EA Reportedly Cancels Black Panther Game, Shutters Cliffhanger Studio

Almost two years after it was initially announced, EA has reportedly canceled a Black Panther game that was in the works, and the publisher closed the studio that was developing the game. 

According to a report from IGN, news of the Black Panther game's cancellation came on Wednesday. Along with canceling the game and closing the studio, EA laid off additional workers from various teams, but there were no specifics on the number of people affected.

An email from EA Entertainment President Laura Miele laid out these changes along with details about layoffs, saying the changes were to "sharpen our focus and put our creative energy behind the most significant growth opportunities," according to IGN. 

"These decisions are hard," Miele wrote in an email, according to IGN. "They affect people we've worked with, learned from and shared real moments with. We're doing everything we can to ...