Insomniac Games and PlayStation opened the June 2 State of Play with a thunderous Marvel’s Wolverine extended gameplay trailer, and it’s already the most talked-about showcase moment of the month. The footage wastes no time, dropping us straight into a rain-soaked, neon-drenched back alley of a gritty Marvel New York where Logan stands alone against a gang of armed mercenaries. Claws out, muscles tensed, the camera stays locked in tight over-the-shoulder view as he unleashes raw, brutal fury that feels heavier and more visceral than anything we’ve seen from the studio before.
Gameplay looks ferocious and fluid. Wolverine’s combat mixes lightning-fast claw combos with devastating environmental takedowns—slashing through concrete walls, hurling enemies into car windshields, and triggering a new “berserk rage” mode that slows time while he tears through crowds in a blur of blood and metal. We see him healing mid-fight from bullet wounds that close in real time, then chaining into a brutal finisher on a towering brute that had the crowd cheering. New traversal mechanics let him leap across rooftops and scale buildings with claw-assisted parkour, all while the city pulses with life around him.
Story beats hit just as hard. Quick cuts reveal a mysterious new ally and a shadowy organization pulling strings in the background, with Logan’s signature gruff voiceovers dripping with pain and reluctant heroism. The trailer closes on an intense final shot of Wolverine standing atop a collapsing skyscraper, claws gleaming under lightning flashes, as the text “September 2026” burns onto the screen.
Marvel’s Wolverine is shaping up to be the bloody, personal superhero game fans have been craving. After this extended look, the hype is through the roof—Logan’s claws are sharper than ever, and September can’t come soon enough.