When Mercenaries 2: World in Flames was first unveiled at last year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, one big question was left unanswered. Though it was announced for the PlayStation 3, the sequel to the 2005 cult hit apparently did not have a publisher.
Today, though, BioWare/Pandemic revealed it has struck a deal with one of the most traditional publishers of all, Electronic Arts. The agreement will see EA distribute Mercenaries 2 through its EA Partners program much like it does Valve Software's hit shooter Half-Life 2. According to a press release from the publisher, the game is set for a holiday 2007 release, and is still exclusive to the PS3.
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There are oh, so many sequels in video games these days. We've got eight games that we wish would get a follow up.
I cant agree with a lot of games on this list. Far, far more deserving entries - which I wont go into now. All I will say is Blast Corps U...I can dream, cant I?
The Darkness games are among my favorite games of last gen. Both were very unique in their own ways. I'd love to see a third iteration though I doubt it'll happen.
Folklore 2 would be nice as well.
Folklore was great! Great mechanics and atmosphere. Shame it never got too much notice
Yeah. If I hadn't played the demo I would've probably missed out on it as well.
Well apart from Jak and Daxter the rest are total crap and I for 1 are glad there was no more of that crap, now if you want to talk about Heavenly sword and Medievil now thats 2 that should have another go at this gen
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I think it will come to the Xbox 360 now that EA is the publisher. Although they could make a toned down version of this game for the Nintendo Wii.
even though they say its still exclusive i doubt that. If anything it will be a timed exclusive but im guessing a simultaneous launch on the ps3 and 360
I liked the first one a lot.
I'm sure this will come to the 360, but I think it'll be a couple months after the PS3 release.
hey guys just found this on the mercs 2 website forums
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Guys, please, let's stop the 360 / PS3 speculation before this becomes a console wars thread.
It's all speculation at this point. Today's announcement has done nothing to change our long-standing, er, stance... sing along if you know the words...
The only console we have announced support for is the PS3. However, we continue to evaluate and explore all the hardware options for Mercenaries 2. If we have additional platform support to announce, we will make a very loud, clear announcement about it.
Our OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE does not include the word "exclusive".
So, what do you guys think about the news we DID announce?