Goodbye, Spidey and Wolvie. And SpiddermanXX4 and Wuvferinnex9.

WarCry reports that the final death knell has sounded for Marvel Universe with an official acknowledgment of cancellation coming from a recent interview with Shane Kim.

Marvel Universe Online is officially no longer in development, according to an interview with Microsoft Game Studios head Shane Kim with MTV Multiplayer. Kim cited problems with potential business models and said that the separation between Microsoft and Marvel was amicable. They did not mention Cryptic Studios, who had been slated to develop the game.

See for yourself at the MTV blog.

[Via WarCry]