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Concept art from Legends, a canceled game from Pandemic

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 05:31
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A lot of developers have gotten a raw deal this gen and Pandemic was one of them.  After two lackluster releases (Mercenaries 2, Lotr: Conquest) the studio released The Saboteur, which was perhaps their best game. But in an ironic twist The Saboteur was Pandemic’s last title as Electronic Arts announced they were closing the studio.

[Review] The Saboteur

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Sat, 01/02/2010 - 15:17
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Overall Feeling: 
The Saboteur may not be the best or the most polished sandbox game to be released but when it comes to setting a mood and giving players something they haven’t seen that’s where the game excels. The WWII genre had lost its luster and appeal but thankfully The Saboteur gives it a much needed boost of life with a game that is the definition of easy going pulp style fun. If you enjoy blowing things up and sticking it to the Nazis then The Saboteur is the game for you.
The Pros: 
The atmosphere and mood in the game is unlike anything else we’ve seen in the WWII genre and other sandbox games. Thankfully the game doesn’t drag its feet with the missions as there isn’t any unnecessary padding that’s required to play in between story missions. The story, which while a bit over the top at times, is enjoyable in a pulpy Hollywood action movie type way. When it comes to setpieces, both from a gameplay and dramatic perspective, the game does an excellent job of giving the player some interesting scenarios.
The Cons: 
Most of the controls feel a bit unrefined which while not game ruining may put a small damper on the enjoyment of the game. At times the amount of enemies you take on is a bit too much to handle which may lead to a few frustrating or cheap deaths. Despite being straight to the point the story feels like it’s missing a few added sections as characters simply disappear after they’re introduced or have unsatisfying conclusions. Some of the side missions are a bit standard and may not compel players to continue their journey after they wrap up the story missions.
ShogunGamer.com Rating : 
7

Over the past decade there has never been a short supply of games set during WWII.  In fact there have probably been too many most of which bordered on mediocrity or were just retreads of what we’ve seen already.   Even a shift in military campaigns still left gamers craving for something else as playing as a soldier in an fps game is something that really wasn’t taken to the next level in terms of how immersive it is and originality.  Now after almost 10 years of essentially playing the same type of WWII game we finally have something that we haven’t seen or experienced

EA officially announces Mercs Inc.

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 17:46
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Yesterday a video was leaked showing the latest installment of the Mercenaries franchise, titled Mercs Inc., and many assumed that the game was thrown in the garbage bin since developer Pandemic closed the previous week.  It was later confirmed that Mercs Inc. was still in development and now EA has officially announced the game and they even released one of those wonderful Press Releases too.

Mercs Inc. will still be released under the Pandemic banner and development is being headed up at the new studio in Playa Vista which totally means nothing to most folks. 

[Update] Check out the trailer for the canceled (maybe not) multiplayer focused Mercenaries sequel

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 20:06
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With the sad closure of developer Pandemic the information floodgates have opened on what projects the studio was working on before being closed by Electronic Arts.  Some of the games Pandemic were working on included the new IP Legends for the PS3, 360 and PC and more familiar fare like another installment in their popular Mercenaries franchise.

EA gives us another look at Saboteur (too bad it's CG part 2)

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 15:33
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Over the past few weeks EA has been slowly pulling the curtain back on its upcoming WWII action game Saboteur. Now at this point most of us start to cringe when we hear about a new WWII game since the market was flooded with them for a long period of time but Saboteur is trying some really interesting things that will makes us want to take another journey to the old war.

A Possible Peak Into Future Mercenaries 3 Features?

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 13:16
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This afternoon Electronic Arts posted a link to survey on their Twitter profile concerning the future of the Mercenaries franchise.  While video game companies conducting surveys isn’t a big deal it should be noted that the Mercenaries survey, which was only available to the first 200 people to take it, brought up some potential drastic changes to the series.

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