Wolverine on the PS5 made me care about Marvel’s mutant for the first time

August 13, 2026 Kallie Plagge

A close-up of Logan in Marvel’s Wolverine without his mask on, looking focused.

Going into my demo of Marvel's Wolverine, I mainly wanted to try out the game's very bloody combat. And it is delightfully bloody. But after two-ish hours of slashing and stabbing (and parrying!) enemies with Wolverine's claws, I left surprised - despite no previous attachment to the character, I was deeply endeared to Logan himself.

The demo, which was held at Insomniac Games' office in Burbank, California, started at the beginning of the game. In this story, Wolverine is rejoining the mutant task force Team X after a few years away in order to fight for his fellow mutants. He's a reluctant hero with rocky relationships and little memory o …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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