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Since 7448 DaysThe closing of Pandemic Studios is the latest in a long line of acquisitions and then closures or "integrations" in the company's long history. Over the years EA has acquired and later closed or absorbed employees from Origin Systems, Bullfrog Productions, Black Box Games, Maxis, Westwood Studios and Pandemic's Brisbane, Australia and Los Angeles locations.
I know some will blame this on Pandemic but this is a typical old EA move.
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Since 7444 DaysXBL/PSN: deftangel. Views are my own and not representative of my employers. Boulets aren't the end of the world, you will get over them! Reading and constructive discussion classes are available, enquire via PM
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Since 6907 Days1.) These forums will not be going offline anytime soon from what I can see.
2.) Pandemic & its IP's will be moving over to EALA.
3.) I am still working for Pandemic/EA.
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Since 7444 DaysOne of the smaller publishers like THQ etc are more likely to get bought this way, or may Ubisoft as they are aligning themselves closer to to Hollywood.
EA are a company that are on a big (and very slow) U-turn. It's doubtful anyone is going to buy into that right now.
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Since 7444 Dayshttp://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1853275...
Having worked at Pandemic for close to 5 years, it's a bittersweet moment. We literally just finished Saboteur and are extremely proud of the game it turned out to be, considering the amount of hardships we had during development. On the other hand, we now have no job and are forced to part our ways with people we hold dear to our hearts.
I can tell you one thing. The reason why the studio closed down has everything to do with the existing Pandemic management. From what we were told, Pandemic management was given free reign to do as they please. Time and time again, they dropped the ball with bad decisions (promoting/keeping people based on loyalty, no production accountability, misallocation of resources, poor milestone objectives, no mentoring, etc.). It's a true shame, as there was a lot of talent and passion at the studio.
I wouldn't necessarily hate on JR and EA's execs just yet. In my eyes, they probably made the right decision as Pandemic cost a lot to upkeep and, quite frankly, the last few products weren't up to snuff. I think many of you would be surprised how much a game like Saboteur costs to make (think ~100 people for 3 years + ~20 people for ~2 years). Add overhead cost to incompetence in management/direction and you have a pretty convincing case to cut your ties and call it a day. It probably doesn't look good for JR considering he made a cool 5 mil off of the sale of Pandemic/Bioware.
One more thing I will say: EA is totally sending Saboteur out to die. And it's a fucking shame. It's easily Pandemic's best game yet. Of course, I am a bit biased having worked on the game for so long. If you were disappointed with Mercs2 and LOTR (who wasn't) and enjoyed previous Pandemic games, give Saboteur a shot.
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Since 6907 DaysI agree about his argument that EA is 'sending Saboteur out to die' though. I mean, sure it's had the odd trailer here and there but, considering it's just a month from release, I don't think EA has been particularly enthusiastic about the game.
Since 7448 DaysI agree about his argument that EA is 'sending Saboteur out to die' though. I mean, sure it's had the odd trailer here and there but, considering it's just a month from release, I don't think EA has been particularly enthusiastic about the game.
Case Closed.