Closing them out just 2 years after they were acquired, is just plain cold. Since there are now 200 video game people out of work, can they just form up there own studio now? Or would EA have slapped some non-competition legal papers on them too?
Pandemic Studios Shuts Down
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
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NO! I WANTED MERCS 3! THERE WAS TIME NOW! Seriously, am I the only person on Earth who LOVED those games?
Shame to hear that.
They were one of my favorite devs out there. But to hear that this is not completely changing the developer intrigues me as to how that will work out but also makes me feel optimistic for their future.
Some of their more recent games were meh, but Battlefront, Mercenaries etc... classic titles of the last generation. And some of the most successful (Battlefront) So I am rather surprised at how this dev actually went under...
They were one of my favorite devs out there. But to hear that this is not completely changing the developer intrigues me as to how that will work out but also makes me feel optimistic for their future.
Some of their more recent games were meh, but Battlefront, Mercenaries etc... classic titles of the last generation. And some of the most successful (Battlefront) So I am rather surprised at how this dev actually went under...
To anyone curious about The Saboteur:
Pandemic isn't totally going away. This is more a slash and burn restructuring rather than a full closure.[quote"I want to make it clear that the Pandemic brand and franchises will live on." "In the months ahead, we will announce plans for new games based on Pandemic franchises."[/quote]
After a series of not so hot sequels and a game completely crashing and burning during developement, it really isn't a surprise that something like this would happen. It sucks, and it's always sad to see a developing house get gutted like this, but that's business.
http://kotaku.com/5406449/rumor-rip-pandemic-studios-1998+2009?skyline=true&s=xKotaku said:
Pandemic isn't totally going away. This is more a slash and burn restructuring rather than a full closure.[quote"I want to make it clear that the Pandemic brand and franchises will live on." "In the months ahead, we will announce plans for new games based on Pandemic franchises."[/quote]
After a series of not so hot sequels and a game completely crashing and burning during developement, it really isn't a surprise that something like this would happen. It sucks, and it's always sad to see a developing house get gutted like this, but that's business.
From Wikipedia:
Completed games
* Battlezone II (1999)
* Dark Reign 2 (2000)
* Triple Play 2002 (2002)
* Army Men RTS (2002)
* Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2002)
* Full Spectrum Warrior (2004)
* Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)
* Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005)
* Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005)
* Destroy All Humans! (2005)
* Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers (2006)
* Destroy All Humans! 2 (2006)
* Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (2008)
* The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (2009)
Hmm...
The only game here I've had any interest in was Battlezone II, only because I was having so much fun with the original (for the PC) on multiplayer at the time. But reviews back then were pretty tepid, so I skipped it.
Completed games
* Battlezone II (1999)
* Dark Reign 2 (2000)
* Triple Play 2002 (2002)
* Army Men RTS (2002)
* Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2002)
* Full Spectrum Warrior (2004)
* Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)
* Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005)
* Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005)
* Destroy All Humans! (2005)
* Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers (2006)
* Destroy All Humans! 2 (2006)
* Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (2008)
* The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (2009)
Hmm...
The only game here I've had any interest in was Battlezone II, only because I was having so much fun with the original (for the PC) on multiplayer at the time. But reviews back then were pretty tepid, so I skipped it.
I, like everyone else in this thread enjoyed Battlefront and Mercenaries, but it's better them than BioWare.
Destroy All Humans and Star Wars Battlefront 2...
I'm sad to see it go, but it was only a matter of time after the Australian branch closed down.
I'm sad to see it go, but it was only a matter of time after the Australian branch closed down.
What.
THE SABOTEUR!
WHY????
WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?
EA YOUR DOING IT RONG LOL
THE SABOTEUR!
WHY????
WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?
Yes, allow me to continue with...Valiance said:
EA YOUR DOING IT RONG LOL
1)get a job with a gaming developer
2)get some publicity with some decent titles
3)your dev team gets purchased by a corporate publisher
4)publisher imposes their will on you as you make "safe" remakes and sequels
5)wait for the day you get fired once your dev team is milked for all it's worth
6)look for another job
7)rinse
8)repeat
2)get some publicity with some decent titles
3)your dev team gets purchased by a corporate publisher
4)publisher imposes their will on you as you make "safe" remakes and sequels
5)wait for the day you get fired once your dev team is milked for all it's worth
6)look for another job
7)rinse
8)repeat