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more about #pandemicstudios NeöStarr: Damn, this sounds an awful lot like a more accurate remake of the original Castle Wolfenstein on the C64. The one where you had to find the right ID c... more » DragonDawn85: Liberate five chocolate bars and nine cans of caviar? What? more » Bennal: I guess the saddest thing is that the bugs will most likely not get fixed. With the demise of pandemic, EA will probably just leave this game out the... more » Jonn: Like AC2, maybe Pandemic can fix these issues in the seq-- Oh. Oh, right. #joke more » Karlott: "Dynamic Intent" has me sold. I'm gonna get this as soon as I can. more » tornbhc007: I wonder if some of those rough edges could have been ironed out by the developers if they hadn't received pink slips in their stockings this Christma... more » holidays! cat: I was hoping for this to be a great game and have Pandemic exit the building with something shiny. Instead from this review it feels like they got cut... more » CHunterX: Very Bad Timing Part 2 is a joke. From other Irish gamers, I've heard that, besides some of the overdone stereotypes, Devlin is actually a very well d... more » Jonny Sanger: this sounds like an awesome game. i cant wait to take out a tank by throwing my clogs at it. wait, what do you mean i cant throw wooden shoes at peopl... more » RicoTheSaboteur: Let's try this tagging thing with #glitches because I am sure many people have amusing stories about glitches in games, like the one described by Step... more » cin1122: "I had to escape a mission on the back of a truck and kept failing because a character not involved in my mission — but who happened to be standing ... more » VonDante: Maybe I'm crazy but I've finished its story and didn't notice any glitches or bugs myself, at least nothing that messed the game up. I honestly quite... more » fozfan33: still cant wait to play this, that toys r us sale could help me with that very problem more » Swift_: I think both Ass Creed II and The Saboteur's climbing pales in comparison to the fluidity of inFamous. I don't suppose anyone agrees? It's a point of... more » Koda89: My rule of thumb with Kotaku reviews is if there is more blue than red, I will usually buy it at a price between $40 and $60. Anything else can wait ... more » MrBounce: I watched the Qore preview for the game and it looked pretty good, but it must be the whole "looks good on paper" bit. Probably a rental to check it o... more » hot_heart: 'What seemed great on paper — a World War II game like nothing else, with sophisticated artistry to boot — had to be turned into a video game. But... more » sudo rm reality.exe: Sounds like the game got Haze-d, not so severely but it seems to be the same deal - rushed to death. more » TheHeeyyy: Maybe if EA wasn't so eager on pulling the plug on Pandemic, the developers would've had more time to polish the game, even if it resulted in a delay.... more » Ariakkan: how on earth can a WWII game be "fresh and original"??? unbelievable more » -
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The Saboteur Review: Rough Draft
What seemed great on paper — a World War II game like nothing else, with sophisticated artistry to boot — had to be turned into a video game. But then some things, not necessarily too many things, went wrong. More » -
#ea
One Of Pandemic's Biggest Problems Was Being In California
Readers of Kotaku can discern this week that EA CEO John Riccitiello covered many topics during his recent interview with this site. One of those, of course, was EA's Pandemic Studios, which was all but shut down last month.
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#clips
This Appears To Be A New Mercenaries Game
According to game site Bitmob, this trailer for Mercenaries Inc., a multiplayer entry in the Mercenaries franchise is a few months old, but real. More » -
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Pandemic Studios Says Goodbye... Geek Gangsta Style
Last week Electronic Arts put a bullet in the head of Pandemic Studios, putting many of their 200 staff out of work a week before Thanksgiving. More » -
#disturbanceintheworkforce
Confirmed: EA Closes Pandemic Studios, Says Brand Will Live On
Early this morning we broke the news that Electronic Arts planned to close down Pandemic Studios, laying off 200. Now we have confirmation. More » -
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Rumor: RIP Pandemic Studios, 1998-2009
Pandemic Studios - the developers behind Star Wars: Battlefront and Mercenaries - will today be closed down by owners Electronic Arts, according to several sources close to the situation.
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#impressions
The Saboteur Impressions: It's Not Just Black And White
The build I played of The Saboteur this week was a month old, so if I had fun and was impressed, what does that mean? More » -
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Who You Can Kill, Who You Can't [UPDATE]
While I was playing an early PlayStation 3 version of EA's December World War II game, The Saboteur, yesterday, I was told not to worry about running over certain characters. The game's developers, see, had to decide whose death matters. More » -
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With Mr. T, This Could Have Been The Next Big Thing
Pandemic Studios was working on a Wii game called The Next Big Thing. It's been canned, but here's a trailer of what could've have been, well, the next big thing. More » -
#disturbanceintheworkforce
EA Responds to Pandemic Rumor
In the face of rumors that Pandemic's Brisbane, Australia studio has been let go, Electronic Arts said today that their upcoming cuts will affect studios, but declined to be more specific.
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#disturbanceintheworkforce
Rumor: EA Shuts Down Pandemic Studios Down Under
Electronics Arts has shuffled off Pandemic Studios' Brisbane office, a reliable source tells Kotaku. The Australian developer was best known for Destroy All Humans! and its rumored development of an ill-fated Batman game.
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#rumor
Gary Oldman Confirms Dark Knight Game
The Dark Knight is out. Where's the game? In an interview with G4 TV, thespian Gary Oldman let it slip that a Dark Knight game is "in the works." He described how Lieutenant Gordan is in a small scene on top of the Major Crime Unit building when Batman "jumps off the building and opened his wings to fly away and save the day" — "so it doesn't stop and start," says Oldman, "like you're watching a movie." In the now since pulled interview clip, Oldman did not mention the developer or release date. Rumor has it that Pandemic is working on the title. Neato. More » -
#mercenaries2
Mercenaries 2 Invades Venezuelan Newspaper
Yesterday Pandemic announced that free-ranging shooter Mercenaries 2 will be hitting stores on Aug. 31. Which is pretty cool, but what's really cool is the newspaper I received from them today. More »
