EA has had a structural change right at the beginning of 2024 but big games continue to develop.
According to Gaming Bolt, despite being slowly branching out from developing future licensed IP, EA confirmed work is still underway on upcoming Marvel single-player titles.
Recently, game company EA announced mass layoffs, with the expected reduction of about 670 employees, equivalent to about 5% of the total workforce. The company said that, as part of its restructuring, it is looking to move away from developing games based on licensed IP, but with several of EA’s upcoming titles falling into this category, which has caused many people to question their status
However, at least two of them have been confirmed as safe. In a statement to GamesIndustry, an EA representative confirmed that their two upcoming Marvel titles based on Iron Man and Black Panther are still in development.
remake Iron Man is in development at Motive Studio, the team behind the 2023 Dead Space, as a single-player third-person action-adventure game. Built on Unreal Engine 5, the game is currently in pre-production and job listings suggest it may have an open-world setting.
Meanwhile, Black Panther is being made by Cliffhanger Games, a newly formed studio, and will be an open-world, third-person action-adventure single-player title.
Previous reports have suggested that EA’s partnership with Marvel will also result in a third game, although its identity remains a mystery. However, not all of EA’s upcoming titles based on licensed IP exist. Respawn Entertainment’s first-person shooter Star Wars game has been canceled. Meanwhile, Battlefield studio Ridgeline Games has been closed.
