While this is far from an outright denial that Marvel’s Wolverine will be present in some form at the State of Play this week, the studio will likely simply make an announcement of what kinds of details we can expect to see when the time actually comes. The studio might also once more show off the gameplay trailer it had already released back in September.

Marvel’s Wolverine is going to be a major first-party game for Sony, and the company’s CFO Lin Tao even went as far as to call it its first major tentpole release for 2026. The statement was made during an investor call, where she was asked if Insomniac’s title would see any impact from Grand Theft Auto 6‘s November 19th release date. In response, Tao said that Marvel’s Wolverine will serve as a major anchor for Sony.

A report from last month, however, has indicated that Insomniac Games is looking at a September or October release date for Marvel’s Wolverine. According to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, this is so that sales of the game can be maximized before the eventual release of GTA 6. While the latter is expected to sell well across all platforms, it is also likely to be more popular on PS5 than Xbox Series X/S.

“Wolverine is almost certainly going to come out in September or October,” said Schreier. “Xbox is almost a non-factor; I’m sure they’ll sell millions on Xbox, but PlayStation is the main platform, so it’s almost… in some ways it’s kind of like a PlayStation exclusive, that most of the sales will be on PlayStation and it will sell a lot of PlayStation 5s alongside it. So I suspect that Sony is planning its entire calendar around GTA and will not release anything within the blast zone.”

The gameplay trailer for Marvel’s Wolverine has been our only major look at the upcoming action game so far. The trailer showcased just how brutal Logan will be in the game, with players being able to dismember their enemies thanks to Wolverine’s fast attacks and blades. Among the enemies we got to see as part of this trailer were familiar foes like Sentinels. The story is also expected to be impacted by major X-Men characters like Mystique and Omega Red. The game will take players on a worldwide journey to locations like Japan, Canada, and Madripoor.

Marvel’s Wolverine is slated for release as a PS5-exclusive. However, it is worth noting that Insomniac’s titles have typically also been ported over to PC eventually. We last saw this with Marvel’s Spider-Man, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. For more details, check out our review of the PC release of the latest entry.

Citing its own sources, the report by Mp1st also includes a few extra details about the Venom project, including the fact that we will see Eddie Brock taking on the role of the protagonist in the spin-off. Along with having historical ties to the Symbiote plot from the original Spider-Man comics, Brock taking on the role would also tie in quite nicely with the events of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.

Along with Brock being the protagonist, the spin-off title will also see Cletus Kasady as Carnage, who is expected to serve as the primary antagonist in Marvel’s Venom. Anti-Venom is also expected to make an appearance in the title. Interestingly, according to the report, Insomniac Games had originally planned to release Marvel’s Venom some time this year.

The report also indicates that Insomniac Games is working on bringing in Spider-Man 2099 – Miguel O’Hara – into one of the games it is currently working on. Whether the character will show up in one of the two projects being worked on – Marvel’s Wolverine and Marvel’s Venom – or if the character is planned for yet another title that hasn’t yet been officially announced is currently unknown.

The last time we heard about Marvel’s Venom was all the way back in December 2023, back when it was first reported that the studio was targeting a 2025 launch for the spin-off. At the time, Insomniac Games was also believed to have started work on Marvel’s Spider-Man 3. Even the reports at the time noted that the spin-off would feature Carnage as the main villain of the story.

As for Marvel’s Wolverine, Insomniac Games is expected to finally showcase the title later this month, likely during Tokyo Games Show 2025. A recent report indicated that playtesters have been having a good time with early builds of the title and finding it impressive. This report comes courtesy of Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson.

“So, it is done. It obviously was delayed to quite a big extent,” said Henderson. “From what I’ve managed to hear, from people working on the project, obviously, the ransomware attack and all the game leaking is one thing, but then the emotional strain that it places on people when you have all of your information leaked, like your address, social security numbers, and all that kind of stuff, is massive.”

“So that obviously delayed the game as well. But from a few playtesters I’ve been speaking to, they think the game looks fantastic. So that’s good news, and fingers crossed we get to see a release date in a couple of weeks’ time.”

“We’ve announced Wolverine, and we’d love to talk more about Wolverine, but we have to be like Logan today, and remain very stoic until it’s time to pop the claws down the road,” said co-studio head at Insomniac Chad Dezern to Variety. “As much as we’re as much as we have pent up excitement, we got to hold on to it. So that’s, that’s about as much as we could say about our upcoming projects today.”

This latest statement tracks with what the studio said the last time it was asked about its upcoming Wolverine game. Back in May 2024, when asked about news about Wolverine on social media platform X, the studio responded by saying, “We’ll share news when the time is right, and the right time isn’t now.”

When it comes to the Wolverine game in general, Insomniac has been incredibly quiet since its original announcement of the game back in 2021. What we do know about the title is that it will take place in the same universe as that of the Marvel’s Spider-Man games (also developed by Insomniac), and that it will be a completely standalone game with its own story.

Despite its lack of any announced details, the studio has still been working on Wolverine, as it had revealed back in June 2024 in response to fans asking for a potential PS4/PS5 release of the studio’s open-world parkour-based shooter Sunset Overdrive.

“We’re busy with Marvel’s Wolverine!” said Insomniac in response.

While the studio itself has been quiet about the game, it was hacked by a ransomware group back in 2023 that managed to get its hands on more than 1.3 million internal files of the studio, which included details ranging from employees’ personal information, as well as details about Wolverine. All in all, the hacked data amounted to around 1.67 TB.

Among the things revealed from the hack were that Insomniac seemed to be targeting a release window of 2026 for Wolverine, and that the title would eventually be followed up by a game based on the X-Men, likely tying in somehow with the story in Wolverine. The leaked data also hinted at other projects at the works, including a small-scale Ratchet and Clank title for 2029, as well as a standalone game based on Venom, dubbed Marvel’s Venom.

Other leaks have indicated that the rumoured X-Men game would be slated for release in 2030, with a sequel planned for 2033. There are also indications that the series might overall involve four titles.

Insomniac Games announced the departure of its CEO Ted Price earlier today. Price had worked with the company for more than 30 years, and his role in leadership of the company has now been taken up by Ryan Schneider, Jen Huang, and Chad Dezern.

The leak, which was shared on Reddit, reveals that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 had a total budget of $315 million (which is par for the course for modern AAA productions), and is projected to sell 10.5 million units, amounting to a 35% return on investment and total profits of $75 million. Given that the game had already sold over 5 million units as of last month, those might seem like conservative projections.

The leak also reveals that Insomniac is projecting Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 – which is seemingly targeting a 2028 release – to sell 14.5 million units, which will amount to a 75% return on investment and profits of $170 million against a total budget of $385 million. Meanwhile, Insomniac is also expecting Marvel’s Wolverine to have a budget of $305 million and sell 10 million units, which means an $85 million profit and a 40% return on investment.

Details on the sales figures and budgets for Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales have also emerged.

Meanwhile, Insomniac’s ransomware leak has also leaked multiple planned unannounced games, including an X-Men series that will begin with the Wolverine game, a new Ratchet and Clank instalment, and a new IP.