Major Marvel game cancelled as jobs lost in shock closure of studio with upset fans slamming ‘disappointing shambles'
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HERO TO ZERO Major Marvel game cancelled as jobs lost in shock closure of studio with upset fans slamming 'disappointing shambles'
A MAJOR Marvel game has been cancelled and jobs lost in a shock closure of its studio.
Fans have been left feeling upset and have slammed the decision as a "disappointing shambles."
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A major Marvel game has been cancelled with jobs lost in a shock closure of its studio
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Electronic Arts plans to close its subsidiary Cliffhanger Games and has cancelled development on its debut project
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Electronic Arts plans to close its subsidiary Cliffhanger Games and has cancelled development on its debut project.
EA's Marvel's Black Panther. game, which was formally announced less than two years ago will therefore never see the light of day.
The information came from an email sent by EA Entertainment president Laura Miele.
Laura 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 reports GeekWire.
According to Laura, EA will be helping people find opportunities within EA.
However, Laura states that the Iron Man game in work at Motive Studios will continue, as will the third Star Wars: Jedi game, and Bioware's work on the next Mass Effect game.
This comes also after they announced the pausing of various racing games that had been in the works earlier this month.
Cliffhanger debuted in 2023 under the leadership of former Monolith Productions studio head Kevin Stephens, after a two-year incubation period.
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It had yet to divulge any real details about its Black Panther project.
But earlier reports indicated that BP would've been an open-world action-adventure in the same spirit as Monolith's award-winning Shadow of Mordor.
Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, Calif, is one of the largest independent video game companies left in the modern industry.
It's arguably best known to mainstream audiences for its Madden and FIFA sports games, but has also produced big hits like Battlefield, Dead Space, Mass Effect, and Apex Legends.
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Its recent layoffs have been attributed to a process of reorganization and refocus that was first announced in 2024 by CEO Andrew Wilson.
He said he was: 'leading through an accelerated industry transformation.'
Cliffhanger's closure is the latest in a series of shutdowns and layoffs that have plagued the international video game industry for over two years.
In the Pacific Northwest, impacted companies include Phoenix Labs, Monolith Productions, Rec Room, and Wizards of the Coast's Project Sigil team.
Fans on Reddit have posted about their disappointment and one said: "Wow. Created on 2023, closed in 2025 before releasing your first game.
"Never become a game developer friends."
Another added: "EA did the exact same thing with Ridgeline Games last year. Created in 2022 to create the next Battlefield campaign, closed in 2024 without releasing anything."
"This is disappointing. Really hoping the Iron Man gets a release and is good. Hell at this rate, I'm hoping that the Wolverine gets released" said another user.
One user commentated: "From the outside, EA is such a bizarre company to observe. It's almost like they have absolutely no idea what they want long term."
"Another one bites the dust. The industry is in complete shambles at this point" exclaimed another fan.
And another added: "What a disappointing shambles. Was really looking forward to this."
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