EA Kills Its ‘Black Panther’ Recreatio...

Two years in the past, EA introduced a recreation primarily based on Marvel hero Black Panther from new developer Cliffhanger Video games. Now, that venture has been canceled.

Per IGN, EA Leisure president Laura Miele despatched out an e mail confirming the sport was scrapped and Cliffhanger is closing. At time of writing, it’s unclear what number of staff are affected, because the writer is making an attempt to maneuver workers onto different tasks the place attainable. The cuts, per Miele, have been performed to “sharpen our focus and put our inventive vitality behind essentially the most vital progress alternatives.”

“These choices are exhausting. They have an effect on individuals we’ve labored with, discovered from, and shared actual moments with,” she continued. “We’re doing all the pieces we are able to to assist them—together with discovering alternatives inside EA, the place we’ve had success serving to individuals land in new roles.”

In late February 2024, EA CEO Andrew Wilson stated the writer would “transfer away from growth of future licensed IP that we don’t imagine can be profitable in our altering business.” This directive doesn’t seem to have an effect on its two identified Star Wars video games, Bit Reactor’s Zero Company due in 2026, and the third Jedi title in growth at Respawn Leisure.

Particulars on the Black Panther recreation have been nonexistent for the reason that venture’s reveal, although a job listing from 2024 indicated it will be a single-player, open-world recreation. This was additionally the second of a three-part recreation collaboration between EA and Marvel: one primarily based on Iron Man from developed by Useless Area studio Motive, and a 3rd, at the moment unannounced recreation. At time of writing, each of these are thought to nonetheless be in growth.

Marvel has at the moment not offered a touch upon the sport’s cancellation.

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