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Marvel’s Wolverine Director Connects the Game to X-Men’s Roots

Mike Daly also addressed the project's longer development period and the online backlash surrounding Insomniac's upcoming game.

Mihaela Kicevski15 minutes ago

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Wolverine leaps into combat against multiple enemies while holding his claws ready

Marvel’s Wolverine game director Mike Daly has discussed the X-Men origins that influenced the upcoming game, its longer development period, and the online backlash surrounding the project.

The comments come from an exclusive interview with TheGamer, which was shared through a Reddit discussion. Daly’s conversation covers the ideas drawn from X-Men history and origins, as well as the realities of taking more time to develop Insomniac’s version of Wolverine.

One specific reference for Insomniac was X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the 2009 movie tie-in. Daly said the team was “definitely aware of that game” and took inspiration from how it approached the challenge of representing Wolverine authentically through his claws, physicality, and powers. He clarified that Insomniac was not simply taking ideas from the older game; both teams faced similar design questions and arrived at some similar conclusions.

Mike Daly addresses the game’s development and reception

Alongside the project’s creative influences, Daly spoke about why development lasted longer and responded to the criticism that appeared online. The interview offers a look at the decisions behind Marvel’s Wolverine before its scheduled September 15, 2026 launch.

With the game nearing release, the discussion gives fans another piece of context for how Insomniac approached its X-Men adaptation and how the team views the conversation surrounding it. Share your thoughts in the comments, and follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.

Marvel's Wolverine is a single-player action-adventure game and a standalone entry in the Marvel's Spider-Man series, sharing continuity with those titles while telling its own self-contained story. Players control Logan/Wolverine in close-quarters combat, using his adamantium claws against enemies drawn from the X-Men comic book mythology. It is planned as the first installment in a trilogy of games focused on the X-Men.