EA Shuts Down Developer of Mercenaries, The Saboteur
EA Shuts Down Developer of Mercenaries, The Saboteur
Posted 11/17/2009 at 7:58pm
| by Nathan Grayson
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As part of a restructuring plan that involves – among other, less heartbreaking things -- laying-off 1,500 employees, EA recently placed nearly all of Mercenaries developer Pandemic on the chopping block.
Studio founders Josh Resnick, Andrew Goldman, and Greg Borrud are leading the mass exodus, with roughly 200 former staffers in tow. Pandemic’s still-twitching remains will be moved to EA’s Los Angeles studio, where games under the Pandemic brand name will continue to be developed.
If it’s any consolation, though, the development community is doing a great job of making sure Pandemic’s fine folks land on their feet. Among others, Gearbox is inviting former Pandemic employees off the cold streets and into the perpetually warm state of Texas.
As always, we wish the best of luck to everyone affected by this unfortunate turn of events.
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xchrissypoox
November 17, 2009 at 8:32pm
"off the cold streets and into the perpetually warm state of Texas." its fairly cold in Texas right now and gets below freezing many days in late december to february. Just saying. (I know other places get much colder so you don't have to post the reply "It gets into the -20s here"
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