At this point, we don't even have confirmation that Pandemic Brisbane is gone, but according to a report from Kotaku Australia, the axe dropped after the studio couldn't finish the oft-rumored Dark Knight game in time for the film's DVD / Blu-ray release. Blame allegedly goes to the short timeframe allotted to development and a lack of technology / tools needed to make the open-world title the team had in mind.
Reportedly, a second team was working on an open-world Wii title and managed to retain rights to the project after the studio closed. We're still waiting to discover the studio's fate, but in the meantime, the report is definitely worth a read. After the break, check out footage from a different -- some would say fake -- Dark Knight game.
It seems like this would be a strong enough brand to do well even without a release close to the DVD. I would have to think that they game wasn't particularly impressive for them to go ahead and kill the entire studio over it.
apparently at least, BF3 HAS been handed off to someone, unfortunately the ability to fly from ground combat into space seamlessly is now replaced by a mini cutscene
I'm just glad they didn't throw something together in time for the release. I'd be upset to see a crappy TDK game just to go along with the movie. ...Still skeptical on the Arkham game. I'll be watching it closely.
Oh man, how come no game studio can pull off a movie title release in 9 months and produce a multi-million dollar seller anymore. The world's just not fair.
OK I have two questions. is this Pandemic the same company that just put out LOTR: Conquest? Second, where did you guys here about BF3?? Links please. XD
