Games industry reacts as Insomniac's decade-long plans for Marvel's Wolverine, Spider-Man, and more leak: "Truly disgraceful and shameful"

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Developers around the world have shared messages of support for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 developer Insomniac Games after a group of hackers targeted the studio.

Earlier today, December 19, hacking group Rhysida reportedly released over 1.6 terabytes of data stolen from Insomniac Games. The data included information on the studio's unannounced games, Marvel's Wolverine snippets, and even the personal information of studio employees.

Now, developers have spoken out with messages of support for the studio and its workers. Below, for example, Control 2 writer Eric Stirpē correctly points out how the word "leak" doesn't do the attack on Insomniac Games justice - especially when personal and private information is involved.

What happened to Insomniac is not a “leak;” it was a malicious blackmailing by hackers that dragged people’s personal info and privacy into the mix. Every outlet, every influencer, using material procured by these hackers in their own “news” and “content” should be ashamed.December 19, 2023

Cyberpunk 2077 franchise developer Patrick K. Mills also spoke out against the information being circulated online. The latter part of Mills' tweet speaks to the hacked data revealing Insomniac's plans for the next decade, with several unannounced games being made public by the hack.

Feel bad for insomniac over the leaks and also apparently being trapped in marvel hell for the rest of timeDecember 19, 2023

Vlambeer co-founder and Nuclear Throne developer Rami Ismail also shared a message of support for everyone at Insomniac Games. Ismail's tweet points to another issue surrounding the hack - that a lot of people are sadly overlooking the fact that personal information was published online in favor of focusing on the leaked