EA has formally introduced that it is engaged on a Black Panther single-player recreation. In a tweet, the writer confirmed that its new Seattle-based studio Cliffhanger Games is creating an authentic story-driven recreation that explores the world of Wakanda. The mission is led by Kevin Stephens, who served as Monolith Productions’ studio head when Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor was being conceived. Initially codenamed ‘Undertaking Rainier,’ the title is a results of EA’s partnership with Marvel — established final 12 months — to make a minimum of three new video games. The Black Panther recreation continues to be in early improvement and due to this fact doesn’t have a launch window.
“We’re devoted to delivering followers a definitive and genuine Black Panther expertise, giving them extra company and management over their narrative than they’ve ever skilled in a story-driven online game,” Stephens mentioned in a blog post. “Wakanda is a wealthy Tremendous Hero sandbox, and our mission is to develop an epic world for gamers who love Black Panther and wish to discover the world of Wakanda as a lot as we do.” Whereas the time period ‘open-world’ shouldn’t be talked about wherever, its description as a sandbox means that the sport may very well be heavy on exploration — one thing like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the place the world actions create a way of openness and freedom. It is also price noting that the group continues to be being assembled, with Cliffhanger Video games placing up job postings for anybody , on its official web site.
No additional particulars had been revealed, however again in 2022, video games journalist Jeff Grubb claimed that the sport’s premise is ready after the loss of life of the Black Panther to start with. Thereon, gamers will probably be tasked with finishing a set of trials or challenges, with a purpose to turn out to be the following incarnation and king of Wakanda. That mentioned, it may not essentially trace in direction of the loss of life of King T’Challa since we don’t know what timeline the sport is ready in. Within the comics, Wakanda was dominated by King T’Chaka, who obtained into bother with the villainous, Vibranium-obsessed Ulysses Klaw, in the end resulting in his demise. Upon returning to his homeland after ending faculty, his son T’Challa secretly took half in an open problem to turn out to be the Black Panther we all know now. So, there is a risk that we may very well be enjoying an origin story. At this level, I am simply speculating, although.
Black Panther is second within the line of three video games EA has in improvement beneath a cope with Marvel. Considered one of them nonetheless hasn’t been introduced, whereas the opposite was revealed to be an Iron Man game from the Montreal-based EA Motive, the identical studio that beforehand labored on the Dead Space remake (review). Lately, Marvel has been partnering with quite a few massive studios to broaden its online game portfolio, with Insomniac Games bringing Spider-Man 2 in October and a standalone Wolverine title. Even Amy Hennig’s new studio SkyDance Media is main the cost on an untitled World War II set game, starring Captain America and Black Panther as leads.
At present, there isn’t a launch window for the Black Panther recreation, however we will anticipate it to be out on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X.