SUCCESS OF Destroy All Humans! (r) 2 HERALDS LAUNCH OF PANDEMIC'S SECOND
AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Los Angeles, Calif. and Brisbane, Australia, October 23, 2006 - Pandemic
Studios announced today the creation of a second development team at its
Brisbane, Australia studios. With last week's release of Destroy All
Humans! (r) 2, the much anticipated sequel to one of the best-selling
original console games of 2005, Pandemic is poised to build on the
success of its Australian operation, which has grown over its six year
history from a dozen to nearly one hundred employees.
"Pandemic's Brisbane studio has enjoyed great success with the Destroy
All Humans! series and we are excited to build on our tremendous base of
Australian talent with the addition of a second team," said Josh
Resnick, president of Pandemic Studios. "With the release of Destroy All
Humans! 2, our Brisbane studio is now turning its attention to the
development of brand new titles for next-generation gaming systems."
To coincide with the retail release of Destroy All Humans! 2, Pandemic
Studios also launched the Pandemic World News
<http://www.pandemicstudios.com/dah2/> Web site. The site is a
tongue-in-cheek alien conspiracy tabloid newspaper written by the game's
two lead writers. The community forums will feature frequent
opportunities for fans of the game to interact directly with some of
their favorite characters like Orthopox, Natalya, and of course, Crypto!
"The Brisbane studio had a blast creating Destroy All Humans! 2 and
we're looking forward to delivering the same unique Pandemic flavor to
our fans in future games," said John Passfield, creative director on
Destroy All Humans! 2. "Giving fans the freedom to play the game their
way is what we do best. The only limits to game-play are the gamers'
imagination."
About Destroy All Humans! 2
Sequel to the widely acclaimed hit, Destroy All Humans! 2 takes the
irreverent Sci-Fi action gaming experience into the swinging '60s with
all new game features, expanded open-world gameplay and co-op
multiplayer. Assuming the role of the Furon Scout - Crypto 138 - players
will embark on a new mission to earth to take on the world of free love,
the Cold War and other '60s era icons. Developed by Pandemic Studios for
THQ Inc., Destroy All Humans! 2 offers players access to an upgraded
arsenal of weapons and enhanced alien mental abilities while they battle
a variety of new enemies from secret agents and giant creatures to
Soviet forces and ninja warriors. Published by THQ, the title is
available on the PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment system and
Xbox(r) video game and entertainment systems from Microsoft for the
suggested retail price of $39.99. http://www.destroyallhumansgame.com/
About Pandemic Studios
With a string of top-selling, critically acclaimed game releases,
Pandemic Studios is one of the world's premier developers of console and
PC entertainment. Over its eight year history, Pandemic has established
a reputation for producing award-winning, cutting edge original content
and for enhancing the value of existing major licenses. Recent hits
include sales-record setter Star Wars Battlefront(tm) II and original
Pandemic creations Mercenaries(tm) and the just-released Destroy All
Humans!(r) 2. Pandemic is currently in development on Mercenaries 2:
World in Flames(tm) and a number of other new, unannounced titles for
next generation gaming platforms at its Los Angeles and Brisbane studio
locations. For more information on Pandemic and its games go to
www.pandemicstudios.com
