A video game based on Disney and Marvel’s “Black Panther” has been scrapped at publisher Electronic Arts as part of the closure of the game’s developer, Cliffhanger Games.
As a result of EA shuttering Cliffhanger, multiple employees have been laid off at both that studio and across EA’s mobile and central teams.
Variety has confirmed the number of staffers cut is less than the 300 that EA let go last month when it canceled its next planned “Titanfall” game, and the company is working to place these individuals with other teams throughout EA.
This marks the third round of layoffs EA has made this year.
The layoffs mainly affected the teams working on games “Apex Legends” and “Star Wars Jedi.”
As a result of Cliffhanger Games’ closure, publisher Electronic Arts has decided to scrap a video game that was based on Disney and Marvel’s “Black Panther.”.
The closure of Cliffhanger has resulted in the layoff of numerous staff members at that studio as well as throughout EA’s central and mobile teams. Variety has confirmed that the cutbacks are fewer than the 300 employees that EA laid off when it canceled its next scheduled “Titanfall” game last month. The company is attempting to assign these workers to other teams within EA.
These actions were taken to “sharpen our focus and put our creative energy behind the most significant growth opportunities,” according to a Wednesday email sent to employees by Laura Miele, president of EA Entertainment. “”.
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The layoffs follow EA CEO Andrew Wilson’s emphasis on the company’s largest properties, such as EA Sports, “The Sims,” “Battlefield,” and “Apex Legends,” as well as the upcoming game “Skate,” over creating licensed games.
“These choices are challenging,” Miele remarked. They have an impact on the people we’ve collaborated with, learned from, and experienced life with. In order to help them, we’re doing everything we can, including looking for opportunities within EA, where we’ve had success placing people in new positions. “”.
EA representatives chose not to comment.
This is the third layoff round that EA has announced this year. EA laid off over 300 workers in April, with Respawn, the developer of “Titanfall,” and one other project—both of which were in “early-stage incubation,” according to Respawn—absorbing about one-third of the layoffs. The teams developing the video games “Apex Legends” and “Star Wars Jedi” were primarily impacted by the layoffs. “.”.
