Why Ensemble and Pandemic Closed
With both Ensemble Studios (Age of Empires, Halo Wars) and Pandemic Studios (Mercenaries, The Saboteur) having shut down across the past year,...
READ MORE >Mercenaries Inc. Announced, Not Cancelled
Pandemic Studios has formally announced Mercenaries Inc., an "all-new" entry in the explosive Mercenaries shooter series--whose existence was...
READ MORE >"Merc 2 was a bloated and buggy mess. I hope that this new installment is as good as the ..."
see all 18 commentsCancelled Pandemic Title 'Mercenaries Inc.' Revealed? [Update: Not Cancelled, Now Announced]
Update: Surely in response to the revelation, Pandemic has announced that Mercenaries Inc. is under development by the remaining "core team" at EALA. The downsized and "
READ MORE >"I never really cared for Mercenaries. While I am sad that Pandemic is no more, I am not upset ..."
see all 13 commentsPandemic Veterans Say Goodbye with Not-Work-Safe 'Office Space' Tribute
With The Saboteur developer Pandemic having laid off a majority of its staff and relocated a "core team" to Electronic Arts' Los Angeles c
READ MORE >"Even if it wasn't the best re-creation of the original, it was still a cool idea. I mean the ..."
see all 37 commentsEA: Pandemic Not Closing, But Consolidating
Despite the shuttering of its current Los Angeles-based office and a significant reduction in its workforce, Mercenaries and The Saboteur series...
READ MORE >"In other words, Saboteur is not out yet, we need people around who worked on the game to work on ..."
see all 28 commentsRumor: Mercenaries and The Saboteur Developer Pandemic Closing (Updated)
Update 2: Studio owner Electronic Arts has chimed in, explaining that "a core team of Pandemic developers will move to EALA" and continue the...
READ MORE >"You are mistaken. I can't name anyone that I know that has gotten royalties as part of a ..."
see all 64 commentsScreenshots of EA's Cancelled Batman Game?
Supposed screenshots of Pandemic Brisbane's cancelled Batman game have emerged from the portfolio of artist Michael Pryor, as noticed by Kotaku...
READ MORE >"I don't know; I guess you all have good points. It seems expansive, and I guess this was the ..."
see all 12 commentsRumor: EA Axes Pandemic Brisbane (Updated)
Update: There have been some layoffs at Pandemic Brisbane, as programmer Tony Albrecht's blog confirms that he was "made redundant." In the...
READ MORE >"Yeah, if I were EA I would be regretting that purchase. I know BioWare also makes games with ..."
see all 14 commentsPandemic's Lord of the Rings Game Revealed
Update: Developer Pandemic sent over a few screenshots of the game, and revealed that, in addition to PC, PS3, and X360, LOTR: Conquest will be...
READ MORE >"Multiplayer better have assault mode with lots and lots of bots, or support for tons of players. ..."
see all 8 commentsEA Planning Sequels for Need for Speed, Burnout, Skate, Rock Band; Talks Spore Expansion Plans
Electronic Arts is unsurprisingly planning future iterations for many of the hit franchises it publishes, including EA Black Box's Need for Speed,...
READ MORE >"Hehe true, they just had all the other EA analyst stuff so I thought maybe they hadn't noticed ..."
see all 24 commentsPandemic Working on New Lord of the Rings Game; EA Plotting SimAnimals
Mega-publisher Electronic Arts is expanding its Sim brand with SimAnimals, and Mercenaries 2 developer Pandemic Studios, which was recently...
READ MORE >"Next to Bioware it says KOTOR and New MMO. So is the mmo not related to Star Wars then? Is KOTOR ..."
see all 11 commentsEA: PS3 Dev Difficulties Still Impacting Release Dates
In today's press and analyst financial conference call, Electronic Arts executives weighed in on the matter of PlayStation 3's development...
READ MORE >"then spend money on marketing twice, yeah that makes great business sense. Cause, they are a ..."
see all 60 commentsMercenaries 2 Officially Delayed Again
Pandemic Studios' Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PC, PS2, PS3, X360) has been pushed back yet again, with the destruction filled open-world game...
READ MORE >"Its an ambitious game on a LOT of platforms. I am really surprised they have not simply shipped ..."
see all 13 commentsRumor: Mercenaries 2 Delayed Until Summer
Updated retailer listings for Pandemic Studios' Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PC, PS2, PS3, X360) suggest the destruction filled open-world game...
READ MORE >"I saw the pic of Bono as I was scrolling down and the South Park biggest crap episode sprung ..."
see all 16 commentsEA Completes Acquisition of BioWare, Pandemic
Electronic Arts has completed its $860 million acquisition of VG Holding Corp., owner of renowned development studios BioWare Corp. and Pandemic...
READ MORE >"kotor mmo is probably the only thing that's going to keep them around i hope mass effect 2 is ..."
see all 20 comments
"I'm the one who jumped in with insults? Sounds to me like you're being really bitter and ..."
- dpgagnon see all 65 comments