Vancouver shows up front and centre in Marvel's new Wolverine game

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeEntertainmentLocal ArtsMovies Vancouver shows up front and centre in Marvel's new Wolverine game B.C. landmarks like the Lions Gate Bridge and the Sea to Sky Highway appear in new game alongside one of the most iconic Canadian comic book heroes. Author of the article: By Stuart Derdeyn Published Sep 17, 2026 Last updated 1 day ago 3 minute read Join the conversation Wolverine leaps into action in a new video game by Insomniac Games. PHOTO BY SUBMITTED/CREDIT: INSOMNIAC GAME Article content Some of B.C.’s best-known landmarks take a star turn in Marvel’s Wolverine video game, recently released for the PlayStation 5 platform. Article content Players can journey with everyone’s favourite Canadian X-Man up and down the Sea to Sky Highway, following familiar local highway signs in both English and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim (Squamish language) to such popular Lower Mainland destinations as Sḵwx̱wú7mesh/Squamish and Sk̲wik̲w/Whistler. Article content Article content Article content Even the big yellow sulphur pile storage facility in North Vancouver and the Lions Gate Bridge show up in the game. Article content Wolverine prepares to engage enemies with North Vancouver’s Big Yellow Sulfur Pile and Lions Gate Bridge in the background. (Marvel’s Wolverine, 2026) Article content Sun Spots Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Article content Senior art director Gavin Goulden is responsible for bringing beautiful B.C. locations to the new Insomniac Games release. Article content “I’m a lifelong fan who has been blessed to work on games for my childhood hero, Spider-Man, and my adolescent one, Wolverine,” said Goulden. “I’m originally from Nova Scotia, but I call Vancouver home now and have been at Insomniac Games for the past 12 years. So we visit Vancouver and the Sea to Sky Highway geographically as a big part of the game.” Article content According to Marvel lore, James Howlett (Wolverine) was born somewhere near Cold Lake, Alberta in the 1830s. Born into a family of wealthy landowners, it was later revealed that Howlett’s father was property groundskeeper Thomas Logan. Howlett would eventually adopt Logan as his first name later in life as he became…