According to current reports, there is said to be another movement in the creative leadership of “Marvel's Wolverine”. This time, according to Game File Creative Director Brian Horton, he has decided to leave Insomniac Games and therefore the project.
In September 2021, Sony and developers Insomniac Games announced ongoing work on the dark action title “Marvel’s Wolverine” for the PS5.
Even more than three years after official announcement Players are still waiting for tangible details or even first impressions of the new title from Insomniac Games. Instead, the project is drawing attention again this week with a possible change in personnel at the creative top.
Like colleagues from Game File According to reports, Brian Horton, who worked as creative director on Marvel's Wolverine, has decided to leave Insomniac Games.
Horton is moving to Xbox Game Studios
The Game File article also states that Horton has moved to Xbox Game Studios and will be working as creative director on The Initiative's new “Perfect Dark”.
Insomniac Games is said to have already found a successor for Horton. We're talking about Marcus Smith, who has worked on several projects at the Californian studio in recent years.
In the past, for example, Smith served as co-director “Sunset Overdrive” with. Insomniac Games is also said to have filled the position of game director with Mike Daly. “Marvel's Wolverine” isn't the first time Horton and Daly have worked together in an executive capacity.
Most recently, the two were in charge of the action platformer Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart responsible. Insomniac Games has not yet commented on Game File's report.
Is the official reveal of the action title approaching?
If the reports are true, we would not be dealing with the first change in the creative leadership of the project. So left Associate Narrative Director Mary Kenney Insomniac Games moved to CD Projekt in the summer, where she worked as an author on the successor to “Cyberpunk 2077” works.
According to unconfirmed reports, Insomniac Games could soon put an end to fans' wait and finally officially introduce “Marvel's Wolverine”. At least this is what the well-known insider “Kurakasis” wants have found out.
Kurakasis a few days ago: “From my research, it looks like Sony is getting ready to unveil some new stuff from Marvel's Wolverine. It's hard for me to say when it will happen. But I suspect it will be this year.”
The insider brought up The Game Awards 2024 on December 13, 2024 (from 1:30 a.m. our time) as a possible venue for the unveiling of the action title. A possible anniversary event for the 30th birthday of the PlayStation could also be an opportunity for the presentation.
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