Marvel's Wolverine Canon Can Stand On Its Own Two Feet
Recently, it was revealed that Xbox had passed on making Marvel games, with the brand instead going to Sony. The release of Marvel’s Spider-Man shows how big this deal actually was, but of course, hindsight is 20/20. What matters now is how Sony uses this agreement. While Marvel-Square Enix games like Marvel’s Avengers has faced heavy backlash and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy did not get the attention at launch it deserved, Sony is building an impressive array of games.
This is thanks to Spider-Man developer Insomniac Games. Not only was the first game a huge console-selling hit, but Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales paired well with the launch of the PS5. The two games, as well as Insomniac’s pedigree, mean there’s a ton of hype for the upcoming Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. But that hype is infectious, and many are as equally excited for Marvel’s Wolverine from Insomniac, which is saying something.
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Of course, not much is known besides the one teaser trailer, and with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 releasing in 2023, Marvel’s Wolverine is still some years away. That means exactly what it entails will likely remain under wraps for a while longer, but one idea has been floated around by several fans now: an Insomniac Games-led Marvel Universe. This would mean establishing a canon related to all the games Insomniac produces, if not all Marvel games that ever come out of Sony.
On the one hand, this makes sense. It’s pretty clear from the announcement that Marvel’s Wolverine is not following any set comic or movie canon, or at the very least, it seems that way. While a Wolverine game connected to something like Logan would be nice, this is not a movie adaptation. It’s a
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