Fortunately, we do have a little video showing gameplay footage of what could have been, showing off core mechanics for a few minutes with audio commentary.ĭuring the video, there is a radio conversation between the main character and what we can presume is their boss giving them the mission. For that reason, not much is known about the game and most of it is sadly up to speculation. Since the studio closed in 2009 and their last game was released in 2008, Mercenaries 3 didn’t go very far into development. In January, EA also jettisoned Pandemic’s studio in Brisbane, Australia.” EA initially announced job cuts of 10 percent of its workforce, then later revised that to 11 percent. The company said at the time that it would need to cut staff, trim product lines, and close studios. Hit by weak game sales, EA has been hurting since last year when it warned that 2009 would be a tough one. The core team of developers integrated into EA will continue to work on Pandemic properties. “An Electronic Arts spokesperson confirmed the news to CNET, but called it a consolidation rather than a closing, saying that the company merged Pandemic with EA’s nearby LA campus. going as far as a Mercenaries 10 release.Īn article by Cnet explains well the financial struggles EA endured in 2009 and the reason why they felt the need to close Pandemic: EA boss John Riccitielo at the time really wanted Mercenaries 3 to be released and he confirmed during an interview that if it was up to him that it could go on for a very long time.
It is sad and frustrating that Pandemic was shut down as there clearly was a passion behind the creation of this new project.
It was meant to be somewhat the same as the previous two games, an open world 3rd person action shooter with some improvements to the formula.
Mercenaries 2 Crack series#
Mercenaries 3: No Limits would have been the next game in the series following the releases of the first two games: Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005) and its sequel Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (2008). Pandemic Studios was the company who developed the Mercenaries series and unfortunately it was shut down in 2009, forcing the studio to cancel 2 projects they were currently working on at the time: Mercenaries 3: No Limits and Mercs Inc.
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