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Express Tribune
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Black Panther game cancelled: EA also shuts down Cliffhanger Studio games
Electronic Arts has cancelled its Black Panther game and closed the studio behind it, Cliffhanger Games, less than two years after the project was announced. The decision was confirmed following a report by IGN, and marks another chapter in a series of layoffs and restructurings at the gaming giant. The cancellation was announced internally via an email from Laura Miele, president of EA Entertainment and Technology, who said the move was part of an effort to 'sharpen our focus and put our creative energy behind the most significant growth opportunities.' While the Black Panther project is no more, EA stated it would continue development on other high-profile titles, including the Iron Man game announced in 2022, the next Star Wars: Jedi instalment, and a new entry in the Mass Effect series. The single player Black Panther video game has been canceled at Electronic Arts and Cliffhanger Games has been closed. (Source: IGN) — The Game Awards (@thegameawards) May 28, 2025 Core franchises such as Battlefield, The Sims, Skate, and Apex Legends will remain a priority for the company. 'These decisions are hard,' Miele wrote, acknowledging the human cost of the restructuring. '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.' The end of Cliffhanger Games comes shortly after EA laid off an estimated 300–400 employees in April, and cancelled two early-stage 'incubation projects,' including a new Titanfall concept. Those actions followed significant cuts at BioWare earlier this year, after Dragon Age: The Veilguard reportedly underperformed. Cliffhanger Games was established in 2023 with the ambitious goal of delivering a narrative-rich, single-player Black Panther experience. Its swift closure underscores the increasing financial and creative pressures within the gaming industry—particularly for projects outside EA's established blockbuster catalogue.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Star Wars: Jedi Studio Doesn't Mention Layoffs In Announcement About Laying Developers Off
Between Apex Legends, the Star Wars: Jedi series, and other projects, Respawn Entertainment has a lot on its plate, so it's a little shocking to hear that EA is laying off even more members of the studio this year. It raises ongoing questions about what's going on inside the team that's seemingly working on everything butTitanfall 3. Respawn announced on Tuesday that it had recently stepped away from two unannounced incubation projects. The statement mentioned 'difficult changes,' 'targeted team adjustments,' and providing 'meaningful support to those impacted,' but didn't explicitly say there were layoffs or how many were affected. 'Wait idk what this means,' one person responded on X. To know what was actually going on, you'd have had to read a new report by IGN that was posted at the exact same moment. The fresh layoffs, which reportedly follow on the back of an earlier round in March, included 'a mix of developers, publishing, and QA workers on Apex Legends, as well as smaller groups of individuals on the Jedi team and on the incubation projects.' IGN reports that up to 100 employees could be fired as part of todays changes. At least one of the cancelled incubation projects was reportedly a multiplayer first-person shooter, though little is known beyond that. Rumors of a new Titanfall game spring eternal, but had been circulating with greater intensity than usual lately as dueling leakers argued over whether any Titanfall-related projects remained active within Respawn and how close to seeing the light of day they were. It certainly doesn't sound like there is anyone at the studio with the bandwidth to even be dreaming of a new entry in the sci-fi military mech franchise at this point. Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb says a new project from Titanfall 2 game director Steve Fukuda was one of the things cancelled. EA CEO Andrew Wilson recently promised shareholders that Apex Legends, following a year of player burnout and downward trends, would get something of a '2.0" update in the future, suggesting a significant evolution of the battle royale is still in the pipeline. Respawn is also busy with the next Star Wars: Jedi game and is helping Bit Reactor with its recently revealed XCOM-style Star Wars game called Zero Company. IGN reports that some developers previously at the studio were also moved to help EA Motive with its Iron Man game. Respawn seems like the last place a publisher that prints money through FIFA and Madden loot boxes would look to cut, but the latest restructuring at Respawn comes after EA reported poorer-than-expected financial results last quarter due in part to Dragon Age: The Veilguard failing to meet the company's sales expectations. The publisher thus also recently scaled back BioWare, which is now solely focused on the next Mass Effect. . For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
