EA and Cliffhanger Games, a new AAA developer in Seattle, have announced a new original, third-person, single-player Black Panther game in collaboration with Marvel Games. Their mission is to build an expansive and reactive world that empowers players to experience what it is like to take on the mantle of Wakanda’s protector, the Black Panther.

Led by Kevin Stephens (Monolith Productions), Cliffhanger has already brought together accomplished talent with leaders from the critically acclaimed and innovative action-adventure game, Middle-Earth Shadow Of Mordor, along with veterans of top franchises including Halo Infinite, God Of War, Call Of Duty and others.

However, no platforms or release date/window have been revealed.

It’s important to not that this is not the same project as the Black Panther and Captain America World War II game by Skydance New Media, which is led by Amy Hennig, who is formerly the Uncharted series’ creative director.

Kevin Stephens said:

“We’re dedicated to delivering fans a definitive and authentic Black Panther experience, giving them more agency and control over their narrative than they have ever experienced in a story-driven video game. Wakanda is a rich Super Hero sandbox, and our mission is to develop an epic world for players who love Black Panther and want to explore the world of Wakanda as much as we do.”

The development team at Cliffhanger Games will be working in partnership with Marvel Games “to ensure that we craft every aspect of Wakanda, its technology, its heroes, and our own original story with the attention to detail and authenticity that the world of Black Panther deserves.”

He added:

“It’s an incredibly rare opportunity to build a new team around the values of diversity, collaboration, and empowerment. We want our game to enable players to feel what it’s like to be worthy of the Black Panther mantle in unique, story-driven ways, and we want Cliffhanger Games to empower everyone on our team as we collaborate to bring this amazing world to life.”

This will be EA’s second Marvel game after the Iron Man game by Motive Studios, which is currently in development and was originally announced in September 2022.