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In the wake of rumours hitting yesterday, and as part of EA’s recent round of layoffs and restructuring plans, it’s been announced that Pandemic Studios has been closed. Responsible for games such as Full Spectrum Warrior, Star Wars: Battlefront, Mercenaries and the upcoming The Saboteur, Pandemic Studios was founded in 1998 by way of an equity investment by Activision. After opening a satellite studio in Brisbane, Australia in 2000, Pandemic entered a joint partnership with RPG stalwarts Bioware in 2005, with investment backing from Elevation Partners. The game industry was rocked with the news in October of 2007 that EA was to acquire VG ... Read Full Story

source: (1up.com) Rumors proceed present progressing now which EA would be shutting down Pandemic Studios, the developer at the back of Mercenaries , Full Spectrum Warrior , Star Wars: Battlefront , and Destroy All Humans . They were now at work on The Saboteur , which is set for recover on Dec 8. Kotaku reports which The Saboteur IP will be changed over to EA Montreal, the group obliged for Army of Two , Skate It , and Spore Hero . 1UP has reliable with an unknown source at Pandemic which the rumors surrounding the studio’s closure have been in truth true. EA acquired ... Read Full Story

Pandemic Studios were known for their excellent properties; most notability the the Star Wars: Battlefront series. However, sadly, it was revealed this morning that the studio would be closing its doors for good, something that comes as a huge surprise seeing Pandemic Studios were one of Electronic Arts’ major developers. That said, EA has since confirmed that it did send out the order to terminate Pandemic. But, don’t worry, EA hasn’t complete gotten rid of the team. According to the publisher, the “core IP team” has been moved to their Los Angeles office, including Andrew Goldman, formerly the studio’s CEO; Josh Resnick, formerly the ... Read Full Story

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GamePro.com Pandemic Studios loses most employees, including founders GamePro.com Pandemic Studios--a development house affiliated with EA and responsible for creating the Star Wars Battlefront and Destroy All Humans series, as well as the upcoming title, The Saboteur--is losing a majority of its employees, ... EA cuts 200 jobs at Pandemic, consolidates studio USA Today Pandemic Studios faces the gallows Neoseeker EA Memo Confirms Pandemic Consolidation, Van Caneghem Hire Gamasutra 1UP.com  - Shacknews  - G4 TV all 36 news articles » Read Full Story