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Sony has announced that it’ll be acquiring Insomniac Games, the game development studio behind the Ratchet & Clank series and, most recently, Marvel’s Spider-Man for the PS4.

The news isn’t totally surprising: Insomniac has long had a close relationship with Sony, developing PlayStation-exclusive titles like Spyro the Dragon, Resistance, and the aforementioned Ratchet & Clank and Spider-Man, so bringing Insomniac in-house as a first-party studio makes a lot of sense. That said, Insomniac has worked with other companies in recent years as well — notably developing Sunset Overdrive (one of the Xbox One’s earliest console exclusives) with Microsoft, as well as Stormland, an open-world VR title for Oculus.

“Insomniac Games is one of the most highly-acclaimed development studios in the industry and their legacy of best-in class storytelling and gameplay is unparalleled,” commented Shawn Layden, the chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios. “We have enjoyed a strong collaborative partnership with the studio for many years, and are thrilled to officially welcome them to the Worldwide Studios family. The addition of Insomniac Games to SIE WWS reiterates our commitment to developing world class gaming experiences that can only be found on the PlayStation platform.”

Insomniac has yet to announce its next major project, although with the massive success of Spider-Man last year, it’s possible another PlayStation-exclusive sequel to that title could be in the works, especially given the new Sony ownership.

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Source: https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/19/20812656/sony-insomniac-games-acquisition-spider-man-ratchet-clank-developer-playstation

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A moment several years in the making is finally here for Insomniac fans!

NO, not the release of THAT game. (Not yet, at least.)

We’re beyond pleased to announce the official opening of the Insomniac Games online store! We have talked internally for many years about creating unique, premium merchandise based on our games and our interstellar studio brand. The day is finally here.

Starting today, you can purchase a wide range of custom-created merchandise from your favorite Insomniac titles including Ratchet & Clank, Sunset Overdrive, Resistance, The Unspoken, Stormland, and possibly more to come.

We had explored many different approaches for hosting our store ourselves or partnering with another entity. Nothing felt…right to us. Until now.

Then, ESC-TOY Ltd founded by designer Erick Scarecrow, wowed us with stylish, original takes of our iconic Ratchet & Clank characters. We admired Scarecrow’s work managing other online stores and realized ESC and Erick would be the perfect partners to bring our store to life. Erick’s signature style adds a special sense of playfulness to our characters — we hope you agree and enjoy them.

You can expect an easy and service-driven customer experience navigating our store. We want our online store to be as pleasurable to maneuver as any one of our finest game levels.

Now go forth and shop away! And check back here or on our social media channels regularly for limited edition runs along with additional merch hitting the store later this year.

https://insomniac.store/

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This should get your spidey senses tingling.