Sony is acquiring Spider-Man developer Insomniac Games

Sony dropped a bag of money, and Spider-Man has swooped in and picked it up. Sony Interactive Entertainment announced today that it is acquiring developer Insomniac Games. Fans know the studio for Marvel’s Spider-Man. The webslinger’s PlayStation 4 outing was the No. 6 best-selling game of 2018, according to The NPD Group. But Insomniac has also worked on Ratchet & Clank and a number of other games often in partnership with Sony.

Insomniac joins developers like Japan Studios and Sony Santa Monica in the Sony Worldwide Studios roster.