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This is why Spider-Man’s swinging feels so great

By Simone de Rochefort on Sep 12, 2018 09.12.18

A conversation with the developers of Marvel’s Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2

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Spider-Man 2's spiritual successor keeps the swinging but trades combat for stunts

By Nick Robinson on Aug 07, 2015 08.07.15

Watch in 60fps on YouTube | Subscribe to Polygon on YouTube Thirteen years ago, Jamie Fristrom was frustrated. As a technical director at Treyarch working on Activision's 2002 Spider-Man movie...

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Why it costs at least $5,000 to release an indie game on Xbox One

By Ben Kuchera on Aug 01, 2014 08.01.14

Developer Jamie Fristrom was put in the weird position of asking Sony and his Kickstarter backers for permission to delay his upcoming game Energy Hook so he could release Sixty Second Shooter...

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The developer who convinced Sony and Kickstarter backers to help his Xbox One game

By Ben Kuchera on Mar 14, 2014 03.14.14

The wheels began to turn when, during a conversation with Microsoft's Chris Charla, game designer Jamie Fristrom was told that there weren't any twin-stick shooters on the way to the Xbox One via...

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Steam Greenlights Detective Grimoire and 49 others

By Jenna Pitcher on Feb 06, 2014 02.06.14

Valve revealed the latest batch of 50 titles and software graduating from Steam Greenlight today, including Detective Grimoire, Energy Hook, Gear Jack and Mage's Initiation: Reign of the Elements. ...

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Spider-Man 2 dev bringing Energy Hook to Sony platforms with cross-buy

By Dave Tach on Jan 10, 2014 01.10.14

Happion Laboratories' Energy Hook will arrive first this year on Sony's PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, developer Jamie Fristrom told Polygon. The developer also told Polygon that Energy Hook...

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Energy Hook coming to PS4, PS Vita as well as PC

By Samit Sarkar on Dec 16, 2013 12.16.13

Energy Hook, the Kickstarter-backed futuristic action game from Happion Laboratories, is on its way to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, creator Jamie Fristrom announced on Reddit over the...

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Energy Hook alpha build available instantly with pre-order

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Aug 18, 2013 08.18.13

Access to the alpha build for Happion Laboratories city-swinging title, Energy Hook, is available now for those who pre-order the game. In Energy Hook, players use the game's titular device to...

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Energy Hook screenshots

By Dave Tach on May 27, 2013 05.27.13

Energy Hook screenshots.

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Why the man behind Spider-Man 2's swinging launched a one-dollar Kickstarter

By Dave Tach on May 27, 2013 05.27.13

The difference, as near as Jamie Fristrom can tell, was the weight. Several years ago, when he was the technical director and designer for Spider-Man 2 at Treyarch, he managed something that few —...