Did You Spot a Special Tribute to Black Panther Chadwick Boseman in This Hit Spider-Man Title?

Published 08/14/2022, 3:00 PM EDT

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Video games always keep proving their essence in multiple ways. Sometimes they can make you laugh with joy or turn you completely emotional in an extremely deep manner. Something similar happened with a Marvel fan recently when they spotted a massive gesture of tribute given to none other than the late actor, Chadwick Boseman, aka Black Panther, in one of the best games to have ever released in recent years.

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales has been out for almost two years now and it’s amazing to see that players are still discovering new details inside its world. This time, a gamer managed to notice a change in a certain map area of the PlayStation exclusive. What’s interesting to note about this location is that it now features a special tribute, to Chadwick Boseman, from the side of developers.

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Chadwick Boseman is now in Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales

The world lost the phenomenal actor two years ago when he passed away due to a prolonged illness. In a career spanning over two decades, he impressed the fans with his amazing performances in multiple films. However, the best role which made him immortal forever has to be that of Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Following the release of the solo movie in 2018, Chadwick Boseman‘s popularity went through the roof. Everyone was in awe of his charismatic portrayal of T’Challa, the King of Wakanda, during his journey in the MCU.

It won’t be an exaggeration to say that millions of fans still miss him and his iteration of Black Panther. Probably that’s the reason why Insomniac’s team decided to give him a special tribute in one of their blockbuster titles on the PlayStation 5.

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A Reddit user recently dropped a post on the social platform mentioning that Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales now features two major tributes in its map. The first is of the late comic book writer Stan Lan, the man responsible for the now-iconic Marvel saga.

The other big gesture of tribute is given to Chadwick Boseman himself. In case other players didn’t notice, the 42nd street has now been renamed to ‘Boseman Way’ in Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. It’s actually heart-touching to feel the presence of the actor in this way. Not to mention that a lot of fans will try to go to this specific map area in order to witness this tribute.

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Have you also spotted the aforementioned changes in the game or not? Let us know your valuable thoughts in the comments below.

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Mintu Tomar is an eSports author at EssentiallySports. After completing his bachelor's in Philosophy, he has followed his passion for covering news as a budding journalist. He lives and breathes video games and is a die-hard Call of Duty fan.
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