EA has today confirmed a new internal studio its helped to set up as well as its first project: a third-person, single player Black Panther game. The team is called Cliffhanger Games and is based in Seattle, led by former VP and studio head of Monolith Productions (Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Shadow of War) Kevin Stephens. Working closely with Marvel Games, the studio has already recruited veterans of the God of War and Halo series.
Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, studio lead Kevin Stephens said: "We want our game to enable players to feel what it’s like to be worthy of the Black Panther mantle in unique, story-driven ways, and we want Cliffhanger Games to empower everyone on our team as we collaborate to bring this amazing world to life." The game is still early in development, but the team is said to be working towards "an experienced team with diverse voices and perspectives", which is essential for "a superhero as important as Black Panther". No platforms for the game have been announced at the time of writing.
This isn't the first Black Panther game announced in recent years, as it's been confirmed Amy Hennig's studio is also using the superhero in a title alongside Captain America. That's a separate project from what EA has announced today, but the above has been rumoured for some time. Jeff Grubb of Giant Bomb first shared word on the project from EA around this time last year, where he also noted it would be an open world experience.
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[source gamesindustry.biz]
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it's so good to see EA having found the light with it's focus on SP games.
Hmm, SH games haven't done brilliantly recently. The movie trend seems to be a bit depressed, too. Hopefully EA haven't missed the bus.
Cool character, but I take everything coming from EA with a grain of salt
I'm cautiously optimistic about this , great character for sure . EA is EA tho ....
@Fyz306903 Guardians of the Galaxy was quite good, severely underrated. It was never given a chance because of Avengers. That said, I do agree that superhero content is not as compelling as it used to be, just relying on nostalgia and multiverse instead of good storytelling. Not even excited that much for Spider-Man 2, or any movie in either Marvel or DC plans.
I wish some company would take a chance and make a game styled more after the comics than the movies. Something like Sega’s Comix Zone, but without the panel gimmick. Imagine running around a Jack Kirby-esque Wakanda fighting a pink and purple Klaw. Marvel Pop-Art at its best!
@Pat_trick The single player offerings from them have been pretty great these pasr few years i feel.
Marvel's Wolverine will be better than any of the SH films that have come out in recent times, or any of them that are set to come out. But that will probably be because it won't be very super hero-y in itself.
As for other games, GotG is fantastic, Spider-Man 2 is coming, so we could actually be entering a phase where the games that release are much better than the cinematic output. Which might be quite cool. Just have to also ignore all the clangers that have come out and are set to come out too, but we can do that.
Two unrelated Black Panther games might be a bit awkward, be cool to see a Punisher thrown into the mix, or a Daredevil with actual legal segments in the game.
its too late to the superhero bandwagon im afraid.
I think SH should return to comics only for another few decades. All these directors and developers watering down great plots/characters and thinking they can do better than the writers and artists that have been keeping SH alive for the better part of a century are making me sick.
@Casco avengers wasn't a terrible game either though. Just wanted to be something it didn't have to be. Developers gotta start aiming for fun and less about following trends.
My comic book fatigue is heavy enough to sink a battleship. These same old characters with the same old plots repeated over and over again. I'm bored, and I doubt that I'm alone.
Please be good, please be good!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾
@Pat_trick a pinch of salt is how to take it.
The Spiderman games set a really high benchmark. But this should be good. And Black Panther is so cool, anyway. Looking forward to this. The Guardians of the Galaxy game was supposed to be good, too. I didn’t play it, though. I am probably done with superhero movies, due to complete overload, but if the games are good, then I will be very happy. The greatest superhero games are probably the Batman Arkham trilogy, though. What does anybody else think?
@WallyWest Surprisingly when EA isn't focused on lootboxes or MTX their SP stuff is actually quite good.
To be honest, @Matthewnh GotG was pretty amazing, and I would highly suggest checking it out even if it was on sale. The story was perfection. Batman 1 & 2, 3 for me personally had to many issues and less interring boss battles. Lol people always seem to forget Origins as well.
I wish SkyDance was doing The Fantastic Four so we didn't have two Black Panther games.
@LifeGirl I still can't believe people aren't getting at least a little more tired by now 😶 we're basically getting combined hundreds of comic book movies, shows and games each year
@z0d15g0d The issue is that comic book sales are dying. The only way companies are making money off these characters are through the films, cartoons, videos games and merchandise. Returning these characters back to only comics book would mean the death of them.
@AverageGamer I know what you mean but that was caused by marvel and dc themselves. Their quest for a monopoly has ended up being their downfall and now they wh*** out decades of character development for short term gains. Look at the comic industry in Asia still flourishing because they don't stifle creative talent instead they support and nurture as best they can. If marvel or dc created a shonen jump type environment where unknown writers and artists could create new stories based on their respective universes they would still be thriving.
Way late to the party guys. I don't expect any of these 3rd party superhero games to do any good. Tbh I'm not even expecting Spiderman 2 to bring the house down either
@z0d15g0d This is the most insanely white comment I’ve ever read. Are you actually attempting to say that mangakas are treated well compared to western comic writers?
@nessisonett as you deleted your post but the email persists. No i'm in no way suggesting mangaka's are treated better than western writers. Not in terms of human rights anyway. They do have more creative freedom and entry into the industry for new comers isn't as impossible as the west. I don't believe well loved series like dragon ball or one piece would have survived as comics if the authors were western.
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