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Wolverine dev is ‘cooking hard’ on fixes after viral fart gas complaints
On September 15, 2026, developer Insomniac launched its Wolverine game on PlayStation 5 to a lukewarm critical reception, making it one of Sony's lowest-rated
Key takeaways
- Insomniac is gathering player feedback to further refine the Wolverine player experience.
- The development team has been listening to criticisms and working hard on responses.
- Wolverine is one of Sony's lowest-rated first-party games of the PlayStation 5 generation.
- The game's scent trail is obtrusive, cannot be turned off, and hand-holds players.
- The scent trail is not always active and only triggers during specific story missions and near collectibles.
On September 15, 2026, developer Insomniac launched its Wolverine game on PlayStation 5 to a lukewarm critical reception, making it one of Sony's lowest-rated first-party games of the PS5 generation. In response to player feedback - particularly viral complaints regarding an obtrusive, un-toggleable scent trail compared to 'fart gas' - Insomniac's community director James Stevenson announced that the team is actively working on fixes to refine the player experience.
Insomniac must address critical launch complaints for one of Sony's lowest-rated PS5 exclusives.
In their words
“We have been 100% listening over the last few days and the team has been cooking hard today in response to some of the feedback - in case you were wondering what that smell out of our kitchen was”
“I’ve read things you couldn’t believe. I just hope everyone has fun. I’m proud as hell of this game. It’s a blast”
By the numbers
- 100%
- listening to player feedback over the last few days
How it unfolded
- Gene Park posts video criticizing the scent trail feature
- Wolverine game launches on PlayStation 5
- Insomniac promises updates in response to player feedback
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Common questions
- What happened with Insomniac?
- Insomniac is gathering player feedback to further refine the Wolverine player experience.
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