Pandemic Studios

Sources

Pandemic Name Origin https://web.archive.org/web/20070609133126/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/697/697083p6.hjtml

IGN’s History of Pandemic

https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/07/ign-presents-the-history-of-pandemic

Battlezone Programmer Interview https://web.archive.org/web/20120321020736/http://www.jtworld.net/bzmag/bzissue1.pdf

Army Men RTS Preview

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/army-men-rts/1100-2835998/

The Making of Full Spectrum Warrior

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qbnkwq/in-the-army-now-the-making-of-full-spectrum-warrior-140

Gaming’s Role in the Military Entertainment Complex https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/22/call-of-duty-gaming-role-military-entertainment-complex

Battlefront 1 Documents https://docs.google.com/document/d/1321hePwVlRm_PopkEqRXoHt4g99wp_1PJrtkPgoFiXg/edit

Battlefront Dev Diary 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20050208231323/http://archive.gamespy.com/devdiary/february04/swbattlefront1/

Mercs 1 Interview

https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/inside-mercenaries-playground-of-destruction-with-ronald-pieket/

Rogue Leaders

https://archive.org/details/RogueLeadersTheHistoryOfLucasArts/page/n103/mode/2up

The Origin of Destroy All Humans

https://www.inverse.com/article/17492-destroy-all-humans-slayed-xenophobes-pre-trump

Bioware and Pandemic Combine https://web.archive.org/web/20060423034931/https://www.gamasutra.com/features/20060329/sheffield_01.shtml

Bioware joins with pandemic in late 2005

https://www.engadget.com/2005-11-03-bioware-and-pandemic-bought-combined.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHEiSk3pGjKBN7UL7aOqnlNuWLVfB7rc_FrtKyDj1dsRslFFboHQFTbKuGKmTRFn0U4jWxRVESD75gUo0AfOR-uf4AajJNIfnGJkSGn9ZS158lHi2_KDwXgAqtlExHa3s2rf_A50s_vgvb7vMf_c9Hqp8MQ-RNUNKIQEvZEcnFAA

Bioware Merger Timeline

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bioware-and-pandemic-to-merge-creating-new-super-studio

VG Holdings, Riccitello Departs

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/greg-richardson-promoted-to-vg-holding-ceo

EA Buys VGHoldings, Bioware and Pandemic https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/11/ea-buys-bioware-pandemic

Mercs 2 Creative Director Interview

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/digital-bruckheimer-cameron-brown-on-mercenaries-2

Mercs 2 and the Move to EA

https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/22/the-mercenaries-2-interview

Mercs 2 is an 80s Action Movie

https://www.wired.com/2007/08/interview-pande/

Mercenaries 2 Eurogamer

https://www.eurogamer.net/mercenaries-2-world-in-flames-interview

Conquest BTS

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLRkqQjo9BqMp2vFNJMbZUwrJ6CLRQGeR

Lord of the Rings Conquest Interview https://web.archive.org/web/20120727160935/http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/925/925509p1.html

Rumor - Brisbane Office Closed

https://kotaku.com/rumor-ea-shuts-down-pandemic-studios-down-under-5130836

Pandemic Closed

https://kotaku.com/confirmed-ea-closes-pandemic-studios-says-brand-will-5406830

Mercs Inc

https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2009/Pandemic-Studios-Announces-Mercs-Inc/default.aspx

Former Employee Speaks on Pandemic Closure, Saboteur “sent out to die” https://web.archive.org/web/20091122151834/https://www.destructoid.com/saboteur-sent-out-to-die-pandemic-closure-was-right--155508.phtml