Electronic Arts cancels its Black Panther game and shuts down Cliffhanger Games

Electronic Arts has cancelled the Black Panther video game that had been announced in 2023 and shutdown the studio behind it, Cliffhanger Games. EA is making other layoffs across other team though specifics are unknown at the time.

The game was revealed, along with the Cliffhanger studio based in Seattle, in July 2023 and was described then as an original, third-person, single-player video game in collaboration with Marvel Games.

The cancellation was announced to employees through an email sent by EA Entertainment and Technology president Laura Miele, according to the report.

The reason given is that Electronic Arts will focus more on other games where they think they have the “most significant growth opportunities.” That means expect more Battlefield, The Sims, Star Wars, Mass Effect, and Apex Legends. Interestingly, EA will continue to work on the Iron Man game that was announced in 2022.

This continues mass layoffs that have hit the video game industry this year. EA laid off between 300 and 400 employees cancelling other projects less than a month ago as just three months after it made significant cuts to BioWare.