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Wolverine Updates Will Address Major Fan Blowback, Dev Confirms
Marvel's Wolverine developer Insomniac promises updates to the game following overwhelming negative player feedback
Wolverine
Released Oct 1, 1991
Rating 65/100
Marvel's Wolverine is an action game in development at Insomniac Games for PlayStation 5. The title follows Logan as he investigates the disappearance of Jean Grey while confronting his berserker nature and violent past. Story details suggest influences from classic Wolverine narratives, including elements from X-Men Origins.
Recent coverage has centered on a new cinematic trailer titled "Ain't No Hero," which showcased environments and enemy types while establishing the game's darker narrative tone. Insomniac has also released a prequel comic tying into the story, with developer previews scheduled for the coming months. While anticipation for the game remains strong, some PlayStation community discussion has focused on Sony's shift away from physical media, with fans debating how to engage with exclusive titles amid broader concerns about the platform's direction.
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PlayStation Makes Sneaky Update to Celebrate Wolverine PS5
PlayStation has sneaked in a nifty little update to celebrate the launch of Insomniac Games’ PS5 exclusive Marvel’s Wolverine. Yesterday, Sony Interactive Entertainment pushed out an update to the PS App that changes its trademark blue icon to a Wolverine-themed one. PlayStation…
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Wolverine review roundup: Frankly, we're starting to feel a little better about the whole 'PlayStation 5 exclusive' thing
The new Wolverine game is fine, but it's definitely not the best there is at what it does.
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The shockingly good Wolverine game on PS3 saw zero crunch because the terrible movie it accompanied was delayed, dev says: "We still had time to goof around"
X-Men Origins: Wolverine still gets two claws up
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Wolverine’s Liam McIntyre on Prepping for His Iconic Role and His Love for All Things Gaming
This week on Pause for Thought, Wolverine himself joins us to chat about the upcoming Insomniac game as well as his career. He and Naomi reflect on their time at San Diego Comic-Con, they chat about his love for gaming as well as creating board games, and of course, they dive int…
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“Wolverine Insults Players’ Intelligence” – Insomniac’s Latest Title Slammed For Being Way Too Accessible
Marvel's Wolverine holds the player's hands much more than most games, leading to criticism from various reviewers. “Wolverine Insults Players’ Intelligence” – Insomniac’s Latest Title Slammed For Being Way Too Accessible is a post from Tech4Gamers - All About Technology And Gami…
Wolverine PS5 Is One of the Lowest Rated First-Party Sony Games of the Generation
How Logan you go. Reviews for Marvel's Wolverine have dropped, and it's fair to say that many of them are a bit disappointing. At the time of writing, Insomniac Games' big budget action title sits at an eyebrow-raising 77 on Metacritic , based on just over 100 evaluations. Read t…
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Top 15 Best Wolverine Comics
Wolverine has been fighting the good fight for decades in the Marvel Universe. These are his 15 greatest comic book storylines of all time.
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Wolverine Only Aims As High As Its Stout Hero
A few hours into Wolverine I found myself asking, “Why did Insomniac Games make this?” There are obvious answers, of course: It has three excellent Spider-Man games under its belt; it's an opportunity to expand its Marvel Universe; and Wolverine presents ample opportunities for a…
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Why Brutality Is the Key to Making the Ultimate Wolverine Game
We dive into Logan's comic book history to explore why bloody brutality is the key to the ultimate Wolverine game.
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Wolverine Legend Hugh Jackman Looks Set to Invest in an English Football Team, Following Deadpool Star Ryan Reynolds' Success With Wrexham
Hugh Jackman's Wolverine looks set to follow Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool in co-owning an English football team.
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Marvel Will Reveal The Truth About That Deadpool & Wolverine's Crying Hulk Flashforward, Ryan Reynolds Promises
Ryan Reynolds has promised that Marvel will reveal the truth behind Deadpool & Wolverine's mysterious flashforward with Thor — eventually, at least.
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Wolverine's Complete Spoiler-Free PS5 Trophy List Revealed
Insomniac has shared the full PS5 trophy list for Marvel's Wolverine with two weeks still to go until it's released.
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New Marvel Tokon update incoming with free Wolverine costume and game improvements
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls launched three weeks ago already, and they have been steadily updating the game with more coming. PlayStation and Arc System Works revealed another patch for Marvel Tokon is slated for this week that brings new content and improvements.
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Wolverine PS5 DualSense & Faceplate Pre-Orders Are Still Live But Mostly Sold Out
UPDATE: Here’s what’s available from the Wolverine PS5 range. Amazon is now the only place to get the PS5 Pro plates and you can do that HERE. Similarly, if you want the DualSense controller JB HI-FI is now the best place to get that. AMAZON DualSense Wieless Controller – Marvel’…
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Sony Accused of Blocking Marvel's Wolverine Discounts in Brazil
No savings for you, bub. Sony has been accused of blocking sales of Marvel’s Wolverine via a Brazilian website which allows the use of discount codes. Local store The Gamer Hut , which operates within Shopee, claims that an “external” request required it to prevent the use of vou…
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Ryan Reynolds Congratulates Christopher Nolan's the Odyssey for Surpassing Deadpool & Wolverine to Become Highest Grossing R-Rated Movie of All Time
The one thing Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of an ancient Greek epic and Reynold’s fourth wall-breaking Deadpool flick with Hugh Jackman have in common is that each of them has been the world’s highest grossing R-rated film at one point.
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Marvel's Wolverine was inspired by one of the few video game movie tie-ins that doesn't suck: "We had the same challenges as those devs"
"We were definitely aware of that game"
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Marvel's Wolverine Is At the Center of the Most Complex Online War In Years
Ahead of its September release, Marvel’s Wolverine is finding itself in the center of several social media discourses intersecting at once.
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Marvel's Wolverine on PS5 Nails the Character, Not Much Else | Preview
Insomniac's Sony PlayStation 5 exclusive honors the Marvel character but feels a bit shallow
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'Post and Not Respond Anymore' Marvel's Wolverine Dev Calls Out Social Media Negativity
Insomniac's James Stevenson calls out recent Marvel's Wolverine criticism, specifically social media algorithms for amplifying the negativity.
Will Hugh Jackman's Wolverine and Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool appear in Avengers: Doomsday?
D23 was chock-full of amazing and exciting news this year, and naturally the convention was also the place where Marvel Studios showed off another look at Avengers: Doomsday. The anticipated film, which many are expecting to be a box office behemoth, appeared and offered up a new…
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Marvel’s Wolverine Is Another Victim Of The Internet’s Endless Gaming Negativity
Marvel's Wolverine looks like it could be a major highlight of a stacked September, but if you look online, many people are already calling the game dead on arrival for a number of reasons. One of the primary complaints stems from Marvel's Wolverine being a linear single-player a…
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Marvel’s Wolverine Is Hiding A Lot More Depth Than Its Linear Structure Suggests
Amid concerns of an overtly linear structure, Insomniac's latest proves it understands Logan's life and times better than we expected.
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Marvel’s Wolverine Preview: Rage Combat and Pre-X-Men Story
How Does the Combat System Work in Marvel’s Wolverine? The combat system in Marvel’s Wolverine centers on aggressive, parry-driven melee strikes fueled by a three-tiered Rage meter. Players must continuously attack to build Rage, which allows Logan to execute instant kills, perfo…
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Insomniac Dev Calls Negativity Around Marvel’s Wolverine An Onslaught On Mental Health
Insomniac's director of Communications is considering telling developers to avoid X due to the criticism surrounding Marvel's Wolverine. Insomniac Dev Calls Negativity Around Marvel’s Wolverine An Onslaught On Mental Health is a post from Tech4Gamers - All About Technology And Ga…
Marvel's Wolverine gets a new stunning trailer
Marvel's Wolverine launches on PlayStation 5 on September 15th. The game is the next superhero adventure from Insomniac Games, which, following Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Marvel's Spider-Man 2, is turning its attention to Wolverine. Unlike the Spi…
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Wolverine Gameplay Footage Is Being Compared To A Ben 10 Game
I’m as annoyed about PlayStation's stance on physical releases as the rest of you, but come on.
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Marvel's Wolverine confirmed to have New Game Plus at launch and features a side activity called Nightmare Doors where players 'confront Logan's nightmares to uncover his past'
Insomniac Games has confirmed Marvel's Wolverine will have New Game Plus at launch and a 'story-driven' side activity called Nightmare Doors.
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Insomniac won’t force you to play as secondary characters in Wolverine
Insomniac has confirmed that Marvel’s Wolverine will feature just one playable character, putting the full focus on Wolverine himself rather than introducing any side‑character gameplay sections. This clarification arrives after fans speculated that Jean Grey’s appearance in the…
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Inside Insomniac’s Darker, Bloodier Take On Marvel’s Wolverine
Marvel’s Wolverine marks a darker, bloodier turn for Insomniac Games, and the team behind it wants players to feel every bit of Logan’s brutal power.
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Insomniac confirms Marvel's Wolverine is 'fully playable on the disc' out of the box — just months before Sony ends physical game production for good
Insomniac Games has confirmed Marvel's Wolverine will be "fully playable" on the PlayStation 5 disc following Sony's decision to end their production.
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"Wolverine is our only playable character": Insomniac won't repeat Spider-Man's worst sections in Marvel's Wolverine
"We were really focusing on Wolverine as a playable character and making sure we nailed that"
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Hands-on report: Marvel’s Wolverine
It’s been a big week for fans of Marvel’s Wolverine, starting with the announcement of sharp-looking PS5 hardware and accessories. Now, with just over a month away until its September 15 launch, Insomniac is sharing a deep dive on the game’s story, combat, and exploration thanks…
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Everything New We Learned About Marvel's Wolverine From Our Big Interview With Insomniac
Everything new we learned about Marvel's Wolverine from our big interview with Insomniac.
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Insomniac Says There's Plenty in Marvel's Wolverine to Keep People Playing After the Credits Roll, Including New Game Plus Day-One
Insomniac has confirmed the various features in Marvel's Wolverine designed to keep people playing after the credits roll.
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Marvel's Wolverine: The Final Preview
If Insomniac has proved anything over the last eight years, it’s that they know how to make a hell of a superhero game. Marvel's Spider-Man remains one of the PlayStation 4’s defining action games and a shining example of open-world design, as are both of its follow-ups. Now they…
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Why the X-Men Don't Exist in Marvel's Wolverine
Insomniac explains why it didn't want the X-Men in Marvel's Wolverine.
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Marvel’s Wolverine Preview — Insomniac Finally Lets Logan Off The Leash
After getting hands-on time with Marvel’s Wolverine, it is clear Insomniac Games understands exactly what makes Logan such a vicious and compelling hero.
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We Spoke To Insomniac Games About The Artistry Behind Marvel’s Wolverine
As part of our Marvel’s Wolverine preview opportunity, which saw us tour Insomniac’s Burbank campus, we got to sit down with both Grant Hollis and Brian Wyser, a couple of senior heads on the team heading up the art and animation departments, respectively. In the brief chat, we s…
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Slash into Marvel's Wolverine with dope PlayStation 5 accessories
Controllers and plates, with some slathered in Adamantium
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Marvel’s Wolverine Is Doing the Smart Thing by Avoiding Open World
Insomniac’s decision to scale down the scope of Logan’s adventure could be precisely what services its grand ambitions for the character and the game it’s placing him in.
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Sony Unveils Special Wolverine Edition Hardware
Sony has announced two new pieces of hardware based on the upcoming Marvel's Wolverine, and fans can only grab them for a limited time.
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Sony Unveils a Limited Edition Battle Yellow PS5 for Marvel’s Wolverine, with His Claws Slashing Straight Through the Console Shell
Today, Sony announced a PS5 Limited Edition bundle themed around the next big exclusive, Marvel's Wolverine. The PS5 Digital Edition – Marvel’s Wolverine Battle Yellow Limited Edition Bundle will be released globally, channeling Logan's unmistakable intensity through a striking y…
Sounds Like Wolverine Gets His Arse Out in Insomniac's Upcoming PS5 Exclusive
Put it away, Logan. Marvel's Wolverine launches next month, which feels as though it's really crept up. In a few weeks' time, we'll be playing the next superhero adventure from Insomniac Games, which is quite exciting. While we've seen a bit of gameplay and a couple of decent tra…
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Marvel's Wolverine Is Finally Giving The Best X-Men Villain A Starring Role
Marvel's Wolverine might be missing the X-Men, but one of the team's best villains is finally taking the spotlight after being ignored for so long.
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Marvel’s Wolverine Previews to go live next month
Previews for Marvel’s Wolverine will go live on the 13th of August ahead of the game’s official launch on PS5 in Mid-September. The post Marvel’s Wolverine Previews to go live next month first appeared on KitGuru .
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Marvel Just Set an Impossible Standard for Insomniac's Wolverine
Marvel's Wolverine faces an impossible standard after Marvel called Insomniac's take its favorite version of Logan.
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Wolverine Trailer Confirms Jean Grey Love Interest
A new story trailer has dropped for Marvel's Wolverine, setting up Jean Grey as a love interest.
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Prime Yourself for Marvel's Wolverine on PS5 with This Prequel Comic
Prior events. San Diego Comic-Con is going on right now, and as announced last week, Marvel's Wolverine joined the festivities with a panel about the game. During the event, it was announced that Marvel and Insomniac Games have produced a comic book that serves as a prequel to th…
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Character Guide Focuses on Wolverine and His Berserker Rage
An X-Men veteran, Logan's playstyle favors leaping into the fray to activate Berserker Rage to augment his other abilities.
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It's Okay to Love Marvel's Wolverine and Still Be Mad at PlayStation
Supporting Marvel's Wolverine doesn't mean supporting every Sony decision, and boycotting it could ultimately hurt physical media more than help it.
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Marvel's Wolverine Is Right to Bring Back X-Men Origins' Nastiest Idea
Marvel's Wolverine is bound to take influence from many Wolverine stories, but one feature is a clear callback to X-Men Origins.
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'You know who isn’t the hero? The killer of physical' — Angry PlayStation fans are flocking to the new Wolverine trailer
PlayStation fans angry with Sony's decision to end physical discs have descended on the latest Marvel's Wolverine to make their thoughts known.
Logan is hunting for a picture of Jean Gray in the new Marvel's Wolverine trailer
Ahead of us cutting through mercenaries like they were made of jelly and recovering from constant mortal wounds in Marvel's Wolverine, developer Insomniac Games has given us another look at the title via a new cinematic trailer. In the Ain't No Hero trailer, Logan is constantly l…
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The New Wolverine Trailer Shows Off Raging Story
Marvel’s Wolverine, developed by Insomniac Games, just dropped a brand new trailer ‘Ain’t No Hero’. Featuring everyone’s brooding hero with claws, the trailer gives us a glimpse of the story the game will be delving into – showcasing a variety of environments, enemy types, suspec…
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What are the Brood and how are they connected to Wolverine in X-Men '97?
The show pays tribute to Aliens and a 1988 comic as Wolverine teams up with other Weapon X test subjects