Pandemic Studios

Pandemic Studios was a video game developer that was started in 1998. It became owned by Electronic Arts from 2007 to 2009. It was an Australian and American company, with offices in Brisbane and Los Angeles.
Pandemic Studios developed the first two main titles of the successful series; those were ' and '. It also developed "Full Spectrum Warrior", the "Mercenaries" series, and the last game in the "Army Men" series.
Their office in Brisbane was closed in February 2009. In November 2009, Electronic Arts cut a total of 1,500 jobs, including at Pandemic. The company was officially closed on 17 November 2009. The rest of the staff were moved to EA Los Angeles to support "Mercs Inc", a sequel to the "Mercenaries" series.