Electronic Arts, Inc (ERTS)Rumor: EA Shuts Down Pandemic Studios Down UnderKotaku - January 13, 2009
Submitted by dryden (283)
at 1:06AM PST on January 14, 2009
Electronics Arts has shuffled off Pandemic Studios' Brisbane office, a reliable source tells Kotaku. The Australian developer was best known for Destroy All Humans! and its rumored development of an ill-fated Batman game.
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It sounds like they are consolidating operations, which makes sense in this environment. I don't think Australia is a significantly cheaper development market, so might as well save on communication barriers (different time zones, travel) by consolidating in California. I doubt this will affect the IP such as developing future versions of Pandemic games at all.