EA is reportedly working on a Black Panther game
The iconic hero will reportedly be getting a dedicated game at one of Electronic Arts' new Seattle studios.
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A dedicated Black Panther game is in reportedly in development at Electronic Arts (EA), with players creating a new hero that’ll take up the mantle of the Wakandan hero.
This news comes fromGiant Bombjournalist Jeff Grubb, who shared via his Game Mess morning show that this Black Panther game is very early in development at one of EA’s unnamed Seattle studios,which was foundedby Kevin Stephens, former vice president and studio head of Monolith Productions at WB Games.
Per Grubb, this game will open with the death of the current Black Panther, while players will be creating a new character that is going through the trials of becoming the next Black Panther. It also continues EA’s focus on investing in single-player games, alongside the upcomingStar Wars Jedi: SurvivorandDead Space Remakefrom Respawn Entertainment and Motive Studio, respectively.
Black Panther has been featured in video games before, notably being the central playable character inMarvel’s Avengers War for Wakandaexpansion. If this newly reported game comes to fruition, it would be the first title completely focused on the iconic hero.
Multiple superhero games have been released in the last few years, with Marvel’s Avengers and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy developed by Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal respectively, while Insomniac Games and PlayStation are currently working onMarvel’s Spider-Man 2and Marvel’s Wolverine, as well as aPC port of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered.
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