It was rumoured last week that Pandemic would be one of the studios affected by EA's cost cutting plan - a part of which is to reduce the company's headcount by 1500. It wasn't known if the studio would see lay offs, or if it would be closed entirely.

Pandemic was formed in 1998 and, following the releases of Full Spectrum Warrior and Star Wars: Battlefront, purchased by EA in 2007.

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