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    EA Makes Mercs Inc, A New "Pandemic" Game, Official [UPDATE]

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    Image of hot_heart hot_heart
    11/25/09

    In reply to EA Makes Mercs Inc, A New "Pandemic" Game, Official [UPDATE]
    Of all the people to put [sic] in somebody's quote but still contain a typo in their own article I never thought it would be you, Stephen. I AM DISAPPOINTED. =p
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    11/24/09

    In reply to EA Makes Mercs Inc, A New "Pandemic" Game, Official [UPDATE]
    Go to hell EA mercs one was good then mercs 2 went to crap and the only change was the publisher.

    Now they gut pandemic and decide to continue making there game.

    At what point will people realize they should never ever partner with EA?
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    Vecha: One more Month promoted this comment sunpop was starred sunpop was unstarred
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    11/24/09

    @sunpop:

    It will be a sad day in game history if anything like that happens to Bioware.
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    11/24/09

    @Vecha: One more Month: its already a sad day. Pandemic made some awesome games
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    Image of GrrSnort GrrSnort
    11/24/09

    @Vecha: It's likely to happen if Mass Effect 2 doesn't sell. But who are we kidding? Of course it's going to sell...
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    11/24/09

    @GrrSnort:

    I've never played the Merc games...so I'm guessing..did Merc 2 not sell well?

    #speakup
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    Image of GrrSnort GrrSnort
    11/24/09

    @Vecha: Mercs 1 was enjoyable, mercs 2 not so much. And no, Mercs 2 didn't sell well at all. I think they sold somewhere in the 200,000's and the break even number on that game was 700,000 copies from what I heard. #speakup
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    Image of ArmoredCavalry ArmoredCavalry
    11/24/09

    @Vecha: One more Month: I don't know how well it sold, but I can tell you it felt like a beta build, even after being patched a few times.
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    11/24/09

    In reply to EA Makes Mercs Inc, A New "Pandemic" Game, Official [UPDATE]
    Way to add insult to injury. Hey, while you guys are out of work, we'll be selling the franchise you created.

    Classy.
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    Image of Roger_Wilco Roger_Wilco
    11/24/09

    In reply to EA Makes Mercs Inc, A New "Pandemic" Game, Official [UPDATE]
    "We are very excited to announce a new instalment [sic] in the popular Mercenaries series because it demonstrates our continued commitment to Pandemic's rich catalogue of intellectual properties,"

    just not to Pandemic the studio or the people who worked there.

    bullshytt
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    11/24/09

    @Roger_Wilco: Just so you know, this is the Internet. You can actually swear here.
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    Image of Roger_Wilco Roger_Wilco
    11/24/09

    @ryoshi: i fucking know that.

    in the middle of reading Anathem...

    my jeejah is ringing...gotta go
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    Image of Phaper Phaper
    11/24/09

    In reply to EA Makes Mercs Inc, A New "Pandemic" Game, Official [UPDATE]
    This is slightly harsh in my view, EA shuts them down and then takes their games which EA will then develop. (Correct me if I'm wrong.)

    What do we all think about this?
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    Image of Rotsujin Rotsujin
    11/24/09

    @Phaper: EA has the studio acquisition playbook and they're running it, step by step.
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    Image of Hey_Blinkon Hey_Blinkon
    11/24/09

    @Phaper: I more see it as EA shutting them down, as they weren't happy with the quality of previous games, and developing the games (Which EA owns, I think) in house.
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    11/24/09

    In reply to EA Makes Mercs Inc, A New "Pandemic" Game, Official [UPDATE]
    My bet is that this will be a download only title using the engine and assets from the current game.
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    11/24/09

    @aka Bitter: I'm thinking the same thing: Mercs Inc. is to the Mercenaries Series as Battlefield Heroes is to the Battelfield Series.
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    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    11/24/09

    @Gortexfogg: I think you meant Battlefield 1943.
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    Image of Beardbeardly Beardbeardly
    11/24/09

    @GohanGVO: It could be in-browser and go the route of Battlefield Heroes as well.
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    GohanGVO promoted this comment Beardbeardly was starred Beardbeardly was unstarred
    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    11/24/09

    @Beardbeardly: True.

    However, BF Heroes is relatively tame in its visual presentation. There are no huge explosions nor many (or any?) interactive environmental elements.

    I think the pitch trailer for this game demonstrates a visual package that is possibly beyond what the average PC could handle in a multiplayer environment.
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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    11/24/09

    In reply to EA Makes Mercs Inc, A New "Pandemic" Game, Official [UPDATE]
    "The publisher announced the title as the first release from Pandemic, the studio that was all but shut down last week."

    What the what?
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    Image of Rampage Rampage
    11/24/09

    @NeVeRMoRe666: I think that means first release as pandemic under EA.
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    Image of Bardock Bardock
    11/24/09

    @NeVeRMoRe666: Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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    NeVeRMoRe666 promoted this comment Bardock was starred Bardock was unstarred
    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    11/24/09

    @Rampage: I thought Pandemic was always under EA (since 2007?) I don't understand how this is the first release from a studio that just shut down...?

    Me confuzzled.

    #speakup
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    Image of Rampage Rampage
    11/24/09

    @NeVeRMoRe666: Mark me down for also confuzzled.

    #speakup
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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    11/24/09

    @Rampage: RAGE!

    #speakup
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    Image of QualityJeverage QualityJeverage
    11/24/09

    @NeVeRMoRe666: Probably just a typo. The very next paragraph says it's being developed by a core group of former Pandemic employees, who are now at EALA.
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    11/24/09

    @QualityJeverage: I wouldn't be surprised if EA brings "Pandemic" back ... just with cheaper labor and less benefit costs.
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    Image of Stephen Totilo Stephen Totilo
    11/24/09

    @NeVeRMoRe666: Should have said "next", not "first." Fixed.
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    Image of Rebochan Rebochan
    11/24/09

    In reply to EA Makes Mercs Inc, A New "Pandemic" Game, Official [UPDATE]
    Printer destruction level confirmed!
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    Image of Duuuuuuude Duuuuuuude
    11/24/09

    @Rebochan: Achievement Unlocked: Toner Terrorizer - 15 pts.
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    11/24/09

    In reply to EA Makes Mercs Inc, A New "Pandemic" Game, Official [UPDATE]
    Mercenaries is mindless fun but dammit if it isn't one of the best mindless fun to be had on a console.

    Can't wait for the new one.
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    Image of ttocs ttocs
    11/24/09

    @Outkastprince: I thought that of the first one, but not of the second one. I tried so hard to like the second one but it just didn't do it for me unfortunately.
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    11/24/09

    @ttocs: No? It's not easy to love the game, especially if mindless enemy skull cracking games aren't for you.

    It doesn't hold your attention for long and the price tag doesn't help it's case. If they could lowered this new one to maybe $30 maybe 40 bucks, I'd considered it just cause I'm a fan.

    Any higher in price and the majority of gamers won't choose this over the quality of video games out there.
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    11/24/09

    @Outkastprince: You said skulls? Wherez mah skullz?!
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    11/24/09


    @Yossarian: It's sort of a code you must input on your arm to unlock.

    Skull Trick.

    1. Find Street Fighter code on website.
    2. Make sure your arm is tattoo free.
    3. Search for a local illegal tattoo parlor.
    4. Make sure you and the one giving you the tattoo are drunk.
    5. Give him your arm and make sure he's so f**cked up the code ends up backwards.
    6. Skullz Unlocked.
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    Image of Yossarian Yossarian
    11/24/09

    @Outkastprince: How about high on meth, will that be a fair substitute for drunk?

    #speakup
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    11/24/09

    @Yossarian: In Halo.
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    Yossarian promoted this comment Friedhamster was starred Friedhamster was unstarred
    Image of Yossarian Yossarian
    11/24/09

    @Friedhamster: Bzzzt. Sorry, the answer we were looking for was "What is 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand". That will cost you $500. Pick another category.

    #speakup
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    11/24/09

    @Yossarian: You said skulls. You didn't say diamond encrusted platinum and gold skulls... Bzzzt yourself.

    #speakup
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    11/24/09

    @Yossarian: Sure, though the side effects of meth is that the tattoo artist actually gets the code right.

    Sometimes you need to be high to see things the way they're suppose to be. That's why I have 5 ex-wives and a hallucinating gerbil.
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    11/24/09

    @Friedhamster: Alright there Connery, simmer down. The "mah" should have tipped you off.
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    11/24/09

    @Outkastprince: Any regrets about the gerbil?
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    11/24/09

    @Yossarian: Only when he's high and speaking gebberish.
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    11/24/09

    @Outkastprince: Did you mean to say "gerbilish"?
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    11/24/09

    @Yossarian: I did actually. Maybe I'm the high on meth. XD
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    11/24/09

    @Yossarian: You're right. You did say skullZ though. Threw me, the plural and all.

    #speakup
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    Image of Danj3ris is accepting donations for Movember at http://us.movember.com/mospace/327528 Danj3ris is accepting donations for Movember at http://us.movember.com/mospace/327528
    11/24/09

    In reply to Undead Labs Crafting Console-Based Zombie MMO
    This man still has the right idea: [kotaku.com]

    Now my input:

    As strong as your character is, death brings about the creation of an equally strong zombie. But instead of having to create a new account, you simply create another survivor on the same account. A neat little twist: You can always log in as your zombie and see what the hell it's doing out there, knowing where it is, who it has killed, and so on. But you cannot "fully" control it. Give each account the ability to have three characters total. If all three of your survivors become zombified, you have to wait until one of your zombies gets killed by another survivor before you can be a survivor again.

    This creates a constant user-generated zombie population. Each zombie can of course infect other survivors, creating minions. In other words, your character could end up becoming the progenitor of an entire bloodline of zombies, and become a boss monster.
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    Image of TheLieInKing TheLieInKing
    11/24/09

    In reply to Undead Labs Crafting Console-Based Zombie MMO
    If they incorporate elements of that incredible-sounding yet publisherless RTS zombie game Possession, this could be great. Seems like it would be a lot slower-paced than L4D, not a bad thing at all because that stresses me out something fierce. But still, I've got no time for MMOs :(
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    Image of L1GHTN1N L1GHTN1N
    11/23/09

    In reply to Undead Labs Crafting Console-Based Zombie MMO
    You know what would make this the definitive zombie experience? If they followed the Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks, or War World Z. I would buy it and a lifetime subscription if they did without even thinking about it.
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    Image of Disturbedmofo42 Disturbedmofo42
    11/23/09

    In reply to Undead Labs Crafting Console-Based Zombie MMO
    So I'm imagining something akin to The Walking Dead. It could be really neat, like a lot of people said though, how do you end it?? An MMO is all about never ending gameplay, if the point is to survive, then what happens when you do?
    Back to The Walking Dead though. Could you imagine you know going from a small safehouse, to eventually being able to get in a prison and hold it down. Now what if like in the comic the worst enemies are not really the zombies, but the humans that are out to capture that same safe spot and or supplies that you have. Could be fairly interesting if you ask me and one of the first MMO's I would actually pay for. Guess I'll just wait and see what comes out of it. I mean really a console MMO? from a dev team noone knows of? hmmmm...
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    11/24/09

    @Disturbedmofo42: They should reset the game once a year, or every six months. Thus allowing a world that is open to change, as well as not becoming too self-involved that new players can't join.
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    Image of Disturbedmofo42 Disturbedmofo42
    11/24/09

    @thespyderboy: Yea that would make it a lot easier for new players to join the fold. I will start anticipating this game when they actually show something...
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    Image of pandafresh pandafresh
    11/23/09

    In reply to Undead Labs Crafting Console-Based Zombie MMO
    everyone needed another MMO and Zombie game, amirite, amirite?
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    Paladin58 promoted this comment pandafresh was starred pandafresh was unstarred
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    11/23/09

    @pandafresh: Apart, no; however, the combination of the two concepts result in a blast of sheer awesomeitude so powerful that it'd knock you on your ass with a smile plastered to your face.
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    Image of pandafresh pandafresh
    11/23/09

    @Paladin58: what about knocking off my smile and plastering an ass to my face?

    #speakup
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    Image of Paladin58 Paladin58
    11/24/09

    @pandafresh: Or that. :D

    #speakup
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    Image of TheOmnitron TheOmnitron
    11/23/09

    In reply to Undead Labs Crafting Console-Based Zombie MMO
    Finally. FINALLY. I dont know why this hasn't been picked up years ago!

    I always found myself yearning for a MMOZAS- Massively Multiplayer Online Zombie Apocalypse Simulator. C'mon people, Massively Mutliplayer Online Zombie isn't grammatically correct. Gamers might be able to bend the rules of English, but lets be reasonable!

    Anyways. I hope they have special zombies, like the more people you kill and infect gives you more power and allows to get abilities. Increased speed, jump height, health, zombie vision (allows to sense where survivors are), and strength.

    Also, I hope survivors can build shelters- reinforce windows, build fences, automatic turrets, surveillance systems... Its easy to have a class system for survivors- Electronics Expert, Handyman, Marine, Medic, etc.

    Oh man I want to work on this game!
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