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    One Of Pandemic's Biggest Problems Was Being In California

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    Image of Xelmon Xelmon
    12/05/09

    In reply to One Of Pandemic's Biggest Problems Was Being In California
    What I don't get is, why not move to a cheap place like plenty of people have said.

    Is it really that important to be close as possible to the big boys?

    I am trying to see this, but all I can think is that I have to take a couple of kilos of salt with the setup.

    Then again, guys I know have been whispering that Oregon is hopeless for a mechanical engineer (finishing in 2011) and that I will have to move. =\
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    Image of Jakelshark Jakelshark
    12/04/09

    In reply to One Of Pandemic's Biggest Problems Was Being In California
    I just wanna point out that some states *d0* have incentives for the video game industry that also dont have the high demands of being an employeer in the state of California

    North Carolina is an example and its where Epic Games is. I think Texas has some too...

    So yeah, location does have a part but like pointed out, so do quality games. Pandemic used to be the shit when it came to new and cool games (Full Spectrum Warrior, Star Wars Battlefront, the first Mercenaries, Destroy all Humans) in 04-05 but newer IP's and games have been few and far between since then. Seriously they were spending time making a Wii game featuring racing around with your Mii's and celebrity avatars...

    Saboteur looks good though...so at least they went out with a bang
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    Image of Livingtarget Livingtarget
    12/05/09

    @Jakelshark: I thought Epic (gears of war Epic?) was in Dallas (or Houston, I can't remeber now) Texas.
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    Image of Jakelshark Jakelshark
    12/05/09

    @Livingtarget:

    Epic is in North Carolina, iD is in Texas
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    Image of Livingtarget Livingtarget
    12/05/09

    @Jakelshark: Ah, thanks for that.
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    Image of Altima NEO Altima NEO
    12/04/09

    In reply to One Of Pandemic's Biggest Problems Was Being In California
    The fact that he mentions its cheaper to employ people in Montreal, the U.K., eastern Europe and China is depressing.

    Makes it hard to find a job in US...
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    Image of VastShadowz41 VastShadowz41
    12/04/09

    @Altima NEO: That doesn't settle well with me either. To me it sounds like it'd be more difficult, time-consuming, and unlikely that if there's major issues with one of EA's games, it's not going to get fixed or patched in a prompt and timely manner.
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    Image of Rampage Rampage
    12/04/09

    In reply to One Of Pandemic's Biggest Problems Was Being In California
    If location was the main factor, why didn't they just relocate them instead of firing them? It's so close to the holidays, sad they had to lose their jobs when I'm sure EA has the resources to offer relocation.
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    Image of MaWeiTao MaWeiTao
    12/04/09

    @Rampage: A company picking up and moving to another state is a far, far large logistical nightmare than you seem to think it might be. And it's expensive as hell. There's the expense of just moving all the equipment. But they've got to find a suitable office and ensure they've got all the necessary infrastructure. Then there's the whole deal of hunting for tax incentives. Just on all this you're looking at a planning and preparation phase that could take months.

    And then there's the likelihood that employees are not willing to move. Would these employees be compensated for the move? What if they own a home? It's pretty tough to just pick up and make a move like that, especially if you're not being compensated. And would they waste money compensating every employee for a move? I could see compensating higher-level employees who are more valuable. But they're not going to pay every last designer and programmer to move when it will be easier to just hire new staff at the location.

    When you're looking to move, especially across state lines it's a huge deal. This is why companies don't just pick up and move when they're faced with these kinds of problems.
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    Image of Vilhelm Smari Vilhelm Smari
    12/04/09

    @Rampage: Probably because when relocation between states occurs, less than half of the staff members are actually willing to follow, especially since you'll probably have to offer them lower wages as well (remember that Riccitello said that employees were 2-3 times more expensive in California than in other places). When it comes to moving the studio to the United Kingdom, China or Canada, from sunny California, things get even more diffucult with visa required for all relocation employees and whatnot.

    In the end, shutting down the studio and laying all employees off was the logical choice for EA.
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    Image of DaveKap DaveKap
    11/24/09

    In reply to This Appears To Be A New Mercenaries Game
    The lighting is still "Next-Gen" so the game still "looks like complete shit."
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    Image of hhbx hhbx
    11/24/09

    In reply to This Appears To Be A New Mercenaries Game
    This looks like it could be some real fun as it seems Mercenaries is tailor made for multiplayer.
    But at the same time I'm sort of scared to see how airstrikes could be abused.
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    Image of PapaBear434 PapaBear434
    11/24/09

    In reply to This Appears To Be A New Mercenaries Game
    I LOVED the Mercenaries series, and completely look forward to the prospect of blowing up tons of people at once.
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    Image of Ignited_Impulse Ignited_Impulse
    11/24/09

    In reply to This Appears To Be A New Mercenaries Game
    zzzzZZZzzz...looks like the trailer for APB but 1/10th as exciting.
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    Image of TheOmnitron TheOmnitron
    11/24/09

    @Ignited_Impulse: Now theres a namedrop I havent heard in a while... must look to see what the status of the game is. I want beta!
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    Image of Polterg3ist plays bass in a band Polterg3ist plays bass in a band
    11/24/09

    In reply to This Appears To Be A New Mercenaries Game
    OH SWEET RAPTORJESUS.

    I need this.
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    Image of DigiMish DigiMish
    11/24/09

    In reply to This Appears To Be A New Mercenaries Game
    WTF? Teabagging in trailers? Do they think it's funny or something - it's juvenile.
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    Image of Tom Clancy's Samuraidino Tom Clancy's Samuraidino
    11/24/09

    In reply to This Appears To Be A New Mercenaries Game
    Cool,but they better take some notes from Red Faction Guerilla when it comes to destruction
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    Image of syafiqjabar of Mars syafiqjabar of Mars
    11/24/09

    In reply to This Appears To Be A New Mercenaries Game
    So it's Mercenaries, but with several people playing together?

    The level will probably be a barren plain littered with rubbles within seconds.
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    Image of mwoody mwoody
    11/24/09


    @syafiqjabar of Mars:
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    Image of Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis
    11/24/09

    @mwoody: Ha!
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    Image of Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis
    11/24/09

    @mwoody: It may be due to tiredness, but that's hilarious.
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    Image of ThursdayNext ThursdayNext
    11/24/09

    @Michael Dukakis: Nothing to do with your tiredness. That's just good ol' fashioned funny. :)
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    Image of syafiqjabar of Mars syafiqjabar of Mars
    11/24/09

    @mwoody: Hahaha! Indeed.

    #speakup
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    Image of duckmouth duckmouth
    11/24/09

    In reply to Pandemic Studios Says Goodbye... Geek Gangsta Style
    Terrible sledgehammer technique 1st Sledge Man, just terrible. You need to be taking it over your head and deliver it in one movement son, you'd have put that printer into shite if you did it like duckmouth does.
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    Image of Xebu Xebu
    11/24/09

    @duckmouth: Beat me to it.

    He's holding it way to close to the head, almost looks like he's going to flip himself over trying to keep hold.

    There're so many printers lying around here and we've actually got a sledgehammer in our server room (last resort for data privacy), need to resist, neeeeed tooo...ah what the hell, brb.
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    Image of Devmani Devmani
    11/23/09

    In reply to Pandemic Studios Says Goodbye... Geek Gangsta Style
    Ya know you can't be gansta wearing Flip flops and Bluejeans, that shit is not cool at all.
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    Image of Str8_Jihadin Str8_Jihadin
    11/23/09

    In reply to Pandemic Studios Says Goodbye... Geek Gangsta Style
    So...

    Where is the scene where Samir starts to break dance?
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