Insomniac Games' upcoming Wolverine title places players on Earth-1048, the same universe established in Marvel's Spider-Man series. Initial hands-on impressions indicate the game will draw heavily on the current X-Men media landscape, with a particular opening sequence mirroring recent narrative beats.
During a preview, the player experienced the game's opening assault on a Weapon X facility, where Wolverine teams up with his adversary Sabertooth. This scenario closely echoed events depicted in the animated series X-Men '97, a coincidence that the previewer noted felt like a deliberate choice. This sense of timely narrative familiarity permeated the preview session, suggesting a deliberate effort to align the game's story and tone with popular ongoing Marvel narratives.