| EA and Pandemic Studios Confirm Mercenaries 2: World in Flames on Xbox 360 |
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| Written by Alexis M. (Rivithed) | |||||
| Thursday, 22 February 2007 | |||||
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EA and Pandemic Studios have (finally!) confirmed that Mercenaries 2: World in Flames will be coming to the Xbox 360, PC and PS2 platform, in addition to the previously announced Playstation 3 release. The sandbox military themed action title was long rumored to be headed to the Xbox 360, but had only been promoted as a PS3 exclusive. With EA signing on as the publisher, that surely broke the ice. It will be a simultaneous release on all four platforms.
“Mercenaries 2: World in Flames delivers the next evolution in explosive open world gameplay – regardless of the system you play it on,” said Pandemic Studios CEO Andrew Goldman. “All four platforms are incredible gaming machines, and from the beginning we designed an experience that accentuates their individual strengths and delivers the interactive freedom and explosive action Mercenaries fans demand.” Can a third party game really hold out as a PS3 exclusive these days? We'll see what happens with Metal Gear 4, but it may be less likely for titles such as Final Fantasy XIII to do the full platform crossover. And what of Devil May Cry 4 and Ninja Gaiden Sigma? Sony needs to push on its first party PS3 titles, so get cracking on God of War 3 if you want to stay in the game. And work on some achievement system. We need our "nerd points"! Read the full press release below.
EA AND PANDEMIC STUDIOS ANNOUNCE DEVELOPMENT OF MERCENARIES 2: WORLD IN FLAMES ON FOUR PLATFORMS Blockbuster Title Shipping Holiday 2007 on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2, in Addition to Previously Announced PlayStation 3 Version Redwood City, Calif. – February 22, 2007 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world’s leading interactive entertainment company and Pandemic Studios, one of the world’s leading independent game developers, today announced that Mercenaries 2: World in Flames™, will ship simultaneously on four platforms worldwide – the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and PC – in holiday 2007. “Mercenaries 2: World in Flames delivers the next evolution in explosive open world gameplay – regardless of the system you play it on,” said Pandemic Studios CEO Andrew Goldman. “All four platforms are incredible gaming machines, and from the beginning we designed an experience that accentuates their individual strengths and delivers the interactive freedom and explosive action Mercenaries fans demand.” “EA Partners is proud to team up with Pandemic Studios to help execute a seamless, simultaneous global release for Mercenaries 2: World in Flames on four platforms,” said EA Partners vice president and general manager, David DeMartini. “The team at Pandemic Studios is building an incredible game that will blow away gamers in all regions of the world.”
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