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Read More »Pandemic closure official
Tweets from inside the company late on Tuesday illustrated the miserable aftermath of the shock decision. Drew Marlowe, a game desiger at Pandemic, tweeted, "It’s official, Pandemic is shut down as of today. Thankfully it looks like we are getting decent severance." He also posted the whiteboard picture accompanying this …
Read More »Rumour: EA shuts Pandemic
California–based developer Pandemic Studios is the latest victim of EA’s mass staff reduction operation, reports suggest, and may have closed down completely. An EA spokesperson was not available for comment as a news report from Kotaku went live and suggested that EA has shuttered the studio completely, taking as many …
Read More »Rumour: EA shuts down Pandemic
200 jobs to be cut as EA shutters the Californian studio completely, report claims
Read More »EA studios named in mass-layoff operation
Publisher offers no comment as its disposed workforce appears to be breaking silence
Read More »EA dates The Saboteur
Publisher EA has confirmed that its curious WWII based action title The Saboteur will be released in Europe on December 4th, with a North American release following on December 8th. The game, which is being developed by Mercenaries and Star Wars Battlefront studio Pandemic, is a visually distinctive take on …
Read More »Pandemic Brisbane cut off by EA?
If rumours are to be believed, US publisher Electronic Arts has told Pandemic Studios’ Brisbane-based Australian office that it has been set free” from its ties to the company. Kotaku reports that the Destroy All Humans developer has been allowed to retain its original IP, staff and equipment, and is …
Read More »EA cuts ties with Pandemic Brisbane?
Rumours suggest that publisher has â??set freeâ? Australian arm of developer
Read More »Lord of the Rings: Conquest announced
EA has for the first time officially spoken of its upcoming foray into Tolkien’s ocr-heavy universe, Pandemic’s Lord of the Rings: Conquest. It’s not the first time EA has peered into the realm of Middle Earth, having previously enjoyed great success with it’s two titles based on New Line Cinema’s …
Read More »More Dark Knight details emerge
Following last week’s news that EA is continuing to work on its Dark Knight game despite the movie’s arrival at global cinemas, more details have seemingly emerged about the title, along with suggestions as to why it’s being kept under wraps. Kotaku reports that EA-owned Full Spectrum Warrior, Mercenaries and …
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