A new hero from Marvel comics is going to be adapted into a video game: it’s Black Panther, the king of Wakanda. Electronic Arts announced it in a blog post on Monday, July 10, in collaboration with new AAA game development studio Cliffhanger Games. The studios will work together with Marvel Games.
It will be a “third person single player game”. Electronic Arts explains that “the goal is to build a large and dynamic world and allow players to experience what it means to take on the role of Black Panther, the protector of Wakanda,” Kevin Stephens, director of Cliffhanger, said in the press release. study. .
The latter is equipped with people who have worked on the acclaimed game. Shadow of Mordor, but also of “veterans who participated in Halo Infinite, God of War, Call of Dutyetc.”
With Marvel games
“As part of this ambitious project, Electronic Arts is delighted to work with Marvel Games to ensure that all aspects of Wakanda, its technology, its heroes, and the storytelling of this original story are treated with the care and authenticity they deserve. Panther Universe,” the statement read.
In the comics (or movies) Black Panther, whose real name is T’Challa, is the king of Wakanda. It is a fictitious country, located in Africa and with a level of technology well above the rest of the world. For this reason, the country has long lived hidden from the rest of the world.
Last April, Electronic Arts had already announced the development of a video game dedicated to Iron Man, which a priori would be an open world.
Source: BFM TV
