Even before it’s official unveiling, we sort of knew that Insomniac was hard at work on Spider-Man 2, but the developer also added another superhero title to their portfolio of upcoming games during today’s PlayStation Showcase.
Logan, everyone’s favorite rage-filled Canadian, will star in the appropriately-named Wolverine, which is currently in development exclusively for the PS5. There’s no release date as of yet, but Ryan Schneider, Insomniac’s Head of Franchise Strategy, had a lot to say about it on the PlayStation Blog:
So many of the Insomniac team are such huge fans of the character, and one of the key elements that drew us to him is surprisingly not that different from Spider-Man: Both heroes feel deeply compelled to defend people who are less able to do so.
Marvel’s Wolverine is a standalone game being directed by Brian Horton (creative director) and Cameron Christian (game director), who recently led the creative efforts on Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, a game we’re extremely proud of at Insomniac. In the vein of our Spider-Man games, our goal here is to not only respect the DNA of what makes the character so popular, but also look for opportunities to make it feel fresh and truly reflect the Insomniac spirit. Even though Marvel’s Wolverine is very early in development, from what I’ve seen of its emotional narrative and cutting-edge gameplay (see what I did there?), the team is already creating something truly special.
You can find a short teaser trailer for Wolverine, which is eerily reminiscent of the first X-Men movie, after the break.
