Developers around the world have offered their sympathy to Spider-Man 2 developer Insomniac, and condemned the hack that made public years of behind the scenes work.
A hacker group has stolen and released over a million documents from Spider-Man 2 developer Insomniac this week, after the Sony-owned studio refused to pay a ransom of £1.6 million.
The documents include concept art, gameplay of Insomniac’s upcoming Wolverine game, and even personal information of the developer’s staff, with all of the data and information being shared on social media.
As a result, many other developers have gone online to show their sympathy for Insomniac, while condemning the hack.
Developers from Remedy, Naughty Dog, Arkane Lyon, and Riot Games have shown their support, many no doubt realising that the same could easily have happened to them – indeed Naughty Dog did experience a hack that leaked major plot points from The Last Of Us Part 2.
Alan Wake 2 developer Remedy offered the following comment:
‘After all the effort and dedication they have poured into their games, they didn’t deserve this. No one does. The hackers also leaked employee’s personal information, which is truly disgraceful and shameful.’
Insomniac also received support from Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann and CD Projekt Red narrative director Philipp Weber, who aimed his middle finger at the hackers.
Other developers gave insight into the difficulties of creating games nowadays, describing living with a constant threat of leaks and layoffs, and suffering from anxiety, nightmares, and credit cards being flagged for fraud.
The Insomniac hack isn’t the only big one in recent years, as Rockstar was also attacked in a similar manner and had secrets made public in 2022. Although, they haven’t commented on Insomniac’s situation.
Other publishers, such as Capcom, have also been affected in recent years but in almost every case the publisher has refused to pay the ransom, so as to not encourage even more hackers.
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