Via Twitter, Insomniac has responded to the massive hack against the company and the subsequent leaking of their docu??ments.

If you’re not familiar, Insomniac was targeted by a rans?omware attack that resulted in a group of hackers? gaining access to a great deal of footage from upcoming games, as well as a myriad of documents ranging from future plans to internal HR documents. The hackers then released some of this information, with threats of publishing more if their ransom demands weren't met.

“We’re both saddened and angered about the recent criminal cyberattack on our studio and the emotional toll it has taken on our dev team. We have focused inwardly for the last several days to?? support each other,�Insomniac's release says.

The statement acknowledges data involving “personal information belonging to our employees, former employees, and independent contractors.�/p>

Hacks and leaks have been happening in the video game industry for decades. There have even been recent attacks against Sony and Rockstar, with the latter resulting in leaked development footage of Grand Theft Auto 6. Activision was hacked late last year, and it has been reported that employee information was compromised as a result of that, though the company claimed that it wasn’t.

But regardless of the company involved, I feel bad ??for the employees involved. I’m sure having development footage of a game that isn’t ready to be shown off yet is vexing and disappointing, but having HR documents stolen can be traumatic. Having them leaked on the internet can lead to horrible problems for the people affected.

As for Wolverine, ?Insomniac says that development is continuing as planned, and the team will share "official information" when it's ready.

The post Insomniac responds to massive hack: ‘We’re both saddened and angered’ appeared first on Destructoid.

Throughout the Spider-Verse

The latest Spidey film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse opened over the weekend. Amid the action, some have noticed gameplay footage of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 casually playing during one scene.

When this was pointed out, fans posted on Resetera about it. In response, as spotted by Eurogamer?, Insomniac community director James Stevenson confirmed "it is new."

It's a relatively small, tucked-away cameo that appears on a television early in the movie. I saw Spider-Verse over the weekend and noticed some gameplay, but figured it was just a plug of some already seen footage. It's hard to actually discern anything major out of it, aside from seeing some mechanical arms on Peter'?s suit.

So while it's a neat little easter egg, I don??'t think you need to buy a ??movie ticket just to see some new gameplay.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrPZSq5YXqc

Doing whatever a spider can

It's not like we need new gameplay right away, anyways. We got a pretty big spotlight on the new Spider-Man game from Insomniac at the recent PlayStation Showcase. We saw both Peter and Mi??les, and how the game will swap between the two a?t key moments for its story.

Kraven, Lizard, and more also pop up during the spotlight too. It's certainly not as laden with Spider-People as Across the Spider-Verse is, but it's looking like Insomniac has a lot of?? S??pidey action planned for this fall.

Meanwhile, while you shouldn't pick up a ticket for the gameplay cameo, you should definitely still go see Across the Spider-Verse. It was an absolutely phenomenal achievement in animation and a great follow-up to one of my personal favorite super-hero films. It's worth your time, with or without the Spider-Man 2 gameplay tease.

The post There’s some new Spider-Man 2 footage in Across the Spider-Verse appeared first on Destructoid.