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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Rumor: The Dark Knight in Pandemic's hands, "Project B" is for Batman]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/18/rumor-the-dark-knight-in-pandemics-hands-project-b-is-for-b/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/18/rumor-the-dark-knight-in-pandemics-hands-project-b-is-for-b/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/18/rumor-the-dark-knight-in-pandemics-hands-project-b-is-for-b/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/adventure/" rel="tag">Adventure</a></p><center><a href="http://ps3.ign.com/articles/789/789648p1.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/tdk-teaser-logo.jpg" alt="the dark knight logo" /></a></center>Pandemic could be developing <em>The Dark Knight</em>, a video game based on the forthcoming <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/" target="_blank">movie</a>, alleges a rumor posted by <a href="http://ps3.ign.com/articles/789/789648p1.html" target="_blank">IGN</a>. Supposedly, sources close to the project have linked the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/mercenaries2" target="_blank"><em>Mercs 2</em></a> developer to the <em>Batman Begins</em> sequel tie-in. Private equity firm Elevation Partners has apparently gained rights to the title through its alliance with Pandemic and BioWare, but "insiders" insist that EA, which handled the lackluster <a target="_blank" href="http://www.metacritic.com/search/process?sort=relevance&amp;termType=all&amp;ts=batman+begins&amp;ty=3&amp;x=20&amp;y=7"><em>Batman Begins</em></a> game, will publish <em>The Dark Knight</em>.<br /><br />Pandemic currently has five secret projects <a href="http://www.pandemicstudios.com/proj_x.php" target="_blank">in the works</a>, with 'Project B' having the most obvious relationship to the Batman rumor; though the "B" could simply stand for "Brisbane," the particular Pandemic branch that is heading up the mysterious game. Project Y, which promises to "break new ground in its category" also offers a possible connection to <em>The Dark Knight</em>. With few exceptions, both <em>Batman</em> games and movie-licensed titles are often met with groans -- could Pandemic flip the script?<br /><br />Pandemic has yet to issue a response to the rumor. When questioned by IGN, an EA representative declined to comment.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/05/18/rumor-pandemic-signed-on-to-develop-next-batman-game/" target="_blank">PS3 Fanboy</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/18/rumor-the-dark-knight-in-pandemics-hands-project-b-is-for-b/">Rumor: The Dark Knight in Pandemic's hands, "Project B" is for Batman</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 18 May 2007 17:26:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/789/789648p1.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/18/rumor-the-dark-knight-in-pandemics-hands-project-b-is-for-b/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/899326/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/18/rumor-the-dark-knight-in-pandemics-hands-project-b-is-for-b/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>batman</category><category>batman begins</category><category>BatmanBegins</category><category>dark knight</category><category>DarkKnight</category><category>ea</category><category>electronic arts</category><category>Electronic-Arts</category><category>ElectronicArts</category><category>elevation partners</category><category>ElevationPartners</category><category>pandemic</category><category>pandemic studios</category><category>PandemicStudios</category><category>project b</category><category>ProjectB</category><category>PS3</category><category>sequel</category><category>the dark night</category><category>TheDarkNight</category><category>Wii</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Ransom-Wiley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 17:26:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
