It was just yesterday that we all found out about the closing of Pandemic Studios, creators of the Mercenaries <span class="tooltip-content"> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper active' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab xbox-360'></span></span> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab PS3'></span></span> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab PC'></span></span> <span class='tooltip-active tooltip2 xbox-360'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/35418/mercenaries-2-world-in-flames/index/" title="Mercenaries+2%3a+World+in+Flames">Mercenaries 2: World in Flames</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/35418/mercenaries-2-world-in-flames/news/" title="Mercenaries+2%3a+World+in+Flames news">News</a></h6> (19)</li> <li><h6><a 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While there have been a lot of game developers shutting their doors recently, this one seems to represent something larger than a simple financial decision. Pandemic's publisher EA tried an experiment last year by releasing new, experimental IPs like Mirror's Edge <span class="tooltip-content"> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper active' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab xbox-360'></span></span> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab PS3'></span></span> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab PC'></span></span> <span class='tooltip-active tooltip2 xbox-360'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/47006/mirrors-edge/index/" title="Mirror's+Edge">Mirror's Edge</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/47006/mirrors-edge/news/" title="Mirror's+Edge news">News</a></h6> (54)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/47006/mirrors-edge/news/" title="Mirror's+Edge news">Previews</a></h6> (8)</li> <li><h6><a 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But are they really to blame when we, the gaming public, didn't buy into their great experiment? Listen to what Adam has to say on the subject and let us know what you think in the comments below.
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i sit hear and im looking at my copies of dead space mirrors and brutal legend. and i was so happy when i played all three of these games cause they were great, they were new. yes they had flaws but those flaws did not seem to exist at the time cause it was so refreshing to play something new. even if these games were complete flops in sales, it would still be a win. some other developer would see the value in ideas and all the stuff they did right and build upon it. i always put my money on...
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