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Marvel's Spider-Man Developer Insomniac Games Swells To Over 520 Employees - PlayStation Universe

Insomniac Games has now grown to over 520 devs, according to its LinkedIn profile.

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Insomniac Games, the studio responsible for the critically acclaimed Marvel's Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank franchises, has revealed on its LinkedIn profile that the company has grown to over 520 employees.

The studio is currently working on the highly anticipated Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for PS5, which is scheduled for release in Fall 2023. Its PS5 output so far includes Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.

Insomniac Games was established in 1994 and has a long-standing history with PlayStation, having worked on the Spyro the Dragon and Ratchet and Clank franchises. The company has sold more than 70 million video games in its lengthy career so far, and is based in Burbank, California. Sony acquired the company in 2019.

 

[Varteras]

Ain't the only thing swelling...

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

They're a comic book game studio now, which is quite sad to see.

Ratchet on PS5 was outstanding. They could either do more with that or make some changes to the formula and shake it up a bit, or they could do something new with the Resistance franchise that people have been asking to come back for many years.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

They're a comic book game studio now, which is quite sad to see.

Ratchet on PS5 was outstanding. They could either do more with that or make some changes to the formula and shake it up a bit, or they could do something new with the Resistance franchise that people have been asking to come back for many years.

Their latest game release was a Ratchet and clank game. And almost no one bought it

 

[Interfectum]

Ain't the only thing swelling...

 

[Thirty7ven]

All these PlayStation studios are becoming multiple project studios so it's not surprising. Even then the secret sauce is still a network of support studios, otherwise you can't get a big game made in this industry.

 

[Hobbygaming]

I wonder if their next game after Wolverine will be a new IP, Ratchet or something else

 

[SlimySnake]

They're a comic book game studio now, which is quite sad to see.

Ratchet on PS5 was outstanding. They could either do more with that or make some changes to the formula and shake it up a bit, or they could do something new with the Resistance franchise that people have been asking to come back for many years.

Nah, if anything, that ratchet game proved that their internal IPs arent really that memorable. They dont sell. They dont win goty awards. They are mediocre games that review well but are forgotten almost immediately. Spiderman sold almost 40 million. Ratchet sold a million. Its a gigantic waste of 2 years of insomniacs time. Had that time gone into Spiderman 2, we wouldve seen it earlier and it wouldve sold and been received a lot better.

No one is telling them to make boring soulless comic book games. Arkham Games were goty material despite being comic book. That is what Insomniac should be chasing. ND and Sucker Punch left their Crash, Jak and Sly Cooper roots behind. Time for Insomniac to do the same and kill ratchet forever.

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

They're a comic book game studio now, which is quite sad to see.

Ratchet on PS5 was outstanding. They could either do more with that or make some changes to the formula and shake it up a bit, or they could do something new with the Resistance franchise that people have been asking to come back for many years.

Oh, come on!

 

[Varteras]

They are mediocre games

 

[mrmustard]

They're a comic book game studio now, which is quite sad to see.

I'm sick and tired of superheroes too, but i think Wolverine can be a great game if it's made for adults. Eye-Candy with Ninja Gaiden gameplay and flying guts + limbs is all i want.

 

[gothmog]

Nah, if anything, that ratchet game proved that their internal IPs arent really that memorable. They dont sell. They dont win goty awards. They are mediocre games that review well but are forgotten almost immediately. Spiderman sold almost 40 million. Ratchet sold a million. Its a gigantic waste of 2 years of insomniacs time. Had that time gone into Spiderman 2, we wouldve seen it earlier and it wouldve sold and been received a lot better.

No one is telling them to make boring soulless comic book games. Arkham Games were goty material despite being comic book. That is what Insomniac should be chasing. ND and Sucker Punch left their Crash, Jak and Sly Cooper roots behind. Time for Insomniac to do the same and kill ratchet forever.

Yeah but 5 people want a new Resistance game so you're wrong.

 

[Bond007]

I enjoyed the latest Ratchet.
The thing i love about their games is how easy they are to pickup and enjoy time and time again. Just great replayabiliy.

 

[AtomicStarving]

Spiderman 2 any day now

 

[Thirty7ven]

Yeah but 5 people want a new Resistance game so you're wrong.

People will be mad when Wolverine sells more than all their original IP put together.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Welcome to Marvel with Disneys involvement.

Scrutiny....

Still I love Insomniac, so they deserve all the comfort in future development they deserve.

 

[RoadHazard]

And they're already the most productive AAA studio in the industry. I guess games are taking longer and longer to make, but still.

 

[lh032]

They're a comic book game studio now, which is quite sad to see.

Ratchet on PS5 was outstanding. They could either do more with that or make some changes to the formula and shake it up a bit, or they could do something new with the Resistance franchise that people have been asking to come back for many years.

would be funny their next game after wolverine is another comic book game, but this time its a GaaS.

 

[tmlDan]

i know people are saying that sadly they are the marvel/disney studio now....if insomniac is leading that charge than fuck ya, this rocks lol

keep going, continue to make great games

 

[StueyDuck]

They've proven they are good with their project management

I mean they had Spiderman. Multiple vr projects, ratchet and that weird song of something submarine game.

 

[Topher]

They're a comic book game studio now, which is quite sad to see.

Ratchet on PS5 was outstanding. They could either do more with that or make some changes to the formula and shake it up a bit, or they could do something new with the Resistance franchise that people have been asking to come back for many years.

Nothing sad about it, imo. I wanted a kickass Spider-man fan for a couple of decades and all I got was that crap Activision shoveled out every few years. Insomniac at least recognized that the the superhero design template had already been created by Rocksteady and took that and implemented their own version of it with their Spider-man. Made for a fantastic game.

But if your not into comic book games then I could see how it wouldn't appeal to you. Thankfully, I don't think Insomniac will only ever make comic book games.

 

[begotten]

They have multiple locations, so I'm surprised they weren't that big already given the quality of their regular releases.

 

[Katatonic]

Now gimme a new Resistance.

 

[HelveticaBold]

I can't wait to see how their engine has evolved for Spider Man 2 since the cuffs are off being a PS5 only game.

 

[Unknown?]

Nah, if anything, that ratchet game proved that their internal IPs arent really that memorable. They dont sell. They dont win goty awards. They are mediocre games that review well but are forgotten almost immediately. Spiderman sold almost 40 million. Ratchet sold a million. Its a gigantic waste of 2 years of insomniacs time. Had that time gone into Spiderman 2, we wouldve seen it earlier and it wouldve sold and been received a lot better.

No one is telling them to make boring soulless comic book games. Arkham Games were goty material despite being comic book. That is what Insomniac should be chasing. ND and Sucker Punch left their Crash, Jak and Sly Cooper roots behind. Time for Insomniac to do the same and kill ratchet forever.

So being forgotten means it isn't good? Most of their IPs are fantastic and are about gameplay rather than spectacle.

 

[Sanepar]

They are more the one team for a long time.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Yeah but 5 people want a new Resistance game so you're wrong.

Don't forget me! That makes 6!

 

[Topher]

Too much swelling isn't necessarily a good thing

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Nah, if anything, that ratchet game proved that their internal IPs arent really that memorable. They dont sell. They dont win goty awards. They are mediocre games that review well but are forgotten almost immediately. Spiderman sold almost 40 million. Ratchet sold a million. Its a gigantic waste of 2 years of insomniacs time. Had that time gone into Spiderman 2, we wouldve seen it earlier and it wouldve sold and been received a lot better.

No one is telling them to make boring soulless comic book games. Arkham Games were goty material despite being comic book. That is what Insomniac should be chasing. ND and Sucker Punch left their Crash, Jak and Sly Cooper roots behind. Time for Insomniac to do the same and kill ratchet forever.

Ratchet is worked by a much smaller team and filled an early next gen ps5 exclusive niche

It served its purpose and sold well

 

[Ronin_7]

Spidey 2
Wolverine
New Ratchet or Rivet game

They're busy

 

[solidus12]

I'm so happy PlayStation got the opportunity to acquire them instead of Xbox.

 

[YCoCg]

Sony's best studio gets better, we're also doing GOOD PC Ports, where are you hiding Naughty Dog? I'm coming for the belt!

 

[SlimySnake]

Ratchet is worked by a much smaller team and filled an early next gen ps5 exclusive niche

It served its purpose and sold well

If these 500 devs didnt waste their time on Miles DLC and Ratchet, Spiderman 2 wouldve come out by holiday 2021 or spring 2022 at best. serving the same purpose.

 

[Roman Empire]

I wish them the best but I'll always be hopeful for a Resistance reboot. That IP has potential and Sony is lacking in the FPS department, however now that Sony acquired Bungie I don't think we'll ever get another FPS experience from other studios

 

[Unknown?]

Sony's best studio gets better, we're also doing GOOD PC Ports, where are you hiding Naughty Dog? I'm coming for the belt!

Naughty Dog was my favorite by far from PS1-PS3 but by PS4 I felt Insomniac surpassed them.

 

[Zuzu]

Finished Rift Apart yesterday. It's some of the best 3rd person shooter gameplay ever. It's so beautiful as well

 

[jm89]

If these 500 devs didnt waste their time on Miles DLC and Ratchet, Spiderman 2 would've come out by holiday 2021 or spring 2022 at best. serving the same purpose.

Miles sold over 10 million+ copies lol how is that a waste?

They played it well imo. Miles gets released in the interim, whilst ps5 stock gets sorted out for a proper next gen spiderman 2 available for more people with a big release to sell consoles.

 

[bender]

If these 500 devs didnt waste their time on Miles DLC and Ratchet, Spiderman 2 wouldve come out by holiday 2021 or spring 2022 at best. serving the same purpose.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

I'm no so sure that the employee count on the LinkedIn profile is all that reliable.

 

[jm89]

I'm no so sure that the employee count on the LinkedIn profile is all that reliable.

Yeah probably not exact as some folks may forget to update their linkedin after they leave a company, but not too far off especially for a company the size of insomniac.

 

[CAPSOL]

As a comic book nerd, I'm ecstatic that their focusing on super heroes. Give me more!!!!!

 

[SlimySnake]

Miles sold over 10 million+ copies lol how is that a waste?

They played it well imo. Miles gets released in the interim, whilst ps5 stock gets sorted out for a proper next gen spiderman 2 available for more people with a big release to sell consoles.

Miles sold well, but ratchet did not. Im sure Sony wouldve taken a full priced $70 game selling 30 million instead of a $40-50 DLC selling 10 million.

 

[Luigi Mario]

Miles sold over 10 million+ copies lol how is that a waste?

They played it well imo. Miles gets released in the interim, whilst ps5 stock gets sorted out for a proper next gen spiderman 2 available for more people with a big release to sell consoles.

Already backtracking the previous statement.

 

[StealthGoblin]

Great. Love their output.

Hoping their MP game isn't Marvel related though.

 

[Turk1993]

One of the most consistent devs out there, love there games. They look, perform and play amazing.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

If these 500 devs didnt waste their time on Miles DLC and Ratchet, Spiderman 2 wouldve come out by holiday 2021 or spring 2022 at best. serving the same purpose.

That's not how it works, the more ambitious sequel needed more dev time and Sony needed early ps5 content

Miles and ratchet filled that role

 

[blastprocessor]

Bigger you are bigger you fall. So don't mess up.

 

[SlimySnake]

That's not how it works, the more ambitious sequel needed more dev time and Sony needed early ps5 content

Miles and ratchet filled that role

More time to do what exactly? you need devs to be working on one product. If 90% of their team was working on the DLC and Ratchet then they werent working on spiderman 2.

And GG and SSM both took 4.5 to 5 years and released two very samey sequels. What was ambitious about those games aside from their length and content?

Sony's fucked up a lot of these titles by not starting dev right away. Days Gone, Death Stranding 2, Spiderman 2 shouldve gone in dev the day after the first game shipped. Bend took three years to release a logo while wasting time on a days gone 2 pitch and an uncharted reboot that didnt go anywhere. no idea, why kojima who made death stranding 1 in 3.5 years has taken 3.5 years to release just one short teaser. same goes for insomniac with spiderman 2. they have too many projects in the cooker and its all coming at the expense of their main project.

 

[Trilobit]

It's time.

Give Sly Cooper to Insomniac.

 

[Gamerguy84]

Those guys have been the MVP of PS studios since the purchase. Love some Insomniac.