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Pandemic is a video game developer
Video game developer

A video game developer is a Computer software Software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Sony's PlayStation 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers....
 with office in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. The studio is notable for featuring fully-destructible environments in its games. Notable titles include Full Spectrum Warrior
Full Spectrum Warrior

Full Spectrum Warrior is a real-time tactics video game. It was developed by the Institute for Creative Technologies in association with Pandemic Studios and published by THQ....
, Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars: Battlefront II

Star Wars: Battlefront II is a first-person shooter/third-person shooter video game developed by Pandemic Studios, and published by LucasArts....
, Destroy All Humans! 2
Destroy All Humans! 2

Destroy All Humans! 2 is a video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles and is the sequel to Destroy All Humans!. It was released on October 17, 2006, in North America....
 and Mercenaries
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is a video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to 2005's Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, and it was released in the United States on August 31, 2008 and in Europe on September 5, 2008....
.

company's president is Josh Resnick
Josh Resnick

Josh Resnick is an United States video game game producer. He is the co-founder of video game developer Pandemic Studios.Before founding Pandemic, Josh spent four years at Activision as a Producer....
 and its CEO is Andrew Goldman — both formerly worked at Activision
Activision

Activision Inc. is an United States video game developer and video game publisher. It was founded on October 1, 1979., and was the first independent developer and distributor of video games for video game console....
, and Pandemic was founded with an equity investment
Equity investment

Equity investment generally refers to the buying and holding of shares of stock on a stock market by individuals and funds in anticipation of income from dividends and capital gain as the value of the stock rises....
 by Activision in 1998. Pandemic's first two games, Battlezone II
Battlezone II: Combat Commander

Battlezone II: Combat Commander, often abbreviated to BZII or BZ2, is a 1999 Video game released by Pandemic Studios as a sequel to Activision's 1998 Battlezone ....
 and Dark Reign 2
Dark Reign 2

Dark Reign 2 is a 3D real-time strategy Personal computer game released on June 30, 2000 by Activision and Pandemic Studios. Being a prequel to Dark Reign: The Future of War PC game, Dark Reign 2s storyline focuses on what has come before the conflict in the first Dark Reign....
, were both sequels to Activision games.

In 2000, Pandemic opened a satellite studio in the Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley.






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Pandemic is a video game developer
Video game developer

A video game developer is a Computer software Software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Sony's PlayStation 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers....
 with office in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. The studio is notable for featuring fully-destructible environments in its games. Notable titles include Full Spectrum Warrior
Full Spectrum Warrior

Full Spectrum Warrior is a real-time tactics video game. It was developed by the Institute for Creative Technologies in association with Pandemic Studios and published by THQ....
, Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars: Battlefront II

Star Wars: Battlefront II is a first-person shooter/third-person shooter video game developed by Pandemic Studios, and published by LucasArts....
, Destroy All Humans! 2
Destroy All Humans! 2

Destroy All Humans! 2 is a video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles and is the sequel to Destroy All Humans!. It was released on October 17, 2006, in North America....
 and Mercenaries
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is a video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to 2005's Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, and it was released in the United States on August 31, 2008 and in Europe on September 5, 2008....
.

History

The company's president is Josh Resnick
Josh Resnick

Josh Resnick is an United States video game game producer. He is the co-founder of video game developer Pandemic Studios.Before founding Pandemic, Josh spent four years at Activision as a Producer....
 and its CEO is Andrew Goldman — both formerly worked at Activision
Activision

Activision Inc. is an United States video game developer and video game publisher. It was founded on October 1, 1979., and was the first independent developer and distributor of video games for video game console....
, and Pandemic was founded with an equity investment
Equity investment

Equity investment generally refers to the buying and holding of shares of stock on a stock market by individuals and funds in anticipation of income from dividends and capital gain as the value of the stock rises....
 by Activision in 1998. Pandemic's first two games, Battlezone II
Battlezone II: Combat Commander

Battlezone II: Combat Commander, often abbreviated to BZII or BZ2, is a 1999 Video game released by Pandemic Studios as a sequel to Activision's 1998 Battlezone ....
 and Dark Reign 2
Dark Reign 2

Dark Reign 2 is a 3D real-time strategy Personal computer game released on June 30, 2000 by Activision and Pandemic Studios. Being a prequel to Dark Reign: The Future of War PC game, Dark Reign 2s storyline focuses on what has come before the conflict in the first Dark Reign....
, were both sequels to Activision games.

In 2000, Pandemic opened a satellite studio in the Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley. The first project was Army Men RTS, a console RTS
Real-time strategy

Real-time strategy games are a genre of computer wargames which do not progress incrementally in turn-based game.Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II....
 game using the Dark Reign 2 engine. This studio would later develop Destroy All Humans!.

In 2003, the Los Angeles studio moved from its founding location at Santa Monica to a high-rise building in Westwood.

In November 2005, it was announced that Pandemic and BioWare
BioWare

BioWare is a Canada electronic entertainment company founded in February 1995 by Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. It is based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada....
 would be joining forces, with private equity fund Elevation Partners
Elevation Partners

Elevation Partners is an American private equity firm that invests in intellectual property and media and entertainment companies. The firm has $1.9 billion of assets under management....
 investing in the partnership. However, both companies will retain their brands and identities.

On October 11, 2007, it was announced that VG Holding Corp, the owners of Bioware
BioWare

BioWare is a Canada electronic entertainment company founded in February 1995 by Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. It is based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada....
 and Pandemic Studios, would be acquired by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts is an international video game developer, marketer, video game publisher and distributor of video games. Established in 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers responsible for its games....
 as of January 2008, subject to FTC
Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission is an Independent agencies of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act....
 approval.

In February 2009, office in Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 has been shut down.

Teams

There are currently several development teams inside Pandemic:
  • Full Spectrum Warrior
    Full Spectrum Warrior

    Full Spectrum Warrior is a real-time tactics video game. It was developed by the Institute for Creative Technologies in association with Pandemic Studios and published by THQ....
     team, responsible for the original game as well as its sequel, Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers
    Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers

    Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers is the sequel to the Full Spectrum Warrior video game. It was developed by Pandemic Studios and published by THQ....
    .
  • Star Wars
    Star Wars

    Star Wars is an epic film space opera Media franchise initially conceived by George Lucas. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, but later had the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope added to distinguish it from its sequels and prequels....
     team, who developed the Star Wars: Battlefront
    Star Wars: Battlefront

    Star Wars: Battlefront is a First-person shooter and Third-person shooter video game based around battles in the Star Wars film series. It was developed by Pandemic Studios and LucasArts and released on September 20, 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Macintosh and Microsoft Windows, the same day as the release of the Star Wars Trilogy...
     series,
  • Mercenaries
    Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

    Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction is a third-person shooter video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published on January 11, 2005 by LucasArts....
     team, has recently finished production on Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
    Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

    Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is a video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to 2005's Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, and it was released in the United States on August 31, 2008 and in Europe on September 5, 2008....
    , which was released on August 31st, published by EA Games.
  • Project B, Q, Z teams, currently working on several unannounced projects and the recently announced Saboteur
    Saboteur (2008 video game)

    Saboteur is a game set during World War II currently in development by Pandemic Studios set to be released sometime during the second fiscal quarter of 2009....
    , a game chronicling the adventures of a French resistance fighter during WWII.
  • The Brisbane
    Brisbane

    Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
     Team, which is currently working on project X. Pandemic Studios is not producing Destroy All Humans! 3.


Completed games

  • Battlezone II (1999)
  • Dark Reign 2
    Dark Reign 2

    Dark Reign 2 is a 3D real-time strategy Personal computer game released on June 30, 2000 by Activision and Pandemic Studios. Being a prequel to Dark Reign: The Future of War PC game, Dark Reign 2s storyline focuses on what has come before the conflict in the first Dark Reign....
     (2000)
  • Triple Play 2002 (2002)
  • Army Men RTS (2002)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars (video game) (2002)
  • Full Spectrum Warrior
    Full Spectrum Warrior

    Full Spectrum Warrior is a real-time tactics video game. It was developed by the Institute for Creative Technologies in association with Pandemic Studios and published by THQ....
     (2004)
  • Star Wars: Battlefront
    Star Wars: Battlefront

    Star Wars: Battlefront is a First-person shooter and Third-person shooter video game based around battles in the Star Wars film series. It was developed by Pandemic Studios and LucasArts and released on September 20, 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Macintosh and Microsoft Windows, the same day as the release of the Star Wars Trilogy...
     (2004)
  • Star Wars: Battlefront II
    Star Wars: Battlefront II

    Star Wars: Battlefront II is a first-person shooter/third-person shooter video game developed by Pandemic Studios, and published by LucasArts....
     (2005)
  • Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
    Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

    Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction is a third-person shooter video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published on January 11, 2005 by LucasArts....
     (2005)
  • Destroy All Humans!
    Destroy All Humans!

    Destroy All Humans! is a video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by THQ. It was released for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems on June 21, 2005....
     (2005)
  • Destroy All Humans! 2
    Destroy All Humans! 2

    Destroy All Humans! 2 is a video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles and is the sequel to Destroy All Humans!. It was released on October 17, 2006, in North America....
     (2006)
  • Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
    Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

    Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is a video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to 2005's Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, and it was released in the United States on August 31, 2008 and in Europe on September 5, 2008....
     (2008)
  • The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
    The Lord of the Rings: Conquest

    The Lord of the Rings Conquest is an action game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It is based on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy film trilogy, and borrows many gameplay mechanics from Pandemic's Star Wars: Battlefront games....
     (2009)


Games in development


  • Saboteur (2009)
  • An untitled project simply entitled "Project X" that is rumored to be Star Wars: Battlefront III
    Star Wars: Battlefront III

    Star Wars: Battlefront III is an in development first person shooter/third-person shooter Shooter game video game to be the fourth in the Star Wars: Battlefront ....
  • The Dark Knight
    The Dark Knight (video game)

    The Dark Knight is a action video game loosely based on the The Dark Knight . The game was unofficially announced in the summer of 2007 to be developed by Pandemic Studios as an open world Batman game....
     (cancelled)


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