Another day, another cancellation. It has been confirmed that Electronic Arts has cancelled their planned Black Panther game. The game was in development by Cliffhanger Games and it has also been confirmed the studio has been closed. In addition to the cancellation and studio closure, EA is also reducing staff in other areas including mobile development and its central teams.
In an internal email attained by IGN, EA Entertainment President Laura Miele says these moves are being done to “…sharpen our focus and put our creative energy behind the most significant growth opportunities.” She adds:
“These decisions are hard,” Miele wrote. “They affect people we’ve worked with, learned from, and shared real moments with. We’re doing everything we can to support them — including finding opportunities within EA, where we’ve had success helping people land in new roles.”
As always in these situations, we wish all those impacted the best in their future endeavors. We’ll have more to say on this week’s Bitcast.
