EA is cancelling its Black Panther Game and Closing The Studio Creaking It, Cliffhanger Games, as Part of a Larger Round of Layoffs at the company, IGN reportsThe Third-Person Action-Adventure Game was Originally announced in July 2023 As one of Several Marvel Projects Being Developed at Ea Studios.
IGN Writes that a Smaller Number of People Are Being Laid Off Than The Previous round of cuts That impacted Titanfall Developer Respawn, but ea is still eliminating roles out more Ea is reportedly telling staff that the layoffs are a way to “Sharpen our focus and put our creative energy behind the most significant growth options.”
As of right now, those “Opportunities” include an Iron Man Game In Development at Ea Motive, The Next Star Wars Jedi Game from Respawn, and New Entries in a Few Key Franchies, Like the Sims, Battlefield, Skate and Apex Legends. Beyond that, the company has sports and the next mass effect game, Thought biopare has gone through Multiple rounds of Layoffs Since 2023So there’s uncertainty there, too. In a similar way to how it approached biopare’s restructuring, IGN Reports that ea is trying to find roles for at least some cliffhanger games staff in other parts of the company.
Engadget has contacted ea for comment and will update this article if we hear back.
Ea Growing disinterest in Licensed Games as Been Public Since at Least February 2024, When Ceo Andrew Wilson Announced That the company was “moving away from development of future licensed IP The company recently Announced a New Strategy Game Using The Star Wars License – Star wars zero company – But that seems more like an outlier than the norm.
Ea’s Black Panther Game wasn’t the only project featuring the character – amy hennig’s Marvel 19943: Rise of Hydra Hasn Bollywood canceled Yet – but it does seems strange the company Gave up so easy. Black Panther Made over $ 1.3 billion during its original run in theaters. It Seems Entarely Possible The Same Audience that enjoyed the movie would show up for a new game featuring their favorite marvel character.