US publishing large Digital Arts has closed down Cliffhanger Video games and cancelled the Black Panther undertaking that studio was engaged on.
IGN reviews that EA Leisure president Laura Miele (pictured) emailed employees to allow them to know that this determination had been made to “sharpen our focus and put our artistic power behind essentially the most important progress alternatives.”
In addition to shutting down Cliffhanger, employees are being laid off inside EA’s cellular and central groups although no determine has been put as to what number of staff are affected by this. LinkedIn reveals that round 80 individuals work at Cliffhanger.
Miele’s electronic mail means that EA is specializing in its core IP, akin to Battlefield, Apex Legends and, er, Skate. It additionally seems that Motive’s upcoming Iron Man undertaking and the brand new Mass Impact recreation from BioWare are secure from hurt, for now at the least.
“These selections are exhausting,” Miele wrote in her electronic mail to employees.
“They have an effect on individuals we’ve labored with, realized from, and shared actual moments with. We’re doing all the things we are able to to help them — together with discovering alternatives inside EA, the place we’ve had success serving to individuals land in new roles.”
All of this follows EA shedding round 300 employees from Respawn Leisure and different departments.
Cliffhanger was introduced in July 2023 with former Monolith VP and studio head Kevin Stephens on the helm.
