Insomniac Games had been strangely quiet about Wolverine‘s release date, leading some to speculate that the studio was hoping to avoid Grand Theft Auto 6‘s nuclear blast zone when that game launches on Nov. 19th.
Gaming industry insiders keep suggesting that, internally, Sony basically considers GTA 6 a PS5 exclusive despite Rockstar’s planned multi-platform release. Whatever the case, there’s a healthy gap between Wolverine‘s and GTA 6‘s release date — so fans won’t have to figure out how to juggle both games at once. Originally announced in 2021, the highly-anticipated Wolverine marks a departure for Insomniac as a studio. In comparison to franchises like Ratchet and Clank — or even our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man — Wolverine is shaping up to be a way more violent and gory experience.
Insomniac has developed specialized blood tech for the game, and that’s evident given what we’ve seen in trailers thus far. Blood won’t just spatter, soak, and pool as it does in most games: In Wolverine, it’ll even get between Logan’s teeth. It’s all gruesome enough that Insomniac had to assess whether the game was “going too far.” Based on all the enemies getting ripped to shreds in the trailers, it seems that the video game version of Wolverine will retain the mature edge that has defined generations of comic books and movies.
