Jeff Grubb: EA Publishing Single Player, Open-World AAA Black Panther Game

Zebesian-X · Jul 25, 2022

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It's being headed up by a brand new Seattle-based studio led by some ex-Monolith Productions developers (Shadow of Mordor, War). Here's some more info on the studio.

BP is very early in development. It'll be Single-Player only. EA is looking to replicate the success they found with Jedi: Fallen Order by increasing their premium, non-live service output.

The game opens with the death of Black Panther. The player is tasked with becoming his successor. (EDIT: Details were vague on this point, it's unclear whether you're playing as T'Challa after the death of his father, or a brand new character after T'Challa's passing).

Deleted member 93062 · Jul 25, 2022

Will just repeat what I said in other thread:
Thank GOD it's not by Skydance New Media. I'm down with EA.

Hopefully they don't force Frostbite down their throat. If they're doing this because of Jedi Fallen Order, I imagine they're cool with Unreal.

Saint of Killers · Jul 25, 2022

Interested in the game. Wasn't all that enamoured of the LotR games they did. Looking forward to it all the same!

cw_sasuke · Jul 25, 2022

Guess ill look forward to at least one EA game now.

Kolx · Jul 25, 2022

Sullivan said:
Will just repeat what I said in other thread:
Thank GOD it's not by Skydance New Media. I'm down with EA.

Hopefully they don't force Frostbite down their throat. If they're doing this because of Jedi Fallen Order, I imagine they're cool with Unreal.

Why not skydance?

Milennia · Jul 25, 2022

I'll take it; hopefully EA does this one justice (hopefully)

ket · Jul 25, 2022

oh ok.

i hope traversal is good. let my guy do massive jumps.

ToadPacShakur · Jul 25, 2022

Hopefully will have a bigger budget than what the NHL games are given

PlanetSmasher · Jul 25, 2022

I guess I could see the Shadow of Mordor framework as a jumping-off point for a T'Challa game. Though they'd need to work a lot on making the actual in-game content more diverse and interesting.

I'll keep an eye on this but I rarely find that brand new from-the-ground-up AAA studios knock it out of the park with their first games, especially in an open world framework.

Neoxon · Jul 25, 2022

As long as it's more like Jedi Fallen Order, we should be ok.

Alexandros · Jul 25, 2022

That sounds pretty exciting, hopefully we'll get more details soon.

Noppie · Jul 25, 2022

Has all the potential in the world, but EA.

Deleted member 93062 · Jul 25, 2022

Kolx said:
Why not skydance?

I don't want another Guardians of the Galaxy. I feel like Wakanda deserves to be a really open world and Skydance isn't big enough to make that happen. especially since they're working on Star Wars as well. Amy Hennig being the head makes me think it'll be similar to GoTG where the story will carry it but the rest of the game is meh.

Katbobo · Jul 25, 2022

Here's some details from the other thread:

The_Iceman2288 said:
It's EA's game

Made by a new team

Open world RPG

Not a live service and very much inspired by Jedi Fallen Order's success

Katbobo said:
Think I caught all the details but:

* Single player game
* Very early development
* "Big, open world Black Panther game"
* The in-universe Black Panther is dead, so player is tasked with becoming the new Black Panther
* Comes from Seattle studio headed by ex-Monolith head
* Produced by EA, kicked off by the success of Fallen Order

Edit: He did not specify whether the Black Panther who died was T-Challa, or if we play T-Challa taking over for the previous one.

Fabs · Jul 25, 2022

Mordor was good. Too bad no nemesis system because with the tribes could be cool. Thank god multi platform

Imperial Bishop · Jul 25, 2022

>EA
>When the game opens, Black Panther has died. The player is tasked with becoming his successor.

m23 · Jul 25, 2022

I have hope for this, I liked the LOTR games enough.

RisingStar · Jul 25, 2022

Doesn't sound all that interesting to be honest, but I'll wait for a gameplay trailer before I make up my mind at least. Makes it sound like a boring protagonist.

Nikus · Jul 25, 2022

Wait so T'Challa is also dead in the game? :/

Kalor · Jul 25, 2022

Seeing that Black Panther has died makes this sound like a create a character situation, which would be unappealing. Not like there's a lot of T'Challa games out there already that they need to do this to stand out.

Tornak · Jul 25, 2022

No T'Challa as the protag? What the fuck :(

Open world Wakanda would be amazing, can hardly think of any more exciting capeshit adaptations for a video game. But man.

Neoxon · Jul 25, 2022

Imperial Bishop said:
>EA
>When the game opens, Black Panther has died. The player is tasked with becoming his successor.

Goddammit...

Mr Evil 37 · Jul 25, 2022

Sullivan said:
Thank GOD it's not by Skydance New Media. I'm down with EA.

Why so hardline against Skydance?

Edit: Battlefield: Hardline pun (which Hennig worked on at Visceral) was unintended.

That1GoodHunter · Jul 25, 2022

Zebesian-X said:
When the game opens, Black Panther has died. The player is tasked with becoming his successor.

Ummmmmm

We are playing as T'Challa.... Right?

Oneandonly16 · Jul 25, 2022

I'm in cautiously for this. I don't like the idea of a Create a Character replacing Black Panther though

Strafer · Jul 25, 2022

The most important thing though, WHO will they get to voice the character?

CubeApple76 · Jul 25, 2022

Ugh why'd it have to be open world. Not really excited for another superhero game regardless, but I'll reserve judgement until we see some in-game footage

Deleted member 93062 · Jul 25, 2022

Mr Evil 37 said:
Why so hardline against Skydance?

Talked about it above:

Jeff Grubb: EA Publishing Single Player, Open-World AAA Black Panther Game

I don't want another Guardians of the Galaxy. I feel like Wakanda deserves to be a really open world and Skydance isn't big enough to make that happen. especially since they're working on Star Wars as well. Amy Hennig being the head makes me think it'll be similar to GoTG where the story will...

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Jake2byFour · Jul 25, 2022

I reserve judgement.

Ascenion · Jul 25, 2022

Okay so who did they kill? T'Chaka or T'Challa? Because the matter is tasteless imo.

Lotus · Jul 25, 2022

I can't play as T'Challa, the fuck

Sibersk Esto · Jul 25, 2022

...So you're not T'Challa?

c bweezie · Jul 25, 2022

I like the pitch a lot. Can't wait to see it in two to three years

PlanetSmasher · Jul 25, 2022

Sullivan said:
I don't want another Guardians of the Galaxy. I feel like Wakanda deserves to be a really open world and Skydance isn't big enough to make that happen. especially since they're working on Star Wars as well. Amy Hennig being the head makes me think it'll be similar to GoTG where the story will carry it but the rest of the game is meh.

And honestly...I don't really think Hennig should be the creative lead of a Black Panther game. Get a Black head writer and a Black director. Bare fucking minimum, in my mind.

Zebesian-X said:
When the game opens, Black Panther has died. The player is tasked with becoming his successor.

Edit: I'm sorry what the fuck. Hell no. Not interested at all.

darksider321 · Jul 25, 2022

Katbobo said:
Here's some details from the other thread:

So wait, are they claiming T-Challa is dead in this new universe and we are going to play as an OC to become Black Panther. A bit weird honestly to do that especially with the new movie doing that but considering that this is stil early in development. I will doubt we will see this being released until maybe 2027.

Spring-Loaded · Jul 25, 2022

Fallen Order was fundamentally good, so hopefully that level of quality will be a priority here.

and please have wall bounce combos like so

Ascenion · Jul 25, 2022

Imma be hella mad if there's a fucking character creator.

Rowsdower · Jul 25, 2022

Wait so T'Challa dies in the opening/is dead?

Oh no.

"Become the new Black Panther"... is this a create your own OC!?

Edit: It could be you play as T'Challa to replace the old Black Panther/his father. I need to read the comics again, forgot a lot of this.

Imperial Bishop · Jul 25, 2022

I've made my peace with the MCU, but killing off T'Challa in the first BP game and possibly other forms of media is fucking terrible.

T0kenAussie · Jul 25, 2022

Grubb also hinting at more marvel collabs I think

Dust · Jul 25, 2022

...why aren't we playing as T'Challa?

Pai Pai Master · Jul 25, 2022

Wait what? you don't play as T'challa?

honestly given what's happened with Boseman I feel like "T'Challa is dead and you must replace him" is a pretty crappy premise for a BP game and even a bit on the distasteful side. Why not make it about T'Challa there's so much material the MCU will never get to touch with him

edit: eh not enough details. I hope that's not the case but maybe it's about T'Chaka dying and T'Challa taking the mantle. "The player is tasked with becoming his successor" makes it sound like some create-a-character type thing lol

Instro · Jul 25, 2022

Cal Kestis about to become Black Panther😂

RedHeat · Jul 25, 2022

Is every related piece of BP media going to be about him being dead now? That seems pretty scummy to me if so.

Katbobo · Jul 25, 2022

darksider321 said:
So wait, are they claiming T-Challa is dead in this new universe and we are going to play as an OC to become Black Panther. A bit weird honestly to do that especially with the new movie doing that but considering that this is stil early in development. I will doubt we will see this being released until maybe 2027.

He didn't specify, it could be that we're T-Challa and taking over for the Black Panther before us who died, or T-Challa died and the player is someone who is taking over for him. He was (potentially purposefully) vague about it.

julia crawford · Jul 25, 2022

Imperial Bishop said:
>EA
>When the game opens, Black Panther has died. The player is tasked with becoming his successor.

oof

Neoxon · Jul 25, 2022

Imperial Bishop said:
I've made my peace with the MCU, but killing off T'Challa in the first BP game and possibly other forms of media is fucking terrible.

This post nails it.

Spinluck · Jul 25, 2022

bruh... why am i not playing with T'Challa?

my mans can't even star in his own game first.

alexi52 · Jul 25, 2022

>EA
>can't play as T'Challa

Goddammit I really wish this was made by Sony instead, fingers crossed it turns out good

Lord Fanny · Jul 25, 2022

EA is making a Black Panther game where the opening is that Black Panther is dead.

Well okay

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