Is *Spider-Man 3* on the way? Signals from Insomniac’s hiring are growing stronger

Before a major project enters its next phase, a team’s staffing structure often speaks louder than any teaser trailer. Judging from the recent wave of concentrated job postings released by Insomniac Games, the growing discussion around Spider-Man 3 is not just baseless community speculation, but looks more like a routine signal that a product pipeline transition is underway.

What drew attention this time was not a single position, but a group of roles clearly tilted toward character assets and visual presentation. Public listings show that Insomniac is hiring for positions such as Character Art Outsource Development Manager, Principal VFX Artist, Senior Character Artist, Senior Facial Character Technical Director, and VFX Artist. Objectively speaking, this kind of staffing setup is closer to the mid-development buildout phase of a narrative-heavy, performance-driven AAA project, especially one like a superhero title that requires extensive support from facial, body, and visual effects resources for its characters.

Another reason the community is more willing to point to Spider-Man 3 is that the timeline largely lines up. The article notes that Marvel’s Wolverine is already scheduled for release this September, and as that title moves into its pre-launch stage, it is very common for the core team to gradually shift resources toward the next major project. From a product iteration perspective, this looks more like the second-generation product is wrapping up while the team is proactively building art capacity for the third mainline installment, rather than scrambling to fill positions at the last minute.

At the same time, Ben Jordan, the face model artist for the Marvel’s Spider-Man series, had previously posted and then deleted a photo related to facial capture, accompanied by a highly suggestive caption along the lines of “those who know, know.” Taken on its own, the evidential weight of that post was actually quite limited and was more the kind of peripheral clue that communities tend to repeatedly magnify; but when combined with a concentrated hiring wave, the speculation shifts from pure emotional judgment to a hypothesis with at least some structural support behind it. From a design perspective, the simultaneous activity in motion capture, character art, and VFX roles does indeed look more like the steady advancement of a mainline project after formal approval.

Of course, it is still too early to speak with certainty. Insomniac has yet to officially comment on the development status of either Spider-Man 3 or a Venom spin-off, so all outside judgments remain, in essence, high-probability speculation rather than official confirmation. The difference is that this round of speculation rests on a more complete foundation than ordinary hiring news and is at least not being propped up by a single vague leak.

If you are a fan of the series, my view is that what will be worth watching over the next few months is not the release window, but the project’s first formal identity confirmation. For users who already own a PS5, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 remains the most direct entry point for understanding where the narrative may go next, and the article notes that its official price is currently ¥539.00. That price is not exactly low by current standards, and the value proposition is better suited to core story-focused fans; if you would rather wait until news about Spider-Man 3 is firmly confirmed before deciding whether to catch up, that is also a more prudent spending order.