Activision and Spider-Man Merchandising LP today announced their support of Bullying UK, an anti-bullying resource in the region. To celebrate the recent release of Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, Bullying UK will run a national competition for children aged seven and older, giving away copies of the game to winners.

It has already begun and will run through to the end of Anti Bullying Week, starting on November 19. The contest will be promoted on the cause’s website, as well as its newsletter and MySpace profile.

A playable demo for Spider-Man: Friend or Foe is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace, offering a sample of the Tokyo Rooftops level with Green Goblin or Venom. There is also a boss battle with Doc Ock in the Tokyo Secret Labs level. Additionally, those who play the demo will be rewarded with an unlockable sidekick cheat code for the final game. Besides the above demo, Xbox 360 has also received samples of Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights and FIFA 08.

On the PC side of things, a new pair of updated Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions demos are available, one for DX10 and the other for DX9, offering the same set of levbels. Grab the DX9 version from ComputerGames.Ro and Gamer’s Hell, and the DX10 version from ComputerGames.Ro and Gamer’s Hell.

If you have a PC, you can check out the aforementioned Spider-Man Friend or Foe demo by downloading it from ComputerGames.Ro, FileFront, Gamer’s Hell and PixelRage.

Finally, a highly anticipated sneak peek at Stranglehold can be downloaded from ComputerGames.Ro, FileFront, FilePlanet, FileShack and Gamer’s Hell.

Raven is at it again: the studio is working on the Activision-announced Marvel: Ultimate Alliance game, an all-new action/RPG that will feature the largest roster of comic book characters ever in a game. Over 20 Marvel Super Heroes including Spider-Man, Wolverine and Captain America will be available for the players, along with over 140 Marvel characters in the game.

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance features a deep, rich gameplay experience by offering total team customization, where players create their own team name, icon and vehicle, as well as establish their team reputation as they play throughout the story. Gamers also have the option to level up each character individually to their liking, or all team members at the same time to keep their heroes balanced. With the game’s new combat system, players battle against the world’s most notorious Marvel Super Villains in the air, underwater, and on the ground, using grappling, blocking and dodging moves, by charging up their Super Hero powers before unleashing them, and using environmental objects as one and two-handed weapons.

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance features a unique storyline where the missions players accept, the objectives they complete, and their interactions with other characters throughout the game directly impact how the story plays out. The game also features a robust multiplayer component where fans can band together with friends as their favorite Marvel Super Heroes, and fight evil in both on and offline cooperative story modes. There’s also a Competitive Mode where the game tracks various in-game stats so players can see how well they stack up against one another - affecting the amount of experience points earned and how equipment is distributed.

The game is in development for all next-gen systems and will also be available on current-gen platforms, handhelds and PC. It is planned for release this Fall.

Below are two screenshots from the game, with the first from next-gen platforms, while the second is current-gen.

The license holder for Spider-Man games - Activision - has revealed to IGN that it will publish a version of Spider-Man 3 developed specifically for the Revolution. As usual, no exact details were provided, but IGN is speculating that the remote-styled controller could be utilized to aim and cast webs, which would in turn accurately guide the hero through the city.

More details are expected at E3 this May.