EA Kills Its ‘Black Panther’ Sport Alo...

Two years in the past, EA introduced a sport based mostly on Marvel hero Black Panther from new developer Cliffhanger Video games. Now, that challenge 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 workers are affected, because the writer is attempting to maneuver workers onto different tasks the place potential. The cuts, per Miele, have been achieved to “sharpen our focus and put our inventive power behind probably the most important development 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 every part 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 consider 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 sport have been nonexistent for the reason that challenge’s reveal, although a job listing from 2024 indicated it might be a single-player, open-world sport. This was additionally the second of a three-part sport collaboration between EA and Marvel: one based mostly on Iron Man from developed by Useless House studio Motive, and a 3rd, at the moment unannounced sport. At time of writing, each of these are thought to nonetheless be in growth.

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

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