ASM2Launcher.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
Use the various registry files in the Settings subfolder in this archive to tweak the settings of the game. Move the included custom launcher from here to the game folder. Rename/remove the original ASM2Launcher.exe. Refer to the various subfolders under Settings for how to do so. Please be aware that settings must instead be manually changed through the registry and/or input.dat. This custom launcher can be used to skip the launcher completely, and hopefully also manages to make the game playable on computers that fail to start the original launcher properly. The real ASM2Launcher.exe takes care of all kinds of things, such as validating settings according to the reported VRAM of the primary GPU (can cause issues with hybrid platforms such as Nvidia Optimus) as well as allows keybinds to be reconfigured. ASM2Launcher.exe is a really simple C++ application that only does one thing and one thing only: launches Game.exe. The default launcher is coded in older C# and have a tendency to break on all kinds of computers. Physical disk copies of The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 are still available to buy in stores and anyone who has the digital game already installed on their consoles or PC can continue to play them as usual.Īre you frustrated by the disappearance of digital content from online stores? Let us know in the comments below.Custom launcher to skip the bundled C# launcher in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 on PC. Basically, it could be part of a deliberate brand refresh. Why the licences weren’t renewed is unclear but it could possibly be connected to the big screen reboot of the Spider-Man films (both of these games were based on the previous iteration starring Andrew Garfield) and Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man video game which is expected to launch in late 2017 or sometime in 2018 as an exclusive for their PlayStation 4 console.
No reason has been given for their removal though the likely cause is the expiration of their licences which need to be renewed by the companies involved. Digital versions of The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video games have been removed from the Xbox One and Xbox 360 online stores as well as Steam, WiiU, and PlayStation marketplaces.