It appears like EA is publishing a online game all about Black Panther, one which sees the participant turning into a brand new model of the character.
The report comes from Large Bomb’s Jeff Grubb throughout his Recreation Mess Mornings podcast, claiming that the Black Panther sport is presently in early growth. The inner identify for the title is Mission Rainier, and is being developed by a brand new studio led by former Monolith Productions studio head Kevin Stephens.
The “large open world Black Panther Recreation,” as described by Grubb will see the participant taking over the mantle of the superhero after the earlier incarnation dies. Other than that, particulars are in any other case slim on the title, however it does sound like it will likely be a single-player title, a departure from EA’s earlier dwell service leanings.
This can clearly be the primary time the character has a online game totally devoted to them, however is not the primary time they’ve appeared in a sport. Final 12 months, Black Panther joined the extremely troubled Marvel’s Avengers in a content material crammed and free enlargement. Previous to that the character appeared in Marvel Final Alliance 3.
Black Panther was already a fairly common character, however clearly exploded in recognition 2018 launch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie adaptation. A latest trailer for the sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly, dropped at Comedian-Con, which additionally revolved across the loss of life of the movie’s model of the character. As sadly, actor Chadwick Boseman handed away in 2020 after a battle with colon most cancers.
A online game all about Black Panther may very simply show to be a success, significantly contemplating how few video video games star black characters in lead roles. Variety has improved in quite a few video games, however typically solely by character creators, which is not the identical as having a black character in a number one position.