"Current rumours might suggest that EA and Pandemic are on the cusp of revealing when Mecenaries 2: World in Flames will be officially released to retail, but that hasn’t stopped the eagerly awaited game’s creative forces from further whetting appetites with the unveiling of seven more fabulous screenshots.

Click the source to see all seven screens and the official packshot."

"Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that it has completed its acquisition of VG Holding Corp. and has officially welcomed BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios to the EA Games Label. The addition of these studios vaults EA into a competitive position in the RPG, action and adventure genres. The two studios have been recognized for creating some of the highest-quality games in the industry and will bring ten new franchises to EA, based on six wholly-owned IP...

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"With this year's gaming harvest already played and beaten and filed away into memory like so many saves, it is time now to look on.

Past the bulbous shores of 2007, far off in the distant recesses of release schedules, lies the gone-golden bounty of untapped potential. And while many may slip their surly bonds and give flight to the year 2009, more still will cement their crusted plastic into delighted hands. Here we mark the prophecy of the PC legacy, a concrete, yet tumultuous hour of re..."

"Mercenaries 2 is Pandemic's follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2005 original, and this time the destruction is going up a notch. Coming to next-gen, PC and PS2, we spoke to senior producer Jonathan Zamkoff about blowing stuff up.

Pro-G: The open world/sandbox genre is now consistently busy. What is it that distinguishes Mercenaries 2 from other games set in a similarly open world?

Jonathan Zamkoff: We think we are the only game out there taking the hill between military and civilian...."

"Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is an explosive open-world action game set in a massive, highly reactive, war-torn world.
When a power-hungry tyrant messes with Venezuela's oil supply he sparks an invasion that turns the country into a warzone. But for you, international crisis is all upside: You are a mercenary, and you profit from chaos. Mercenaries 2 features a slew of potential clients, all willing to pay you to do their dirty work. These are world powers with deep pockets, deep grudges,..."

"Prepare yourselves for an explosive entrée with Mercenaries 2 gameplay swiftly followed by musical mayhem in Rock Band.

When the amps have quit screaming, you can then tuck into a main course of TimeShift, a presentation demo of Assassin’s Creed, and a meaty portion of Unreal Tournament 3.

If you’ve room left for more once that little lot has been digested, then feel free to order from the dessert menu, which consists of: Halo Wars, Beautiful Katamari, Stranglehold, Too Human, Guitar ..."

"Can it be? Is this some form of cruel joke? Have our eyes betrayed us yet again? No, in actuality, we’re not delusional… we really are gazing upon the first whole hog official trailer for Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. We’re just having a hard time believing it, that’s all. See it with GamerSquad."