Highlights

  • EA is developing three Marvel games that could potentially create a shared universe similar to Insomniac's.
  • Insomniac confirmed Spider-Man and Wolverine are in the same universe, leaving fans curious about future connections.

While the Marvel Cinematic Universe may be stagnating, Marvel fans still have plenty to look forward to in the gaming space. Despite the infamously disappointing Marvel's Avengers, Marvel has had a pretty good run in the video game industry over the last few years, with Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, and the most recent release, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, all being critical successes. It's seemingly only the beginning of what could easily be Marvel's video game golden age.

Right now, there are at least six big-budget Marvel games that are definitely in development. While Insomniac has its hands full with Marvel's Wolverine, Skydance is developing a WW2 Black Panther and Captain America game and Arkane has recently announced it has a Blade game in the works. But coming in with the lion's share, EA has a total of three Marvel games currently in development, including an Iron Man game from Motive, a Black Panther game from Cliffhanger, and a third unknown project. While EA's plate is precariously full, its approach could pave the way for its own Marvel universe to beat Insomniac's to the punch.

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It's Unclear Just How Connected Insomniac's Spider-Man and Wolverine Are

When Marvel's Wolverine was first announced alongside Marvel's Spider-Man 2 in September 2021 it was debated whether the two Marvel projects would be connected. At the time, Insomniac refused to comment, but at the end of last year fans finally got their answer—sort of. In an interview with Kinda Funny back in October 2023, Insomniac's Bryan Intihar made it explicitly clear for the first time that Marvel's Spider-Man and Marvel's Wolverine are set in the same universe, designated as Universe-1048 in the wider Marvel continuity.

Still, that hasn't stopped Insomniac from being pretty coy about its shared universe. It's unclear just how connected Marvel's Wolverine will be to Insomniac's Spider-Man series with no official details about Wolverine's setting, plot, or included characters being announced yet.

That said, while it would be great to see Insomniac's Spider-Men team up with Wolverine, that probably isn't something that should happen right away. Insomniac already has a lot of pressure on its shoulders to deliver a great Wolverine game and it should ensure that it focuses on that game's world and characters long before trying to throw in any Spider-Man cameos.

EA's Marvel Games Could Boast a Clearer Connected Universe

It's incredibly important to note that EA has not confirmed or denied if its Marvel games will be set in the same universe, but there's definitely a lot of potential there, and it could give EA's games a nice leg-up over Insomniac's universe.

With EA's Iron Man and Black Panther games both being in development at the same time, it would be fun to see them connect to one another in a fairly significant way. For instance, if Iron Man releases first, it could be fun to see a mission take players to Wakanda, where they get to meet Cliffhanger's Black Panther, acting as a tease for the upcoming game.

Of course, EA's Marvel games don't need to connect to each other in order to be quality products, and in many ways, it'd be much better to focus on really nailing the story and characters of each game first before trying to tie them together. But this would be a good way to immediately set EA's Marvel universe apart from Insomniac's in a way that would impact the future of EA Marvel titles.