Ian Carlos Campbell is a Contributing Reporter at Engadget, where he covers the big companies making screens for your pockets, and the weird ways they intersect with entertainment industry. Prior to Engadget, Ian was an Associate Editor at Inverse focused on AR, VR and mobile technology.
EA is cancelling its Black Panther game and closing the studio creating it, Cliffhanger Games, as part of a larger round of layoffs at the company,developer Respawn, but EA is still eliminating roles outside of Cliffhanger, including people on the publisher's"mobile and central teams.
" EA is reportedly telling staff that the layoffs are a way to"sharpen our focus and put our creative energy behind the most significant growth opportunities."in development at EA Motive, the next Star Wars Jedi game from Respawn, and new entries in a few key franchises, like The Sims, Battlefield, Skate and Apex Legends. Beyond that, the company has EA Sports and the next Mass Effect game, though Bioware has gone throughreports that EA is trying to find roles for at least some Cliffhanger Games staff in other parts of the company.CEO Andrew Wilson announced that the company was"moving away from development of future licensed IP that we do not believe will be successful in our changing industry." The company recently announced a new strategy game using the Star Wars license —during its original run in theaters. It seems entirely possible the same audience that enjoyed the movie would show up for a new game featuring their favorite Marvel character.
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