After acquiring former publishing brand Eidos this past April, Square Enix has hinted at many possibilities for the studio, including a name change to “Square Enix Europe,” but now rumors of a third IP to be developed between the two teams (alongside continuing existing franchises with Deus Ex 2 and Thief 4.) Speaking at Canada’s […]
Follow on the heels of the news that EA is closing down Pandemic, Activision Blizzard has released a statement that it is in fact starting a new studio with industry veterans Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey at the helm. These two former EA employees both worked at Visceral Games on the critically aclaimed horror/action game […]
According to an internal memo, EA has closed down Pandemic Studios, which was acquired together with BioWare in 2007. Pandemic Studios created games in the Star Wars: Battlefront and Mercenaries series and released Lord of the Rings: Conquest earlier this year. The Saboteur, the only confirmed project the studio was working on, will be finalized […]
Speaking at the BMO Capital Market Conference last Friday, the Chief Financial Officer of Activision Blizzard stated that the company is seeking new ways to monetize online gameplay. While it would be difficult to replace the cost structure of current games like World of Warcraft, CFO Thomas Tippl stated that players “should expect [Activision Blizzard] […]