Insomniac hacks reveal Marvel's Spider-Man 3, an X-Men game, multiplayer projects, and even more

Sony-owned developer Insomniac Games has had a pretty good year, what with the release of the much-loved Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and increasing hype for the previously announced Marvel's Wolverine (image from the trailer above). 2023 is ending on a bit of a frustrating note for Insomniac, though, albeit one that will just make gamers more hype: A massive leak has revealed no less than six upcoming games from the studio, several of which are unannounced.

These leaks come courtesy of a massive data hack against Insomniac by a ransomware group known as Rhysida. Last week the group announced that it had breached Insomniac Games' internal data and threatened to release what they found unless Sony paid them 50 BTC (just over $2 million). Sony apparently refused, and today Rhysida made good on their threats, releasing 1.67 terabytes of data.

The most interesting information included in this leak was a list of upcoming Insomniac-developed games and the year they're intended to be released. Here's what is apparently planned for the next five-plus years of Insomniac games:

Once again, it's worth stressing that these are leaks and were never intended to be seen by the public. As such, all these dates and even the specific projects are internal estimates only. It's entirely possible—likely even!—that many of these games will release later than is listed here, especially given how aggressive this schedule is. And it's also possible some of them will be canceled or never see the light of day.

While these leaks are likely extremely demoralizing to the developers at Insomniac, hopefully they can take some solace in how excited they're sure to make gamers. Insomniac has grown from a small studio working on mascot platformers like Spyro the Dragon and Ratchet & Clank to what is arguably one of the biggest developers in the industry and one of the most important to Sony specifically. If even a fraction of the games from this leak end up being realized, that prestige is only going to grow from here.

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We'll keep an eye out and update you here on TapTap if and when each of these projects are announced officially. In the mean time, stay safe and remember that with great power comes great responsibility. Excelsior!