Overview

• EA announced on May 28, 2025 that it has cancelled its long-gestating Black Panther single-player open-world game and shut down developer Cliffhanger Games.
• In an internal memo, EA Entertainment president Laura Miele said the move fulfills a strategy to abandon licensed projects deemed unlikely to meet performance targets.
• The Black Panther title had been in development for over two years and was planned to feature multiple playable characters within an open-world setting.
• EA pledged to seek new roles within the company for affected Cliffhanger employees as part of its support efforts.
• The cancellation represents the second installment of a three-game Marvel collaboration, leaving an Iron Man project and a third unannounced title still in development.