Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Cost Insomniac Games $315M

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Insomniac Games is not having a good time right now. The developer was hit recently by a ransomware group that stole a vast collection of documents. It was put up online for a week to get Sony to pay the group off. Unfortunately, it looks like the ransomware group went ahead and released the documents online, so details on upcoming titles like Wolverine have been posted, along with a roadmap of what’s to come, have emerged online. One of the leaked documents that have surfaced online is based on the development costs for their projects like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.

A few projects were revealed online regarding their costs and how much of a profit the studio has received. Thanks to the thread on NeoGAF, which posted the documents, it seems that Ratchet & Clank was not a success that the studio had hoped for. This title apparently was released at a loss of $8M. Meanwhile, Insomniac Games’ latest title release is Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. According to the post, that game apparently cost the studio $315M to develop, with a total profit of $75M. 

Of course, this is still a relatively new release, and we might see quite a few more units being purchased this holiday season. But that at least gives us an idea of how much money was spent to ensure Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 was a solid release into the marketplace. It doesn’t seem like it was too much of a gamble either, with just how successful Marvel’s Spider-Man, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and even Marvel’s Spider-Man Remaster were in the marketplace. 

We also know that Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 is in the works, with the cost to develop this game seeing a notable bump. The Insomniac Games studio diverted over $385M to develop this next major installment. Of course, it will be a