A recent piece of crossover fanart celebrating the announcement of Marvel’s Wolverine and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has received high praise from Insomniac Games. The PlayStation-exclusive developer came out strong during Thursday’s PlayStation Showcase livestream, showing off not one but two exciting Marvel titles to continue its streak of impressive licensed superhero games.
First came Marvel’s Wolverine in a brief teaser trailer that showed Marvel's favorite Canadian berserker finding trouble in a seedy bar. Then came the highly anticipated Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which will finally pit Peter Parker and Miles Morales against the fearsome Venom (as voiced by horror icon Tony Todd). Both of these announcements are exciting on their own, but fans later received indication that all of Insomniac's Marvel titles will be set in the same continuity - possibly making them the gaming equivalent of the ever-popular MCU movie franchise.
Yesterday, Insomniac Games shared an “amazing” fan poster by Twitter user Rock Rider, featuring the developer’s takes on Wolverine, both Spider-Men, and even Rivet from Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart holding out their arms in celebration of Insomniac’s recent successes. Also on the poster are the words “In Insomniac We Trust” and the developer’s mission statement to “create games that have a positive and lasting influence on people’s lives,” along with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s planned release date of 2023.
Insomniac’s past Marvel titles have been incredibly well-received by comic book fans and gamers alike, with Marvel’s Spider-Man quickly surpassing the critically-acclaimed Batman: Arkham City as the highest-selling superhero game of all time when it was released on the PS4 back in 2018. Last year's Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales continued this wave of success by shifting focus to Miles as he begins his own journey as a hero and adding new stealth and Venom Strike abilities to the previous game’s winning combat and web-swinging formula. Insomniac’s non-Marvel offerings aren’t to be discounted either, as this year’s Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart wowed players with its updated PS5 visuals and fast-paced, dimension-hopping gameplay.
With Marvel’s Wolverine and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on the horizon for the next couple of years, it seems that Insomniac’s winning streak isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Rock Rider’s fan poster is a well-made tribute to the developer’s recent successes, so much so that even Insomniac itself saw fit to share it with the rest of the internet. Players will still have to wait for their next spin into the budding Insomniac Marvel universe though, as Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is still in the early stages of development for 2023 and Marvel’s Wolverine has yet to receive a release date at all.
