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EA and Marvel announce a Black Panther game set in WakandaSeparate from the other Black Panther game in development
Separate from the other Black Panther game in development
Image credit:Square Enix
Image credit:Square Enix
Electronic Arts have opened a new studio called Cliffhanger Games to work on a game starring Marvel superheroBlack Panther. They don’t have much to say or show yet but EA describe the untitled project as a “third-person, singleplayer” game set in an “expansive and reactive” version of Wakanda, the futuristic kingdom that Black Panther calls home.
EA’s Black Panther game isn’t the only one in development. Last year, former Uncharted director Amy Hennig announced a team-up gamefollowing Black PantherandCaptain Americaas they beat up Nazis. Both projects are without names right now, meaning it’ll probably be hard to differentiate the two over the coming months and weeks. Remember, one of them has Captain America. Perhaps the other one will have a different superpowered guest for further brand recognition.
This trailer is for that other Black Panter game, not EA’sWatch on YouTube
Black Panther made his debut in comics during the 1960s and main man T’Challa is most commonly the human wearing the cool suit. The hero might lend himself quite well to video games since all types of tough choices tend to arise for a king. We’ll have to see if this game plays with that royal decision-making, though.
EA and Marvel have committed to"at least three"superhero games over the next few years, including this Black Panther game and a separateIron Manproject in development atDead Spaceremake studio Motive. That might leave the door open to an Avengers-type crossover game in the future, which is either exciting or terrifying depending on how you feel about the MCU right now. Hopefully that hypothetical crossover doesn’t end up like, y’know, Square Enix’s actualill-fatedAvengers game (which is where the above headline image comes from).
