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Title: EA Cancels Black Panther Game, Closes Cliffhanger Games

Link: https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/05/28/222...

Electronic Arts has canceled its in-development Black Panther game and shut
down Cliffhanger Games, marking its third round of layoffs this year. IGN
reports: In an email sent to staff from EA Entertainment president Laura
Miele, Miele said that these changes, alongside other recent cancellations
and layoffs, are being done to "sharpen our focus and put our creative energy
behind the most significant growth opportunities." In addition to closing
Cliffhanger and canceling Black Panther, EA is also laying off some
individuals on both its mobile and central teams. [...] As with past rounds
of layoffs, EA is endeavoring to place affected individuals in other roles
across the company. [...] To that end, Miele's email continues, the company
is focusing on a small handful of franchises going forward: Battlefield, The
Sims, Skate, and Apex Legends. Miele also reassures EA will continue to
invest in its Iron Man game at Motive and the third Star Wars: Jedi game, as
well as it maintain its mobile business despite today's cuts, while Bioware
works on the next Mass Effect. Additionally, last year, CEO Andrew Wilson
announced the company would be "moving away from development of future
licensed IP that we do not believe will be successful in our changing
industry." The email doesn't mention EA Sports, but this is due to Miele
running EA Entertainment, while EA Sports is a separate division. IGN
understands that the sports division is unaffected by these changes for now.
Notably, Marvel and EA's agreement for Black Panther was part of a three-game
deal that included Iron Man and a third, unannounced title. IGN understands
this partnership will continue, with Motive Studios leading future Marvel
titles. EA provided the following statement regarding the deal with Marvel to
IGN, attributed to Miele: "Our partnership with Marvel remains strong and our
multi-title, long-term collaboration continues."

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