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Electronic Arts' decision to shut down Pandemic Studios' offices in 2009 didn't affect one of the games that the team was working on as Mercs Inc got transfered to EA's Los Angeles studio. However, it looks like another game Pandemic was working on but was shelved has been revealed on a former Pandemic employee's web site.

Dorian J Compo's site states that he worked on the UI, HUD, and motion graphics for a game with the working title Legends while at Pandemic. The site also contains some concept artwork for Legends (including the image above). The game was supposed to be released for the PC and other platforms but got canceled in the summer of 2008. It's not clear what kind of game Legends was supposed to be although the concept art suggests it was some kind of fantasy-themed game.

[Via VG247]

In what has to be regarded as a very quick turnaround, Electronic Arts has come on out and admitted that Mercs Inc is indeed in development at its Los Angeles development studios. The game, also known as Mercenaries Inc, will be the third game in the action series that was originally developed by the now shuttered Pandemic Studios. The official word came just a few hours after a leaked trailer showing off gameplay hit the internet.

EA's press release on the game has little info on the title itself, nor any word on the game's platforms or release date. It did hint strongly that the Pandemic name would be used in the branding of the game when it is released even though the team of former Pandemic developers is working out of EALA now.