Digital Arts has canceled its in-development Black Panther sport and shut down Cliffhanger Video games, marking its third spherical of layoffs this 12 months. IGN stories: In an electronic mail despatched to workers from EA Leisure president Laura Miele, Miele mentioned that these adjustments, alongside different current cancellations and layoffs, are being executed to “sharpen our focus and put our artistic power behind probably the most vital progress alternatives.” Along with closing Cliffhanger and canceling Black Panther, EA can also be shedding some people on each its cell and central groups. […] As with previous rounds of layoffs, EA is endeavoring to put affected people in different roles throughout the corporate. […]
To that finish, Miele’s electronic mail continues, the corporate is specializing in a small handful of franchises going ahead: Battlefield, The Sims, Skate, and Apex Legends. Miele additionally reassures EA will proceed to spend money on its Iron Man sport at Motive and the third Star Wars: Jedi sport, in addition to it keep its cell enterprise regardless of at present’s cuts, whereas Bioware works on the subsequent Mass Impact. Moreover, final 12 months, CEO Andrew Wilson introduced the corporate could be “shifting away from improvement of future licensed IP that we don’t consider might be profitable in our altering trade.” The e-mail would not point out EA Sports activities, however this is because of Miele operating EA Leisure, whereas EA Sports activities is a separate division. IGN understands that the sports activities division is unaffected by these adjustments for now.
Notably, Marvel and EA’s settlement for Black Panther was a part of a three-game deal that included Iron Man and a 3rd, unannounced title. IGN understands this partnership will proceed, with Motive Studios main future Marvel titles. EA supplied the next assertion concerning the take care of Marvel to IGN, attributed to Miele: “Our partnership with Marvel stays sturdy and our multi-title, long-term collaboration continues.”
