Marvel’s Wolverine creative director has joined Xbox’s The Initiative as Perfect Dark lead
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart’s directors will now lead the superhero game
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Marvel’s Wolverinecreative director is now the lead of The Initiative’sPerfect Dark’s reboot.
As reported byGameFile, two sources familiar with the project told the publication that developer Brian Horton, who was namedWolverine’s creative director in 2021, left the project this summer.
Horton, who has also worked as creative director onMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, is now the new creative director of Xbox’sPerfect Dark, which is being developed by The Initiative and Embracer-owned Crystal Dynamics.
According to an Xbox representative, Horton will be “bringing his wealth of experience to the upcoming reboot of the classic secret agent series.”
Meanwhile, Insomniac’s upcomingPS5superhero game is now being led by creative director Marcus Smith, aSonyrepresentative confirmed, while Mike Daly will serve as the new game director.
Both Smith and Daly have previously worked on Insomniac’sRatchet & Clank: Rift Apartas creative director and game director respectively.
Wolverine’s previous game director, Cameron Christian, will remain at the studio but in a different role.
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The two sources told the publication that the changes on the project come as a result of “creative decisions around the game” but Sony’s representative was unable to comment on the reason for the switch-up in roles.
Marvel’s Wolverinewas announced during Sony’sPlayStation Showcasein September 2021, with a brief teaser trailer, but Insomniac has kept the project under wraps ever since. We don’t even have a release date or release window for the game, just yet.
As forPerfect Dark,fans received abrand new gameplay trailerduring the Xbox Games Showcase atSummer Game Fest 2024. Unfortunately, there’s still no release date for first-person shooter, but we do know that it’s coming toXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, and PC.
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