It’s been more than three years since Insomniac Games confirmed it was developing Marvel’s Wolverine, a game dedicated to James ‘Logan’ Howlett, the most beloved X-Men, for the PlayStation 5. At the time, the studio said the project was still in early development . but we’ve waited long enough that fans are getting restless.
According to leaker Kurakasis, that may soon change, as Insomniac is preparing to showcase Marvel’s Wolverine to the public. Kurakasis said they’re not sure if it will be at The Game Awards or another event, but it should happen before the end of the year. It would make sense if they plan to release the game in 2025.
As you may remember, Insomniac Games suffered a major hack in December 2023, which led to the leak of a lot of data on its projects, including Wolverine. It is currently unclear whether this will mean a delay to the project. Interestingly, while sifting through the leaked data from the hack, someone found a string that appears to be related to cooperative multiplayer, which would be a strange addition. Logan is famously a lone wolf, but this side of his character might be worth exploring from a narrative standpoint if the game does offer some sort of cooperative action between him and other Marvel characters.
Anyway, let’s recap what little we know for certain about Marvel’s Wolverine. This will be an original, self-contained story; however, it is set in the same Marvel universe created by Insomniac for the Spider-Man games. Whether Peter Parker and/or Miles Morales appear in Wolverine remains a mystery, of course.
The game is directed by Brian Horton and Cameron Christian, who worked side by side on Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. The writers are Mary Kenney, who co-wrote Miles Morales with Ben Arfmann, and Walt Williams and Nick Folkman, who wrote Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.
Marvel’s Wolverine will be released exclusively on PlayStation 5, although Sony’s new PC strategy suggests the game will hit PC ground within a few years of its release on consoles.
