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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]All—New Entry in Popular ‘Mercenaries’ Franchise Begins Development at EALA
LOS
ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pandemic
Studios, a division of Electronic
Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that an all-new game in the
studio’s popular Mercenaries
franchise is in early stages of
development at EALA. ‘Mercs Inc’ (working title) is the latest entry in
the action series first made popular by Mercenaries in 2005 and most
recently by Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
. Mercs Inc will be the
first Pandemic game to be developed by the studio at its new home in
Playa Vista. Mercs Inc will also be the first Pandemic game released
after the launch this December 8th of the award-winning World War II
action-sandbox game, The Saboteur
.
“We are very excited to
announce a new instalment in the popular Mercenaries series because it
demonstrates our continued commitment to Pandemic’s rich catalogue of
intellectual properties,” said Nick Earl, Senior VP and Group General
Manager at EA. “From the studio at EALA, a core creative team is
forging new ground and conceptualizing new ideas for this exciting
franchise.”
The most imminent release from Pandemic Studios is
the action sandbox game, The Saboteur which ships on December 8, 2009.
The Saboteur stars Sean Devlin; a street-tough Irish race car driver
trapped behind enemy lines in 1940s Nazi-occupied France. Motivated by
revenge, Sean fights, climbs, and races through open-world Paris,
sneaking into the heart of the Nazi operations and sabotaging their
every move. The Saboteur will be available for the PLAYSTATION
3
computer entertainment system, the Xbox360
video game and
entertainment system, and the PC. The Saboteur has been rated M by the
ESRB with the following as descriptors: blood, intense violence,
nudity, sexual themes, strong language. More information about The
Saboteur, can be found at
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Platform(s) and ship date for Mercs Inc not announced. This game is not yet rated by the ESRB.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic
Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading
global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the
Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software
worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices
and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand
names: EA
, EA SPORTS
, EA Mobile
and POGO
. In fiscal 2009, EA posted
GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than
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Flames, Pandemic, and The Saboteur are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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