Spider-Man 2 and a Wolverine Game Announced for PlayStation 5

It’s a good sign that Sony and Marvel are continuing their partnership outside of the movies. While the MCU continues to dominate the box office, various adaptations of these beloved characters and stories still exist. Comic book canon remains a choose-your-own adventure. Although the PS5 upgrade for Spider-Man included a controversial update to Peter Parker to make him look more like Tom Holland that may be taken as a negative consequence of that success, the success of Sony’s non-MCU Into the Spider-Verse movie may have prompted the creation of the Miles Morales follow-up, and now Spidey-fans of all stripes can see the two Spider-Men fighting alongside each other against Venom, and maybe Carnage, in 2023.

Insomniac’s second teaser was a shorter one, but will likely prompt just as much, if not more, anticipation. Moving a little more slowly, the camera pans across the interior of a bar with bodies, broken furniture, blood and signs of dismemberment strewn across it. The camera cuts to a back-facing shot of a lone figure drinking at the bar in a plaid shirt and a cowboy hat. The edit cuts to a zoomed-in reverse shot as we see the man lower his drink and, in the background, some injured fellow pull himself to his feet with the help of a chair. The camera cuts back around to reveal this man walking past the billiards table, pulling a knife from his clothes and flipping it into a reverse hold, walking toward the mysterious figure at the bar. The camera cuts back to the bloody-knuckled fists of the man at the bar, hovering by his drink, before a familiar noise sounds as adamantium claws exit his fist, before the trailer cuts to black with a title shot. Wolverine does not have a release date, but Insomniac is continuing to earn good will from fans by pumping out hit after hit after Sony’s acquisition. Anticipation will be high.