Wolverine PS5 Lead Dev Leaves for Xbox's Perfect Dark Team | Push Square
Marvel's Wolverine has lost its original creative director Brian Horton to Xbox's upcoming Perfect Dark title, a Game File report has revealed. As confirmed by both Sony and Microsoft representatives, Horton made the switch in the summer and Marcus Smith has taken his place, who has served in directorial roles at Insomniac Games on Marvel's Spider-Man entries and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.
As for why Horton moved on from Insomniac Games, two sources speaking to the outlet claimed it was due to «creative decisions around the game». Sony declined to comment on this claim, however, only confirming Smith's new position. In addition, Mike Daly is the new game director for Marvel's Wolverine.
Speaking to Game File, an Xbox rep said Brian Horton will hold the same creative director role on Perfect Dark, allowing him to bring «his wealth of experience to the upcoming reboot of the classic secret agent series». First revealed almost four years ago, Perfect Dark reappeared with a gameplay presentation earlier this year.
Marvel's Wolverine, meanwhile, was announced roughly nine months later in the PlayStation Showcase of 2021 and hasn't been seen since — except in leaked gameplay via a hack of internal Insomniac Games documents. The developer has said it'll share more «when the time is right».
Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he's found playing the latest and greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.
Marcus Smith is an Insomniac veteran so I'm confident the project is in very safe hands.
All the best to him. I hope he can bring Perfect Dark back to it's original glory and then some. I was unimpressed by the trailer shown earlier this year. Marcus has already worked on Spiderman so I'm expecting better things for Wolverine which I was currently on the fence for in terms of interest.
That's a great get for Perfect Dark. The game looks promising and Horton is a
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