Marvel's Wolverine creative director has joined Xbox's The Initiative as Perfect Dark lead

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart's directors will now lead the superhero game

News By Demi Williams published 31 October 2024

Marvel's Wolverine creative director is now the lead of The Initiative's Perfect Dark's reboot.

As reported by GameFile, two sources familiar with the project told the publication that developer Brian Horton, who was named Wolverine's creative director in 2021, left the project this summer.

Horton, who has also worked as creative director on Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, is now the new creative director of Xbox's Perfect Dark, which is being developed by The Initiative and Embracer-owned Crystal Dynamics.

According to an Xbox representative, Horton will be "bringing his wealth of experience to the upcoming reboot of the classic secret agent series.”

Meanwhile, Insomniac's upcoming PS5 superhero game is now being led by creative director Marcus Smith, a Sony representative confirmed, while Mike Daly will serve as the new game director.

Both Smith and Daly have previously worked on Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart as creative director and game director respectively.

Wolverine's previous game director, Cameron Christian, will remain at the studio but in a different role.

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