Pandemic Studios...RIP

[heybtbm]

Sure they've had a few misfires recently...but damn. Another solid studio gets the axe...

http://kotaku.com/5401542/rumor-eas-...ic-maxis--more

[Shadow Kisuragi]

Also said to be affected heavily are Spore and former-Sims studio EA Maxis, social network gaming acquisition Rupture Studios, and Mercenaries and The Saboteur creators Pandemic Studios LA. Those development studios are said to be hit with substantial layoffs, according to a source, with remaining employees relocated to EA headquarters in Los Angeles and Redwood Shores.

Their titles were not selling well, unfortunately.
Remember that this is a rumor currently and not confirmed.

[j_factor]

Too bad, Saboteur looks good... You'd think EA would wait until after their major project comes out and see how it sells, before deciding to lay them off.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

I'm sure it will be handled the same way that Halo Wars (Ensemble) and Skate 2 were handled - the team would be released once the project is finished. It's too far along now to be cancelled, I would think...

[kupomogli]

the team working on Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight was warned of its fate today, with almost the entire team expected to be let go after the real-time strategy game ships some time in 2010.

EA: "Once the game's completed, GTFO. Thanks ^_^."

[Cryomancer]

Mercs 2 was poorly recived because it was poorly tested and ultimately less fun than the first game. It COULD have been a very good game, it's close to good, but there are many glaring technical issues and it just somehow does not have the same soul of the original.

Too bad, because when they were allowed to actually a finish a game they were pretty good.