EA’s Black Panther game has reportedly been canceled and its studio shut down

A new report has claimed that EA has canceled development of its upcoming Black Panther game, with the studio behind the game also apparently having been shuttered. 

The report comes courtesy of IGN, which claims to have seen an internal email from EA Entertainment president Laura Miele announcing the decision. In the email, Miele reportedly said the decision was to allow the company to “sharpen [its] focus” and “put creative energy behind the most significant growth opportunities,” something that apparently did not include a big budget Marvel-licensed video game. 

IGN was unable to confirm the amount of developers laid off during the decision, with EA declining to comment, but the publication said it understands the number to be less than the approximately 300 roles cut at Respawn and other studios last month. 

"These decisions are hard," Miele reportedly wrote in the email to staff. "They affect people we’ve worked with, learned from, and shared real moments with. We’re doing everything we can to support them — including finding opportunities within EA, where we’ve had success helping people land in new roles."

The game is the second big-budget superhero game to be canceled in 2025, after Monolith Productions’ Wonder Woman game was canceled in late February. WB Games, Monolith’s parent company, also announced at the time that Monolith would be shutting down, as well as two other studios under the WB Games banner — Multiversus developer Player First Games and Warner Bros. Games San Diego.

The decision also comes after the announcement of Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra’s delay to 2026, with the Amy Hennig-led game now scheduled to be released early next year. The game is being developed by Skydance Games and will be published by Plaion. 

Three other big-budget superhero games are also in development at various studios: Marvel’s Wolverine, which is being developed by Spider-Man developer and Sony subsidiary Insomniac Games, Marvel’s Blade, in development at Arkane Lyon, a Bethesda studio that is subsequently a subsidiary of Microsoft, and Marvel’s Iron Man, developed by EA Motive. No release date has been set for these games.