Is Insomniac Games “Relying” On Marvel Properties From Here On Out?

More than 60 per cent of all revenue generated by games released on Steam in 2023 came from ten titles.

You'd think considering the length of time Marvel has been a massive success - both before the MCU was even a thing and after it launched the franchise into the stratosphere - that pretty much every toy and collectible on the market would have teamed up with the creators of Earth's Mightiest Heroes by now, but no. Well, not until now. Youtooz, collectible figures modeled after countless iconic characters, previously didn't have any Marvel characters on its roster, but that changes today.

The leak/hack of Insomniac Games was a terrible thing, and obviously, we don’t support what happened there. What the hacker group did was wrong, and Insomniac will be picking up the pieces of what happened for a long time. However, as is the gaming way, people looked at the documents that were put onto the internet to see what the team was up to, and one person on Reddit found a rather interesting Excel sheet that seemed to focus on a certain character with Spider-Man’s world. No, not Miles, Black Cat, or even MJ; it was about the character known as Silk.

has released a statement about the cyberattack that took place earlier this week and ended up leaking sensitive details and the personal information of several employees.

Insomniac Games suffered one of the biggest leaks in gaming history, with over 1.3 million stolen files made public earlier this week. In a recent statement, it feels “both saddened and angered about the recent criminal cyberattack on our studio and the emotional toll it’s taken on our dev team.”

This year has not been a great year for the video game industry. While we saw some big title releases that were well-received by fans, we’ve also seen a number of restructurings resulting in layoffs and studio closures. That’s something we want to see less of in 2024, but that might still not be the case. There’s a lingering feeling for a few studios out there, one of which is Insomniac Games. Thanks to the leaks, we’re finding out that there was a push from Sony to see Insomniac Games drop over fifty jobs. These leaks don’t stop there; beyond that, we got a look into what the future held for the studio, which included a multiplayer Spider-Man game. 

Insomniac Games has publicly responded to this week’s massive data breach, which saw hacking group Rhysida drop 1.6 terabytes of data onto the internet. The studio has called the hack “extremely distressing,” but reaffirms that Marvel’s Wolverine “continues as planned” despite spoilers circulating the internet. 

Insomniac Games has released an update in response to the recent cyberattack that impacted the studio. 

Earlier this week, ransomware group Rhysida released more than a terabyte of data it illegally obtained by hacking Marvel's Spider-Man 2 developer, Insomniac Games. The hacked data comprised of more than 1.3 million files, for a total of 1.67 terabytes of data, including information about Marvel's Wolverine, future Insomniac Games titles, release schedules, private employee information like tax and employment forms, internal studio messages, and more.

Without a doubt, it’s been a rough couple of weeks now for Insomniac Games. After releasing their successful sequel to Marvel’s Spider-Man earlier this year, the focus soon shifted towards getting their next game ready. Marvel’s Wolverine was previously teased to the public, but we haven’t seen the game in quite a long time. However, the focus on their work quickly shifted towards dealing with a public cyberattack. A ransomware group managed to hack into Insomniac Games, and with it came a slew of stolen data. 

Just when you thought the gaming year would end somewhat peacefully, a massive attack on a fan-favorite developer caused shockwaves throughout the industry. As you likely have heard, Insomniac Games was hit with a ransomware attack. But it wasn’t just a simple attack; the people behind it were demanding millions from the company and were threatening to expose all sorts of information about the company, the games it was working on, and the people within the company if they didn’t pay up. Well, they didn’t, and a leak of massive proportions was spread across the internet for all to see.

The Rhysida hacking group has stolen 1.67 terabytes of data from Sony developer Insomniac Games.