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Split-Screen: Pandemic Studios is officially shut with over 200 employees being shown the door. The fate of The Saboteur is thankfully not jeopardized, but another project – one that may have found more resonance with gamers – has been. This was Pandemic's latest sequel to the Mercenaries franchise, touted as a multiplayer sandbox game for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, called Mercenaries Inc.
EA Inc. titles for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 dropped below $20 at retailer Amazon.com this week. This week, Battlefield: Bad Company carried a sale price of $18.82, Army of Two held a sale price of $19.99, and Mercenaries 2: World in Flames dropped to $19.99.
The games Mirror's Edge and Mercenaries 2 are not popular in Japan. Prices go down to 1,980 yen, $21.
Pandemic has released a free DLC pack for Mercenaries 2: World In Flames. The Blow It Up Again Pack, which weighs in at 377MB, contains a collection of new gameplay modes including Urban Rampage, Death Race, Arms Race and Mercs Blitz, as well as some patriotic characters to choose from. We're not entirely sure who they are though because Pandemic hasn't told us… The DLC is free for the rest of the year from Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PlayStation Store.
GamingShogun writes, There is a new trailer showcasing some of the new play modes in the upcoming DLC pack for Mercenaries 2: World in Flames...
X-Play writes, We began hearing rumors of two new characters in Mercenaries 2: World in Flames earlier this week and tonight, X-Play has the exclusive details straight from Pandemic. Tune-in to an all-new X-Play at 8PM ET to find out who you'll be playing as in Mercenaries 2 along with exclusive footage of the characters in action. Let's just say, one has a very expensive wardrobe. Who do you think it will be? Also, Adam and Morgan will review Midnight Club: Los Angeles and get a Hands On with Tomb Raider: Underworld.
From G4: Turns out that the rumors were true! Barack Obama and Sarah Palin are indeed coming to Mercenaries 2: World in Flames as playable characters in an upcoming update. X-Play landed the exclusive story and snagged some extra footage for us. We just had to set it to Hail to the Chief. Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb revealed the news just moments ago on X-Play in the Gaming Update. Tom Stratton of Pandemic Studios gave the following statement to X-Play: Mercenaries 2 is a game seemingly ripped straight out of today's headlines and fueled with the same type of over-the-top action found in the best summer blockbuster films. It only makes sense we inject the game with a spin on current affairs. The timing was too good to let pass.
Information on cheats and more for the PS3 version.
dailygamesnews.com - Mercenaries 2 has now been patched for the PS3 to include Trophy support in Europe and should arrive in the US shortly also. So if you fancy going through it again for some trophy love, you can.
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