EA cancels the black tiger game and the studio closes its development

EA cancels the Panther Black game and closes the studio that creates Cliffhanger games, as part of a larger round of workers’ demobilization in the company, IGN Reports. The movement adventure game was from the third person He was originally announced in July 2023 As one of several Marvel projects that are developed in EA Studios.

IGN writes that fewer people are lay off Previous round of discounts That affected Titanfall The developer Respawn, but EA still eliminates the roles outside the Cliffhanger, including people in the “mobile and mobile teams” of the publisher. It is said that EA tells employees that the demobilization of workers is a way to “our focus and put our creative energy behind the most important opportunities for growth.”

As of now, these “opportunities” include Iron Man Game In the development of EA Dovive, the following Star Wars Jedi game from Respawn, and new entries in a few major privileges, such as SIMS, Battlefield, Skate and Apex Legends. Moreover, the company has the EA SPORTS and the following Mass Effect, although Bioware passed Multiple tours From the demobilization of workers since 2023So there is uncertainty there as well. In a similar way how to deal with the Bioware restructuring, IGN Reports indicate that EA is trying to find roles for some CLFFHANGER games at least in other parts of the company.

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EA increasing in licensed games as it was general since February 2024 at least, when CEO Andrew Wilson announced The company was “moving away from the development of the licensed IP in the future, which we do not think will succeed in our changing industry.” The company recently announced a new strategic game using the Star Wars license – Star Wars Zero Company – But this seems more like there is more than the base.

EA’s Black Panther was not the only project that includes the character – Amy Hennig’s Marvel 19943: Rise of Hydra It has not yet been canceled – but it seems strange that the company has easily surrendered. Black tiger to make More than 1.3 billion dollars During her original career in theaters. It seems quite possible to show the same audience that enjoyed the movie with a new game that includes their favorite Marvel.