---including the 360 and Wii U.

"We are working with Microsoft in an effort to release The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game on Xbox One," Activision said in a statement to the press. "Currently, the game will be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and the PC on April 29, 2014 as previously announced.”

Beyond this, there are no details and no reasons given. We're left with only speculation and curiosity.

The removal of the box art was first spotted by a NeoGAF user. According to that post, a German retailer has sent out an email to customers saying that the Xbox One version has been cancelled.

Whether it's a cancellation or a delayed release remains to be seen, but this is obviously going to raise some eyebrows without further explanation. Granted, a licensed IP like this isn't as big of a deal as something like Watch Dogs or Call of Duty not making it to a major platform, but it is odd.

Meanwhile, retailers will need to begin updating their websites accordingly. For instance, as of this writing I can still order the Xbox One version of the game on Amazon where an April 29th release date is still in the listing.

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