Electronic Arts has just cut up one of it's marquee upcoming games, the Black Panther game that Cliffhanger Games had been working on.
First reported by IGN, the information came from an email sent by EA Entertainment president Laura Miele, who shared that this change alongside others was to put their focus where they thought there was the opportunity for the most growth. Beyond Cliffhanger Games, and other recent cancellations like with Respawn and an untitled Titanfall project, people have been laid off on its mobile, and central teams. While this is believed to be less than was laid off last month's 300 people, it is still a significant amount.
Cliffhanger Games was announced in 2023 along with the announcement of the Black Panther project, although formation of the team began in 2021 with Kevin Stephens, formerly of Monolith Productions tagged as the studio lead. From the getgo, the goal was to target an area that EA has seemingly had some trouble with - the open world adventure category, particularly with sandboxes.
Stephens, a former VP at Monolith, brought experience working on the Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War games which were successes in the genre, with Shadow...
